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Will Smith — 1910 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1910 United States Federal Census · Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Will Smith across the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses in Mecklenburg, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 40
b. ~1870
Male
Head
Born: South Carolina
Married
1910 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1910 |
| Location | Mecklenburg, North Carolina |
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Will |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Years Married | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Township / Ward | Paw Creek Township |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1870 |
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 1910 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Will | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Smith | Head | — | 40 | ~1870 |
| John Smith | Son | — | 10 | ~1900 |
| Everett Smith | Son | — | 6 | ~1904 |
| Sam Smith | Son | — | 14 | ~1896 |
| Pink Smith | Son | — | 16 | ~1894 |
| Lennard Smith | Son | — | 12 | ~1898 |
| Mary Smith | Spouse | — | 37 | ~1873 |
Census Appearances
1900
Mecklenburg, North …
Head, age 28
Mecklenburg, North Carolina · implied b. ~1872
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XGBoost
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | William |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 28 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Birth Year | 1872 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Day laborer |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1910
Mecklenburg, North …
Head, age 40
Mecklenburg, North Carolina · implied b. ~1870 — 7 household members
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Will |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Years Married | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Will Smith across 2 US Census years (1900 and 1910) in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Will Smith
Head · 1910 · age 40 · b. ~1870 · North Carolina
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1910 US Federal Census — Mecklenburg, North Carolina
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1910 US Federal Census — Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Page Contents
41 people indexed on this census page (ia:1910:13thcensus1910po1122unit:0318)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Randolph S. Carothers | 35 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 53 | Lilly Carothers | 24 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 54 | Elsie Carothers | 4 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 55 | Carothers | 2 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 56 | John Clawson | 44 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 57 | Emma Clawson | 30 | Wife | Farm Laborer | South Carolina |
| 58 | Isaac Clawson | 14 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 59 | Clawson | 12 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 60 | Anna B. Clawson | 10 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 61 | Walter L. Clawson | 8 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 62 | Mary J. Clawson | 5 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 63 | Clawson | 3 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 64 | Rosada Clawson | 2 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 65 | William A. Crosby | 45 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 66 | Nannie C. Crosby | 34 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 67 | Lorie O. Crosby | 31 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 68 | Frank G. Crosby | 24 | Son | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 69 | Joseph W. Crosby | 20 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 70 | Lawrence Edwards | 34 | Head | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 71 | Catherine Edwards | 28 | Wife | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 72 | John S. Edwards | 15 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 73 | Mckinley Edwards | 13 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 74 | Richard Edwards | 11 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 75 | Edwards | 7 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 76 | Edwards | 5 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 77 | Lester Edwards | 2 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 78 | Louise Edwards | 0 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 79 | Wilson Dunn | 24 | Head | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 80 | Annie Dunn | 23 | Wife | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 81 | Leland Dunn | 2 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 82 | Dunn | 1 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 83 | Will Smith THIS PERSON | 40 | Head | Farm Laborer | South Carolina |
| 84 | Mary Smith | 37 | Wife | Farm Laborer | South Carolina |
| 85 | Pink Smith | 16 | Son | Farm Laborer | South Carolina |
| 86 | Sam Smith | 14 | Son | Farm Laborer | South Carolina |
| 87 | Lennard Smith | 12 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 88 | John Smith | 10 | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| 89 | Everett Smith | 6 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 90 | Robert J. Smith | 34 | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| 91 | Eleanor Smith | 37 | Wife | Dressmaker | North Carolina |
| 92 | Beatrice L. Smith | 11 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1910 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)