William Townsend — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Attala, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this William Townsend across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Attala, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Attala, Mississippi
Surname	Townsend
Given Name	William L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	Beat 5 Pt Of
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Maudine Townsend	Daughter	—	3	~1927
Marie Townsend	Daughter	—	6	~1924
Marion Townsend	Son	—	16	~1914
Annie Townsend	Daughter	—	14	~1916
William Townsend	Head	—	52	~1878
Brooks Townsend	Daughter	—	8	~1922
Howard Townsend	Son	—	17	~1913
Mary Townsend	Other	—	46	~1884
Magnolia Townsend	Daughter	—	12	~1918
Gardner Townsend	Son	—	10	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Attala, Mississippi

Head, age 46

Attala, Mississippi · implied b. ~1874 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	Will
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Attala, Mississippi

Head, age 52

Attala, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878 — 10 household members

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	William L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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William Townsend

Head · 1930 · age 52 · b. ~1878 · Mississippi

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

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1930 US Federal Census — Attala, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1141unit:0650)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Everett E Mckinley	32	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
2	Della M Mckinley	28	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
3	Katherine Mckinley	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Thomas E Mckinley	3	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Ben C Carter	22	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
6	Amy Carter	22	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
7	Bennie Jr Carter	3	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Beulah M Carter	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Agness Carter	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	John C Kennedy	47	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
11	Mary E Kennedy	42	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
12	William M Miller	65	Head	Farmer	Alabama
13	Sarah A Miller	45	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
14	Clint M Miller	15	Grandson	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
15	Leroy Miller	14	Grandson	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
16	John W Wallier	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Linnie I Wallier	50	Wife-H	—	Mississippi
18	Hulie L Wallier	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	Cecil C Wallier	12	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Ruth Farden	45	Head-NR	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
21	Annie B Farden	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	Mary E Farden	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
23	Ray W Kennedy	42	Head	—	Mississippi
24	Mary M Kennedy	39	Wife-H	Farmer	Mississippi
25	Susannah G Kennedy	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
26	Lee M Kennedy	8	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Fannie S Kennedy	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
28	Freddie B Kennedy	4	Son	—	Mississippi
29	Mary E Kennedy	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
30	George B Jones	16	Step Son	—	Mississippi
31	William L Townsend THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
32	Mary B Townsend	46	Wife-H	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Howard Townsend	17	Son	—	Mississippi
34	Marion M Townsend	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
35	Annie L Townsend	14	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
36	Magnolia Townsend	12	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
37	Gardner J Townsend	10	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
38	Brooks Townsend	8	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
39	Marie L Townsend	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	Maudine Townsend	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
41	Travis Franklin	60	Head	—	Alabama
42	Julia B Franklin	50	Wife-H	Farmer	Mississippi
43	Andy B Kennedy	48	Head	—	Mississippi
44	Evangeline Kennedy	35	Wife-H	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Anna B Kennedy	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Lula Kennedy	11	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
47	Hugh S Kennedy	7	Son	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
48	Persie Kennedy	3	Son	—	Mississippi
49	Sherman L Kennedy	1	Grandson	—	Mississippi
50	Howard Rosella Boykin	23	—	Teaching	Alabama

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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