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Ida Brown — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Chesterfield, Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Ida Brown across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Chesterfield, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 33
b. ~1887
Female
Spouse
Born: Virginia
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Chesterfield, Virginia |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ida B. |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 33 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Paper Box |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Township / Ward | Richmond |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1887 |
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.
9 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ida | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Brown | Daughter | — | 10 | ~1910 |
| Kathleen Brown | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1904 |
| Mildred Brown | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1915 |
| Wilson Brown | Head | — | 31 | ~1889 |
| W Brown | Son | — | 14 | ~1906 |
| Johnson Brown | Son | — | 3 | ~1917 |
| Lloyd Brown | Son | — | 7 | ~1913 |
| Thomas Brown | Son | — | 12 | ~1908 |
| Ida Brown | Spouse | — | 33 | ~1887 |
Census Appearances
1900
Henrico, Virginia
Spouse, age 19
Henrico, Virginia · implied b. ~1881 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ida J. |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 18 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Birth Month | Aug |
| Birth Year | 1881 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Laundress |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1910
Henrico, Virginia
Spouse, age 25
Henrico, Virginia · implied b. ~1885 — 8 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ida |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 25 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Years Married | 12 |
| Children Born | 8 |
| Children Living | 6 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | In City |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1920
Chesterfield, Virginia
Spouse, age 33
Chesterfield, Virginia · implied b. ~1887 — 9 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ida B. |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 33 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Paper Box |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Ida Brown across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ida Brown
Spouse · 1920 · age 33 · b. ~1887 · Virginia
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1920 US Federal Census — Chesterfield, Virginia
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1920 US Federal Census — Chesterfield, Virginia
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1911unit:1218)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Frances Washington | 40 | Wife | Laundress | Virginia |
| 52 | Maria Davis | 80 | Mother-in-law | — | Virginia |
| 53 | Jessie Coleman | 38 | Boarder | Laundress | Virginia |
| 54 | Phillip Botts | 43 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 55 | Linda Botts | 41 | Wife | Laundress | Virginia |
| 56 | Mitchell Botts | 16 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 57 | Bertha Botts | 12 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 58 | Walter Botts | 4 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 59 | Charles Botts | 1 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 60 | Lola M. Botts | 14 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 61 | Silvia Botts | 6 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 62 | Alice Botts | 56 | Mother-in-law | — | Virginia |
| 63 | Wilson Brown | 31 | Head | Dishwasher | Virginia |
| 64 | Ida B. Brown THIS PERSON | 33 | Wife | Laborer | Virginia |
| 65 | W. Mitchell Brown | 14 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 66 | Thomas M. Brown | 12 | Son | Messenger | Virginia |
| 67 | Lloyd B. Brown | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 68 | Johnson L. Brown | 3 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 69 | Kathleen M. Brown | 16 | Daughter | Domestic | Virginia |
| 70 | Ida L. Brown | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 71 | Mildred Brown | 5 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 72 | Henry Reed | 59 | Head | Laborer | Mississippi |
| 73 | Mary Johnson | 75 | Head | Laborer | U. S. |
| 74 | W. Andrew Goode | 47 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 75 | Alice Goode | 37 | Wife | Laundress | Virginia |
| 76 | Arthur O. Goode | 20 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 77 | Kenneth Goode | 17 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 78 | Annie M. Goode | 14 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 79 | Lorene Goode | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 80 | Ida J. Howell | 40 | Head | Laundress | Virginia |
| 81 | Violet H. Howell | 8 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 82 | Evelyn G. Howell | 5 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 83 | Robert L. Howell | 21 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 84 | William H. Howell | 14 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 85 | James W. Howell | 12 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 86 | Mary Thomas | 70 | Mother | — | Virginia |
| 87 | Harrison Anderson | 32 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 88 | Blanche Anderson | 24 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 89 | Benjamin H. Anderson | 2 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 90 | Lloyd G. Anderson | 0 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 91 | John N. Christian | 25 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 92 | Lottie L. Christian | 25 | Wife | Domestic | Virginia |
| 93 | Leon A. Christian | 7 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 94 | Naomi M. Christian | 6 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 95 | Abram H. Alexander | 51 | Head | Carpenter | Virginia |
| 96 | Rockfeller Alexander | 15 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 97 | Charles H. Neal | 47 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 98 | Mary L. Neal | 37 | Wife | Laundress | Virginia |
| 99 | Estelle Neal | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 100 | Charles G. Hunt | 30 | Boarder | Laborer | Virginia |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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)