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Willie Roberts — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Shelby, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this Willie Roberts across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Shelby, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 47
b. ~1873
Male
Head
Born: Tennessee
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Shelby, Tennessee |
| Surname | Roberts |
| Given Name | Willie |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 47 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Civil Dist 3 Part Of |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1873 |
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.
8 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Willie | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Roberts | Son | — | 18 | ~1902 |
| Olden Roberts | Son | — | 13 | ~1907 |
| Lester Roberts | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1912 |
| Luciel Roberts | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1905 |
| Hester Roberts | Son | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Nannie Roberts | Spouse | — | 39 | ~1881 |
| Leland Roberts | Son | — | 20 | ~1900 |
| Willie Roberts | Head | — | 47 | ~1873 |
Census Appearances
1900
Shelby, Tennessee
Head, age 27
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1873 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Roberts |
| Given Name | Wm |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Birth Month | Nov |
| Birth Year | 1873 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1910
Shelby, Tennessee
Head, age 37
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1873 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Roberts |
| Given Name | Will |
| Relationship to Head | head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 37 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Years Married | 12 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Industry | House |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1920
Shelby, Tennessee
Head, age 47
Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1873 — 8 household members
| Surname | Roberts |
| Given Name | Willie |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 47 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
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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.
Our Model Tree links Willie Roberts across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Shelby, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Willie Roberts
Head · 1920 · age 47 · b. ~1873 · Tennessee
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1920 US Federal Census — Shelby, Tennessee
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1920 US Federal Census — Shelby, Tennessee
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1762unit:0881)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evelyn Teak | 29 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 2 | Hill Woods | 41 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 3 | Luella Woods | 22 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 4 | John Henley | 46 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 5 | Ada Henley | 33 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 6 | Guy Henley | 15 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 7 | Nobell Henley | 13 | Nephew | — | Tennessee |
| 8 | Charley S. Lockhart | 72 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 9 | Mary Lockhart | 17 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 10 | Wells | 41 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 11 | Ida Wells | 41 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 12 | Lucile Wells | 16 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 13 | J. W. Wells | 14 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 14 | J. Charley Wells | 11 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 15 | Alice Willingham | 53 | Servant | — | Tennessee |
| 16 | Robert Howard | 44 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 17 | Ida M. Howard | 38 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 18 | Mary E. Howard | 3 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 19 | Robert Howard | 1 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 20 | Abbie L. Howard | 0 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 21 | Edmund Stout | 52 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 22 | Celesta Stout | 46 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 23 | Pattie M. Howard | 84 | Head | Farmer | Alabama |
| 24 | Minnie Howard | 51 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 25 | Fannie Howard | 44 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 26 | Harvey Sommerville | 51 | Son-in-law | — | Georgia |
| 27 | Sarah Sommerville | 50 | Daughter | — | Mississippi |
| 28 | Willie Roberts THIS PERSON | 47 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 29 | Nannie Roberts | 39 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 30 | Leland Roberts | 20 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 31 | William H. Roberts | 18 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 32 | Luciel Roberts | 15 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 33 | Olden Roberts | 13 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 34 | Hester Roberts | 10 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 35 | Lester Roberts | 8 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 36 | William Owen | 70 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 37 | Safonia Owen | 63 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 38 | Elizabeth Owen | 22 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 39 | Frank Mathews | 14 | Grandson | — | Tennessee |
| 40 | Lenora Curry | 7 | Boarder | — | Tennessee |
| 41 | Albert Blake | 64 | Head | Farmer | Kentucky |
| 42 | Mary J. Blake | 63 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 43 | Albert G. Blake | 11 | Grandson | — | Tennessee |
| 44 | David Cocke | 33 | Head | — | Tennessee |
| 45 | Mamie Cocke | 16 | Sister | — | Tennessee |
| 46 | Lizzie Cocke | 3 | Sister | — | Tennessee |
| 47 | Bert Vandervilt | 60 | Head | Farmer | Mississippi |
| 48 | Mary Vandervilt | 50 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 49 | Herbert Vandervilt | 32 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 50 | Willie Vandervilt | 25 | Son | — | Tennessee |
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)