James Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Henderson, North Carolina

Our Model Tree links this James Brown across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Henderson, North Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1874), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1874 Male Head Born: North Car Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Henderson, North Carolina
Surname	Brown
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	North Car
Father's Birthplace	North Car
Mother's Birthplace	North Car
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birthplace (normalized)	north car
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Hendersonville
Est. Birth Year	~1874

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Brown	Daughter	—	16	~1904
Doris Brown	Daughter	—	11	~1909
Phyllis Brown	Daughter	—	14	~1906
James Brown	Head	—	46	~1874
Roy Brown	Son	—	24	~1896
Morris Brown	Son	—	13	~1907
Paul Brown	Son	—	5	~1915
Hannah Brown	Spouse	—	43	~1877

Census Appearances

1900

Stokes, North …

Head, age 26

Stokes, North Carolina · implied b. ~1874 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	North Car
Birth Month	Oct
Birth Year	1874
Father's Birthplace	North Car
Mother's Birthplace	North Car
Occupation	Farming
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birthplace (normalized)	north car

1910

Madison, North …

Head, age 37

Madison, North Carolina · implied b. ~1873 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	North Car
Years Married	16
Father's Birthplace	North Car
Mother's Birthplace	North Car
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Birthplace (normalized)	north car

1920

Henderson, North …

Head, age 46

Henderson, North Carolina · implied b. ~1874 — 8 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	North Car
Father's Birthplace	North Car
Mother's Birthplace	North Car
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birthplace (normalized)	north car

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James Brown

Head · 1920 · age 46 · b. ~1874 · North Carolina

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

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1305unit:0181)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Harvey Gilbert	13	Head	—	North Car
52	Clarence Pills	65	Head	Farmer	New York
53	Alice Pills	57	Wife	—	North Car
54	Eva Pills	24	Daughter	—	North Car
55	John W. Lambeth	67	Head	Farmer	North Car
56	Salina Lambeth	56	Wife	—	North Car
57	Oscar J. Lambeth	34	Head	Proprietor	North Car
58	Blanche Lambeth	27	Wife	—	North Car
59	John W. Lambeth	3	Son	—	Wisconsin
60	Mary J. Lambeth	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
61	James Brown THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farmer	North Car
62	Hannah Brown	43	Wife	—	North Car
63	Roy Brown	24	Son	Laborer	North Car
64	Ruth Brown	16	Daughter	—	North Car
65	Phyllis Brown	14	Daughter	—	North Car
66	Morris Brown	13	Son	—	North Car
67	Doris Brown	11	Daughter	—	North Car
68	Paul Brown	5	Son	—	North Car
69	Luro Wilkie	33	Head	Cook	North Car
70	Olivia Wilkie	30	Wife	—	North Car
71	Fred Wilkie	9	Son	—	North Car
72	Essie Wilkie	3	Daughter	—	North Car
73	Clarence Wilkie	0	Son	—	North Car
74	Harvey Cantrell	25	Head	Carpenter	North Car
75	Emma Cantrell	20	Wife	—	North Car
76	Irene Cantrell	1	Daughter	—	North Car
77	Josiah Drake	43	Head	Farmer	North Car
78	Tillie Drake	36	Wife	—	North Car
79	Nellie Drake	14	Daughter	—	North Car
80	Alard Drake	10	Son	—	North Car
81	Millard Drake	5	Son	—	North Car
82	Ruby C. Drake	0	Daughter	—	North Car
83	Winfield Pace	43	Head	Farmer	North Car
84	Julia Pace	31	Wife	—	North Car
85	Bessie Pace	11	Daughter	—	North Car
86	Ruth Pace	9	Daughter	—	North Car
87	Leon Pace	7	Son	—	North Car
88	Catherine Pace	4	Daughter	—	North Car
89	Ethel Drake	21	Head	Carpenter	North Car
90	Alfut Drake	20	Wife	—	North Car
91	Albert Jr Drake	1	Son	—	North Car
92	Tom J. Pace	52	Head	Farmer	North Car
93	Cornelia Pace	42	Wife	—	North Car
94	Lucy Pace	19	Daughter	School	North Car
95	Ruth Pace	17	Daughter	—	North Car
96	William Pace	15	Son	—	North Car
97	Marion Pace	10	Daughter	—	North Car
98	James W. Ballenger	45	Head	Farmer	North Car
99	Essie Ballenger	43	Wife	—	North Car
100	Cecil Ballenger	18	Adp. Son	—	North Car

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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)

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