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Walter Price — 1930 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this Walter Price across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Benjamin & Lydia — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 3-person household.
Age 27
b. ~1903
Male
Head
Born: Maryland
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 27 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Maryland |
| Age at First Marriage | 22 |
| Father's Birthplace | Maryland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Maryland |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Industry | Coal truck |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 15 |
| Birth State | Maryland |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | maryland |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Township / Ward | Philadelphia City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1903 |
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.
3 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Walter | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice Price | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1925 |
| Walter Price | Head | — | 27 | ~1903 |
| Frances Price | Other | — | 23 | ~1907 |
Census Appearances
1910
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Son, age 7
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Mulatto |
| Age | 7 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Maryland |
| Father's Birthplace | Maryland |
| Mother's Birthplace | District of Columbia |
| Birth State | Maryland |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | maryland |
1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Son, age 17
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1903 — 7 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 17 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Maryland |
| Father's Birthplace | Maryland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Maryland |
| Occupation | Cabinet finisher |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Maryland |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | maryland |
1930
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head, age 27
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1903 — 3 household members
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 27 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Maryland |
| Age at First Marriage | 22 |
| Father's Birthplace | Maryland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Maryland |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Industry | Coal truck |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 15 |
| Birth State | Maryland |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | maryland |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Walter Price across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Benjamin Price (~0.82 confidence) and mother Lydia Price (~0.82 confidence) and father John Price (~0.92 confidence) and father John Price (~0.92 confidence) and mother Matilda Price (~0.92 confidence) and mother Hilda Price (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 2 generations with 6 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.89
Father
Benjamin Price
b. ~1854
Source father>father
● Household
· direct · ~0.82
Mother
Lydia Price
b. ~1858
Source father>mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.82
Father
John Price
b. ~1876
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
John Price
b. ~1876
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Matilda Price
b. ~1881
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Hilda Price
b. ~1883
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Walter Price
Head · 1930 · age 27 · b. ~1903 · Pennsylvania
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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 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1930 US Federal Census — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:fifteenthcensus00reel2128:0904)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Roosevelt Woodard | 27 | Head | Laborer | North Carolina |
| 52 | Mary Woodard | 29 | Wife | Laborer | North Carolina |
| 53 | Daniel Woodard | 23 | Son | Housework | North Carolina |
| 54 | Roosevelt Woodard | 5 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 55 | Howard Coleman | 29 | Head | Laborer | Delaware |
| 56 | Sarah Coleman | 27 | Wife-H | — | Delaware |
| 57 | Dorothy Young | 10 | Sister-in-law | — | Delaware |
| 58 | Ethel Price | 27 | Lodger | — | Maryland |
| 59 | Ira Millner | 28 | Head | Laborer | United States |
| 60 | Lizzie Millner | 22 | Wife-H | — | United States |
| 61 | Florence Millner | 12 | Daughter | — | United States |
| 62 | Dennis Johnson | 25 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 63 | Herman Harris | 40 | Lodger | Driver | Pennsylvania |
| 64 | William Coleman | 25 | Head | Laborer | New Jersey |
| 65 | Hortense Coleman | 23 | Wife-H | — | New Jersey |
| 66 | Nellie Coleman | 9 | Daughter | — | New Jersey |
| 67 | Savina Coleman | 4 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 68 | Edward Robinson | 28 | Head | Laborer | North Carolina |
| 69 | Ora Robinson | 23 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
| 70 | Mabel Wells | 22 | Cousin | Housework | Maryland |
| 71 | Walter Price THIS PERSON | 27 | Head | Driver | Maryland |
| 72 | Frances Price | 23 | Wife-H | Housework | Maryland |
| 73 | Bernice Price | 5 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 74 | John Burton | 53 | Head | Laborer | Delaware |
| 75 | Wilhelmina Burton | 50 | Wife-H | — | Delaware |
| 76 | Fay Burton | 24 | Daughter | Housework | Delaware |
| 77 | Mayme Coleman | 45 | Head | Housework | Maryland |
| 78 | Daniel Coleman | 54 | Husband | Laborer | Maryland |
| 79 | John Coleman | 19 | Son | Laborer | Delaware |
| 80 | Andrew Coleman | 12 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 81 | Steven Coleman | 11 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 82 | Hattie Coleman | 10 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 83 | John Baker | 32 | Head | Laborer | Maryland |
| 84 | Myrtle Baker | 30 | Wife-H | — | Maryland |
| 85 | Walter Mason | 48 | Head | Night Watchman | Florida |
| 86 | Julia Mason | 39 | Wife-H | — | South Carolina |
| 87 | Isabel Fuller | 19 | Daughter | Housework | South Carolina |
| 88 | Dorothy Fuller | 2 | Granddaughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 89 | Irene Downer | 20 | Lodger | Housework | Maryland |
| 90 | Arthur Thomas | 33 | Head | Truck Driver | Pennsylvania |
| 91 | Eva Thomas | 33 | Wife-H | — | New Jersey |
| 92 | Robert Tucker | 24 | Head | Service | Florida |
| 93 | Aline Tucker | 19 | Sister-H | — | Florida |
| 94 | Ernest Tucker | 18 | Brother | Laborer | Florida |
| 95 | Sara Bowden | 50 | Aunt | Housework | Florida |
| 96 | John Neal | 62 | Head | Bookkeeper | Pennsylvania |
| 97 | Adel Neal | 63 | Wife-H | — | France |
| 98 | William Nisley | 63 | Head | Carpenter | Pennsylvania |
| 99 | Anna Nisley | 63 | Wife-H | — | Pennsylvania |
| 100 | David Williams | 36 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
Pedigree Summary
Walter
Gen 1 · 4 parents
~0.92
Gen 2 · 2 grandparents
~0.82
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)