Ben Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Crittenden-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this Ben Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Crittenden-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1895), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Crittenden-County, Arkansas
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Crittenden
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	210
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Arkansas
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Lucas Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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 Ben	Age	Birth yr
Lizzie Brown	Spouse	—	47	~1893
James Brown	Son	—	6	~1934
Ben Brown	Son	—	2	~1938
J Brown	Son	—	3	~1937
Ben Brown	Head	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Tunica, Mississippi

Head, age 23

Tunica, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Tunica, Mississippi

Head, age 34

Tunica, Mississippi · implied b. ~1896 — 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	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Crittenden-County, Arkansas

Head, age 45

Crittenden-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Crittenden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	210
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Arkansas
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Ben Brown

Head · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Arkansas

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1940 US Federal Census — Crittenden-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00130-00516)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Dan Parker	20	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
42	Elizabeth Parker	17	Wife	—	Arkansas
43	W. L. Justis	74	Head	Farm	Virginia
44	Ulessie \| Ulissis Hawkins	23	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
45	Bessie Hawkins	20	Wife	—	Arkansas
46	Pearly Mae Hawkins	4	Daughter	—	Arkansas
47	James Hawkins	3	Son	—	Arkansas
48	Ezra Hawkins	2	Son	—	Arkansas
49	Lilly Harris	72	Mother in law	Day Labor	Tennessee
50	Munyon Williams	49	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
51	Elnora Williams	20	Daughter	—	Arkansas
52	Hardin Williams	18	Son	Day Labor	Arkansas
53	Almas Williams	15	Daughter	—	Missouri
54	Lenita Williams	13	Daughter	—	Missouri
55	Munyon Jr Williams	10	Son	—	Arkansas
56	Lonnie B. Williams	8	Son	—	Arkansas
57	J. C. Williams	5	Son	—	Arkansas
58	Era Lee Williams	3	Daughter	—	Arkansas
59	Ellen Brown	12	Grand daughter	—	Arkansas
60	I. B. Johnson	27	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
61	Lelia Johnson	26	Wife	—	Tennessee
62	Charlie Wilson	24	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
63	Sally Williams	46	Mother	—	Mississippi
64	Rachel Robinson	21	Sister	—	Mississippi
65	Joe Louis Robinson	4	Brother in law	—	Arkansas
66	Rosie Dorsey	5	Niece	—	Arkansas
67	Ben Brown THIS PERSON	45	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
68	Lizzie Brown	47	Wife	—	Mississippi
69	James Brown	6	Son	—	Arkansas
70	J. J. Brown	3	Son	—	Arkansas
71	Ben Jr Brown	2	Son	—	Arkansas
72	Arthur Stanley	32	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
73	Etna Stanley	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
74	Bennie J. Stanley	3	Daughter	—	Arkansas
75	Elbert Hargraves	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
76	Mattie Hargraves	47	Wife	—	Mississippi
77	Lather Hargraves	22	Daughter	Day Labor	Arkansas
78	Elbert Jr Hargraves	13	Son	—	Arkansas
79	Charline Hargraves	6	Daughter	—	Arkansas
80	Alicen Hargraves	6	Daughter	—	Arkansas

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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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