Earl Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lawrence-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Earl Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lawrence-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Elmer & Mattie — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lawrence-County, Ohio
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Ironton City
1935 Residence (County)	Lawrence
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Building Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	Ironton City
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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 Earl	Age	Birth yr
Juanita Brown	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Earl Brown	Head	—	38	~1902
James Brown	Son	—	13	~1927
Walter Christian	Son	—	7	~1933
Eva Brown	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Lawrence, Ohio

Son, age 18

Lawrence, Ohio · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
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

Lawrence, Ohio

Head, age 28

Lawrence, Ohio · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	House
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	20
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Lawrence-County, Ohio

Head, age 38

Lawrence-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Ironton City
1935 Residence (County)	Lawrence
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Building Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Elmer Brown

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mattie Brown

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Earl Brown

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Ohio

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

Original Census Page

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Page Contents

17 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03096-00532)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Marcella Hobstetter	19	Wife	—	Ohio
2	Earl Brown THIS PERSON	38	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
3	Eva May Brown	40	Wife	—	Ohio
4	James Brown	13	Son	—	Ohio
5	Juanita Brown	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
6	Walter L. Christian	7	Son	—	Ohio
7	Irving Sesher	36	Head	Steel Worker	Ohio
8	Orinelle Sesher	35	Wife	Ironing Cleaning	Ohio
9	Ralph Sesher	14	Son	—	Ohio
10	J. E. Mccafferty	28	Head	Store Manager	Kentucky
11	Roberta Mccafferty	22	Wife	—	Ohio
12	Ethel Stanley	38	Head	School Teacher	Ohio
13	Effie Stanley	64	Mother	—	Ohio
14	Stacey Stewart	52	Head	Store Room Clerk	Ohio
15	Alberta Stewart	52	Wife	Clerk	Ohio
16	A. Wells Lambert	36	Head	Salesman	Ohio
17	Ruth W. Lambert	34	Wife	District Supervisor	Ohio

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Earl

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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