Chester Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Greene-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Chester Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Greene-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Marguerite — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Greene-County, Ohio
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Chester
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Xenia Tp.
1935 Residence (County)	Greene
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road Project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Xenia Tp
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Chester	Age	Birth yr
Marlene Brown	Daughter	—	19	~1921
M Bailey	Other	—	75	~1865
Victor Brown	Son	—	18	~1922
Donald Brown	Son	—	16	~1924
Ethyl Brown	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Chester Brown	Head	—	41	~1899
Carl Brown	Son	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1920

Greene, Ohio

Son, age 21

Greene, Ohio · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Chester A.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Fireman
Industry	Steam R.R.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Greene, Ohio

Head, age 31

Greene, Ohio · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Chester G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Inspector
Industry	Farm Machinery
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	14
Radio Set	no
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Greene-County, Ohio

Head, age 41

Greene-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1899 — 7 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Chester
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Xenia Tp.
1935 Residence (County)	Greene
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road Project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Our Model Tree links Chester Brown across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Marguerite Brown (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Marguerite Brown

b. ~1869

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Chester Brown

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Ohio

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Original Census Page

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Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03074-00985)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ruth Elma Lyle	39	Wife	—	Ohio
2	Mabel Irene Lyle	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
3	Mildred Brittingham	16	—	—	Ohio
4	Bert Mercer	34	Head	Twine Maker	Ohio
5	Dorothy Mercer	35	Wife	—	Ohio
6	Eugene Mercer	16	Son	—	Ohio
7	Ernest Blair	55	Head	Laborer	Ohio
8	Josephine Blair	51	Wife	—	Ohio
9	Bob Blair	15	Son	—	Ohio
10	Roy Cox	44	Head	Farmer	Ohio
11	Rhea Cox	39	Wife	—	Ohio
12	Joseph Cox	19	Son	Laborer	Ohio
13	Charlotte Cox	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
14	Carroll Cox	8	Son	—	Ohio
15	Herman Eavey	60	Head	Farmer	Ohio
16	Ruth J. Eavey	45	Wife	—	Ohio
17	Joseph E. Eavey	16	Son	—	Ohio
18	Dorothy K. Rankin	20	Daughter	Bookkeeping	Egypt
19	Theodore Bailey	33	Head	Twine Maker	Ohio
20	Edna Bailey	25	Wife	—	Minnesota
21	Theodore Jr. Bailey	6	Son	—	Ohio
22	Thomas Bailey	3	Son	—	Ohio
23	Chester Brown THIS PERSON	41	Head	Laborer	Ohio
24	Ethyl Brown	39	Wife	—	England
25	Marlene Brown	19	Daughter	—	Ohio
26	Victor Brown	18	Son	—	Ohio
27	Donald Brown	16	Son	—	Ohio
28	Carl Brown	11	Son	—	Ohio
29	M. A. Bailey	75	Father-in-law	—	England
30	C. E. Cloninger	42	Head	Tool Maker	Ohio
31	Jennie Cloninger	36	Wife	—	Indiana
32	Esther Cloninger	19	Daughter	Waitress	Ohio
33	Margie Cloninger	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
34	Nathan Hamilton	66	Head	—	Ohio
35	Viola Hamilton	65	Wife	—	W. Virginia
36	E. Elaine Platt	25	Daughter	Typist	W. Virginia
37	May Koogler	33	Head	Punch Press Op	Ohio
38	Dottie Koogler	39	Sister	Private Maid	Ohio

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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