Sarah Stephens — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Wilkes, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Stephens across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Wilkes, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1880), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1880 Female Spouse Born: Georgia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Wilkes, Georgia
Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Irvin District
Est. Birth Year	~1880

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Dave Stephens	Head	—	56	~1864
Sarah Stephens	Spouse	—	40	~1880
Sallie Stephens	Daughter	—	20	~1900
Verchus Stephens	Son	—	13	~1907
Clarice Stephens	Daughter	—	8	~1912
Emma Stephens	Daughter	—	6	~1914
Thomas Stephens	Son	—	11	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Wilkes, Georgia

Spouse, age 40

Wilkes, Georgia · implied b. ~1880 — 7 household members

Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Wilkes, Georgia

Spouse, age 50

Wilkes, Georgia · implied b. ~1880 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Sara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Day laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Our Model Tree links Sarah Stephens across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Wilkes, Georgia, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Sarah Stephens

Spouse · 1920 · age 40 · b. ~1880 · Georgia

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Wilkes, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu285unit:0972)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bartow Stephens	26	Head	Farmer	Georgia
2	Mamie Stephens	22	Wife	—	Georgia
3	James Lee Stephens	5	Son	None	Georgia
4	Quinton Stephens	3	Son	None	Georgia
5	Corine Stephens	2	Daughter	None	Georgia
6	Earline Stephens	0	Daughter	None	Georgia
7	James Evans	38	Head	Farmer	Georgia
8	Carrie Evans	26	Wife	None	Georgia
9	G. F. Pickens	56	Head	Farmer	Georgia
10	Toss Pickens	40	Wife	None	Georgia
11	Maude Pickens	18	Daughter	None	Georgia
12	Ethel Pickens	16	Daughter	None	Georgia
13	Guliegh Pickens	11	Daughter	None	Georgia
14	Clarence Autry	11	Daughter	None	Georgia
15	Chester Pickens	7	Son	None	Georgia
16	Ozella Echols	22	Daughter	None	Georgia
17	Kathleen Echols	1	Granddaughter	None	Georgia
18	Dave Stephens	56	Head	Farmer	Georgia
19	Sarah Stephens THIS PERSON	40	Wife	None	Georgia
20	Sallie Mae Stephens	20	Daughter	None	Georgia
21	Verchus Stephens	13	Son	None	Georgia
22	Thomas Stephens	11	Son	None	Georgia
23	Clarice Stephens	8	Daughter	None	Georgia
24	Emma Lou Stephens	6	Daughter	None	Georgia
25	May Jane Smith	39	Head	Farmer	Georgia
26	John Robert Smith	14	Son	None	Georgia
27	Dolly Norton	31	Head	Farmer	Georgia
28	Marion Norton	14	Son	None	Georgia
29	Ed Norton	8	Son	None	Georgia
30	May Willie Norton	6	Daughter	None	Georgia
31	Stella Norton	4	Daughter	None	Georgia
32	Susie Norton	1	Daughter	None	Georgia
33	Maria Evans	28	Head	None	Georgia
34	Albert Evans	7	Son	None	Georgia
35	Mary Evans	4	Daughter	None	Georgia
36	Carl Evans	2	Son	None	Georgia
37	Joe Lyons	62	Head	Farmer	Virginia
38	Minnie Lyons	77	Wife	None	Georgia
39	E. C. Mccarthy	72	Head	Farmer	Georgia
40	Mary Mccarthy	55	Wife	None	Georgia
41	Erie Lou Hester	24	Daughter	None	Georgia
42	Wesley Hester	4	Son	None	Georgia
43	W. E. Mccarthy	29	Head	Farmer	Georgia
44	Clara Mccarthy	24	Wife	None	Georgia
45	Ben Johnson	35	Head	Farmer	Georgia
46	Evalina Johnson	30	Wife	None	Georgia
47	Nancy Johnson	8	Daughter	None	Georgia
48	Willie Ralph Johnson	6	Son	None	Georgia
49	Lottie Mae Johnson	2	Daughter	None	Georgia
50	Cleveland Mcclain	21	Boarder	Farmer	North Carolina

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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