William Spencer — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Pittsylvania, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this William Spencer across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Pittsylvania, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Pittsylvania, Virginia
Surname	Spencer
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Occupation	worker
Industry	cotton mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Worker
Township / Ward	Schoolfield Hill
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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
Hazel Spencer	Daughter	—	5	~1915
Maddie Spencer	Daughter	—	8	~1912
Elizabeth Spencer	Daughter	—	12	~1908
William Spencer	Head	—	30	~1890
Harvey Spencer	Son	—	4	~1916
Willie Spencer	Son	—	10	~1910
Wallace Spencer	Son	—	15	~1905
Johnie Spencer	Son	—	1	~1919
Lillie Spencer	Spouse	—	32	~1888

Census Appearances

1910

Pittsylvania, Virginia

Head, age 22

Pittsylvania, Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Spencer
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Years Married	7
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	City
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1920

Pittsylvania, Virginia

Head, age 30

Pittsylvania, Virginia · implied b. ~1890 — 9 household members

Surname	Spencer
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	worker
Industry	cotton mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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William Spencer

Head · 1920 · age 30 · b. ~1890 · Virginia

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

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1920 US Federal Census — Pittsylvania, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1886unit:1024)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Inez Tawn	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
2	Lowell Tawn	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
3	Etta Tawn	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
4	Richard Tawn	4	Son	—	Virginia
5	Paul Tawn	2	Son	—	Virginia
6	Lucille Tawn	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
7	Moses Pruitt	27	Head	Worker	Virginia
8	Bessie Pruitt	26	Wife	—	Virginia
9	Early Pruitt	9	Son	—	Virginia
10	Louise Pruitt	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
11	William Spencer THIS PERSON	30	Head	Worker	Virginia
12	Lillie Spencer	32	Wife	—	Virginia
13	Wallace Spencer	15	Son	—	Virginia
14	Elizabeth Spencer	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
15	Willie Spencer	10	Son	—	Virginia
16	Maddie Spencer	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
17	Hazel Spencer	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
18	Harvey Spencer	4	Son	—	Virginia
19	Johnie D. Spencer	1	Son	—	Virginia
20	Howard Huckins	26	Head	Runs	Virginia
21	Rebecca Huckins	25	Wife	—	Virginia
22	James Huckins	8	Son	—	Virginia
23	Herman Huckins	6	Son	—	Virginia
24	Mildred Huckins	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
25	Jim Huckins	60	Father	Janitor	Virginia
26	Jannie Hamilton	39	Head	Teaches	Virginia
27	Annie Hamilton	18	Daughter	Teacher	Virginia
28	Russell Hamilton	16	Son	Servant	Virginia
29	Nathaniel Hamilton	14	Son	—	Virginia
30	Riley Mccoy	40	Head	Works At	Virginia
31	Martha Mccoy	20	Wife	—	Virginia
32	French Hills	60	Head	Works At	Virginia
33	Lillie Hills	20	Daughter	Works In	Virginia
34	Lonnie Hills	18	Son	—	Virginia
35	Will Hills	15	Son	Factory	Virginia
36	Isaac Samuel	42	Head	Driver	Virginia
37	Lizzie Samuel	39	Wife	—	Virginia
38	George Samuel	22	Nephew	Chamber	Virginia
39	Eulad Blayne	40	Head	Works In	Virginia
40	Ollie Blayne	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
41	Johnie Edwards	48	Head	Factory	Virginia
42	Clara Edwards	38	Wife	—	Virginia
43	Silas Edwards	8	Son	—	Virginia
44	Grace Edwards	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
45	Willie Edwards	14	Son	Factory	Virginia
46	Green Surb	60	Head	Factory	Virginia
47	Hattie Surb	59	Wife	—	Virginia
48	Johnie Surb	16	Son	—	Virginia
49	William Eades	60	Head	Run	Virginia
50	Fred Eades	17	Son	Factory	Virginia

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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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