Evelyn Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Evelyn Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Evelyn
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Baton Rouge City
1935 Residence (County)	E. Baton Rouge
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	Baton Rouge City
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Evelyn	Age	Birth yr
Maria Brown	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Noah Brown	Head	—	54	~1886
Creola Brown	Other	—	22	~1918
Harold Brown	Other	—	2	~1938
Edward Brown	Son	—	22	~1918
Evelyn Brown	Spouse	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

East Baton …

Spouse, age 27

East Baton Rouge, Louisiana · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Evelyn
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

East Baton …

Spouse, age 38

East Baton Rouge, Louisiana · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Evelyn
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana

Spouse, age 48

East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Evelyn
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Baton Rouge City
1935 Residence (County)	E. Baton Rouge
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Evelyn Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Louisiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01396-00259)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Martin Garner	55	Head	Laborer	Georgia
2	Mattie Garner	46	Wife	Seamstress	Mississippi
3	Young Robert Lillie	27	Daughter	Maid	Mississippi
4	Nelson Lillie	10	Son in law	—	Mississippi
5	Louis Watkins	50	Head	Carpenter	Louisiana
6	Nancy M. Watkins	48	Wife	—	Louisiana
7	Eugene Watkins	18	Son	Helper Carpenter	Louisiana
8	Jeannette Watkins	13	Daughter	—	Louisiana
9	Delories Watkins	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
10	Mills Willis	34	Brother in law	—	Louisiana
11	Elvin Pate	44	Head	Logger	Louisiana
12	Hazel Pate	25	Wife	Teacher	Louisiana
13	Elvin Jr. Pate	5	Son	—	Louisiana
14	Mary E. Pate	66	Mother	—	Louisiana
15	Bennett J. Pate	36	Brother	Logger	Louisiana
16	Rutillia Pate	36	Sister in law	—	Louisiana
17	Margaret Perkins	80	Head	—	Louisiana
18	Emma Miles	40	Head	Cook	Louisiana
19	Camille Miles	19	Daughter	Cook	Louisiana
20	Louis Miles	17	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
21	Kate Miles	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
22	Jefferson Miles	12	Son	—	Louisiana
23	Isidora Thompson	38	Head	Cook	Mississippi
24	Martha Thompson	28	Sister	Cook	Mississippi
25	Lula Brown	49	Lodger	Cook	Mississippi
26	John Fulton	27	Head	Attendant	Mississippi
27	Catherine Fulton	21	Wife	—	Louisiana
28	Bennett Verdure	22	Nephew	Attendant	Mississippi
29	Rosemary Verdure	19	Niece	—	Mississippi
30	John Jessie Coon	56	Head	Watchman	Mississippi
31	Minnie Coon	49	Wife	—	Texas
32	Joseph M. Robertson	39	Head	Plasterer	Louisiana
33	Earemina Robertson	28	Wife	—	Louisiana
34	Louis Robertson	58	Father	Cook	Louisiana
35	Noah Brown	54	Head	Cleaner	Mississippi
36	Evelyn Brown THIS PERSON	48	Wife	—	Louisiana
37	Edward Brown	22	Son	Porter	Louisiana
38	Creola Brown	22	Daughter in law	Maid	Louisiana
39	Harold Brown	2	Grandson	—	Louisiana
40	Maria Brown	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana

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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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