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Alexander Brown — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Kossuth, Iowa
Our Model Tree links this Alexander Brown across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Kossuth, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1872), then head of a 6-person household.
Age 58
b. ~1872
Male
Head
Born: Iowa
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Kossuth, Iowa |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Alexander |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 58 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Age at First Marriage | 25 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farm Manager |
| Industry | Dairy Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Value / Rent | $4000 |
| Radio Set | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
| Occupation | Farm Manager |
| Township / Ward | Seneca Township |
| 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.
6 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Alexander | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Brown | Head | — | 58 | ~1872 |
| Agnes Brown | Daughter | — | 17 | ~1913 |
| Lewis Olson | Other | — | 24 | ~1906 |
| Hattie Brown | Spouse | — | 53 | ~1877 |
| Margaret Brown | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1916 |
| Ruth Stiles | Daughter | — | 20 | ~1910 |
Census Appearances
1910
Kossuth, Iowa
Head, age 38
Kossuth, Iowa · implied b. ~1872 — 8 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Alexander |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 38 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Years Married | 13 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ir. English |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scot English |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1920
Kossuth, Iowa
Head, age 48
Kossuth, Iowa · implied b. ~1872 — 11 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Alexander J. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 48 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| 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 | M |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1930
Kossuth, Iowa
Head, age 58
Kossuth, Iowa · implied b. ~1872 — 6 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Alexander |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 58 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Age at First Marriage | 25 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Occupation | Farm Manager |
| Industry | Dairy Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Value / Rent | $4000 |
| Radio Set | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
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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 Alexander Brown across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in Kossuth, Iowa, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Alexander Brown
Head · 1930 · age 58 · b. ~1872 · Iowa
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1930 US Federal Census — Kossuth, Iowa
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1930 US Federal Census — Kossuth, Iowa
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:iowacensus00reel663:0158)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James A Vipond | 71 | Head | Farm Manager | Wisconsin |
| 2 | Nellie Vipond | 69 | Wife | — | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Harry Vipond | 45 | Son | Farm Manager | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Milo S Phillips | 55 | Head | Farm Manager | Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Alice L Phillips | 31 | Wife | Farm Laborer | Michigan |
| 6 | Alma M Phillips | 29 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 7 | Marion B Phillips | 5 | Granddaughter | — | Iowa |
| 8 | Joe Heydt | 27 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 9 | Genevieve Heydt | 28 | Wife | — | Illinois |
| 10 | James Larson | 74 | Head | Farmer | Denmark |
| 11 | Blanche Slagle | 45 | Servant | Housework | Iowa |
| 12 | Leon Slagle | 10 | Boarder | — | Iowa |
| 13 | Walter S Stevens | 33 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 14 | Mattie M Stevens | 30 | Wife | — | Illinois |
| 15 | Perry H Stevens | 9 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 16 | Dorothy M Stevens | 8 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 17 | June V Stevens | 5 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 18 | Curtis L Hitchcock | 60 | Head | Farmer | Illinois |
| 19 | Clara M Hitchcock | 52 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 20 | Mike Loss | 62 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 21 | Margaret T Loss | 57 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 22 | Carly Loss | 23 | Son | Farm Laborer | Iowa |
| 23 | Michael Loss | 21 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 24 | Alexander Brown THIS PERSON | 58 | Head | Farm Manager | Iowa |
| 25 | Hattie M Brown | 53 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 26 | Agnes G Brown | 17 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 27 | Margaret H Brown | 14 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 28 | Ruth E Stiles | 20 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 29 | Lewis Olson | 24 | Roomer | Farm Laborer | Missouri |
| 30 | Loren J Brown | 24 | Head | Farm Laborer | Iowa |
| 31 | Florence M Brown | 21 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 32 | James Calland | 28 | Head | Farm Laborer | England |
| 33 | Doris M Calland | 22 | Wife | — | England |
| 34 | William J Calland | 0 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 35 | Harry Sunding | 44 | Head | Farmer | South Dakota |
| 36 | Ruth D Sunding | 38 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 37 | Hans Hellman | 35 | Head | Farmer | Illinois |
| 38 | Charles H Potter | 48 | Head | Farm Manager | Iowa |
| 39 | Rose M Potter | 45 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 40 | Hazel B Potter | 21 | Daughter | Accountant | Iowa |
| 41 | Louis J Albright | 40 | Brother-in-law | Farm Laborer | Iowa |
| 42 | John B Hoppe | 71 | Boarder | Farm Laborer | Iowa |
| 43 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 44 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 45 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 46 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 47 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 48 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 49 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 50 | — | None | — | — | — |
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About This Record & Model Tree
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)