William Watts — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Washington, District of Columbia

Our Model Tree links this William Watts across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Washington, District of Columbia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1872), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1872 Male Head Born: Maryland Widowed

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Washington, District of Columbia
Surname	Watts
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	58
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Maryland
Age at First Marriage	33
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Additional Details
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At home
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland
Occupation	Laundress
Township / Ward	Washington
Est. Birth Year	~1872

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Watts	Head	—	58	~1872
Alberta Watts	Daughter	—	11	~1919
William Watts	Son	—	57	~1873
Jessie Watts	Spouse	—	50	~1880

Census Appearances

1920

X, District …

Head, age 51

X, District of Columbia · implied b. ~1869 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watts
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1930

Washington, District …

Head, age 58

Washington, District of Columbia · implied b. ~1872 — 4 household members

Surname	Watts
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	58
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Maryland
Age at First Marriage	33
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At home
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

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William Watts

Head · 1930 · age 58 · b. ~1872 · District of Columbia

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

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus293unit:0743)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Patrick Murphy	52	Head	Pipe Fitter	Ireland
2	Catherine Murphy	48	Wife	—	Ireland
3	Alice Murphy	47	Lodger	Clerk	Pennsylvania
4	William Scott	49	Head	Laundress	District of Columbia
5	Alice Scott	12	Daughter	—	District of Columbia
6	William Watts THIS PERSON	58	Head	Laundress	Maryland
7	Alberta Watts	11	Daughter	—	District of Columbia
8	William T. Watts	57	Son	Porter	District of Columbia
9	Jessie Watts	50	Wife	Laundress	Maryland
10	Julia Lee	48	Head	Laundress	South Carolina
11	Marguerite Miller	45	Lodger	Expressman	North Carolina
12	Walter Brown	45	Head	Laborer	Virginia
13	Annie Brown	76	Mother	—	Virginia
14	Felix B. Wooden	44	Head	Laborer	District of Columbia
15	Mamie E. Wooden	42	Wife	—	District of Columbia
16	Lawrence E. Harris	10	Nephew	Laborer	District of Columbia
17	Walter Hill	32	Head	Huckster	District of Columbia
18	Lucy Hill	22	Wife	—	Virginia
19	John Gaskins	44	Lodger	Truck Driver	Virginia
20	John Kelley	50	Head	Plasterer	North Carolina
21	Sara Kelley	42	Wife	—	North Carolina
22	Everett Kelley	19	Son	Bus Boy	North Carolina
23	Archie Jr. Kelley	17	Son	—	North Carolina
24	Wade Hill	41	Head	Truck Driver	North Carolina
25	Janie Hill	32	Wife	—	North Carolina
26	Lewis Hundley	27	Head	Truck Driver	District of Columbia
27	Edith Hundley	24	Wife	—	District of Columbia
28	Elwood Hundley	7	Son	—	District of Columbia
29	Arthur B. Willis	60	Head	Laborer	Virginia
30	Fannie Willis	55	Wife	—	District of Columbia
31	Edward Willis	58	Brother	Laborer	Virginia
32	Roberta Willis	40	Sister-in-law	—	Virginia
33	Richard Scott	47	Head	Laborer	Virginia
34	Bessie Scott	42	Wife	—	Virginia
35	Charlie Smith	48	Head	Laborer	South Carolina
36	Elizabeth Smith	33	Wife	Cook	Maryland
37	Margaret Smith	12	Daughter	—	District of Columbia
38	Thelma Smith	11	Daughter	—	District of Columbia
39	Elmore Smith	9	Daughter	—	District of Columbia
40	John Montgomery	19	Lodger	General Housework	Maryland
41	Alice Curley	23	Lodger	General Housework	Virginia
42	Naomi Curley	0	—	—	District of Columbia
43	Robert Johnson	30	Head	Cook	Virginia
44	John Powell	29	Head	Laborer	North Carolina
45	Ethel Powell	27	Wife	Laundry Work	North Carolina
46	B. Powell	27	Head	Laborer	North Carolina
47	Bertha Powell	25	Wife	—	North Carolina
48	Otis Powell	4	Son	—	North Carolina
49	Bernice Powell	2	Daughter	—	North Carolina
50	Benj. Jr. Powell	0	Son	—	North Carolina

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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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