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Walter Watson — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Lunenburg, Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Walter Watson across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Lunenburg, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 32
b. ~1888
Male
Head
Born: Virginia
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Lunenburg, Virginia |
| Surname | Watson |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | C |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Year of Naturalization | R |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Rehoboth District |
| 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.
7 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Walter | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Watson | Son | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| Linwood Watson | Son | — | 11 | ~1909 |
| Earnest Watson | Son | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Eva Watson | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1911 |
| Walter Watson | Head | — | 32 | ~1888 |
| Ella Watson | Spouse | — | 30 | ~1890 |
| Walter Watson | Son | — | ~1920 |
Census Appearances
1910
Lunenburg, Virginia
Head, age 25
Lunenburg, Virginia · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members
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Household
| Surname | Watson |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 25 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Years Married | 2 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1920
Lunenburg, Virginia
Head, age 32
Lunenburg, Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 7 household members
| Surname | Watson |
| Given Name | Walter |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | C |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Year of Naturalization | R |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Walter Watson across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Lunenburg, Virginia, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Walter Watson
Head · 1920 · age 32 · b. ~1888 · Virginia
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1920 US Federal Census — Lunenburg, Virginia
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1920 US Federal Census — Lunenburg, Virginia
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1893unit:1109)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheek Emery | 28 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 2 | Alice M Cheek | 22 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 3 | Herbert A Cheek | 2 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 4 | Charlie E Cheek | 0 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 5 | Marion M Eggleston | 24 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 6 | Mary F Eggleston | 21 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 7 | Mary E Eggleston | 5 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 8 | Fannie M Eggleston | 3 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 9 | Lorena J Eggleston | 1 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 10 | J S Newcomb | 74 | Father-in-law | — | Virginia |
| 11 | L E Crymes | 50 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 12 | Emma M Crymes | 30 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 13 | Henry Cox | 65 | Head | Labour | Virginia |
| 14 | Walter Cox | 10 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 15 | Mary Cox | 12 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 16 | William Rutledge | 46 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 17 | Sarah A Rutledge | 43 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 18 | Joseph W Rutledge | 20 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 19 | Maddie M Rutledge | 18 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 20 | Herman M Rutledge | 16 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 21 | Alice A Rutledge | 14 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 22 | Clarence C Rutledge | 12 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 23 | Virginia B Rutledge | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 24 | Leland H Rutledge | 8 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 25 | Irving L Rutledge | 6 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 26 | Esther Rutledge | 4 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 27 | William E Rutledge | 2 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 28 | C E Newcomb | 57 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 29 | Lelia E Newcomb | 45 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 30 | Otis Newcomb | 14 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 31 | Walter Watson THIS PERSON | 32 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 32 | Ella Watson | 30 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 33 | Linwood Watson | 11 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 34 | Eva Watson | 9 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 35 | James Watson | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 36 | Earnest Watson | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 37 | Walter C Watson | 0 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 38 | Jesse L Newcomb | 27 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 39 | Lelia K Newcomb | 27 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 40 | John Newcomb | 2 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 41 | Rufus Newcomb | 0 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 42 | Joseph L Bentley | 47 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 43 | Linwood L Bentley | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 44 | Ernest Newcomb | 23 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 45 | Edward Newcomb | 27 | Son | Farmer | Virginia |
| 46 | Wyatt W Newcomb | 20 | Son | Farmer | Virginia |
| 47 | Lucy M Newcomb | 12 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 48 | Mark Evans | 39 | Head | Farmer | Maryland |
| 49 | Noah R Evans | 11 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 50 | Toliver Evans | 74 | Father | — | North Carolina |
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)