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William Wall — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Rockingham, North Carolina

Our Model Tree links this William Wall across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Rockingham, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1851), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 69 b. ~1851 Male Head Born: North Carolina Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationRockingham, North Carolina
SurnameWall
Given NameWilliam H
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age69
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Father's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Mother's BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryGeneral Farm
Class of WorkerOA
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Home Owned/RentedO
Home Free/MortgagedF
Birth StateNorth Carolina
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)north carolina
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardRuffin Township
Est. Birth Year~1851

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 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to William Age Birth yr
Bettie Wall Spouse — 56 ~1864
George Wall Son — 4 ~1916
Thelma Wall Daughter — 8 ~1912
Jack Wall Son — 13 ~1907
Maggie Wall Daughter — 15 ~1905
Gertrude Wall Daughter — 7 ~1913
Gladys Wall Daughter — 10 ~1910
Phillip Wall Son — 1 ~1919
William Wall Head — 69 ~1851
Meta Wall Daughter — 12 ~1908

Census Appearances

1910
Rockingham, North …
Head, age 61
Rockingham, North Carolina · implied b. ~1849 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Wall
Given Name William H
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 61
Marital Status Married
Birthplace North Carolina
Years Married 6
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Farmer
Industry Gen Farm
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina
1920
Rockingham, North …
Head, age 69
Rockingham, North Carolina · implied b. ~1851 — 10 household members
Surname Wall
Given Name William H
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 69
Marital Status Married
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Farmer
Industry General Farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Free/Mortgaged F
Birth State North Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) north carolina

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Our Model Tree links William Wall across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Rockingham, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage.
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William Wall
Head · 1920 · age 69 · b. ~1851 · North Carolina
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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Rockingham, North Carolina Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1317unit:1036)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Eliza K Little 12 Daughter — North Carolina
52 Nola B Little 10 Daughter — North Carolina
53 Gwyn Francis G Little 57 Sister — North Carolina
54 Nancy R Stone 41 Head Farmer North Carolina
55 Bessie L Stone 36 Wife — North Carolina
56 John H Stone 18 Son Farm Laborer North Carolina
57 Annie L Stone 17 Daughter — North Carolina
58 Frank A Stone 15 Son Farm Laborer North Carolina
59 Edna H Stone 12 Daughter — North Carolina
60 Cecil H Stone 9 Son — North Carolina
61 Henry W Stone 7 Son — North Carolina
62 Edward E Stone 3 Son — North Carolina
63 Pink W Stone 50 Brother — North Carolina
64 William H Wall THIS PERSON 69 Head Farmer North Carolina
65 Bettie F Wall 56 Wife — Virginia
66 Maggie M Wall 15 Daughter — North Carolina
67 Jack Wall 13 Son Farm Laborer North Carolina
68 Meta Wall 12 Daughter — North Carolina
69 Gladys Wall 10 Daughter — North Carolina
70 Thelma E Wall 8 Daughter — North Carolina
71 Gertrude S Wall 7 Daughter — North Carolina
72 George T Wall 4 Son — North Carolina
73 Phillip N Wall 1 Son — North Carolina
74 James Reid 34 Head Farmer North Carolina
75 Lillie Reid 29 Wife — North Carolina
76 Beulah Reid 9 Daughter — North Carolina
77 Coleman Reid 7 Son — North Carolina
78 Howard Reid 3 Son — North Carolina
79 Mildred Reid 1 Son — North Carolina
80 Alice Reid 22 Sister Cook North Carolina
81 Ross Dabbs 31 Head Farmer North Carolina
82 Ella S Dabbs 32 Wife — North Carolina
83 Minnie S Dabbs 8 Daughter — North Carolina
84 Richard Dabbs 6 Son — North Carolina
85 Floyd A Dabbs 4 Son — North Carolina
86 Lillie P Dabbs 2 Daughter — North Carolina
87 Edgar Durham 28 Head Laborer North Carolina
88 Lottie S Durham 20 Daughter — North Carolina
89 Bertha S Durham 15 Daughter — North Carolina

About This Record & Model Tree

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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