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Will Smith — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Mississippi, Arkansas
Our Model Tree links this Will Smith across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Mississippi, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 6-person household.
Age 42
b. ~1878
Male
Head
Born: Tennessee
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Mississippi, Arkansas |
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Will |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | United States |
| Mother's Birthplace | United States |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Smith | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| Willie Smith | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1916 |
| Gladys Smith | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1908 |
| Will Smith | Head | — | 42 | ~1878 |
| Hugh Smith | Son | — | 1 | ~1919 |
| Maggie Smith | Spouse | — | 39 | ~1881 |
Census Appearances
1910
Lonoke, Arkansas
Head, age 33
Lonoke, Arkansas · implied b. ~1877 — 2 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Will |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 33 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Years Married | 1 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1920
Mississippi, Arkansas
Head, age 42
Mississippi, Arkansas · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members
| Surname | Smith |
| Given Name | Will |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | United States |
| Mother's Birthplace | United States |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Will Smith across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Will Smith
Head · 1920 · age 42 · b. ~1878 · Arkansas
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1920 US Federal Census — Mississippi, Arkansas
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1920 US Federal Census — Mississippi, Arkansas
Page Contents
48 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu073unit:0372)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homer Bennett | 35 | Head | Farmer | United States |
| 2 | Hattie Bennett | 23 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 3 | Robert Bennett | 12 | Son | Farm Labor | Tennessee |
| 4 | Lottie Bennett | 10 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 5 | Bessie Lee Bennett | 8 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 6 | Will Smith THIS PERSON | 42 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 7 | Maggie Smith | 39 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 8 | Gladys Smith | 12 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 9 | Pearl Lee Smith | 7 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 10 | Willie Smith | 4 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 11 | Hugh Smith | 1 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 12 | Price Tinsley | 30 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 13 | Mary Tinsley | 25 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 14 | Mollie Mosher | 14 | Boarder | Farm Labor | Tennessee |
| 15 | Floyd Bowman | 50 | Head | Farm Labor | Tennessee |
| 16 | Sallie Bowman | 29 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 17 | Allen Byrd | 34 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 18 | Lula Byrd | 29 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 19 | Andrew Baldwin | 58 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 20 | Clarrie Baldwin | 20 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 21 | Lillie Baldwin | 1 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 22 | Joe Morgan | 68 | Head | Farm Labor | Kentucky |
| 23 | Lula Morgan | 31 | Wife | Farmer | United States |
| 24 | Joe Morgan | 16 | Nephew | — | Arkansas |
| 25 | Jessie Morgan | 14 | Nephew | — | Arkansas |
| 26 | Charley Smith | 31 | Head | Farm Labor | Tennessee |
| 27 | Annie Smith | 30 | Wife | Farm Labor | United States |
| 28 | Joseph Morgan | 26 | Head | Farm Labor | Illinois |
| 29 | Josephine Morgan | 24 | Wife | — | United States |
| 30 | Ellie Morgan | 3 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 31 | Murray Morgan | 1 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 32 | Fred C. Williams | 21 | Boarder | — | Missouri |
| 33 | Noah Brooks | 42 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 34 | Ella Brooks | 38 | Wife | — | United States |
| 35 | George W. Brooks | 20 | Son | Farm Labor | Mississippi |
| 36 | Corbin Brooks | 19 | Son | Farm Labor | Mississippi |
| 37 | John Wilson | 23 | Head | — | Mississippi |
| 38 | Lula Wilson | 21 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 39 | Joe Jones | 42 | Head | Farmer | Kentucky |
| 40 | Phoebe Jones | 27 | Wife | — | Georgia |
| 41 | B. Lingenfelter | 63 | Head | Farmer | Kentucky |
| 42 | Alice S. Lingenfelter | 42 | Wife | — | Kentucky |
| 43 | Joe Lingenfelter | 15 | Son | Farm Labor | Arkansas |
| 44 | Pearl Lingenfelter | 12 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 45 | Annie Lingenfelter | 11 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 46 | Clara Lingenfelter | 5 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 47 | James Chandler | 32 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 48 | Mary Chandler | 27 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
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)