William Sears — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Berkshire, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this William Sears across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Berkshire, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: New York Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Berkshire, Massachusetts
Surname	Sears
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Pittsfield City
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.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Sears	Son	—	4	~1916
William Sears	Head	—	31	~1889
Peter Sears	Daughter	—		~1920
Elizabeth Sears	Daughter	—	2	~1918
Elizabeth Sears	Spouse	—	28	~1892

Census Appearances

1910

Berkshire, Massachusetts

Son, age 22

Berkshire, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1888 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sears
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Garden
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1920

Berkshire, Massachusetts

Head, age 31

Berkshire, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

Surname	Sears
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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William Sears

Head · 1920 · age 31 · b. ~1889 · Massachusetts

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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:1920:14thcensusofpopu680unit:0939)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Arthur Lofgren	9	Son	—	Pennsylvania
52	Arline Lofgren	6	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
53	Ruth R. Lofgren	4	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
54	Hellena Touchett	56	Head	Teacher	Massachusetts
55	Anna V. Touchett	50	Sister	Teacher	Massachusetts
56	Tracy Touchett	7	Nephew	—	Massachusetts
57	William H. Palmer	52	Boarder	Farm Hand	Canada
58	Myron L. Hardwell	62	Head	—	Massachusetts
59	Emma Hardwell	70	Sister-in-law	—	New York
60	Richard Brown	42	Head	Farmer	New York
61	Mable Brown	35	Wife	—	New York
62	Albert E. Brown	19	Son	Farm Hand	New York
63	Gladis Frances Brown	19	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
64	Thomas A. Brown	1	Grandson	—	Massachusetts
65	Frank M. Hadwell	25	Head	Farmer	Massachusetts
66	Iver E. Hadwell	28	Wife	—	Massachusetts
67	Howard H. Hadwell	3	Son	—	Massachusetts
68	Doris M. Hadwell	1	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
69	Fredrick L. Heart	66	Head	Farmer	Massachusetts
70	Ida L. Heart	49	Wife	—	Massachusetts
71	Charles H. Brown	45	Boarder	Painter	New York
72	William Sears THIS PERSON	31	Head	Farmer	New York
73	Elizabeth T. Sears	28	Wife	—	Massachusetts
74	William Sears	4	Son	—	Massachusetts
75	Elizabeth F. Sears	2	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
76	Peter B. Sears	0	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
77	Ella Clough	67	Head	Agent	Massachusetts
78	William Fleinghman	39	Head	Farm Hand	New York
79	Emily L. Fleinghman	33	Wife	—	New York
80	Kenneth W. Fleinghman	8	Son	—	New York
81	Gerald E. Fleinghman	1	Son	—	Massachusetts
82	Royal L. Crosier	31	Head	Carpenter	Massachusetts
83	Charlotte E. Crosier	27	Wife	—	New York
84	Myrtle F. Crosier	5	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
85	George H. Sears	25	Head	Farm Hand	New York
86	Lila Sears	25	Wife	—	New York
87	George F. Sears	4	Son	—	Massachusetts
88	Edith L. Sears	1	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
89	John T. Sears	51	Head	Truck Farmer	New York
90	Harriet Sears	48	Wife	—	New York
91	Edgar B. Sears	22	Son	Gardener	New York
92	Laura M. Sears	20	Daughter	Nurse	New York
93	Raymond L. Sears	16	Son	Laborer	Massachusetts
94	Albert M. Sears	12	Son	—	New York
95	Mable R. Marrow	41	Head	Milliner	Massachusetts
96	Alice Russell	65	Mother	—	England
97	Russell Marrow	10	Son	—	Massachusetts
98	Samuel Nicholls	42	Head	Farmer	Canada
99	Alice G. Nicholls	37	Wife	—	Massachusetts
100	William H. Timmons	42	Head	Painter	Pennsylvania

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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