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Cora Brown — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Clay-County, Tennessee
Our Model Tree links this Cora Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clay-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1903), then head of a 10-person household.
Age 37
b. ~1903
Female
Spouse
Born: Tennessee
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Clay-County, Tennessee |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Cora |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 37 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Clay |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 7 |
| 1935 Residence | Tennessee |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
| Township / Ward | Civil District 7 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1903 |
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 Cora | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Brown | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Iva Brown | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Martha Brown | Daughter | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Luke Brown | Head | — | 40 | ~1900 |
| Willie Brown | Son | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Thurman Brown | Son | — | 3 | ~1937 |
| Garon Brown | Son | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Robert Brown | Son | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Willie Brown | Son | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Cora Brown | Spouse | — | 37 | ~1903 |
Census Appearances
1930
Clay, Tennessee
Spouse, age 28
Clay, Tennessee · implied b. ~1902 — 6 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Cora |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 28 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Age at First Marriage | 19 |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
1940
Clay-County, Tennessee
Spouse, age 37
Clay-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1903 — 10 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Cora |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 37 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Tennessee |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Clay |
| Highest Grade | No 7 |
| 1935 Residence | Tennessee |
| Birth State | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | tennessee |
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Our Model Tree links Cora Brown across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Cora Brown
Spouse · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Tennessee
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1940 US Federal Census — Clay-County, Tennessee
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1940 US Federal Census — Clay-County, Tennessee
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03880-00685)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Head | 2 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 2 | W. O. Spivey | 65 | Head | Operator | Tennessee |
| 3 | Floretta Spivey | 60 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 4 | Bethel Spivey | 36 | Son | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 5 | Selvin Spivey | 23 | Son | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 6 | John D. Collins | 55 | Head | Operator | Tennessee |
| 7 | Ida Vernie Collins | 55 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 8 | Ernest D. Smith | 37 | Head | Truck Driver | Tennessee |
| 9 | Dorothy Smith | 31 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 10 | Christine Smith | 9 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 11 | Freda Smith | 7 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 12 | Glenn Smith | 6 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 13 | Kenneth Smith | 4 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 14 | Cecil Eads | 25 | Head | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 15 | Ada Eads | 21 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 16 | Acres Eads | 49 | Head | Operator | Tennessee |
| 17 | Melvina Eads | 44 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 18 | Dayous Eads | 28 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 19 | Nola Eads | 22 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 20 | James Eads | 20 | Son | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 21 | Vancil Eads | 17 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 22 | Jasper Collins | 41 | Head | Operator | Tennessee |
| 23 | Evelyn Collins | 24 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 24 | Eugene Collins | 4 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 25 | Susan Collins | 62 | Head | — | Tennessee |
| 26 | Dilmas Collins | 17 | Grandson | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 27 | Luke Brown | 40 | Head | Operator | Tennessee |
| 28 | Cora Brown THIS PERSON | 37 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 29 | Willie Jim Brown | 18 | Son | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 30 | Willie Brown | 15 | Son | Laborer | Tennessee |
| 31 | Iva Deane Brown | 14 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 32 | Robert Brown | 10 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 33 | Martha Brown | 8 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 34 | Garon Brown | 5 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 35 | Thurman Brown | 3 | Son | — | Tennessee |
| 36 | Louise Brown | 1 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 37 | Buford Moss | 32 | Head | Road Construction | Tennessee |
| 38 | Hettie Moss | 28 | Wife | — | Tennessee |
| 39 | Ira May Moss | 9 | Daughter | — | Tennessee |
| 40 | Delbert Ray Moss | 6 | Son | — | Tennessee |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)