Thomas Payne — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Fannin, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Payne across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Fannin, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1869 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Fannin, Georgia
Surname	Payne
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mobile District
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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
Sylvester Payne	Son	—	21	~1899
Mary Payne	Son	—	7	~1913
Thomas Payne	Head	—	51	~1869
Santy Payne	Son	—	9	~1911
Galia Payne	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Kit Payne	Son	—	19	~1901
Bessie Payne	Daughter	—	15	~1905
Roda Payne	Daughter	—	17	~1903
Hadin Payne	Son	—	13	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Fannin, Georgia

Head, age 51

Fannin, Georgia · implied b. ~1869 — 9 household members

Surname	Payne
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Fannin, Georgia

Other, age 63

Fannin, Georgia · implied b. ~1867 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Payne
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head-H
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Thomas Payne

Head · 1920 · age 51 · b. ~1869 · Georgia

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1920 US Federal Census — Fannin, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu256unit:0606)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Loyd	6	Son	—	Tennessee
2	Thomas Payne THIS PERSON	51	Head	Farmer	Georgia
3	Sylvester Payne	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
4	Kit Payne	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
5	Roda Payne	17	Daughter	—	Georgia
6	Bessie Payne	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
7	Hadin Payne	13	Son	—	Georgia
8	Galia Payne	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
9	Santy Payne	9	Son	—	Georgia
10	Mary C. Payne	7	Son	—	Georgia
11	Aaron O'Neal	29	Head	Farmer	Georgia
12	Nora O'Neal	22	Wife	—	Georgia
13	Ethel O'Neal	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
14	Bessie O'Neal	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
15	Jessie O'Neal	1	Son	—	Georgia
16	John O'Neal	21	Head	Farmer	Georgia
17	Laura O'Neal	19	Wife	—	Georgia
18	William O'Neal	1	Son	—	Georgia
19	Samantha Carr	37	Head	—	Tennessee
20	Lee Carr	16	Son	Farm Laborer	North Carolina
21	Dora Carr	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
22	Beales Carr	7	Son	—	Georgia
23	Johnnie Carr	5	Son	—	Georgia
24	Darnell Brown	28	Head	Miner	Georgia
25	Mary Brown	19	Wife	—	Georgia
26	Bonnie Brown	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
27	Annie Brown	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
28	Joseph B. Pelfrey	31	Head	Farmer	Georgia
29	Laura Pelfrey	32	Wife	—	North Carolina
30	Homer Pelfrey	10	Son	—	Georgia
31	Minnie Pelfrey	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
32	Elaine Pelfrey	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
33	Arine Pelfrey	4	Daughter	—	Georgia
34	Maybell Pelfrey	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
35	Andrew Pelfrey	54	Head	Farmer	Georgia
36	Victoria Pelfrey	31	Wife	—	Georgia
37	Morgan Pelfrey	15	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
38	Robert Pelfrey	12	Son	—	Georgia
39	Huel N. Higdon	28	Head	Miner	Georgia
40	Ida Higdon	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
41	Edis Higdon	2	Son	—	Georgia
42	Rufus B. Patterson	45	Head	Farmer	Georgia
43	Laura J. Patterson	35	Wife	—	Georgia
44	Roseline Patterson	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
45	Charlie Patterson	11	Son	—	Tennessee
46	Jannie Patterson	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
47	Claude Patterson	6	Son	—	Georgia
48	Rubie Patterson	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
49	Wiley Higdon	62	Father-in-law	—	Georgia
50	Hardy L. Patterson	20	Head	Farmer	Georgia

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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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