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William Sexton — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Mississippi, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this William Sexton across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Mississippi, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1870 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationMississippi, Arkansas
SurnameSexton
Given NameWilliam
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age50
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceTennessee
Father's BirthplaceTennessee
Mother's BirthplaceTennessee
Additional Details
OccupationFarming
IndustryGen. Farm
Class of WorkerEmp
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Home Owned/RentedR
Birth StateTennessee
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)tennessee
OccupationFarming
Township / WardFletcher
Est. Birth Year~1870

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 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to William Age Birth yr
William Sexton Head — 50 ~1870
Lula Sexton Daughter — 24 ~1896
Birdie Sexton Spouse — 48 ~1872
Martha Sexton Daughter — 9 ~1911
Oda Sexton Daughter — 10 ~1910
William Sexton Son — 14 ~1906
Ethel Sexton Daughter — 16 ~1904
Sam Sexton Son — 6 ~1914
Robert Sexton Son — 12 ~1908

Census Appearances

1910
Mississippi, Arkansas
Head, age 39
Mississippi, Arkansas · implied b. ~1871 — 10 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Sexton
Given Name William
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 39
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Tennessee
Years Married 14
Father's Birthplace South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Occupation Farmer
Industry General farm
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee
1920
Mississippi, Arkansas
Head, age 50
Mississippi, Arkansas · implied b. ~1870 — 9 household members
Surname Sexton
Given Name William
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 50
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Tennessee
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Occupation Farming
Industry Gen. Farm
Class of Worker Emp
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented R
Birth State Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) tennessee

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 Sexton across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Mississippi, Arkansas, using XGBoost record linkage.
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William Sexton
Head · 1920 · age 50 · b. ~1870 · Arkansas
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Mississippi, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu073unit:0122)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 J. M. Carver 31 Head Farming Alabama
2 Willie Carver 31 Wife — Alabama
3 Alice Carver 5 Daughter — Alabama
4 Frank Conner 54 Head Farming Mississippi
5 Hollywood Conner 13 Son — Mississippi
6 Lula Conner 12 Daughter — Mississippi
7 Will King 67 Head Farming Tennessee
8 Annie King 33 Wife — Mississippi
9 Will Mosley 64 Head Farming Mississippi
10 Annie Mosley 62 Wife — Mississippi
11 Gosh Morris 63 Head Farming Tennessee
12 Lula Morris 45 Wife — Mississippi
13 Austin Dancy 22 Head Farming Mississippi
14 Rebecca Dancy 20 Wife — Arkansas
15 Paul Dancy 52 Head Farming Mississippi
16 Lizzie Dancy 30 Wife — Mississippi
17 Annie Dancy 15 Daughter — Mississippi
18 Vinnie Dancy 13 Daughter — Mississippi
19 James Dancy 11 Son — Mississippi
20 John H. Dancy 10 Son — Mississippi
21 James Hill 53 Head Farming Mississippi
22 Laura Hill 22 Wife — Mississippi
23 Malissa Hill 11 Daughter — Mississippi
24 Robert Hill 14 Son — Mississippi
25 Lizzie Hill 11 Daughter — Mississippi
26 Lucile Hill 8 Daughter — Mississippi
27 James Hill 6 Son — Mississippi
28 William Hill 4 Son — Mississippi
29 Lula Hill 2 Daughter — Mississippi
30 Joe Seaborn 34 Head Farming Mississippi
31 Lula Seaborn 24 Wife — Mississippi
32 Lula M. Seaborn 2 Daughter — Mississippi
33 Joe Jr. Seaborn 0 Son — Mississippi
34 Elizabeth Anderson 16 Head Farming Alabama
35 Ethel White 15 Sister — Alabama
36 Cristine White 10 Sister — Alabama
37 Taylor White 6 Brother — Alabama
38 Joe Hill 52 Head Farming Mississippi
39 Annie Hill 40 Wife — Mississippi
40 Annie M. Hill 12 Daughter — Mississippi
41 James Hill 7 Son — Mississippi
42 William Sexton THIS PERSON 50 Head Farming Tennessee
43 Birdie Sexton 48 Wife — Mississippi
44 Lula Sexton 24 Daughter — Mississippi
45 Ethel Sexton 16 Daughter — Mississippi
46 William M. Sexton 14 Son — Mississippi
47 Robert Sexton 12 Son — Mississippi
48 Oda B. Sexton 10 Daughter — Mississippi
49 Martha Sexton 9 Daughter — Mississippi
50 Sam Sexton 6 Son — Mississippi

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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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