Walter Brooks — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Oktibbeha, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Walter Brooks across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Oktibbeha, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Oktibbeha, Mississippi
Surname	Brooks
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 5 Pt Of
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Lou Brooks	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Annie Brooks	Daughter	—	10	~1920
Eliza Brooks	Other	—	22	~1908
Georgia Brooks	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Mary Brooks	Daughter	—	13	~1917
Robert Brooks	Son	—	18	~1912
Lucy Brooks	Daughter	—	20	~1910
Walter Brooks	Head	—	40	~1890
Tom Brooks	Son	—	3	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Oktibbeha, Mississippi

Head, age 32

Oktibbeha, Mississippi · implied b. ~1888 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brooks
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	R
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Oktibbeha, Mississippi

Head, age 40

Oktibbeha, Mississippi · implied b. ~1890 — 9 household members

Surname	Brooks
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Walter Brooks

Head · 1930 · age 40 · b. ~1890 · Mississippi

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

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1158unit:0501)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Rossie Dickerson	20	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
2	Paralee Dickerson	17	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
3	Mary Dickerson	40	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
4	Sam Dickerson	35	Son-in-law	Laborer	Mississippi
5	L. A. Dickerson	6	Gr. Son	—	Mississippi
6	Jesse Dickerson	5	Gr. Son	—	Mississippi
7	James Harris	8	Gr. Son	—	Mississippi
8	Arley Harris	3	Gr. Son	—	Mississippi
9	Flora M. Bolling	5	Gr-Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Walter Brooks THIS PERSON	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
11	Eliza H. Brooks	22	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
12	Robert Brooks	18	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
13	Lucy Brooks	20	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
14	Georgia Brooks	17	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
15	Mary E. Brooks	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	Annie Brooks	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Lou D. Brooks	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Tom M. Brooks	3	Son	—	Mississippi
19	Eugene Jones	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
20	Lula Jones	30	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
21	Hattie Jones	16	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
22	Bettie Jones	15	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
23	Rena Jones	12	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
24	Maggie Jones	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Edna Jones	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
26	James A. Jones	5	Son	—	Mississippi
27	J. C. Jones	4	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Lee E. Jones	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
29	Lewis Stephenson	60	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
30	Mary A. Stephenson	62	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
31	Emma Jordan	20	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
32	Homer Rushing	54	Head	Retail Merchant	Mississippi
33	William T. Rushing	55	Brother	Farmer	Mississippi
34	Judge Moody	49	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
35	Bettie Moody	43	Wife-H	Cook	Mississippi
36	Robert Moody	20	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
37	Lucus Robert	70	Cousin	Laborer	Mississippi
38	Lucinda Robert	19	Cousin	Laborer	Mississippi
39	Albert Longstreet	40	Cousin	—	Mississippi
40	Robert Longstreet	7	Gr. Son	—	Mississippi
41	Frances Hill	25	Head-H	Laborer	Mississippi
42	Catherine Hill	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
43	Agnew Jones	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
44	Juliana Jones	40	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
45	Willie Jones	8	Son	—	Mississippi
46	Julia Hadden	27	Head-H	Laborer	Mississippi
47	Jack Hadden	9	Son	—	Mississippi
48	Sam Hadden	12	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
49	James Hadden	6	Son	—	Mississippi
50	William Hadden	4	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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