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William Dawson — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Perry, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this William Dawson across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Perry, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1918), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1918 Male Son Born: Ohio Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Perry, Ohio
Surname	Dawson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Rendville Village
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Dawson	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Cleo Dawson	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Marie Dawson	Daughter	—	15	~1915
Roberta Dawson	Daughter	—	3	~1927
Margaret Dawson	Head	—	40	~1890
Charles Dawson	Son	—	10	~1920
Teresa Dawson	Son	—	7	~1923
William Dawson	Son	—	12	~1918
Lester Dawson	Son	—	1	~1929

Census Appearances

1920

Perry, Ohio

Son, age 2

Perry, Ohio · implied b. ~1918 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dawson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Perry, Ohio

Son, age 12

Perry, Ohio · implied b. ~1918 — 9 household members

Surname	Dawson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links William Dawson across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Perry, Ohio, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

William Dawson

Son · 1930 · age 12 · b. ~1918 · Ohio

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Sibling

Cleo Dawson

Sibling · 1930 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lester Dawson

Sibling · 1930 · age 1

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Marie Dawson

Sibling · 1930 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Charles Dawson

Sibling · 1930 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Teresa Dawson

Sibling · 1930 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Roberta Dawson

Sibling · 1930 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Margaret Dawson

Sibling · 1930 · age 18

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

1930 US Federal Census — Perry, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:ohiocensus00reel1861:0136)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Earl Toms	27	Son	Clerk	Ohio
52	Earline Toms	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
53	James E. Toms	5	Son	—	Ohio
54	George Chilton	38	Head	Barber	Ohio
55	Anna Chilton	38	Wife-H	—	Ohio
56	George Jr. Chilton	14	Son	—	Ohio
57	Earl Chilton	13	Son	—	Ohio
58	Ruth Chilton	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
59	Margaret Dawson	40	Head	—	Ohio
60	Margaret Dawson	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
61	Cleo Dawson	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
62	Marie Dawson	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
63	William Dawson THIS PERSON	12	Son	—	Ohio
64	Charles Dawson	10	Son	—	Ohio
65	Teresa Dawson	7	Son	—	Ohio
66	Roberta Dawson	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
67	Lester Dawson	1	Son	—	Ohio
68	Joseph Dupler	22	Head	—	Ohio
69	Laura F. Dupler	65	Mother-H	—	Ohio
70	Thomas James	67	Head	Miner	Ohio
71	Sarah James	56	Wife-H	—	Ohio
72	John Grigsby	77	Head	—	Ohio
73	John Grigsby	22	Son	Mechanic	Ohio
74	Cyrus Weaver	33	Head	Miner	Ohio
75	Verda Weaver	33	Wife-H	—	West Virginia
76	Charles Weaver	11	Son	—	Ohio
77	Marie Weaver	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
78	John Lehty	50	Head	Miner	Virginia
79	Anna Lehty	49	Wife-H	—	Ohio
80	Hazel Lehty	23	Daughter	—	Ohio
81	John J. Lehty	19	Son	Miner	Ohio
82	Esther Lehty	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
83	Pauline Lehty	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
84	Gertrude Lehty	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
85	James Wiley	64	Head	—	West Virginia
86	Maria Wiley	55	Wife-H	—	Virginia
87	William Wiley	15	Son	—	Ohio
88	Thomas Shelton	69	Head	—	Ohio
89	Florence Shelton	65	Wife-H	—	Ohio
90	Ollie M. Shelton	63	Head	Miner	Ohio
91	Katherine Shelton	53	Wife-H	—	Ohio
92	George Shelton	36	Son	Miner	Ohio
93	Margaret Shelton	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
94	George Jr. Shelton	13	Son	—	Ohio
95	Dorothy M. Shelton	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
96	Freda B. Shelton	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
97	Andrew Preston	57	Head	Miner	Ohio
98	Myrtle Preston	42	Wife-H	—	Ohio
99	Fred Preston	12	Son	—	Ohio
100	Benny Preston	11	Son	—	Ohio

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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