Ben Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Lauderdale, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ben Brown across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Lauderdale, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1870 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Lauderdale, Mississippi
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm
Industry	General
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm
Township / Ward	Beat 4 Tunnel Hill
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ben	Age	Birth yr
Clara Brown	Spouse	—	37	~1883
Alberta Brown	Daughter	—	16	~1904
Ben Brown	Head	—	50	~1870
Bessie Brown	Daughter	—	6	~1914
Arthur Brown	Son	—	12	~1908
Willie Brown	Daughter	—	14	~1906
Ella Murry	Other	—	47	~1873

Census Appearances

1900

Kemper, Mississippi

Head, age 31

Kemper, Mississippi · implied b. ~1869

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Birth Month	Oct
Birth Year	1869
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farm Labor
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1910

Kemper, Mississippi

Head, age 40

Kemper, Mississippi · implied b. ~1870 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Years Married	7
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Lauderdale, Mississippi

Head, age 50

Lauderdale, Mississippi · implied b. ~1870 — 7 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farm
Industry	General
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Ben Brown

Head · 1920 · age 50 · b. ~1870 · Mississippi

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

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Page Contents

41 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu882unit:1086)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Claud E Davis	12	Son	—	Mississippi
2	Albert Davis	10	Son	—	Mississippi
3	Earl C Davis	8	Son	—	Mississippi
4	Eddie M Davis	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
5	Lawrence A Davis	1	Son	—	Mississippi
6	Noah M Teale	26	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
7	Bessie A Teale	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
8	Herman Teale	2	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Sallie M Teale	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	George H Telay	49	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
11	Mary Telay	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
12	George Telay	21	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
13	Lula Telay	20	Daughter	—	Mississippi
14	Galand Telay	18	Son	—	Mississippi
15	John Telay	16	Son	—	Mississippi
16	Ludovla Telay	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Elizabeth Telay	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Annie Telay	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	F. D. Telay	9	Son	—	Mississippi
20	J. W. Telay	4	Son	—	Mississippi
21	Heather M. Telay	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	Ben Brown THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farm	Mississippi
23	Clara Brown	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
24	Alberta Brown	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Willie Brown	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
26	Arthur Brown	12	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Bessie L Brown	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
28	Ella Murry	47	Sister	—	Mississippi
29	William E. Jolly	29	Head	Sawyer	Mississippi
30	Lucile S Jolly	29	Wife	—	Texas
31	Mary L. Jolly	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	William L. Jr Jolly	3	Son	—	Mississippi
33	Edward A. Jolly	0	Son	—	Mississippi
34	Thomas J. Hadden	24	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
35	Edna Hadden	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
36	Mattie Wilson	40	Cook	Cook	Mississippi
37	Harriett Hunter	46	Cook	Cook	Mississippi
38	Park D. Mcmichael	69	Head	Laborer	Georgia
39	Ada Mcmichael	58	Wife	—	Mississippi
40	Charles Mcmichael	11	Son	—	Mississippi
41	Earnest Mcmichael	8	Son	—	Mississippi

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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)

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