Viola Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Putnam, Florida

Our Model Tree links this Viola Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Putnam, Florida (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Georgia Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Putnam, Florida
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Viola
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Additional Details
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Laundress
Township / Ward	Palatka City
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Viola	Age	Birth yr
Lula Smith	Daughter	—	7	~1923
Ineta Smith	Daughter	—	12	~1918
Queenie Smith	Daughter	—	2	~1928
Mary Smith	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Lucille Smith	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Loretta Smith	Daughter	—	9	~1921
Lonie Smith	Head	—	50	~1880
L Smith	Son	—	1	~1929
James Smith	Son	—	5	~1925
Edmon Smith	Son	—	10	~1920
Viola Smith	Spouse	—	42	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Lake, Florida

Spouse, age 33

Lake, Florida · implied b. ~1887 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Viola
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Putnam, Florida

Spouse, age 42

Putnam, Florida · implied b. ~1888 — 11 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Viola
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Viola Smith

Spouse · 1930 · age 42 · b. ~1888 · Florida

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1930 US Federal Census — Putnam, Florida Open full size

Page Contents

45 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus331unit:0876)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Lura Pinkney	50	Head	Cook	Florida
52	Lorrish Jamison	35	Head	Laborer	Florida
53	Lula H Jamison	30	Wife	—	Florida
54	Ellen Jamison	12	Daughter	—	Florida
55	Queenie Jamison	10	Daughter	—	Florida
56	Julia Mae Bush	20	Cousin	—	Florida
57	Lonie Smith	50	Head	Laborer	Georgia
58	Viola Smith THIS PERSON	42	Wife	Laundress	Georgia
59	Mary Smith	18	Daughter	Laundress	Georgia
60	Lucille Smith	17	Daughter	Laundress	Georgia
61	Ineta Smith	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
62	Edmon Smith	10	Son	—	Georgia
63	Loretta Smith	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
64	Lula Mae Smith	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
65	James Smith	5	Son	—	Georgia
66	Queenie Smith	2	Daughter	—	Florida
67	L. J. Smith	1	Son	—	Florida
68	Clara Mitchal	45	Head	Laundress	Florida
69	William Mitchal	42	Husband	Laborer	Florida
70	James Calhoun	47	Head	Laborer	Georgia
71	Nellie Calhoun	40	Wife	—	Georgia
72	Estella Calhoun	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
73	James Jr. Calhoun	8	Son	—	Georgia
74	L. C. Calhoun	4	Son	—	Florida
75	John Douglas	49	Head	Laborer	Alabama
76	Luvinia Douglas	45	Wife	—	Florida
77	Mary Brown	51	Head	—	S Carolina
78	Melicia Cooper	48	Head	Laundry	Florida
79	Michael Cooper	24	Daughter	Laundry	Florida
80	Blanche Cooper	18	Daughter	—	Florida
81	Samuel Johnson	38	Head	Laborer	Georgia
82	Nora Johnson	35	Wife	—	Georgia
83	Hosea Johnson	15	Son	Laborer	Georgia
84	Malachi Johnson	13	Son	Porter	Georgia
85	Ernest Cannon	39	Head	Fireman	S Carolina
86	Lula Cannon	37	Wife	—	S Carolina
87	Ed Cannon	18	Son	Laborer	S Carolina
88	John Cannon	16	Son	Laborer	S Carolina
89	Cannon	None	—	—	—
90	Nick Constantine	35	Head	Proprietor	Cyprus
91	Ena Constantine	23	Wife	—	Cyprus
92	Erasis Constantine	25	Brother	Proprietor	Cyprus
93	Elizabeth Constantine	20	Sister-in-law	—	Florida
94	J. D. Foster	67	Head	Wood	S Carolina
95	Susan L. Foster	65	Wife	—	S Carolina

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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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