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Willie Watkins — 1900 US Census Record
Model Tree available1900 United States Federal Census · Haywood, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this Willie Watkins across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Haywood, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Burton & Charley — first a son (b.~1894), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 6
b. ~1894
Male
Son
Born: Tennessee
Single
1900 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1900 |
| Location | Haywood, Tennessee |
| Surname | Watkins |
| Given Name | Willie |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 6 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Birth Month | Jan |
| Birth Year | 1894 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Township / Ward | Civil District No 11 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1894 |
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.
9 people recorded at the same address in the 1900 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Willie | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Watkins | Son | — | 1 | ~1899 |
| Robert Watkins | Head | — | 40 | ~1860 |
| Jacob Watkins | Son | — | 19 | ~1881 |
| Willie Watkins | Son | — | 6 | ~1894 |
| John Watkins | Son | — | 8 | ~1892 |
| Jim Watkins | Son | — | 4 | ~1896 |
| Sallie Watkins | Spouse | — | 40 | ~1860 |
| Elizabeth Watkins | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1884 |
| Hardie Watkins | Son | — | 14 | ~1886 |
Census Appearances
1900
Haywood, Tennessee
Son, age 6
Haywood, Tennessee · implied b. ~1894 — 9 household members
| Surname | Watkins |
| Given Name | Willie |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 6 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Birth Month | Jan |
| Birth Year | 1894 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1910
Haywood, Tennessee
Son, age 14
Haywood, Tennessee · implied b. ~1896 — 11 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Watkins |
| Given Name | Willy |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 14 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | Home Farm |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
Son, age 22
Haywood, Tennessee · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Watkins |
| Given Name | William |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 22 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
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.
Our Model Tree links Willie Watkins across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Haywood, Tennessee, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Burton Watkins (~0.92 confidence) and father Charley Watkins (~0.92 confidence) and father Robert Watkins (~0.92 confidence) and mother Georgia Watkins (~0.92 confidence) and mother May Watkins (~0.92 confidence) and mother Sallie Watkins (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Burton Watkins
b. ~1866
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Charley Watkins
b. ~1856
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Robert Watkins
b. ~1860
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Georgia Watkins
b. ~1865
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
May Watkins
b. ~1866
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Sallie Watkins
b. ~1860
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Willie Watkins
Son · 1900 · age 6 · b. ~1894 · Tennessee
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Sibling
Elizabeth Watkins
Sibling · 1900 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
John Watkins
Sibling · 1900 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Jacob Watkins
Sibling · 1900 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Lonzo Watkins
Sibling · 1900 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Jim Watkins
Sibling · 1900 · age 4
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Hardie Watkins
Sibling · 1900 · age 14
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
1900 US Federal Census — Haywood, Tennessee
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1900 US Federal Census — Haywood, Tennessee
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1900:12thcensusofpopu1577unit:1061)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | William Holloway | 14 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 52 | Walter Holloway | 9 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 53 | Edmund Holloway | 7 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 54 | Jennie Holloway | 5 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 55 | Lucy Holloway | 2 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 56 | Robert Watkins | 39 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 57 | Sallie Watkins | 40 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 58 | Jacob Watkins | 18 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 59 | Elizabeth Watkins | 15 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 60 | Hardie Watkins | 14 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 61 | John Watkins | 8 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 62 | Willie Watkins THIS PERSON | 6 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 63 | Jim Watkins | 4 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 64 | Lonzo Watkins | 1 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 65 | Ross Reed | 45 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 66 | Bettie Reed | 40 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 67 | Katie Reed | 21 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 68 | Hamel Reed | 19 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 69 | Paul Reed | 17 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 70 | Mary Jane Reed | 12 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 71 | Miner Reed | 10 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 72 | Emma Reed | 8 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 73 | Tom Reed | 5 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 74 | Allie Reed | 3 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 75 | Jeff Scott | 25 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 76 | Martha Scott | 23 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 77 | Abner Bullock | 50 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 78 | Lucy Bullock | 37 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 79 | Simon Bullock | 19 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 80 | Allie Bullock | 15 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 81 | Vinia Bullock | 14 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 82 | Emma Bullock | 8 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 83 | Willie Bullock | 6 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 84 | Eliza Bullock | 2 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 85 | Moses Reed | 50 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 86 | Minnie Reed | 24 | Daughter | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 87 | Sam Reed | 22 | Son | Farm Laborer | Tennessee |
| 88 | Lue Reed | 18 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 89 | Samuel Reed | 2 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 90 | William Blue | 90 | Uncle | — | Tennessee |
| 91 | Robert Owen | 27 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 92 | Ellen Owen | 22 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 93 | Trulyan Owen | 49 | Mother | — | Tennessee |
| 94 | Maggie Owen | 19 | Sister | — | Tennessee |
| 95 | Jim Phillips | 29 | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| 96 | Willie Phillips | 29 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 97 | Maud Phillips | 6 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 98 | Lula Phillips | 4 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 99 | Allie Phillips | 2 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 100 | Willie Phillips | 0 | Son | — | Tennessee |
Related Census Records
Pedigree Summary
Willie + 6 siblings
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1900 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)