Harold Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Saline-County, Kansas

Our Model Tree links this Harold Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Saline-County, Kansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Clarence & Bell — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Kansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Saline-County, Kansas
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Harold
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	na
1935 Residence (County)	Saline
Additional Details
Occupation	Section hand
Industry	Steam Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	471
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas
Occupation	Section Hand
Township / Ward	Na
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Harold	Age	Birth yr
Jimmy Brown	Daughter	—		~1940
Harold Brown	Head	—	32	~1908
Warren Brown	Son	—	4	~1936
Mabel Brown	Spouse	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Saline, Kansas

Son, age 11

Saline, Kansas · implied b. ~1909 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Harold W
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1930

Saline, Kansas

Son, age 21

Saline, Kansas · implied b. ~1909 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Harold M.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm Labor
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1940

Saline-County, Kansas

Head, age 32

Saline-County, Kansas · implied b. ~1908 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Harold
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	na
1935 Residence (County)	Saline
Occupation	Section hand
Industry	Steam Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	471
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Clarence Brown

b. ~1860

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bell Brown

b. ~1881

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Harold Brown

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Kansas

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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 — Saline-County, Kansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01257-00409)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John O. Lantz	47	Head	Packer	Kansas
2	Maude Lantz	42	Wife	—	Kansas
3	Edward Lantz	24	Son	Librarian	Kansas
4	Fred J. (G.B) Lantz	21	Son	Cook Ccc	Kansas
5	Nadine Lantz	12	Daughter	—	Kansas
6	William Lantz	2	Son	—	Kansas
7	John E. Lantz	25	Head	Trucker	Kansas
8	Mammie Lantz	20	Wife	—	Texas
9	Jesse Rice	37	Head	Blacksmith	Texas
10	Clara Rice	35	Wife	—	Kansas
11	Vera Marie Rice	12	Daughter	—	Kansas
12	Jerry Rice	8	Son	—	Kansas
13	Francis Triandaf	67	Mother-in-law	—	Pennsylvania
14	Henry Donmyer	57	Head	Janitor	Kansas
15	Aimee Donmyer	58	Wife	—	Illinois
16	Mangold Frances	15	Niece	—	Oklahoma
17	Harold Brown THIS PERSON	32	Head	Section Hand	Kansas
18	Mabel Brown	24	Wife	—	Colorado
19	Warren Brown	4	Son	—	Kansas
20	Jimmy Dale Brown	0	Daughter	—	Kansas
21	Helen Vaupel	72	Head	—	Texas
22	John Vaupel	33	Son	Attendant	Kansas
23	Robert Vaupel	31	Son	Salesman	Kansas
24	Emma Vaupel	37	Daughter	—	Kansas
25	Ray Donmyer	41	Head	Laborer	Kansas
26	Esther Donmyer	35	Wife	—	Kansas
27	Robert Donmyer	16	Son	—	Kansas
28	Betty Jane Donmyer	13	Daughter	—	Kansas
29	John Donmyer	11	Son	—	Kansas
30	Abie Andrew	78	Head	—	Pennsylvania
31	Dora Lantz	52	Head	—	Nebraska
32	Pauline Lantz	22	Daughter	New Worker	Kansas
33	Robert Lantz	8	Son	—	Kansas
34	Mary (G.B) Lantz	19	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Kansas
35	J. D. Nancy	67	Head	Painter	Ohio
36	Arnold Anderson	35	Head	Section Foreman	Kansas
37	Vera Anderson	32	Wife	—	Kansas
38	Joy Anderson	13	Daughter	—	Kansas
39	Carl Anderson	16	Son	—	Kansas
40	Gloria Anderson	14	Daughter	—	Kansas

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Pedigree Summary

Harold

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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