George Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Idaho

Our Model Tree links this George Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Idaho (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Joseph & Eliza — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Idaho Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jefferson-County, Idaho
Surname	Brown
Given Name	George O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Idaho
1935 Residence (City)	Rigby Precinct 3
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	W.P.A.
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	25
Income (1939)	231
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Idaho
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	idaho
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Rigby Precinct 3
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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 George	Age	Birth yr
Lu Brown	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Shirley Brown	Daughter	—	8	~1932
George Brown	Head	—	37	~1903
Kenneth Brown	Son	—	4	~1936
Rex Brown	Son	—	14	~1926
Anna Brown	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Idaho

Son, age 17

Jefferson, Idaho · implied b. ~1903 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Idaho
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Idaho
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	idaho

1930

Jefferson, Idaho

Head, age 26

Jefferson, Idaho · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	George T
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Idaho
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	7.50
Birth State	Idaho
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	idaho

1940

Jefferson-County, Idaho

Head, age 37

Jefferson-County, Idaho · implied b. ~1903 — 6 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	George O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Idaho
1935 Residence (City)	Rigby Precinct 3
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	W.P.A.
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	25
Income (1939)	231
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Idaho
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	idaho

Model Tree

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Our Model Tree links George Brown across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Joseph Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Eliza Brown (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Joseph Brown

b. ~1862

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Eliza Brown

b. ~1863

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Brown

Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Idaho

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Jefferson-County, Idaho Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00747-00746)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harold Rogers	19	Son	Laborer	Idaho
2	Ralph Rogers	14	Son	—	Idaho
3	Deon Rogers	11	Son	—	Idaho
4	Levi O Sorensen	62	Head	Farmer	Utah
5	Eliza A Sorensen	60	Wife	—	Utah
6	Joyce I Sorensen	15	Daughter	—	Idaho
7	Carl M Westerberg	34	Head	Farmer	Idaho
8	Kathryn Westerberg	28	Wife	—	Idaho
9	Robert C Westerberg	3	Son	—	Montana
10	George O Brown THIS PERSON	37	Head	Laborer	Idaho
11	Anna W Brown	33	Wife	—	Utah
12	Rex Brown	14	Son	—	Idaho
13	Lu Jean Brown	12	Daughter	—	Idaho
14	Shirley Brown	8	Daughter	—	Idaho
15	Kenneth Brown	4	Son	—	Idaho
16	Robert H Doudle	52	Head	Carpenter	Utah
17	Lydia B Doudle	52	Wife	—	Idaho
18	Uhrill W Doudle	19	Son	—	Idaho
19	Wayne Doudle	17	Son	—	Idaho
20	Donna Doudle	13	Daughter	—	Idaho
21	Robert Doudle	10	Son	—	Idaho
22	George W Chapman	56	Head	Contractor	Idaho
23	Nellie Chapman	55	Wife	—	Utah
24	Howard Chapman	21	Son	Engineer	Idaho
25	Gwen Chapman	20	Daughter	—	Idaho
26	Wilma Chapman	13	Daughter	—	Idaho
27	Lou Joy Chapman	12	Daughter	—	Idaho
28	John E Sayer	45	Head	Truck Driver	Idaho
29	Leona L Sayer	32	Wife	—	Idaho
30	Max Earl Sayer	14	Son	—	Idaho
31	Helen E Sayer	13	Daughter	—	Idaho
32	Thelma C Sayer	11	Daughter	—	Idaho
33	Marlene M Sayer	1	Daughter	—	Idaho
34	Darrell S Womack	24	Head	End Sawyer	Idaho
35	Bertha S Womack	22	Wife	—	Idaho
36	Jean L Womack	2	Daughter	—	Idaho
37	Ronald Womack	1	Son	—	Idaho
38	William G Grover	25	Head	—	Idaho
39	Christine Grover	21	Wife	—	North Dakota
40	Dorothy Grover	1	Daughter	—	Idaho

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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