Thomas Kelly — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Cascade, Montana

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Kelly across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cascade, Montana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Samuel & Julia — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Montana Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Cascade, Montana
Surname	Kelly
Given Name	Thomas F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Montana
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	School Dist 76 Willow Creek
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Dorothy Kelly	Daughter	—	1	~1929
Lillie Kelly	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Thomas Kelly	Head	—	25	~1905
Margaret Kelly	Other	—	24	~1906
Franklin Kelly	Son	—	3	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Cascade, Montana

Son, age 15

Cascade, Montana · implied b. ~1905 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Kelly
Given Name	Thomas F.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Montana
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

1930

Cascade, Montana

Head, age 25

Cascade, Montana · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members

Surname	Kelly
Given Name	Thomas F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Montana
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

1940

Cascade-County, Montana

Other, age 35

Cascade-County, Montana · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Kelly
Given Name	Thomas F.
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Montana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Cascade
Occupation	farm laborer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	366
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Montana
Birth State	Montana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	montana

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Our Model Tree links Thomas Kelly across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Samuel Kelly (~0.92 confidence) and mother Julia Kelly (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Samuel Kelly

b. ~1859

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Julia Kelly

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Thomas Kelly

Head · 1930 · age 25 · b. ~1905 · Montana

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Cascade, Montana Open full size

Page Contents

30 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1254unit:0091)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Walter S. Ramsey	40	Head	Farm Laborer	Virginia
2	Ellen G. Ramsey	28	Wife-H	Cook	North Dakota
3	Walter L. Ramsey	6	Son	—	Montana
4	Virginia Ramsey	4	Daughter	—	Montana
5	Arlyn Ramsey	1	Daughter	—	Montana
6	Lester Warshime	19	Lodger	Teamster	Washington
7	Fryd D. Young	45	Lodger	Teamster	North Dakota
8	John R. Drake	33	Lodger	Herder	Illinois
9	John L. Moll	51	Lodger	Herder	Norway
10	Emil Arvidson	57	Head	Farmer	Sweden
11	Cora Arvidson	57	Wife-H	—	Missouri
12	Thomas F. Kelly THIS PERSON	25	Head	Farmer	Montana
13	Margaret D. Kelly	24	Wife-H	—	Idaho
14	Lillie C. Kelly	5	daughter	—	Montana
15	Franklin T. Kelly	3	son	—	Montana
16	Dorothy A. Kelly	1	daughter	—	Montana
17	T. Walter Grimes	33	Head	Farmer	Montana
18	Corinne Grimes	33	Wife-H	—	Minnesota
19	Helen C. Grimes	9	daughter	—	Montana
20	Marjorie Grimes	6	daughter	—	Montana
21	Alice C. Grimes	4	daughter	—	Montana
22	Edith E. Millard	61	Servant	Housekeeper	Iowa
23	Lyman L. Benning	23	Lodger	Farm Laborer	Wisconsin
24	Ambrose M. Landis	34	Lodger	Herder	South Dakota
25	H. Anderson	53	Lodger	Laborer	Texas
26	William L. Eccleston	42	Lodger	Laborer	Ohio
27	Loyd W. Benning	25	Lodger	Laborer	Wisconsin
28	August Fosterling	35	Lodger	Teamster	Nebraska
29	Patrick J. Sullivan	49	Head	Farmer	Ireland
30	Julia M. Sullivan	20	daughter	—	Massachusetts

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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)

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