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Wesley Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Clay, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Wesley Smith across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Clay, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1918), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1918 Male Son Born: Tennessee Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Clay, Tennessee
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Wesley
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	3Rd Civil Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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 Wesley	Age	Birth yr
Delta Smith	Daughter	—	5	~1925
Harry Smith	Son	—	2	~1928
Marion Smith	Son	—	20	~1910
Ruby Smith	Daughter	—	7	~1923
Oscar Smith	Son	—	14	~1916
Ella Smith	Daughter	—	10	~1920
William Smith	Head	—	48	~1882
Wesley Smith	Son	—	12	~1918
Icy Smith	Other	—	42	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Clay, Tennessee

Son, age 2

Clay, Tennessee · implied b. ~1918 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Wesley
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Clay, Tennessee

Son, age 12

Clay, Tennessee · implied b. ~1918 — 9 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Wesley
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Wesley Smith across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Clay, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Wesley Smith

Son · 1930 · age 12 · b. ~1918 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Ruby Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ella Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Harry Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Delta Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Oscar Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Marion Smith

Sibling · 1930 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Clay, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2237unit:0898)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Sarah E. Buckboard	20	wife H	—	Tennessee
52	George Wiley	54	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
53	Bertha Wiley	52	wife H	None	Tennessee
54	Clayton Wiley	19	son	Laborer	Tennessee
55	Jewel Wiley	17	Daughter	Laborer	Tennessee
56	Homer Wiley	16	son	Laborer	Tennessee
57	Etta Wiley	13	Daughter	None	Tennessee
58	Comer Wiley	11	son	None	Tennessee
59	William L. Smith	48	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
60	Icy Smith	42	wife H	None	Tennessee
61	Marion B. Smith	20	son	Laborer	Tennessee
62	Oscar H. Smith	14	son	Laborer	Tennessee
63	Wesley Smith THIS PERSON	12	son	None	Tennessee
64	Ella A. Smith	10	Daughter	None	Tennessee
65	Ruby B. Smith	7	Daughter	None	Tennessee
66	Delta C. Smith	5	Daughter	None	Tennessee
67	Harry A. Smith	2	son	None	Tennessee
68	Harry B. Elliot	33	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
69	Ella Elliot	31	wife H	None	Tennessee
70	Duward H. Elliot	10	son	None	Tennessee
71	Billie D. Elliot	7	son	None	Tennessee
72	Wheeler Jr. Boles	36	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
73	Sophia N. Boles	36	wife H	None	Tennessee
74	Alene S. Boles	13	Daughter	None	Tennessee
75	Henry H. Boles	12	son	None	Tennessee
76	Charles C. Boles	10	son	None	Tennessee
77	Clouria Boles	7	Daughter	None	Tennessee
78	James C. Hull	26	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
79	Ruby Hull	20	wife H	None	Tennessee
80	Vannis C. Hull	5	son	None	Tennessee
81	Elise Hull	1	Daughter	None	Tennessee
82	Hammock	20	laborer	Laborer	Tennessee
83	John Hermel	66	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
84	Ellen Hermel	40	wife H	None	Tennessee
85	Allie M. Hermel	23	Daughter	None	Tennessee
86	Mary Hermel	20	Daughter	None	Tennessee
87	Carlos R. Hermel	12	son	None	Tennessee
88	Charlie C. Hermel	8	son	None	Tennessee
89	Albert Hermel	21	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
90	Emma Hermel	21	wife H	None	Tennessee
91	Clyde E. Hermel	3	son	None	Tennessee
92	J. C. Hermel	1	son	None	Tennessee
93	Johnie Broom	47	Head	Farmer	Georgia
94	Johnie V. Broom	44	Brother	Laborer	Georgia
95	Emma L. Broom	79	Mother	None	North Carolina
96	Jewell Broom	21	niece H	None	Tennessee
97	Winton Moolaby	23	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
98	Melia C. Moolaby	22	wife H	None	Tennessee
99	Evaline Moolaby	1	Daughter	None	Tennessee
100	Clara Hawkins	10	Cousin	None	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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