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William May — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Simpson, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this William May across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Simpson, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Joseph & Carrie — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationSimpson, Mississippi
SurnameMay
Given NameWilliam
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age41
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMississippi
Age at First Marriage21
Father's BirthplaceMississippi
Mother's BirthplaceMississippi
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryGeneral Farm
Class of WorkerOA
Can Read/WriteYes
Home Owned/RentedO
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardBeat 1 Pt Of
Est. Birth Year~1889

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
Grace May Daughter — 19 ~1911
Velma May Daughter — 12 ~1918
Lola May Daughter — 16 ~1914
Beatrice May Daughter — 7 ~1923
Ruby May Daughter — 4 ~1926
Hazel May Daughter — 14 ~1916
William May Head — 41 ~1889
L May Son — 9 ~1921
Bessie May Spouse — 43 ~1887

Census Appearances

1910
Lawrence, Mississippi
Son, age 21
Lawrence, Mississippi · implied b. ~1889 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname May
Given Name Walter
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 21
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Laborer
Industry Lumber Mill
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English English
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1920
Lawrence, Mississippi
Head, age 31
Lawrence, Mississippi · implied b. ~1889 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname May
Given Name Willie
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 31
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Farmer
Industry General Farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented R
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1930
Simpson, Mississippi
Head, age 41
Simpson, Mississippi · implied b. ~1889 — 9 household members
Surname May
Given Name William
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 41
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Mississippi
Age at First Marriage 21
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

Model Tree

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.
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Our Model Tree links William May across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Joseph May (~0.92 confidence) and mother Carrie May (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Joseph May
b. ~1857
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Carrie May
b. ~1872
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
William May
Head · 1930 · age 41 · b. ~1889 · Mississippi
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Simpson, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1165unit:0409)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Neoma R. May 7 Daughter — Mississippi
52 Mamie R. May 5 Daughter — Mississippi
53 Darsia N. May 1 Daughter — Mississippi
54 J. Jefferson Ponder 67 Head Farmer Mississippi
55 Salina Ponder 19 Wife — Mississippi
56 Clarence Ponder 23 Head Farmer Mississippi
57 Leda Ponder 20 Wife — Mississippi
58 Ruth Ann Ponder 1 Daughter — Mississippi
59 William May THIS PERSON 41 Head Farmer Mississippi
60 Bessie May 43 Wife — Mississippi
61 Grace May 19 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
62 Lola May 16 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
63 Hazel May 14 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
64 Velma May 12 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
65 L. D. May 9 Son Laborer Mississippi
66 Beatrice May 7 Daughter — Mississippi
67 Ruby May 4 Daughter — Mississippi
68 Billy Harrison 31 Head Farming Mississippi
69 Mary Harrison 27 Wife — Mississippi
70 Robert A. Harrison 2 Son — Mississippi
71 Dudley D. Harrison 0 Son — Mississippi
72 Mary Harrison 63 Mother — Mississippi
73 William Baldwin 74 Uncle — Mississippi
74 Walter Harrison 38 Brother Laborer Mississippi
75 J. Alonzo Price 41 Head Farmer Mississippi
76 Corinth P. Price 37 Wife — Mississippi
77 Herman Price 10 Son — Mississippi
78 Earline Price 9 Daughter — Mississippi
79 Gerald Price 7 Son — Mississippi
80 Inez Price 5 Daughter — Mississippi
81 Lanice Price 2 Daughter — Mississippi
82 William Hardy 30 Head Farmer Mississippi
83 Lucy Hardy 28 Wife Cook Mississippi
84 Willie M. Hardy 10 Daughter — Mississippi
85 Robert E. Hardy 9 Son — Mississippi
86 William Jr. Hardy 8 Son — Mississippi
87 John Hardy 7 Son — Mississippi
88 Clyde Hardy 5 Son — Mississippi
89 Henry C. Hardy 2 Son — Mississippi
90 William G. May 77 Head — Mississippi
91 Beda May 67 Wife — Mississippi
92 Rufus Magee 47 Head Farmer Mississippi
93 Mollie Magee 40 Wife — Mississippi
94 Luther Rufus Magee 9 Adopted Son — Mississippi
95 Jefferson Newsome 35 Head Farmer Mississippi
96 Lillie Newsome 45 Wife — Mississippi
97 Ira Upton 48 Head Farming Mississippi
98 Ola Upton 45 Wife — Mississippi
99 Lois Upton 26 Daughter Teaching Mississippi
100 Rudolph Upton 8 Son — Mississippi

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Pedigree Summary

William
Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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