Andrew Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Surry-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Andrew Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Surry-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Surry-County, Virginia
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Andrew
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Guilford
1935 Residence (County)	Surry
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Guilford
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Andrew	Age	Birth yr
Gladys Brown	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Thelma Brown	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Andrew Brown	Head	—	46	~1894
John Brown	Son	—	8	~1932
Lucion Brown	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Fauquier, Virginia

Other, age 24

Fauquier, Virginia · implied b. ~1896 — 19 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Andrew
Relationship to Head	convict
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

None, District …

Other, age 35

None, District of Columbia · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Andrew
Relationship to Head	Roomer
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Odd jobs
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Surry-County, Virginia

Head, age 46

Surry-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Andrew
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Guilford
1935 Residence (County)	Surry
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Andrew Brown

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Virginia

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04297-00436)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Adell Butts	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
42	Mckinley Butts	9	Son	—	Virginia
43	Tretha Butts	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
44	Laura Butts	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
45	Cenis Butts	2	Son	—	Virginia
46	James Webster	53	Lodger	Laborer	Virginia
47	James Naeden\|Narden	30	Head	Farmer	Virginia
48	Mary Naeden\|Narden	28	Wife	—	Virginia
49	Robert Butts	25	Head	Laborer	Virginia
50	Clyde E. Ronsale\|Ronsall	32	Head	Farmer	Virginia
51	Sallie Ronsale\|Ronsall	55	Wife	—	Virginia
52	Ann R. Ott	67	Mother	—	Virginia
53	Raymond Bishop	20	Hired man	Laborer	Virginia
54	William R. Branch	71	Head	Overseer	Virginia
55	Annie R. Branch	48	Wife	—	Virginia
56	Andrew Brown THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farmer	Virginia
57	Lucion Brown	44	Wife	—	Virginia
58	Gladys Brown	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
59	Thelma Brown	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
60	John Brown	8	Son	—	Virginia
61	Harvey Sharp	29	Head	Farmer	Virginia
62	Rebecca V. Sharp	29	Wife	—	Virginia
63	Nathaniel Sharp	10	Son	—	Virginia
64	Leroy Sharp	7	Son	—	Virginia
65	Lucille Sharp	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
66	Albert H. Sharp	5	Son	—	Virginia
67	Floricel E. Sharp	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
68	Robin O. Sharp	1	Son	—	Virginia
69	Charleston Sharp	15	Brother	—	Virginia
70	Elizabeth Cherry	65	Mother-in-law	—	Virginia
71	Nelson H. Sharp	33	Head	Farmer	Virginia
72	Alice N. Sharp	28	Wife	—	Virginia
73	Arthur W. Sharp	9	Son	—	Virginia
74	Clarence Sharp	7	Son	—	Virginia
75	Linwood Sharp	5	Son	—	Virginia
76	Mabel Sharp	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
77	Thurman A. Sharp	1	Son	—	Virginia
78	Bernice Sharp	15	Sister	—	Virginia
79	Charles C. Swastney\|Svastney	50	Head	Farmer	Virginia
80	Emma L. Swastney\|Svastney	38	Wife	—	Virginia

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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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