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William Decker — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Clark, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this William Decker across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Clark, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1918), then head of a 8-person household.

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

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Clark, Ohio
Surname	Decker
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Springfield City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Decker	Son	—	12	~1918
Agness Decker	Daughter	—	10	~1920
Nicholas Decker	Son	—	25	~1905
Frank Decker	Head	—	47	~1883
Margaret Beach	Other	—	18	~1912
Stephen Decker	Son	—	14	~1916
Helena Decker	Daughter	—	20	~1910
Francis Decker	Son	—	17	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Clark, Ohio

Son, age 2

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

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Decker
Given Name	William E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Clark, Ohio

Son, age 12

Clark, Ohio · implied b. ~1918 — 8 household members

Surname	Decker
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

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

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Anchor record

William Decker

Son · 1930 · age 12 · b. ~1918 · Ohio

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Sibling

Francis Decker

Sibling · 1930 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Agness Decker

Sibling · 1930 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Nicholas Decker

Sibling · 1930 · age 25

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Stephen Decker

Sibling · 1930 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Helena Decker

Sibling · 1930 · age 20

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 — Clark, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:ohiocensus00reel1756:0300)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elisabeth Pierson	52	Wife-H	None	Ohio
2	Herman Hirschfeld	62	Boarder	Foreman	Ohio
3	John B. Buck	31	—	Wood Worker	Ohio
4	John Emsell	26	—	Painter	Ohio
5	Ben Young	23	—	Laborer	Kentucky
6	Abbie Culbertson	57	Head	None	Ohio
7	Rose Culbertson	26	Daughter	Secretary	Ohio
8	Lena Culbertson	15	Daughter	None	Ohio
9	Elza Crothers	29	Head	Laborer	Ohio
10	Bessie Crothers	33	Wife-H	None	Ohio
11	George Trad	60	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
12	Effie Trad	59	Wife-H	None	Ohio
13	Bernadine Trad	19	Daughter	None	Ohio
14	Lillian Trad	16	Daughter	None	Ohio
15	Joe Papania	29	Head	Fruit Merchant	Italy
16	Malyne Papania	27	Wife-H	None	Ohio
17	Frank Martha Decker	47	Head	Restaurant	Indiana
18	Nicholas J. Decker	25	Son	Salesman	Ohio
19	Helena Decker	20	Daughter	Saleslady	Ohio
20	Francis Decker	17	Son	Salesman	Ohio
21	Stephen Decker	14	Son	None	Ohio
22	William Decker THIS PERSON	12	Son	None	Ohio
23	Agness Decker	10	Daughter	None	Ohio
24	Margaret Beach	18	Niece	None	Ohio
25	William Howard	43	Head	Laborer	Ohio
26	Lillie Howard	33	Wife-H	None	Ohio
27	Rose Howard	16	Daughter	Saleslady	Ohio
28	Edward Howard	9	Son	None	Ohio
29	Mary Howard	7	Daughter	None	Ohio
30	James Lithcoe	45	Head	Advertiser	Virginia
31	Margaret Lithcoe	40	Wife-H	None	Virginia
32	Kathlene Lithcoe	19	Daughter	None	Ohio
33	Walter Lithcoe	21	Son	None	Ohio
34	Joe Lithcoe	17	Son	None	Ohio
35	Mary Lithcoe	16	Daughter	None	Ohio
36	Ruth Lithcoe	13	Daughter	None	Ohio
37	Helen Lithcoe	9	Daughter	None	Ohio
38	Francis Lithcoe	8	Daughter	None	Ohio
39	Ruth Lithcoe	5	Daughter	None	Ohio
40	John Webb	47	Head	P. Brakie\|Brakeman	Kentucky
41	Lenard Webb	19	Son	Truck Driver	Kentucky
42	Bertha Webb	15	Daughter	None	Ohio
43	Mable Webb	11	Daughter	None	Ohio
44	Silvie Waugh	36	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Ohio
45	Earl Richards	32	Head	Machinist	Ohio
46	Flossie Richards	27	Wife-H	Solder Radios	Ohio
47	Thelma Richards	10	Daughter	None	Ohio
48	Carl Patenke	36	Head	Moulder	Michigan
49	Laura Patenke	30	Wife-H	None	Michigan
50	Anna Patenke	12	Daughter	None	Michigan

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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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