Eliza Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tallahatchie-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Eliza Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tallahatchie-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Spouse Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tallahatchie-County, Mississippi
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Eliza
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Tallahatchie
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Help
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm Help
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Eliza	Age	Birth yr
Dorthye Brown	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Regnault Brown	Son	—	12	~1928
Luther Brown	Son	—	22	~1918
Merline Brown	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Percy Brown	Son	—	7	~1933
Quince Brown	Head	—	74	~1866
Eliza Brown	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1930

Tallahatchie, Mississippi

Head, age 35

Tallahatchie, Mississippi · implied b. ~1895 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lizzie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Tallahatchie-County, Mississippi

Spouse, age 45

Tallahatchie-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1895 — 7 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Eliza
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Tallahatchie
Occupation	Farm Help
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Eliza Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Mississippi

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1940 US Federal Census — Tallahatchie-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02068-00722)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Doris Henry	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Betty Sue Henry	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
43	Joe Thomason	44	Hired hand	Laborer	Mississippi
44	Garland Melton	33	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Myrtis Melton	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	Lois Melton	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Carl Melton	11	Son	—	Mississippi
48	Owen Melton	9	Son	—	Mississippi
49	Terrell Cummins	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
50	Dortas Cummins	20	Wife	—	Mississippi
51	Marion Cummins	5	Son	—	Mississippi
52	Cummins	None	Daughter	—	Mississippi
53	Bill Collier	21	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
54	Hattie Sue Collier	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
55	Elliott Mcdonald	35	Head	Farming	Mississippi
56	Mary Mcdonald	29	Wife	Farm Hand	Mississippi
57	Mary Louise Mcdonald	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
58	Brodie Ophelia	60	Lodger	—	Mississippi
59	Hisson Martin	30	Head	Farming	Mississippi
60	James Martin	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	Ernestine Martin	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
62	Emmet Martin	1	Son	—	Mississippi
63	Cicily Davis	50	Head	Farming	Mississippi
64	Mary Davis	50	Wife	Farm Help	Mississippi
65	Quince Brown	74	Head	Farm Help	Mississippi
66	Eliza Brown THIS PERSON	45	Wife	Farm Help	Mississippi
67	Luther Brown	22	Son	Farm Help	Mississippi
68	Brown	15	Daughter	Farm Help	Mississippi
69	Regnault Brown	12	Son	—	Mississippi
70	Percy Brown	7	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Merline Brown	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Dorthye Brown	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	Amos Hill	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
74	Zeta Hill	19	Wife	Farm Help	Mississippi
75	Don Sutton	62	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
76	Ida Sutton	49	Wife	—	Mississippi
77	Willie Sutton	36	Son	Farm Help	Mississippi
78	Annie Sutton	27	Daughter-in-law	Farm Help	Mississippi
79	Sutton	20	Grandson	Farm Help	Mississippi
80	May Bell Sutton	19	Daughter	Farm Help	Mississippi

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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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