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Thomas Baker — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Ingham, Michigan
Our Model Tree links this Thomas Baker across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ingham, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1909), then head of a 30-person household.
Age 21
b. ~1909
Male
Son
Born: Michigan
Single
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Ingham, Michigan |
| Surname | Baker |
| Given Name | Thomas A. |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| Father's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Mother's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Industry | Painting |
| Class of Worker | 28X1 |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Township / Ward | Williamston Village |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1909 |
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.
30 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Thomas | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Wardwell | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1914 |
| Mary Wyckoff | Daughter | — | 6 | ~1924 |
| Leola Wyckoff | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1911 |
| George Ling | Head | — | 62 | ~1868 |
| Charles Miller | Other | — | 79 | ~1851 |
| Harriet Miller | Other | — | 81 | ~1849 |
| Clinton Dockstader | Other | — | 75 | ~1855 |
| Bynis Wygant | Other | — | 30 | ~1900 |
| Mildred Mollen | Other | — | 19 | ~1911 |
| Julia Ling | Other | — | 65 | ~1865 |
| Dan Wyckoff | Other | — | 46 | ~1884 |
| L Harmon | Other | — | 79 | ~1851 |
| Thakin Wardwell | Other | — | 47 | ~1883 |
| Inah Mollen | Other | — | 49 | ~1881 |
| Roy Wygant | Other | — | 42 | ~1888 |
| Dwight Baker | Other | — | 66 | ~1864 |
| Clyde Mollen | Other | — | 47 | ~1883 |
| Lyda Wardwell | Other | — | 48 | ~1882 |
| Susana Baker | Other | — | 59 | ~1871 |
| Harry Helt | Other | — | 48 | ~1882 |
| Lawrence Langham | Other | — | 20 | ~1910 |
| Keith Wardwell | Son | — | 13 | ~1917 |
| Donald Wyckoff | Son | — | 9 | ~1921 |
| Harold Wyckoff | Son | — | 17 | ~1913 |
| Thomas Baker | Son | — | 21 | ~1909 |
| Dan Wyckoff | Son | — | 10 | ~1920 |
| Ulla Wardwell | Son | — | 8 | ~1922 |
| Byron Harmon | Son | — | 43 | ~1887 |
| Gregory Wygant | Son | — | ~1930 | |
| Mary Wyckoff | Spouse | — | 44 | ~1886 |
Census Appearances
1930
Ingham, Michigan
Son, age 21
Ingham, Michigan · implied b. ~1909 — 30 household members
| Surname | Baker |
| Given Name | Thomas A. |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| Father's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Mother's Birthplace | Michigan |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Industry | Painting |
| Class of Worker | 28X1 |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
1940
Ingham-County, Michigan
Head, age 32
Ingham-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1908 — 10 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Baker |
| Given Name | Theodore W. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Lansing city |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Ingham |
| Occupation | Truck driver |
| Industry | Independent |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Hours Worked | 30 |
| Income (1939) | 50 |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Thomas Baker across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Thomas Baker
Son · 1930 · age 21 · b. ~1909 · Michigan
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Sibling
Harold Wyckoff
Sibling · 1930 · age 17
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Dan Wyckoff
Sibling · 1930 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Keith Wardwell
Sibling · 1930 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Byron Harmon
Sibling · 1930 · age 43
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Gregory Wygant
Sibling · 1930 · age
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Donald Wyckoff
Sibling · 1930 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Leola Wyckoff
Sibling · 1930 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Hazel Wardwell
Sibling · 1930 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mary Wyckoff
Sibling · 1930 · age 6
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ulla Wardwell
Sibling · 1930 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1930 US Federal Census — Ingham, Michigan
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1930 US Federal Census — Ingham, Michigan
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:michigancensus00reel992:0328)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Jess H. Horstman | 46 | Head | Carpenter | Michigan |
| 52 | Bessie B. Horstman | 39 | Wife-H | — | Michigan |
| 53 | Floyd B. Horstman | 19 | Son | Laborer | Michigan |
| 54 | Alta L. Horstman | 17 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 55 | Gladys U. Horstman | 14 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 56 | Harold H. Horstman | 7 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 57 | Violet B. Horstman | 5 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 58 | Roy G. Horstman | 1 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 59 | Mary F. Horstman | 21 | Head-H | — | Michigan |
| 60 | Donald J. Horstman | 1 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 61 | John H. Horstman | 53 | Father-in-law | Carpenter | Michigan |
| 62 | Roger W. Bennett | 31 | O | Machinist | Michigan |
| 63 | Jessie M. Bennett | 31 | Wife-H | — | Michigan |
| 64 | Violet M. Bennett | 9 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 65 | Winston R. Bennett | 8 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 66 | Otto C. Bennett | 5 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 67 | Maud Bayer | 47 | O | — | Michigan |
| 68 | George W. Ling | 62 | Head | — | Michigan |
| 69 | Julia A. Ling | 65 | Wife-H | — | Michigan |
| 70 | Harry Helt | 48 | Lodger | Loading | Indiana |
| 71 | Lawrence J. Langham | 20 | Lodger | Loading | Michigan |
| 72 | Charles L. Miller | 79 | O | — | Vermont |
| 73 | Harriet R. Miller | 81 | Wife-H | — | Michigan |
| 74 | Clyde B. Mollen | 47 | O | Section-Hand | Michigan |
| 75 | Inah E. Mollen | 49 | Wife-H | — | Michigan |
| 76 | Mildred M. Mollen | 19 | Adopted-Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 77 | Thakin C. Wardwell | 47 | O | Machinist | Michigan |
| 78 | Lyda J. Wardwell | 48 | Wife-H | — | Michigan |
| 79 | Hazel W. Wardwell | 16 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 80 | Keith R. Wardwell | 13 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 81 | Ulla D. Wardwell | 8 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 82 | Clinton A. Dockstader | 75 | O | — | New York |
| 83 | Dan H. Wyckoff | 46 | O | Proprietor | Michigan |
| 84 | Mary E. Wyckoff | 44 | Wife | — | Michigan |
| 85 | Leola H. Wyckoff | 19 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 86 | Harold O. Wyckoff | 17 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 87 | Dan H. Jr. Wyckoff | 10 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 88 | Donald E. Wyckoff | 9 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 89 | Mary E. Wyckoff | 6 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 90 | L. D. Harmon | 79 | O | — | Michigan |
| 91 | Byron W. Harmon | 43 | Son | Lineman | Michigan |
| 92 | Roy W. Wygant | 42 | O | Proprietor | Michigan |
| 93 | Bynis V. Wygant | 30 | Wife-H | — | Michigan |
| 94 | Gregory W. Wygant | 0 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 95 | Dwight Baker | 66 | O | Painter | Michigan |
| 96 | Susana A. Baker | 59 | Wife-H | — | Michigan |
| 97 | Thomas A. Baker THIS PERSON | 21 | Son | Painter | Michigan |
| 98 | Charles Taylor | 43 | Head | Laborer | Michigan |
| 99 | Pearl R. Rogers | 47 | Lodger | House-Keeper | Michigan |
| 100 | Charles Thomas | 81 | Lodger | — | Pennsylvania |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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)