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Bessie Brown — 1920 US Census Record
Model Tree available1920 United States Federal Census · Buncombe, North Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Bessie Brown across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Buncombe, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents C & Sally — first a daughter (b.~1890), then head of a 6-person household.
Age 30
b. ~1890
Female
Daughter
Born: North Carolina
Single
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Buncombe, North Carolina |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
| Township / Ward | Asheville City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1890 |
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.
6 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Bessie | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Brown | Daughter | — | 26 | ~1894 |
| Bessie Brown | Daughter | — | 30 | ~1890 |
| B Brown | Head | — | 54 | ~1866 |
| Roscoe Brown | Son | — | 21 | ~1899 |
| Robert Brown | Son | — | 14 | ~1906 |
| Emma Brown | Spouse | — | 50 | ~1870 |
Census Appearances
1900
Buncombe, North …
Daughter, age 11
Buncombe, North Carolina · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Bessie E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 10 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Birth Month | Feb |
| Birth Year | 1889 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Occupation | At School |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1910
Buncombe, North …
Daughter, age 20
Buncombe, North Carolina · implied b. ~1890 — 11 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
1920
Buncombe, North …
Daughter, age 30
Buncombe, North Carolina · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Bessie |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | North Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | north carolina |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Bessie Brown across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Buncombe, North Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father C Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Sally Brown (~0.92 confidence) and father Berkley Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Sue Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Emma Brown (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
C Brown
b. ~1853
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Sally Brown
b. ~1857
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Berkley Brown
b. ~1866
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Sue Brown
b. ~1869
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Emma Brown
b. ~1870
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Bessie Brown
Daughter · 1920 · age 30 · b. ~1890 · North Carolina
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Sibling
Roscoe Brown
Sibling · 1920 · age 21
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Elsie Brown
Sibling · 1920 · age 26
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Robert Brown
Sibling · 1920 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1920 US Federal Census — Buncombe, North Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Buncombe, North Carolina
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1286unit:0880)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Sherrill | 28 | Head | Writer | North Carolina |
| 2 | Bessie Sherrill | 12 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 3 | Nellie Sherrill | 10 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 4 | Bertha Sherrill | 8 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 5 | Sarah Moore | 46 | Head | — | North Carolina |
| 6 | Regina Moore | 22 | Son | Decorator | North Carolina |
| 7 | Barkley Moore | 20 | Son | Miner | North Carolina |
| 8 | Burgis Moore | 17 | Son | Sumner | North Carolina |
| 9 | B. E. Brown | 54 | Head | — | North Carolina |
| 10 | Emma Brown | 50 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 11 | Bessie Brown THIS PERSON | 30 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 12 | Roscoe B. Brown | 21 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 13 | Elsie Brown | 26 | Daughter | Washing & Iron | North Carolina |
| 14 | Robert Brown | 14 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 15 | P. L. Stone | 41 | Head | Policeman | Virginia |
| 16 | Sarah B. Stone | 36 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 17 | Lillie Stone | 16 | Daughter | Delivery | Virginia |
| 18 | Grace Stone | 11 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 19 | Agnes Stone | 8 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 20 | Frances Stone | 6 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 21 | Stone | 3 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 22 | Virginia Stone | 1 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 23 | M. L. Blackwell | 68 | Head | — | North Carolina |
| 24 | Nancy Blackwell | 64 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 25 | Horace Campbell | 58 | Boarder | — | Tennessee |
| 26 | Elias Soutter | 45 | Head | Contractor | Virginia |
| 27 | Ida Soutter | 38 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 28 | Stanley L. Soutter | 18 | Daughter | Saleslady | North Carolina |
| 29 | William Soutter | 15 | Son | Delivery | North Carolina |
| 30 | Josephine Soutter | 13 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 31 | Guthrie Soutter | 9 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 32 | Hazel Soutter | 7 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 33 | Douglas Soutter | 5 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 34 | Oswald Jackson | 28 | Head | Carpenter | North Carolina |
| 35 | Mayme Jackson | 24 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 36 | Blaka Jackson | 4 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 37 | Elizabeth Jackson | 3 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
| 38 | Oswald P. Jackson | 0 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 39 | Charles E. Howell | 47 | Head | — | Tennessee |
| 40 | Annie Howell | 40 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 41 | Rufus Howell | 20 | Son | Messenger | North Carolina |
| 42 | Thomas L. Howell | 14 | Son | Salesman | North Carolina |
| 43 | Bessie L. Howell | 11 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 44 | Charles A. Howell | 9 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 45 | J. A. Reed | 35 | Head | Mason | North Carolina |
| 46 | J. A. Reed | 77 | Father | Driver | North Carolina |
| 47 | Sallie Reed | 57 | Mother | — | North Carolina |
| 48 | Ralph Reed | 10 | Son | — | North Carolina |
| 49 | James Burrell | 27 | Head | Meat Cutter | North Carolina |
| 50 | Martha Burrell | 28 | Daughter | — | North Carolina |
Pedigree Summary
Bessie + 3 siblings
Gen 1 · 5 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)