William Cameron — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Moody, South Dakota

Our Model Tree links this William Cameron across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Moody, South Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1879 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Moody, South Dakota
Surname	Cameron
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Egan Township
Est. Birth Year	~1879

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Marvin Smith	Other	—	19	~1911
Veda Cameron	Daughter	—	15	~1915
William Cameron	Head	—	51	~1879
Maude Cameron	Spouse	—	56	~1874

Census Appearances

1920

Moody, South …

Head, age 45

Moody, South Dakota · implied b. ~1875 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Cameron
Given Name	Will
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Moody, South …

Head, age 51

Moody, South Dakota · implied b. ~1879 — 4 household members

Surname	Cameron
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Moody-County, South …

Head, age 65

Moody-County, South Dakota · implied b. ~1875 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cameron
Given Name	Will G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Egan Township
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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William Cameron

Head · 1930 · age 51 · b. ~1879 · South Dakota

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Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2229unit:0069)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Harvey Jenson	22	Head	Farmer	South Dakota
52	Ethel Jenson	21	Wife	—	South Dakota
53	Albert A Bachman	45	Head	Farmer	Iowa
54	Nettie Bachman	44	Wife	—	Wisconsin
55	Ralph Bachman	20	Son	Laborer	Wisconsin
56	Elmer Bachman	17	Son	—	South Dakota
57	Leon Bachman	15	Son	—	South Dakota
58	Kyle Bachman	12	Son	—	South Dakota
59	Velma Bone	20	Boarder	Teacher	South Dakota
60	Fred Fillbach	71	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
61	Edith Fillbach	54	Wife	—	Wisconsin
62	George Fillbach	33	Son	Laborer	Wisconsin
63	James Fillbach	23	Son	Laborer	South Dakota
64	Mildred Fillbach	14	Daughter	—	South Dakota
65	Peter Lickteig	59	Head	Farmer	Iowa
66	Mary Lickteig	55	Wife	—	Wisconsin
67	Leonard Lickteig	30	Son	Laborer	Iowa
68	Barbara Lickteig	20	Daughter	—	South Dakota
69	Raymond P Lickteig	17	Son	—	South Dakota
70	Robert Studer	7	Grandson	—	South Dakota
71	Frank Tobias	39	Head	Farmer	Iowa
72	Lucile Tobias	39	Wife	—	Iowa
73	Phyllis Rose Tobias	14	Daughter	—	South Dakota
74	Dolores Tobias	10	Daughter	—	South Dakota
75	Ernest C Hary	35	Head	Farmer	South Dakota
76	Kathryn Hary	40	Wife	—	Wisconsin
77	Celia May Hary	11	Daughter	—	South Dakota
78	John Tracy Hary	9	Son	—	South Dakota
79	Lottie Hary	54	Mother	—	Iowa
80	Clarence Hammer	28	Head	Farmer	South Dakota
81	Mary Hammer	32	Wife	—	Iowa
82	William Cameron THIS PERSON	51	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
83	Maude Cameron	56	Wife	—	Iowa
84	Veda Cameron	15	Daughter	—	South Dakota
85	Marvin B Smith	19	Boarder	Laborer	Nebraska
86	Peter Klehn	23	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
87	Allie Klehn	21	Wife	—	South Dakota

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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.

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