Clara Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Forrest-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Clara Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Forrest-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1907), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Forrest-County, Mississippi
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn Village
1935 Residence (County)	Forrest
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Brooklyn Village
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Clara	Age	Birth yr
Annie Brown	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Katie Brown	Daughter	—		~1940
Rosa Brown	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Rosa Brown	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Dorothy Brown	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Ania Brown	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Wesley Brown	Head	—	33	~1907
Able Brown	Other	—	25	~1915
John Brown	Son	—	8	~1932
Clara Brown	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1930

Forrest, Mississippi

Other, age 23

Forrest, Mississippi · implied b. ~1907 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Forrest-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 33

Forrest-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1907 — 10 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn Village
1935 Residence (County)	Forrest
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Clara Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Mississippi

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Forrest-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02021-00870)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Della Peters	55	Wife	—	Alabama
2	J. D. Parnell	25	Son-in-law	Pulp Wood	Alabama
3	Almedia Parnell	26	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Easton Parnell	4	Grandson	—	Mississippi
5	Joe Albert Parnell	12	Grand-son	—	Mississippi
6	Wesley Brown	33	Head	Manager	Mississippi
7	Clara Brown THIS PERSON	33	Wife	—	Mississippi
8	Rosa Mae Brown	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	John Brown	8	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Annie Lee Brown	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	Dorothy Nell Brown	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
12	Rosa Maria Brown	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Ania Myrtis Brown	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
14	Katie Mae Brown	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
15	Able Brown	25	Brother	Clerk	Mississippi
16	Daniel Bounds	51	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
17	Lena Bounds	55	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	Arthur Bounds	28	Son	—	Mississippi
19	Aubry Bounds	18	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Floyd Bounds	14	Son	—	Mississippi
21	Hugh Anderson	43	Head	Deputy Sheriff	Mississippi
22	Bertha Anderson	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
23	Helen Anderson	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
24	Ola Mae Anderson	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
25	Loney Maloy	67	Head	Handy Man	Mississippi
26	Julia Maloy	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
27	Bowers Lumpkin	31	Son-in-law	Laborer	Mississippi
28	Burzell Lumpkin	26	Daughter	—	Mississippi
29	Helen Lumpkin	7	Grand-dau	—	Mississippi
30	Johnnie Lumpkin	5	Grand-son	—	Mississippi
31	James M. Mclondon	28	Head	Truck Driver	Mississippi
32	Ivola Mclondon	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
33	Nevels Bounds	21	Head	Labour	Mississippi
34	Ruby Lee Bounds	16	Wife	—	Mississippi
35	Madison Riley	41	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
36	Mamie Riley	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
37	Mary Lois Riley	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
38	Milton Riley	11	Son	—	Mississippi
39	Billy Joe Riley	7	Son	—	Mississippi
40	Jerry Riley	5	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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