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Walter James — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Maury, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Walter James across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Maury, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1877), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1877 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationMaury, Tennessee
SurnameJames
Given NameWalter
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age53
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceTennessee
Age at First Marriage33
Father's BirthplaceTennessee
Mother's BirthplaceTennessee
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerOA
Can Read/WriteNo
Home Owned/RentedO
Birth StateTennessee
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)tennessee
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardPart Of Fifth Civil District
Est. Birth Year~1877

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Walter Age Birth yr
Ella James Spouse — 52 ~1878
Leonard James Son — 9 ~1921
Rosa James Daughter — 12 ~1918
Macie James Daughter — 13 ~1917
Lillian James Daughter — 15 ~1915
Walter James Head — 53 ~1877
Cleo James Daughter — 10 ~1920
Betty James Daughter — 3 ~1927

Census Appearances

1920
Maury, Tennessee
Head, age 42
Maury, Tennessee · implied b. ~1878
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source
XGBoost
Surname Jones
Given Name Walter
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 42
Marital Status Widowed
Birthplace Tennessee
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Occupation Farmer
Industry Gen Farm
Class of Worker Em
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented R
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee
1930
Maury, Tennessee
Head, age 53
Maury, Tennessee · implied b. ~1877 — 8 household members
Surname James
Given Name Walter
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 53
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Tennessee
Age at First Marriage 33
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Occupation Farmer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read/Write No
Home Owned/Rented O
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee

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Our Model Tree links Walter James across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Maury, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Walter James
Head · 1930 · age 53 · b. ~1877 · Tennessee
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Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Maury, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2266unit:0550)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Atlas Osborne 67 Head Farmer Tennessee
2 Barney Osborne 38 Cousin Laborer Tennessee
3 Miley Osborne 38 Head Farmer Tennessee
4 Temple Osborne 67 Mother — Tennessee
5 Fleming Mestunland 23 Head Farmer Tennessee
6 Mary S Mestunland 21 Wife — Tennessee
7 William Mestunland 1 Son — Tennessee
8 Dorothy M Mestunland 0 Daughter — Tennessee
9 Bithe 51 Boarder Cook Tennessee
10 Ray Jamison 35 Head Farmer Tennessee
11 Lula V Jamison 34 Wife — Tennessee
12 Florence Mestunland 42 Head Farmer Tennessee
13 Parash Ray Mestunland 16 Son Laborer Tennessee
14 Andy B Young 52 Head Farmer Tennessee
15 Annie Young 52 Wife — Tennessee
16 Luther Young 34 Son Farmer Tennessee
17 Gloss Mash 36 Head Farmer Tennessee
18 Bessie Mash 31 Wife — Tennessee
19 Howard Mash 10 Son — Tennessee
20 Hubert Mash 7 Son — Tennessee
21 Earnest Easley 31 Head Farmer Tennessee
22 Mary S Easley 34 Wife — Tennessee
23 Mary S Easley 10 Niece — Tennessee
24 Archie Easley 8 Nephew — Tennessee
25 William J Oliver 69 Head Farmer Tennessee
26 Mary J Oliver 59 Wife Farmer Tennessee
27 Robert Oliver 21 Son Farmer Tennessee
28 Murphy Oliver 20 Son Farmer Tennessee
29 Inman Young 29 Head Farmer Tennessee
30 Pearl Young 28 Wife — Tennessee
31 Audie Young 10 Daughter — Tennessee
32 Inman Jr Young 8 Son — Tennessee
33 Marfie Young 4 Daughter — Tennessee
34 James L Young 3 Son — Tennessee
35 Henry Cunningham 52 Head Farmer Tennessee
36 Ella Cunningham 52 Wife — Tennessee
37 Newell Sharp 67 Head Farmer Tennessee
38 Lula B Sharp 68 Wife — Tennessee
39 Patterson Sharp 21 Son Laborer Tennessee
40 Walter James THIS PERSON 53 Head Farmer Tennessee
41 Ella James 52 Wife — Tennessee
42 Lillian James 15 Daughter — Tennessee
43 Macie L James 13 Daughter — Tennessee
44 Rosa L James 12 Daughter — Tennessee
45 Cleo James 10 Daughter — Tennessee
46 Leonard James 9 Son — Tennessee
47 Betty S James 3 Daughter — Tennessee
48 Jasper Scribner 27 Head Farmer Tennessee
49 Betty Scribner 28 Wife — Tennessee
50 Jim Scribner 25 Son Laborer Tennessee

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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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