Alma Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-York-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Alma Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Head Born: Virginia Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Alma
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	New York C
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	New York C
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Alma	Age	Birth yr
Clifford Brown	Son	—	14	~1926
Alma Brown	Head	—	40	~1900
Callie Brown	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Edward Brown	Son	—	3	~1937
Kenneth Brown	Son	—	1	~1939
Willard Brown	Son	—	7	~1933
Curtis Brown	Son	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1930

New York, …

Other, age 32

New York, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 14 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Alma
Relationship to Head	Roomer
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 40

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Alma
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	New York C
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Alma Brown

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · New York

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

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1940 US Federal Census — New-York-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02651-00247)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Henry Sheler	24	Boarder	Doorman	North Carolina
42	Walter Sheler	42	Head	Longshoreman	Virginia
43	Viola Sheler	32	Wife	—	Virginia
44	Hallie Sheler	14	Daughter	—	New York
45	James Sheler	12	Son	—	New York
46	Eleanor Sheler	10	Daughter	—	New York
47	Walter Sheler	6	Son	—	New York
48	Hallie Sheler	44	Sister	Domestic	Virginia
49	George Sheler	25	Nephew	—	Virginia
50	James Covington	33	Head	—	North Carolina
51	Fred Covington	23	Son	Laborer	North Carolina
52	Curtis Covington	17	Son	—	North Carolina
53	William Capers	31	Head	Laborer	South Carolina
54	Mable Capers	27	Wife	—	South Carolina
55	William Joseph Capers	3	Son	—	New York
56	Earl Capers	2	Son	—	New York
57	Warren Capers	22	Boarder	Laborer	New York
58	Alma Brown THIS PERSON	40	Head	—	Virginia
59	Clifford Brown	14	Son	—	New York
60	Callie Brown	12	Daughter	—	New York
61	Curtis Brown	10	Son	—	New York
62	Willard Brown	7	Son	—	New York
63	Edward Brown	3	Son	—	New York
64	Kenneth Brown	1	Son	—	New York
65	Augusta Wimbush	42	Head	Domestic	Georgia
66	Janice Wimbush	25	Daughter	—	Georgia
67	Joseph Frank	41	Head	Elevator Operator	B.W.I.
68	Emory Smith	48	Head	Cook	Pennsylvania
69	Hattie Smith	36	Wife	—	North Carolina
70	Emory Smith	6	Son	—	New York
71	Jimmy Smith	4	Son	—	New York
72	Morris Ramsey	29	Head	Car Cleaner	Florida
73	Aria Ramsey	32	Wife	—	New Jersey
74	Marion Ramsey	5	Daughter	—	New York
75	Morris Ramsey	2	Son	—	New York
76	John Wise	26	Head	Porter	Virginia
77	Clara Wise	20	Wife	—	Virginia
78	Jennifer Wise	1	Daughter	—	New York
79	Katherine Hall	20	Head	—	South Carolina
80	Katherine Hall	1	Daughter	—	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 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.

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