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Walter Pruitt — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Obion, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this Walter Pruitt across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Obion, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 6-person household.
Age 36
b. ~1884
Male
Head
Born: Tennessee
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Obion, Tennessee |
| Surname | Pruitt |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Civil District No 14 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1884 |
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.
6 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Walter | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Pruitt | Son | — | 1 | ~1919 |
| Arvil Pruitt | Son | — | 11 | ~1909 |
| Elizabeth Pruitt | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Lula Pruitt | Spouse | — | 33 | ~1887 |
| Walter Pruitt | Head | — | 36 | ~1884 |
| Thomas Pruitt | Son | — | 7 | ~1913 |
Census Appearances
1910
Obion, Tennessee
Head, age 25
Obion, Tennessee · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Pratt |
| Given Name | Walt |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 25 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Years Married | 2 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Home farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1920
Obion, Tennessee
Head, age 36
Obion, Tennessee · implied b. ~1884 — 6 household members
| Surname | Pruitt |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
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Our Model Tree links Walter Pruitt across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Obion, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Walter Pruitt
Head · 1920 · age 36 · b. ~1884 · Tennessee
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1920 US Federal Census — Obion, Tennessee
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1920 US Federal Census — Obion, Tennessee
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1758unit:1059)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John D Conner | 47 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 2 | Alice Conner | 39 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 3 | Bertha Conner | 13 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 4 | Ova B Conner | 11 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 5 | Effie Conner | 9 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 6 | Earl Conner | 5 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 7 | Virginia Mae Conner | 3 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 8 | Walter Pruitt THIS PERSON | 36 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 9 | Lula Pruitt | 33 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 10 | Arvil Pruitt | 11 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 11 | Thomas Pruitt | 7 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 12 | Elizabeth Pruitt | 4 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 13 | Lester Pruitt | 1 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 14 | John Anthony | 69 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 15 | Sarah C Anthony | 58 | Wife | — | Illinois |
| 16 | Joseph B Anthony | 28 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 17 | John Burnett | 33 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 18 | Nettie Burnett | 76 | Mother | — | Tennessee |
| 19 | Roxy Edge | 45 | Sister | — | Tennessee |
| 20 | James Miller | 62 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 21 | Sallie Miller | 35 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 22 | Morgan Miller | 22 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 23 | Lillie Miller | 20 | Daughter-in-law | — | Tennessee |
| 24 | Dora Miller | 59 | Head | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 25 | Beula Mae Miller | 21 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 26 | Alfred J Fry | 40 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 27 | Mattie Fry | 48 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 28 | Vesper Fry | 18 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 29 | Jessie Fry | 17 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 30 | Jimmy Fry | 15 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 31 | Gert Fry | 12 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 32 | Jacob Fry | 7 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 33 | Martha Hopkins | 81 | Mother-in-law | — | Tennessee |
| 34 | Arthur Stroud | 61 | Head | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 35 | Bertha Stroud | 31 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 36 | Emma Stroud | 12 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 37 | George Stroud | 7 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 38 | Robert Stroud | 4 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 39 | John Stroud | 1 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 40 | Robert Mccarty | 65 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 41 | Martha Ann Mccarty | 58 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 42 | Julius Mccarty | 19 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 43 | Lillie B Mccarty | 17 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 44 | Tolbert R Mccarty | 15 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 45 | John Stroud | 65 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 46 | Mary Stroud | 62 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 47 | Robert E Puckett | 30 | Head | Merchant | Tennessee |
| 48 | Rosa Puckett | 29 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 49 | George Puckett | 6 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 50 | Ralph Puckett | 4 | Son | — | Tennessee |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)