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Donald Brown — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Cuyahoga, Ohio
Our Model Tree links this Donald Brown across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Cuyahoga, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1908), then head of a 24-person household.
Age 22
b. ~1908
Male
Son
Born: Ohio
Single
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Cuyahoga, Ohio |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Donald |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 22 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Ohio |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | auto mechanic |
| Industry | garage |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Ohio |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ohio |
| Occupation | Auto Mechanic |
| Township / Ward | Brecksville Village |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1908 |
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.
24 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Donald | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Pustera | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1925 |
| Louise Goodson | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1917 |
| Beatrice Brown | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1919 |
| Marion Pustera | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1921 |
| Eleanor Pustera | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1929 |
| Mabel Brown | Daughter | — | 23 | ~1907 |
| Joe Pustera | Head | — | 41 | ~1889 |
| Chester Rudgers | Other | — | 51 | ~1879 |
| Harold Brown | Other | — | 50 | ~1880 |
| Lois Brown | Other | — | 83 | ~1847 |
| Ella Brown | Other | — | 49 | ~1881 |
| Anna Pustera | Other | — | 31 | ~1899 |
| E Goodson | Other | — | 48 | ~1882 |
| Joseph Podolsky | Other | — | 57 | ~1873 |
| Mary Kovak | Other | — | 79 | ~1851 |
| Gail Goodson | Other | — | 46 | ~1884 |
| Everett Barnell | Other | — | 34 | ~1896 |
| William Goodson | Son | — | 15 | ~1915 |
| Oliver Goodson | Son | — | 19 | ~1911 |
| Bernard Goodson | Son | — | 13 | ~1917 |
| Donald Brown | Son | — | 22 | ~1908 |
| Clare Brown | Son | — | 18 | ~1912 |
| Milton Goodson | Son | — | 10 | ~1920 |
| Steve Pustera | Son | — | 11 | ~1919 |
Census Appearances
1920
Cuyahoga, Ohio
Son, age 12
Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1908 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Donald |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 12 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Ohio |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Ohio |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ohio |
1930
Cuyahoga, Ohio
Son, age 22
Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1908 — 24 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Donald |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 22 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Ohio |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Occupation | auto mechanic |
| Industry | garage |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Ohio |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ohio |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Donald Brown across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Cuyahoga, Ohio, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Donald Brown
Son · 1930 · age 22 · b. ~1908 · Ohio
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Sibling
Marion Pustera
Sibling · 1930 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Eleanor Pustera
Sibling · 1930 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mabel Brown
Sibling · 1930 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Clare Brown
Sibling · 1930 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Steve Pustera
Sibling · 1930 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
William Goodson
Sibling · 1930 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Louise Goodson
Sibling · 1930 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Bernard Goodson
Sibling · 1930 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Beatrice Brown
Sibling · 1930 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Margaret Pustera
Sibling · 1930 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Oliver Goodson
Sibling · 1930 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Milton Goodson
Sibling · 1930 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1930 US Federal Census — Cuyahoga, Ohio
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1930 US Federal Census — Cuyahoga, Ohio
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:ohiocensus00reel1761:0972)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor Rust | 25 | Head | Utility Worker | Ohio |
| 2 | Ruth Rust | 24 | Wife-H | None | Ohio |
| 3 | Kenneth Rust | 2 | Son | None | Ohio |
| 4 | Walter Rust | 25 | Head | Bus Driver | Ohio |
| 5 | Carrie L. Rust | 26 | Wife-H | None | Ohio |
| 6 | Ellen Mae Rust | 1 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 7 | Lucy M. Rust | 58 | Mother | Farmer | Ohio |
| 8 | Frank Glaba | 46 | Head | Laborer | Ohio |
| 9 | Edward Sizowski | 46 | Boarder | Grease Maker | Ohio |
| 10 | James Dorkman | 33 | Head | Mechanic | Ohio |
| 11 | Mildred Dorkman | 33 | Wife-H | Saleslady | Ohio |
| 12 | Margaret Dorkman | 13 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 13 | Joe Pustera | 41 | Head | Conductor | Czecho Slovakia |
| 14 | Anna Pustera | 31 | Wife-H | None | Czecho Slovakia |
| 15 | Steve Pustera | 11 | Son | None | Ohio |
| 16 | Marion Pustera | 9 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 17 | Margaret Pustera | 5 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 18 | Eleanor J. Pustera | 1 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 19 | Mary Kovak | 79 | Mother-in-law | Nurse-Trained | Czecho Slovakia |
| 20 | E. O. Goodson | 48 | — | Farmer | Ohio |
| 21 | Gail Goodson | 46 | Wife-H | None | Ohio |
| 22 | Oliver Goodson | 19 | Son | None | Ohio |
| 23 | William Goodson | 15 | Son | None | Ohio |
| 24 | Bernard Goodson | 13 | Son | None | Ohio |
| 25 | Louise Goodson | 13 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 26 | Milton Goodson | 10 | Son | None | Ohio |
| 27 | Chester Rudgers | 51 | — | Farmer | Ohio |
| 28 | Harold Brown | 50 | — | Farmer | Ohio |
| 29 | Ella Brown | 49 | Wife-H | None | Ohio |
| 30 | Mabel Brown | 23 | Daughter | Accountant | Ohio |
| 31 | Donald Brown THIS PERSON | 22 | Son | Auto Mechanic | Ohio |
| 32 | Clare Brown | 18 | Son | None | Ohio |
| 33 | Beatrice Brown | 11 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 34 | Lois Brown | 83 | Mother | None | Vermont |
| 35 | Everett S. Barnell | 34 | Servant | Laborer | Ohio |
| 36 | Joseph Podolsky | 57 | Servant | Laborer | Poland |
| 37 | Herman T. Diefenbach | 31 | Head | Manager | Ohio |
| 38 | Theresa Diefenbach | 30 | Wife-H | None | Ohio |
| 39 | Jane Diefenbach | 8 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 40 | Doris Diefenbach | 4 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 41 | Peter Diefenbach | 71 | Father | None | Ohio |
| 42 | Charles Diefenbach | 24 | Brother | Manager | Ohio |
| 43 | Theodore Diefenbach | 20 | Brother | Driver-Truck | Ohio |
| 44 | Frank Kotatis | 39 | Head | Farmer | Czecho Slovakia |
| 45 | Marie Ditzer | 64 | Head-H | None | Czecho Slovakia |
| 46 | James Ditzer | 33 | Son | Laborer | Ohio |
| 47 | John Ditzer | 24 | Son | Salesman | Ohio |
| 48 | Katherine Yeager | 85 | Head | None | Germany |
| 49 | Mary Yeager | 56 | Daughter-H | None | Ohio |
| 50 | Frank Yeager | 54 | Son | Farmer | Ohio |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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)