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Ben Brown — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Hamilton, South Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Ben Brown across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Hamilton, South Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 49
b. ~1881
Male
Head
Born: South Carolina
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Hamilton, South Carolina |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ben |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 49 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 26 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | VVW |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Hunter School District 13 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1881 |
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 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ben | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice Brown | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1912 |
| Mary Brown | Other | — | 46 | ~1884 |
| John Brown | Son | — | 9 | ~1921 |
| Ben Brown | Head | — | 49 | ~1881 |
| Annie Brown | Son | — | 16 | ~1914 |
| Ben Brown | Son | — | 6 | ~1924 |
| James Brown | Son | — | 12 | ~1918 |
Census Appearances
1910
Effingham, Georgia
Head, age 28
Effingham, Georgia · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ben |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 28 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Years Married | 6 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | Working Out |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1920
Kershaw, South …
Head, age 38
Kershaw, South Carolina · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ben |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 38 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1930
Hamilton, South …
Head, age 49
Hamilton, South Carolina · implied b. ~1881 — 7 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ben |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 49 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 26 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General Farm |
| Class of Worker | VVW |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Ben Brown across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in 3 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ben Brown
Head · 1930 · age 49 · b. ~1881 · South Carolina
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1930 US Federal Census — Hamilton, South Carolina
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1930 US Federal Census — Hamilton, South Carolina
Page Contents
44 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2205unit:0883)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Grant Lemon | 33 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 58 | Lizzie-H Lemon | 28 | Wife-H | Housewife | South Carolina |
| 59 | George W. Lemon | 9 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 60 | Canada Lemon | 7 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 61 | Lemon | 5 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 62 | Alice B. Lemon | 3 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 63 | Beatrice Lemon | 1 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 64 | Linnie Lemon | 52 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 65 | Martha Lemon | 25 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 66 | Eliza Lemon | 23 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 67 | Lizzie Lemon | 16 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 68 | George Crosland | 50 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 69 | Ada Crosland | 49 | Wife-H | Housewife | South Carolina |
| 70 | Ada Crosland | 17 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 71 | George W. Crosland | 8 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 72 | Annie Crosland | 5 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 73 | Mary L. Crosland | 2 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 74 | Amanda Freeman | 23 | Step-daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 75 | Moses Watson | 66 | Head | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 76 | Hattie Watson | 22 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 77 | John Watson | 15 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 78 | Mary Watson | 7 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 79 | Henrietta Watson | 3 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 80 | Jeff J. Covington | 47 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 81 | Lillie Covington | 45 | Wife-H | Housewife | South Carolina |
| 82 | Lillie Covington | 22 | Daughter | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 83 | Jeff Covington | 19 | Son | Laborer | South Carolina |
| 84 | Mattie Covington | 17 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 85 | Solomon Covington | 15 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 86 | Mary Covington | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 87 | Jeff Covington | 9 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 88 | Ed Covington | 7 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 89 | Ben Brown THIS PERSON | 49 | Head | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 90 | Mary B. Brown | 46 | Wife-H | Housewife | South Carolina |
| 91 | Beatrice M. Brown | 18 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 92 | Annie E. Brown | 16 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 93 | James L. Brown | 12 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 94 | John H. Brown | 9 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 95 | Ben L. Brown | 6 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 96 | Brown | 3 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 97 | Lewis D. Joyner | 42 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 98 | Hanna Joyner | 37 | Wife-H | — | North Carolina |
| 99 | Hanna Joyner | 10 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 100 | Hanna Joyner | 9 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
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)