Ellen Brown — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Warren, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Ellen Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Warren, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1864 Female Head Born: Iowa Widowed

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Warren, Iowa
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	3000
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Norwalk Town Part Of
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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.

4 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ellen	Age	Birth yr
Ellen Brown	Head	—	66	~1864
J Brown	Son	—	36	~1894
Berton Brown	Son	—	39	~1891
Frank Brown	Son	—	19	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Warren, Iowa

Head, age 55

Warren, Iowa · implied b. ~1865 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Warren, Iowa

Head, age 66

Warren, Iowa · implied b. ~1864 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	3000
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Warren-County, Iowa

Other, age 74

Warren-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1866 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Ellen
Relationship to Head	Mother
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Norwalk Town
1935 Residence (County)	Warren
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Ellen Brown

Head · 1930 · age 66 · b. ~1864 · Iowa

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:iowacensus00reel686:0442)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Vilda M.	24	Wife-H	—	Iowa
2	Raymond M.	7	Son	—	Iowa
3	Lucy A. White	91	Head	Farmer	Ohio
4	Charles E. White	55	Son	Agent	Iowa
5	Carrie M. White	47	Daughter	—	Iowa
6	Grace Robinson	55	Head	—	Pennsylvania
7	Charles W. Robinson	59	Brother	—	Pennsylvania
8	Berton H. Forsyth	50	Head	Proprietor	Ohio
9	Althea E. Forsyth	48	Wife-H	—	Iowa
10	William R. Dickson	77	Head	Farmer	Scotland
11	Margaret Dickson	71	Wife-H	—	Iowa
12	H. Greely Wycoff	74	Head	—	Indiana
13	A. Elizabeth Wycoff	69	Sister-H	—	Indiana
14	Anna E. Beerbower	81	Head	—	Indiana
15	Ellen Brown THIS PERSON	66	Head	—	Iowa
16	Berton C. Brown	39	Son	Painter	Iowa
17	J. Rollin Brown	36	Son	Electrician	Iowa
18	Frank H. Brown	19	Son	—	Iowa
19	Frank H. Willett	58	Head	Farmer	Illinois
20	Virginia Willett	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
21	Wayne Willett	14	Son	—	Iowa
22	Mary Herring	86	Mother-in-law	—	Ohio
23	Gertrude H. Bach	41	Servant	Servant	Iowa
24	William J. Essick	64	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
25	Martha J. Essick	52	Wife-H	—	Iowa
26	Betty Thomas	66	Head	—	Missouri
27	Lawrence Thomas	46	Son	Laborer	Iowa
28	Carl F. Thomas	8	Grandson	—	Iowa
29	Harold L. Thomas	3	Grandson	—	Iowa
30	Barnett B. Berst	47	Head	Clergyman	Iowa
31	Josephine M. Berst	43	Wife-H	—	Iowa
32	Orville M. Berst	23	Son	—	Iowa
33	Ruth V. Berst	21	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Dwight C. Berst	11	Son	—	Iowa
35	R. Dean Berst	9	Son	—	Iowa
36	Gaylord M. Berst	1	Son	—	Iowa
37	Frank Thomas	25	Head	Laborer	Iowa
38	Viola I. Thomas	23	Wife-H	—	Iowa
39	Julia A. Mcguire	71	Head	—	Iowa
40	William F. Mcguire	52	Son	Laborer	Iowa
41	Joe Kennedy	75	Head	Janitor	Iowa
42	Mollie B. Kennedy	76	Wife-H	—	Iowa
43	Madge F. Smith	45	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Iowa
44	Earl Garfield	38	Head	Proprietor	Iowa
45	Lila M. Garfield	31	Wife-H	—	Michigan
46	Betty A. Garfield	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
47	Francis R. Garfield	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
48	Dorothy M. Garfield	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
49	William F. Dusenbery	61	Head	Clerk	Ohio
50	Maggie G. Dusenbery	62	Wife-H	—	Ohio

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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)

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