Effie Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Crawford-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Effie Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Crawford-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Spouse Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Crawford-County, Indiana
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Effie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Johnson Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Crawford
Additional Details
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	No 12
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Teacher
Township / Ward	Johnson Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Effie	Age	Birth yr
Effie Brown	Spouse	—	41	~1899
Lester Brown	Son	—	19	~1921
Ollie Brown	Head	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Crawford, Indiana

Spouse, age 21

Crawford, Indiana · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Effie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Crawford, Indiana

Other, age 30

Crawford, Indiana · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Effie
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Crawford-County, Indiana

Spouse, age 41

Crawford-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Effie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Johnson Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Crawford
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	No 12
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Effie Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01033-00912)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frona Roland	67	Head	—	Indiana
2	Noble Roland	36	Son	Farmer	Indiana
3	Alvy J. Lynch	65	Head	Farmer	Indiana
4	Leola Lynch	65	Wife	—	Indiana
5	Grace Bullington	39	Daughter	—	Indiana
6	Wirth Bullington	40	Son-in-law	Farmer	Indiana
7	Albert Mitchell	32	Head	Laborer	Indiana
8	Bova Mitchell	28	Wife	—	Indiana
9	Jack Mitchell	8	Son	—	Indiana
10	Junior Mitchell	6	Son	—	Indiana
11	Eugene Mitchell	3	Son	—	Indiana
12	Fredia Mitchell	2	Daughter	—	Indiana
13	Mammie Mitchell	0	Daughter	—	Indiana
14	Anna Q. Waddle	41	Head	—	Indiana
15	Eugene Waddle	15	Son	—	Indiana
16	Hugo Waddle	13	Son	—	Indiana
17	Lucinda Eastridge	60	Head	—	Indiana
18	Dora E. Eastridge	25	Daughter	—	Indiana
19	Corda M. Faulkner	26	Daughter	—	Indiana
20	Charles E. Faulkner	5	Grandson	—	Indiana
21	Juanita Faulkner	5	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
22	John	29	Head	Laborer	Indiana
23	Frank Williamson	33	Head	Farmer	Indiana
24	Mae Williamson	34	Wife	—	Indiana
25	R. Paul Williamson	11	Son	—	Indiana
26	Dorothy M. Williamson	9	Daughter	—	Indiana
27	John H. Dewitt	83	Head	—	Indiana
28	Homer Dewitt	52	Head	Stone Worker	Indiana
29	Gladys Dewitt	39	Wife	—	Indiana
30	Kathrine Dewitt	19	Daughter	—	Indiana
31	Joe Dewitt	17	Son	Laborer	Indiana
32	Helen Dewitt	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
33	Maxine Dewitt	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
34	Harold Dewitt	9	Son	—	Indiana
35	Lela Dewitt	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
36	Norma L. Dewitt	4	Daughter	—	Indiana
37	Frances Dewitt	1	Daughter	—	Indiana
38	Ollie Brown	47	Head	Farmer	Indiana
39	Effie Brown THIS PERSON	41	Wife	Teacher	Indiana
40	Lester Brown	19	Son	Laborer	Indiana

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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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