William Stephenson — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Franklin, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this William Stephenson across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Franklin, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1856), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1856 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Franklin, Ohio
Surname	Stephenson
Given Name	William E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Sharon Township
Est. Birth Year	~1856

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Rose Stephenson	Spouse	—	41	~1879
Marie Stephenson	Daughter	—	17	~1903
Sol Stephenson	Son	—	19	~1901
Samuel Pursinger	Other	—	16	~1904
William Stephenson	Head	—	64	~1856
John Stephenson	Son	—	21	~1899
Edna Stephenson	Daughter	—	14	~1906

Census Appearances

1910

Franklin, Ohio

Head, age 54

Franklin, Ohio · implied b. ~1856 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stephenson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Years Married	13
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1920

Franklin, Ohio

Head, age 64

Franklin, Ohio · implied b. ~1856 — 7 household members

Surname	Stephenson
Given Name	William E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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William Stephenson

Head · 1920 · age 64 · b. ~1856 · Ohio

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1380unit:0219)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	May K. Potter	35	Wife	—	Ohio
52	Gertrude E. Potter	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
53	Clarence R. Potter	4	Son	—	Ohio
54	Dorothy M. Potter	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
55	Joseph Boake	59	Head	Laborer	Ohio
56	Rosella A. Boake	60	Wife	—	Ohio
57	Gerald W. Boake	15	Son	—	Ohio
58	James Taylor	65	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
59	Clara Taylor	53	Wife	—	Ohio
60	James Taylor	18	Son	Laborer	Ohio
61	William B. Moffitt	38	Head	Farmer	Ohio
62	Iona B. Moffitt	32	Wife	—	Ohio
63	Jeanette E. Moffitt	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
64	James Hardin	60	Head	Farmer	Ohio
65	Mary A. Hardin	60	Wife	—	Ohio
66	John E. Hardin	38	Son	Farmer	Ohio
67	Joshua Huston	78	Head	Farmer	Virginia
68	Nellie D. Huston	52	Wife	—	Ohio
69	Frank E. Barker	38	Head	Farmer	Ohio
70	Sarah A. Barker	77	Mother	—	Ohio
71	Byron Bishop	29	Head	Laborer	Ohio
72	Ella R. Bishop	29	Wife	—	Ohio
73	Leola E. Bishop	6	Daughter	—	Ohio
74	Ellen M. Bishop	1	Daughter	—	Ohio
75	Mary E. Wilcox	73	Head	—	England
76	John H. Wilcox	49	Son	Farmer	New York
77	Truman T. Stephens	24	Head	Farmer	West Virginia
78	Eva M. Stephens	20	Wife	—	Ohio
79	Urban H. Baldwin	26	Head	Farmer	Ohio
80	Mable N. Baldwin	25	Wife	—	Ohio
81	Virginia Baldwin	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
82	Lewis Denig	60	Head	Farmer	Ohio
83	Ella Denig	60	Wife	—	Ohio
84	Ray L. Denig	28	Son	Laborer	Ohio
85	Joseph Denig	54	Head	Farmer	Ohio
86	John W. Jacobs	35	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
87	Dallas Jackson	37	Hired Hand	Farmer	Kentucky
88	William E. Stephenson THIS PERSON	64	Head	Farmer	Ohio
89	Rose B. Stephenson	41	Wife	—	Ohio
90	John G. Stephenson	21	Son	Farmer	Ohio
91	Sol E. Stephenson	19	Son	Farmer	Ohio
92	Marie L. Stephenson	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
93	Edna D. Stephenson	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
94	Samuel Pursinger	16	Hired Hand	Laborer	West Virginia
95	Frank E. Parrish	29	Head	Laborer	Ohio
96	Zerna D. Parrish	22	Wife	—	Ohio
97	Aracella Parrish	4	Daughter	—	Ohio
98	Rosalind Parrish	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
99	Louis Thompson	24	Head	Farmer	Ohio
100	Tearcil Thompson	23	Wife	—	West 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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