Harry Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Washington-County, Colorado

Our Model Tree links this Harry Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Washington-County, Colorado (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Walter & Alice — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Colorado Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Washington-County, Colorado
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Colorado
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Colorado
Birth State	Colorado
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	colorado
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Precinct 15
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Harry	Age	Birth yr
Mary Brown	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Harry Brown	Head	—	25	~1915
Fred Bernhardt	Other	—	33	~1907
Johnnie Brown	Son	—	1	~1939
Gertie Brown	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Washington, Colorado

Son, age 5

Washington, Colorado · implied b. ~1915 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Colorado
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Birth State	Colorado
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	colorado

1930

Washington, Colorado

Son, age 15

Washington, Colorado · implied b. ~1915 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Harry R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Colorado
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Colorado
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	colorado

1940

Washington-County, Colorado

Head, age 25

Washington-County, Colorado · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Colorado
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Colorado
Birth State	Colorado
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	colorado

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Walter Brown

b. ~1885

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Alice Brown

b. ~1887

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Harry Brown

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Colorado

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

Original Census Page

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00480-00802)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles Thedd	74	Head	Farmer	Vermont
2	Rena Thedd	67	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Fred Clevenger	60	Head	Farmer	Missouri
4	Lida Clevenger	55	Wife	—	Colorado
5	Lola Clevenger	32	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Colorado
6	Earl Clevenger	14	Son	—	Nebraska
7	Harry Brown THIS PERSON	25	Head	Farmer	Colorado
8	Gertie Brown	25	Wife	—	Nebraska
9	Mary L. Brown	4	Daughter	—	Colorado
10	Johnnie Brown	1	Son	—	Colorado
11	Fred Bernhardt	33	Lodger	Teacher	Nebraska
12	Loring Moffitt	37	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
13	Alta Moffitt	33	Wife	—	Kansas
14	Melvin Moffitt	14	Son	—	Colorado
15	Delmar Moffitt	12	Son	—	Colorado
16	Darlene Moffitt	10	Daughter	—	Colorado
17	Dorothy Moffitt	8	Daughter	—	Colorado
18	Fred Cawthra	37	Head	Farmer	Colorado
19	Jessie Cawthra	36	Wife	—	Nebraska
20	Fred Jr. Cawthra	15	Son	—	Colorado
21	Marvin Cawthra	13	Son	—	Colorado
22	Ella Louise Cawthra	11	Daughter	—	Colorado
23	Vera Cawthra	9	Daughter	—	Colorado
24	Forest L. Small	62	Head	Rancher	Ohio
25	Margaret Small	55	Wife	—	Missouri
26	Ralph Small	21	Son	Ranch Hand	Colorado
27	Raymond Small	19	Son	Ranch Hand	Colorado
28	Gladys Small	19	Daughter	Ranch Hand	Colorado
29	Stacy Wagner	37	Head	Farmer	Colorado
30	Zula Wagner	32	Wife	—	Kansas
31	John Cline	16	Brother-in-law	Farm Laborer	Colorado
32	George Creath	51	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
33	Bertha Creath	53	Wife	—	Iowa
34	Russell Creath	20	Son	Farm Hand	Nebraska
35	Betty Creath	14	Daughter	—	Colorado
36	Forest Austin	39	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
37	Glenys Austin	23	Wife	—	Oklahoma
38	Glen Austin	2	Son	—	Colorado
39	Alma Axsom	60	Head	Rancher	Missouri
40	Buford Axsom	24	Son	Rancher	Colorado

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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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