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William Wells — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Amite, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this William Wells across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Amite, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1914), then head of a 13-person household.

Age 16 b. ~1914 Male Son Born: Mississippi Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year1930
LocationAmite, Mississippi
SurnameWells
Given NameWilliam E
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age16
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMississippi
Father's BirthplaceMississippi
Mother's BirthplaceMississippi
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
IndustryGeneral Farming
Class of WorkerW
Can Read/WriteYes
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardEast Part Of 4Th District
Est. Birth Year~1914

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to William Age Birth yr
Allie Wells Daughter — 11 ~1919
Hellen Wells Daughter — 5 ~1925
Gladys Wells Daughter — 6 ~1924
Alice Wells Daughter — 8 ~1922
William Wells Head — 44 ~1886
Mandy Moore Other — 52 ~1878
Lawrence Wells Son — 14 ~1916
Arthur Wells Son — 18 ~1912
William Wells Son — 16 ~1914
Clyde Wells Son — 12 ~1918
William Wells Son — 9 ~1921
Jesse Wells Son — 20 ~1910
Sarah Wells Spouse — 36 ~1894

Census Appearances

1920
Amite, Mississippi
Son, age 6
Amite, Mississippi · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Wells
Given Name William E
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Mulatto
Age 6
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation none
Can Read No
Can Write No
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1930
Amite, Mississippi
Son, age 16
Amite, Mississippi · implied b. ~1914 — 13 household members
Surname Wells
Given Name William E
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 16
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Laborer
Industry General Farming
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links William Wells across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Amite, Mississippi, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
William Wells
Son · 1930 · age 16 · b. ~1914 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Jesse Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 20
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Alice Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Gladys Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 6
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
William Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Lawrence Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Allie Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Hellen Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Arthur Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Clyde Wells
Sibling · 1930 · age 12
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Amite, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1138unit:0316)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Doris D Huff 24 Wife None Mississippi
52 B Bilbo Huff 5 Son None Mississippi
53 Charlie Huff 34 Head Farmer Mississippi
54 Mattie L Huff 30 Wife None Mississippi
55 Thomas Huff 10 Son None Mississippi
56 Howard Huff 2 Son None Mississippi
57 Elihu L Lowery 42 Head Laborer Mississippi
58 Alice E Lowery 41 Wife None Mississippi
59 Gladys Lowery 21 Daughter None Mississippi
60 Sarah E Lowery 18 Daughter None Mississippi
61 John F Lowery 17 Son Laborer Mississippi
62 Elam M Lowery 11 Son None Mississippi
63 William L Lowery 1 Son None Mississippi
64 Allie Marie Cleveland 41 Servant None Mississippi
65 George W Cleveland 30 Head Laborer Mississippi
66 Lola Cleveland 28 Wife Laborer Mississippi
67 Luther Cleveland 8 Son None Mississippi
68 Margaret Cleveland 5 Daughter None Mississippi
69 William Wells 44 Head None Mississippi
70 Sarah E Wells 36 Wife Laborer Mississippi
71 Jesse J Wells 20 Son None Mississippi
72 Arthur L Wells 18 Son Laborer Mississippi
73 William E Wells THIS PERSON 16 Son Laborer Mississippi
74 Lawrence R Wells 14 Son Laborer Mississippi
75 Clyde D Wells 12 Son None Mississippi
76 Allie M Wells 11 Daughter None Mississippi
77 William H Wells 9 Son None Mississippi
78 Alice R Wells 8 Daughter None Mississippi
79 Gladys G Wells 6 Daughter None Mississippi
80 Hellen L Wells 5 Daughter None Mississippi
81 Mandy D Moore 52 Mother-in-law None Mississippi
82 Loyd Dykes 41 Head Farmer Mississippi
83 Alma Dykes 26 Wife None Mississippi
84 Elynn R Dykes 7 Son None Mississippi
85 Thomas L Dykes 5 Son None Mississippi
86 Irene P Dykes 3 Daughter None Mississippi
87 Freeman Huff 43 Head Farmer Mississippi
88 Lula B Huff 42 Wife None Mississippi
89 Ava G Huff 14 Daughter None Mississippi
90 Irene M Huff 12 Daughter None Mississippi
91 B Afton 24 Head Farmer Mississippi
92 Florence Afton 20 Wife None Mississippi
93 Joel K Afton 2 Son None Mississippi
94 Ralph R Huff 41 Head Laborer Mississippi
95 Vivian E Huff 38 Wife None Mississippi
96 Earl C Huff 19 Son Laborer Mississippi
97 Blanche Londen 50 Head Farmer Mississippi
98 Guy Londen 24 Son Laborer Mississippi
99 Ira W Londen 20 Son Laborer Mississippi
100 A Jones 28 Head Farmer Mississippi

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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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