Hugh Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Roosevelt-County, New Mexico

Our Model Tree links this Hugh Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Roosevelt-County, New Mexico (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Roosevelt-County, New Mexico
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Hugh
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Roosevelt
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New Mex
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Precinct 7
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Hugh	Age	Birth yr
Opal Brown	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Ruby Brown	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Billie Brown	Son	—	12	~1928
Jimmie Brown	Son	—	14	~1926
Lucy Brown	Spouse	—	41	~1899
W Brown	Son	—	15	~1925
Hugh Brown	Head	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1930

Roosevelt, New …

Head, age 28

Roosevelt, New Mexico · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Hugh E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Roosevelt-County, New …

Head, age 38

Roosevelt-County, New Mexico · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Hugh
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Roosevelt
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New Mex
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Hugh Brown

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · New Mexico

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1940 US Federal Census — Roosevelt-County, New Mexico Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02449-01129)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Edward Pally	6	son	—	Texas
42	Ben Townsend	64	Head	Farmer	Iowa
43	Ellen Townsend	64	Wife	—	Texas
44	Edgar Rosson	17	step son	Laborer	Texas
45	Carlos Townsend	42	Head	Laborer	Texas
46	Eulah Townsend	38	Wife	—	Texas
47	Carlos Jr. Townsend	15	son	—	Texas
48	Kenneth Townsend	14	son	—	Texas
49	Jerry Townsend	8	son	—	Texas
50	Hugh Brown THIS PERSON	38	Head	Farmer	Texas
51	Lucy Brown	41	Wife	—	Texas
52	W. E. Brown	15	son	—	Texas
53	Jimmie Brown	14	son	—	Texas
54	Billie Brown	12	son	—	Texas
55	Opal Brown	8	daughter	—	New Mex
56	Ruby Brown	7	daughter	—	New Mex
57	Clark Bell	46	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
58	Freda Bell	41	Wife	—	Texas
59	Eunice Bell	17	daughter	—	Oklahoma
60	Gary Bell	13	son	—	Texas
61	Mary Jean Bell	12	daughter	—	Texas
62	Nela Mask Bell	10	son	—	Texas
63	Betty Lou Bell	8	daughter	—	New Mex
64	Tommy Bell	4	son	—	New Mex
65	Hector Gaither	20	step son	Laborer	Oklahoma
66	Herbert Bell	27	brother	Laborer	Mississippi
67	Oswald Brooks	32	lodger	Laborer	Texas
68	Edith Stalley	43	Head	—	Mississippi
69	Henry Townsend	72	Head	Rancher	Kansas
70	Mittie Townsend	66	Wife	—	Texas
71	Ted Townsend	34	son	Farmer	New Mex
72	Dudley Townsend	29	son	Farmer	New Mex
73	Lucille Townsend	19	daughter in law	—	Okla
74	Chester Chrisman	32	Head	Farmer	Ark
75	Elsie Chrisman	23	Wife	—	Ark
76	Billie Wayne Chrisman	5	son	—	New Mex
77	Alfred Stewart	52	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
78	Anna Stewart	47	Wife	—	Oklahoma
79	Rowena Stewart	14	daughter	—	Oklahoma
80	R. C. Stewart	12	son	—	Oklahoma

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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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