Will Jones — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Jasper, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Will Jones across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Jasper, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Jasper, Mississippi
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Will
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
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	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Fairview Precinct Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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 Will	Age	Birth yr
Nellie Jones	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Lizzie Jones	Spouse	—	38	~1882
Will Jones	Head	—	42	~1878
T Jones	Son	—	4	~1916
Gladys Jones	Daughter	—	3	~1917
Lillie Jones	Daughter	—	14	~1906

Census Appearances

1910

Jasper, Mississippi

Head, age 31

Jasper, Mississippi · implied b. ~1879 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Willie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Years Married	4
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Jasper, Mississippi

Head, age 42

Jasper, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Will
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Will Jones

Head · 1920 · age 42 · b. ~1878 · Mississippi

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1920 US Federal Census — Jasper, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu900unit:1046)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Crawford Taylor	16	Son	—	Mississippi
2	H. W. Taylor	14	Son	—	Mississippi
3	Homer Taylor	11	Son	—	Mississippi
4	Will Jones THIS PERSON	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
5	Lizzie Jones	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
6	Lillie Jones	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Nellie Jones	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	T. W. Jones	4	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Gladys Jones	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	S. M. Kern	60	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
11	Annie Kern	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	Ruth Jane Kern	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Newton Jones	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Gloria Jones	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	May L. Jones	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	Lewis Smith	32	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Mattie Smith	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	Annie Smith	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	Willie Smith	10	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Walter Smith	5	Son	—	Mississippi
21	Annie Smith	3	Son	—	Mississippi
22	Leo Smith	1	Son	—	Mississippi
23	Julia Thornell	62	Head	—	North Carolina
24	Ben Thornell	39	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
25	Charlie Thornell	24	Son	Farmer	Mississippi
26	H. Thornell	57	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
27	John Thornell	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
28	Ada Thornell	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
29	Clifton Lee Thornell	4	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Christine Thornell	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	Will Dedman	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
32	Lula Dedman	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
33	Mack Dedman	4	Son	—	Mississippi
34	Mose Chase	56	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
35	Walker Jones	21	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
36	Lula Jones	38	Mother	—	Mississippi
37	Walter Jones	15	Brother	—	Mississippi
38	John Williams	50	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
39	Shelly White	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
40	Ida White	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
41	Lula White	27	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Virginia White	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
43	Sylvester White	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
44	Shelly White	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
45	Lula White	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Phoebe Oliver	27	Sister	—	Mississippi
47	Lula Oliver	2	Niece	—	Mississippi
48	Andrew Morris	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
49	Sarah Morris	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
50	Willie Morris	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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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)

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