Clifford Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Benton-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Clifford Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Benton-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Minnie & Ray — first a head (b.~1904), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1904 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Benton-County, Iowa
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clifford
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Monroe Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Benton
Additional Details
Occupation	farming
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	C 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Monroe Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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 Clifford	Age	Birth yr
Wanda Brown	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Clifford Brown	Head	—	36	~1904
Patricia Brown	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Carl Lange	Other	—	60	~1880
Mary Brown	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Benton, Iowa

Son, age 15

Benton, Iowa · implied b. ~1905 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clifford
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Benton, Iowa

Head, age 26

Benton, Iowa · implied b. ~1904 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clifford
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	$8
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Benton-County, Iowa

Head, age 36

Benton-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1904 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Clifford
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Monroe Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Benton
Occupation	farming
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	C 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Minnie Brown

b. ~1882

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Ray Brown

b. ~1882

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Clifford Brown

Head · 1940 · age 36 · b. ~1904 · Iowa

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Benton-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01138-00455)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clifford Brown THIS PERSON	36	Head	Farming	Iowa
2	Mary Brown	35	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Wanda Mae Brown	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Patricia Brown	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Carl D. Lange	60	Hired man	Farmhand	Iowa
6	Glenn E. Gaster	31	Head	Farming	Iowa
7	Annabel Gaster	30	Wife	—	Iowa
8	James Gaster	10	Son	—	Iowa
9	Richard Gaster	8	Son	—	Iowa
10	Naomi Gaster	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
11	Clarence Hupfeld	35	Head	Farming	Iowa
12	Mabel Hupfeld	28	Wife	—	Iowa
13	Marlyne Hupfeld	7	Son	—	Iowa
14	Carroll Hupfeld	6	Son	—	Iowa
15	Raymond Meeks	21	Hired man	Farmhand	Iowa
16	Andrew Schmidt	48	Head	Farmhand	Iowa
17	Evelyn Schmidt	22	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Leo Blough	35	Head	Farming	Iowa
19	Rose Blough	43	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Robert Knupp	13	Stepson	—	Iowa
21	Irene Knupp	8	Stepdaughter	—	Iowa
22	Nathan Buckner	54	Head	Farming	Iowa
23	Alma Buckner	52	Wife	—	Illinois
24	Wesley Mehlhouse	35	Head	Farming	Iowa
25	Hilda Mehlhouse	32	Wife	—	Iowa
26	Juanita Mehlhouse	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
27	Robert Mehlhouse	10	Son	—	Iowa
28	Louis Burnell	21	Hired man	Farming	Iowa
29	Glen E. Hook	32	Head	Farming	Iowa
30	Hattie Hook	29	Wife	—	Iowa
31	Marlys Hook	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
32	Leonard Hook	11	Son	—	Iowa
33	Kenneth Hook	8	Son	—	Iowa
34	Lee Jones	23	Hired man	—	Missouri
35	William Brown	65	Head	Farmhand	Pennsylvania
36	Lucy Brown	62	Wife	—	Maryland
37	Homer Brown	34	Son	Farmhand	Iowa
38	William Brown	2	Grandson	—	Iowa
39	Doris Brown	27	Daughter in law	—	Iowa

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Clifford

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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