Thomas Green — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Green across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Shelby, Tennessee
Surname	Green
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Raleigh Town
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Cella Green	Daughter	—	7	~1913
Elnora Green	Daughter	—	2	~1918
Sadie Green	Daughter	—	9	~1911
Estella Green	Daughter	—	8	~1912
Thomas Green	Head	—	40	~1880
Julius Green	Son	—	7	~1913
Howard Green	Son	—	11	~1909
Thomas Green	Son	—		~1920
Bertha Green	Spouse	—	30	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Head, age 40

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1880 — 9 household members

Surname	Green
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Head, age 50

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1880 — 13 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Green
Given Name	Tom
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Other, age 65

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1875 — 40 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Green
Given Name	Tom
Relationship to Head	Inmate
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Memphis
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Occupation	Inst
Class of Worker	9
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Thomas Green

Head · 1920 · age 40 · b. ~1880 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1766unit:0381)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Fred Hinton	4	Head	—	Tennessee
52	Hill A. Lovall	36	Head	Mechanic	Tennessee
53	Dovie A. Lovall	32	Wife	—	Tennessee
54	Ralph Lovall	12	Son	—	Tennessee
55	John E. Lovall	11	Son	—	Tennessee
56	Mary L. Lovall	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
57	Margaret Lovall	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
58	Emma Lovall	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
59	John Mitchell	73	Head	—	Tennessee
60	Evangeline Mitchell	62	Wife	—	Virginia
61	Jordan Duncan	58	Head	Farmer	Virginia
62	Louisa Duncan	47	Wife	—	Virginia
63	Caledonia Duncan	21	Daughter	Laborer	Tennessee
64	Quince Duncan	17	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
65	Ophelia Duncan	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
66	Thomas Green THIS PERSON	40	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
67	Bertha Green	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
68	Howard Green	11	Son	—	Tennessee
69	Sadie Green	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
70	Estella Green	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
71	Julius Green	7	Son	—	Tennessee
72	Cella Green	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
73	Elnora Green	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
74	Thomas Green	0	Son	—	Tennessee
75	George W. Johns	41	Head	Running Clutch	Tennessee
76	Antonia Johns	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
77	James W. Walker	60	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
78	Stella Walker	49	Wife	—	Kentucky
79	Norman A. Lett	43	Head	Mechanic	Indiana
80	Elizabeth Lett	38	Wife	—	Kentucky
81	Doris Lett	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
82	John Leacade	60	Head	Farmer	South Carolina
83	Hannibal Leacade	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
84	Freddie Leacade	11	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
85	Cleola Leacade	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
86	William Leacade	9	Son	—	Tennessee
87	Evelyn Leacade	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee

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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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