William Merritt — 1910 US Census Record

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1910 United States Federal Census · Lake, Florida

Our Model Tree links this William Merritt across the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses in Lake, Florida (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1862), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1862 Male Head Born: Florida Married

1910 Census Record Details

Census Year	1910
Location	Lake, Florida
Surname	Merritt
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
Years Married	3
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Precinct 16 Montverde
Est. Birth Year	~1862

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 1910 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Carrie Merritt	Spouse	—	24	~1886
Gladys Merritt	Daughter	—	15	~1895
Maxine Merritt	Son	—	6	~1904
Quinton Merritt	Son	—	9	~1901
Goldie Merritt	Son	—	13	~1897
William Merritt	Head	—	48	~1862
Alton Merritt	Son	—	18	~1892
William Merritt	Son	—	20	~1890
Thellis Merritt	Son	—	13	~1897

Census Appearances

1900

Lake, Florida

Head, age 36

Lake, Florida · implied b. ~1864 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Merritt
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
Birth Month	Jan
Birth Year	1864
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

1910

Lake, Florida

Head, age 48

Lake, Florida · implied b. ~1862 — 9 household members

Surname	Merritt
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
Years Married	3
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

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William Merritt

Head · 1910 · age 48 · b. ~1862 · Florida

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1910:13thcensus1910po163unit:1278)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ida M.	5	daughter	None	Florida
2	Edward Bird	28	Head	Farmer	Florida
3	Della Bird	18	wife	None	Florida
4	William H. Bird	2	son	None	Florida
5	Frank Bird	16	brother	Farm Laborer	Florida
6	Saluda L. Bird	39	Head	Farmer	Florida
7	Jessie G. Bird	36	wife	None	Florida
8	Lester J. Bird	4	son	None	Florida
9	Lannie A. Bird	0	son	None	Florida
10	John F. Butler	60	Head	Farmer	Alabama
11	Amy Butler	42	wife	None	Georgia
12	Samuel H. Crawley	42	Head	Farmer	Missouri
13	Georgia Crawley	36	wife	None	Alabama
14	Herbert Crawley	16	son	Farm Laborer	Florida
15	Dora Crawley	13	daughter	None	Florida
16	Percy Crawley	11	son	None	Florida
17	Clifton Crawley	8	son	None	Florida
18	Edward Crawley	6	son	None	Florida
19	Ward Crawley	3	son	None	Florida
20	Ralph Crawley	1	son	None	Florida
21	Samuel B. Crawley	83	father	Farmer	Tennessee
22	Cutacus Mitchell	39	Head	Farmer	Georgia
23	Virgil Mitchell	15	son	Farm Laborer	Alabama
24	Leona Mitchell	13	daughter	None	Alabama
25	Vera Mitchell	11	daughter	None	Alabama
26	Inez Mitchell	8	daughter	None	Alabama
27	Cornelious Mitchell	5	son	None	Florida
28	William Merritt THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farmer	Florida
29	Carrie Merritt	24	wife	None	Florida
30	William Merritt	20	son	Farmer	Florida
31	Alton Merritt	18	son	Farmer	Florida
32	Gladys Merritt	15	daughter	None	Florida
33	Goldie Merritt	13	son	None	Florida
34	Thellis Merritt	13	son	None	Florida
35	Quinton Merritt	9	son	None	Florida
36	Maxine Merritt	6	son	None	Florida
37	Columbus Bird	33	Head	Farmer	Florida
38	Sally Bird	32	wife	None	Florida
39	Henry Bird	17	son	Laborer	Florida
40	Stella Bird	16	daughter	None	Florida
41	Daniel Bird	12	son	None	Florida
42	Leon Bird	7	son	None	Florida
43	Robert J. Holly	38	Head	Carpenter	Florida
44	Belle Holly	32	wife	None	Florida
45	Frank Holly	13	son	None	Florida
46	Mamie Holly	11	daughter	None	Florida
47	Linnie Holly	8	daughter	None	Florida
48	Jessie Holly	6	daughter	None	Florida
49	Rollin Holly	4	son	None	Florida
50	Earl Holly	2	son	None	Florida

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1910 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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