Eliza Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Shenandoah, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Eliza Brown across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Shenandoah, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1882), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1882 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Shenandoah, Virginia
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Eliza
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Belfield Magisterial District
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Eliza	Age	Birth yr
William Brown	Son	—	7	~1913
Virginia Brown	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Cyprian Brown	Son	—	15	~1905
William Brown	Head	—	44	~1876
Eliza Brown	Spouse	—	38	~1882
Robert Brown	Son	—	13	~1907

Census Appearances

1910

Hancock, Virginia

Spouse, age 28

Hancock, Virginia · implied b. ~1882 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Eliza
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Years Married	13
Children Born	6
Children Living	6
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1920

Shenandoah, Virginia

Spouse, age 38

Shenandoah, Virginia · implied b. ~1882 — 6 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Eliza
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Eliza Brown

Spouse · 1920 · age 38 · b. ~1882 · Virginia

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

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1892unit:0637)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Willie Taylor	7	Adopted son	—	New York
2	Hindman Taylor	5	Son	—	Virginia
3	Mike Stem	64	Head	Farmer	Austria-Hungary
4	Elizabeth Stem	55	Wife	—	Austria-Hungary
5	John Stem	24	Son	—	New York
6	Andrew Stem	19	Son	—	New York
7	Steve Stem	18	Son	—	New York
8	Mary Stem	22	Daughter	—	New York
9	Joe Stem	29	Son	—	New York
10	Harold Frederick	7	Grandson	—	New York
11	Thomas Purvis	37	Head	Merchant	Virginia
12	Nora Purvis	33	Wife	—	Virginia
13	James L. Barkette	64	Head	—	Germany
14	Mary Barkette	61	Wife	—	Virginia
15	Willie Barkette	22	Daughter	—	Virginia
16	Robert A. Owen	59	Head	Farmer	Virginia
17	Emma Owen	59	Wife	—	Virginia
18	Jake Owen	24	Son	—	Virginia
19	Robert Owen	22	Son	—	Virginia
20	Richard Tucker	55	Head	Farmer	Virginia
21	Jessie Tucker	40	Wife	—	Virginia
22	William Brown	44	Head	Farmer	Virginia
23	Eliza Brown THIS PERSON	38	Wife	—	Virginia
24	Cyprian Brown	15	Son	—	Virginia
25	Robert Brown	13	Son	—	Virginia
26	Virginia Brown	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
27	William Brown	7	Son	—	Virginia
28	Mortimer Owen	62	Head	—	Virginia
29	Grace Owen	33	Daughter	—	Virginia
30	Jennie Owen	29	Daughter	—	Virginia
31	Sandy Owen	23	Son	Farmer	Virginia
32	Raymond Squire	23	Head	Laborer	Virginia
33	Annie Squire	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
34	Willie Squire	9	Son	—	Virginia
35	Lelia Squire	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
36	Irene Squire	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
37	Richard Squire	1	Son	—	Virginia
38	James Parham	37	Head	Farmer	Virginia
39	Harriet Parham	34	Wife	—	Virginia
40	Hazel Parham	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
41	Fred Parham	13	Son	—	Virginia
42	Rebecca Parham	64	Mother	—	Virginia
43	Sanders Parham	18	Brother	Laborer	Virginia
44	Willie Walker	40	Head	Farmer	Virginia
45	Mary Walker	35	Wife	—	Virginia
46	Joanna Walker	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
47	Rufus Walker	8	Son	—	Virginia
48	Thelma Walker	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
49	Lonnie Walker	4	Son	—	Virginia
50	Lucile Walker	1	Daughter	—	Virginia

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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