Will Jones — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Will Jones across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Shelby, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1908), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1908 Female Daughter Born: Tennessee Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Shelby, Tennessee
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Will Henry
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Memphis City
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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.

4 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Will	Age	Birth yr
Will Jones	Head	—	30	~1890
Jack Jones	Son	—	2	~1918
Sam Jones	Son	—	10	~1910
Will Jones	Daughter	—	12	~1908

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Tennessee

Daughter, age 12

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1908 — 4 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Will Henry
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Daughter, age 21

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1909 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Willie M
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Our Model Tree links Will Jones across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Shelby, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Will Jones

Daughter · 1920 · age 12 · b. ~1908 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Sam Jones

Sibling · 1920 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Jack Jones

Sibling · 1920 · age 2

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

1920 US Federal Census — Shelby, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1764unit:0209)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Elmore Williams	11	Son	—	Tennessee
52	George Johnson	20	Brother	Laborer	Mississippi
53	Ed Jackson	50	Head	Merchant	Ohio
54	Lula M Jackson	40	Wife	Cook	Tennessee
55	Florence Jackson	40	Sister	Waitress	Ohio
56	Chas Hudson	41	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
57	Catherine Hudson	43	Wife	—	Mississippi
58	Marguerite Hudson	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
59	Albert Jenkins	43	Head	Sampler	Mississippi
60	Alice Jenkins	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	Cyrus J Jackson	51	Head	Mail Carrier	Mississippi
62	Laura B Jackson	49	Wife	Teacher	Tennessee
63	Margaret Jackson	30	Daughter	—	Tennessee
64	Lucile Jackson	29	Son	Clerk	Tennessee
65	Hardy Jackson	41	Head	Mail Carrier	Tennessee
66	Lula Jackson	41	Wife	—	Tennessee
67	Eunice Jackson	32	Brother	Mail Carrier	Mississippi
68	Linder Wilkins	34	Boarder	Teacher	South Carolina
69	Cyrus Jr Jackson	13	Son	—	Tennessee
70	J H Simpson	40	Head	Pastor	Tennessee
71	Mary Simpson	38	Wife	—	Tennessee
72	Willie Bolden	38	Daughter	Teacher	Mississippi
73	Burns C Bolden	14	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Alice Mclean	34	Head	—	Mississippi
75	Louise Mclean	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
76	Jessie Mclean	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
77	Son Mclean	0	Son	—	Mississippi
78	Sam Mclean	27	Brother	Laborer	Mississippi
79	James Mclean	24	Niece	—	Mississippi
80	Napoleon Harris	35	Head	Drayman	Mississippi
81	Carrie Harris	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
82	Napoleon Jr Harris	2	Son	—	Tennessee
83	Wm Henry Harris	0	Son	—	Tennessee
84	Will Wright	26	Head	Repairer	Tennessee
85	Annie Wright	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
86	Beatrice Woods	25	Head	Laundress	Tennessee
87	Gilbert Butler	60	Boarder	Watchman	Alabama
88	Paul Gaston	37	Boarder	Laborer	Mississippi
89	Will Jones	30	Head	Drayman	Tennessee
90	Will Henry Jones THIS PERSON	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
91	Sam Jones	10	Son	—	Tennessee
92	Jack Jones	2	Son	—	Tennessee
93	Louisa Miller	56	Head	Washer	Tennessee
94	Thomas Smith	17	Niece	Washer	Tennessee
95	Phil Brown	33	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
96	Nora Brown	27	Wife	—	Tennessee
97	Hazel Brown	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
98	William Henry Brown	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
99	Louise Brown	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
100	Rosa Lee Brown	2	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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