William Harper — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Yazoo, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this William Harper across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Yazoo, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1869 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Yazoo, Mississippi
Surname	Harper
Given Name	William Sr
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 4 Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Carrie Theodore	Daughter	—	2	~1928
Christine Theodore	Daughter	—	9	~1921
Lucy Theodore	Daughter	—	12	~1918
William Harper	Head	—	61	~1869
Lula Harper	Other	—	41	~1889
Head Theodore	Other	—	30	~1900
Adaley Theodore	Son	—	16	~1914
Woodrow Theodore	Son	—	14	~1916
Willie Harper	Son	—	26	~1904
Robe Harper	Son	—	31	~1899
Marcus Harper	Spouse	—	27	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

Yazoo, Mississippi

Head, age 48

Yazoo, Mississippi · implied b. ~1872 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Harper
Given Name	Will
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Yazoo, Mississippi

Head, age 61

Yazoo, Mississippi · implied b. ~1869 — 11 household members

Surname	Harper
Given Name	William Sr
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	farmer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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William Harper

Head · 1930 · age 61 · b. ~1869 · Mississippi

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1930 US Federal Census — Yazoo, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1173unit:0553)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	William Sr Harper THIS PERSON	61	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
52	Lula Harper	41	Wife-H	None	Mississippi
53	Willie Harper	26	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
54	Robe Harper	31	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
55	Marcus Harper	27	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
56	Head Theodore	30	R	Laborer	Mississippi
57	Adaley Theodore	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
58	Woodrow Theodore	14	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
59	Lucy Theodore	12	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
60	Christine Theodore	9	Daughter	None	Mississippi
61	Carrie Theodore	2	Daughter	None	Mississippi
62	Lallie Heard	50	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
63	Franklyn Heard	29	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
64	Myrl Heard	24	Wife	Laborer	Mississippi
65	Florence Mills	37	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
66	Sam Mills	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
67	Clarence Mills	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
68	Ollie Mills	11	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
69	Lilly Mills	9	Daughter	None	Mississippi
70	Howard Mills	4	Son	None	Mississippi
71	Loyd Newland	26	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
72	Bessie Newland	22	Wife-H	Laborer	Mississippi
73	Holly Anderson	30	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
74	Lea Anderson	50	Mother	Laborer	Mississippi
75	Earline Anderson	22	Sister	Laborer	Mississippi
76	Henry Anderson	4	Son	None	Mississippi
77	Tom Bacon	40	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
78	Josie Bacon	40	Wife-H	Farmer	Mississippi
79	Hattie Bacon	25	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
80	Jesse Anderson	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
81	Hattie Anderson	38	Wife-H	Laborer	Mississippi
82	Estalina Anderson	6	Son	None	Mississippi
83	Willie Anderson	4	Son	None	Mississippi
84	Mary Greer	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
85	Lon B Greer	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
86	George Herman	25	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
87	Bee Herman	20	Wife-H	Laborer	Mississippi
88	Simon Early	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
89	Bettie Early	25	Wife-H	Laborer	Mississippi
90	Joshua Early	2	Son	None	Mississippi
91	Dority Stiff	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
92	Jane Stiff	35	Wife-H	Laborer	Mississippi
93	Booty Stiff	18	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
94	Litty Stiff	15	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
95	Elijah Hollins	35	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
96	Joe Hollins	20	Wife-H	Laborer	Mississippi
97	Dumas Hollins	2	Son	None	Mississippi
98	Sam Mills	48	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
99	Cornelius Mills	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
100	James Mills	15	Son	Laborer	Mississippi

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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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