Clara Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Nassau-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Clara Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nassau-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Sweden Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nassau-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	MINEOLA
1935 Residence (County)	NASSAU
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden
Township / Ward	Mineola
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Clara	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Brown	Daughter	—	24	~1916
James Brown	Head	—	68	~1872
Clara Brown	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Queens, New …

Spouse, age 30

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Un
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1930

Nassau, New …

Spouse, age 40

Nassau, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1892
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

1940

Nassau-County, New …

Spouse, age 50

Nassau-County, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Sweden
1935 Residence (City)	MINEOLA
1935 Residence (County)	NASSAU
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Sweden
Birthplace (normalized)	sweden

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Clara Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Nassau-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02691-00510)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ida Sellinger	6	Daughter	—	New York
2	Doris Sellinger	5	Daughter	—	New York
3	John E. Hyrick	36	Head	Fireman	New York
4	Mary Hyrick	38	Wife	—	New York
5	Mary A. Hyrick	4	Daughter	—	New York
6	Christopher Massa	40	Head	Laborer	New York
7	Elizabeth Massa	39	Wife	Beautician	New York
8	Robert Massa	17	Son	—	New York
9	Florence Massa	12	Daughter	—	New York
10	Adolph Massa	54	Head	Telegraph Operator	New York
11	Anna Massa	57	Wife	—	New York
12	Adolph Jr. Massa	29	Son	Trucking	New York
13	Anna Massa	23	Daughter	File Clerk	New York
14	Ellwood Baldwin	69	Head	—	New York
15	Adelaide Baldwin	69	Wife	—	New York
16	Harry Haigh	44	Head	Patrolman	Pennsylvania
17	Sarah Haigh	38	Wife	—	New York
18	James Brown	68	Head	Secretary	England
19	Clara Brown THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Sweden
20	Ruth Brown	24	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
21	Ernest Hying	50	Head	Platform Man	Germany
22	Louise Hying	45	Wife	—	Germany
23	Frederick Hying	13	Son	—	New York
24	Edward Lincoln	33	Head	Foreman Mechanic	New York
25	Vera Lincoln	30	Wife	—	Canada-French
26	Robert Lincoln	9	Son	—	New York
27	Richard Lincoln	6	Son	—	New York
28	Raymond Lincoln	3	Son	—	New York
29	Samuel Christie	44	Head	Superintendent Warehouse	New York
30	Eva Christie	44	Wife	—	New York
31	Clifford Christie	21	Son	Plumber	New York
32	Audrey Christie	18	Daughter	Store Clerk	New York
33	Howard Christie	15	Son	—	New York
35	Albert Armacost	54	Head	Bookkeeper	New York
36	Mary Armacost	56	Wife	—	New York
37	Margaret Armacost	19	Daughter	Telephone Operator	New York
38	James Armacost	17	Son	—	New York
39	Kathleen Armacost	15	Daughter	—	New York
40	Edward Armacost	13	Son	—	New York

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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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