Jesse Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Yazoo, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Jesse Brown across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Yazoo, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Yazoo, Mississippi
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jesse
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 1
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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 Jesse	Age	Birth yr
John Brown	Daughter	—	17	~1903
Jesse Brown	Head	—	42	~1878
Annie Brown	Son	—	9	~1911
Anthony Brown	Son	—	7	~1913
James Brown	Son	—	11	~1909
Henry Brown	Son	—	15	~1905
Dennis Brown	Son	—	13	~1907
Lula Brown	Son	—	4	~1916
Sophronia Brown	Spouse	—	42	~1878

Census Appearances

1910

Hinds, Mississippi

Head, age 32

Hinds, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878

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Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jesse
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	32
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1920

Yazoo, Mississippi

Head, age 42

Yazoo, Mississippi · implied b. ~1878 — 9 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jesse
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Jesse Brown

Head · 1920 · age 42 · b. ~1878 · Mississippi

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

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Yazoo, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu900unit:0477)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charlie Jones	60	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
2	Tom Jones	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
3	Malone Jones	24	Daughter	—	Mississippi
4	Theodore Jones	5	Son	—	Mississippi
5	James Jones	4	Son	—	Mississippi
6	—	None	—	—	—
7	Marshall Adams	28	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
8	Sarah Adams	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
9	Jessie Adams	10	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Willie Adams	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	—	None	—	—	—
12	Tom Green	65	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
13	Caroline Green	67	Wife	—	Mississippi
14	Natalie Green	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
15	—	None	—	—	—
16	Willie Wakefield	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
17	Addie Wakefield	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
18	Laura Wakefield	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	—	None	—	—	—
20	Eddie Isaac	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
21	Lizzie Isaac	30	Wife	—	Mississippi
22	Joseph Isaac	12	Son	—	Mississippi
23	—	None	—	—	—
24	Jesse Brown THIS PERSON	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
25	Sophronia Brown	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
26	John Brown	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
27	Henry Brown	15	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Dennis Brown	13	Son	—	Mississippi
29	James Brown	11	Son	—	Mississippi
30	Annie Brown	9	Son	—	Mississippi
31	Anthony Brown	7	Son	—	Mississippi
32	Lula Brown	4	Son	—	Mississippi
33	—	None	—	—	—
34	Wyatt Jones	54	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
35	Adeline Jones	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
36	Wyatt Jr. Jones	17	Son	—	Mississippi
37	Rosa Jones	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
38	Alice Jones	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
39	—	None	—	—	—
40	Walter Porter	32	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
41	Bettie Porter	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
42	Willie Porter	1	Son	—	Mississippi
43	—	None	—	—	—
44	Jesse Chambers	24	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Alice Chambers	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	Rosa Chambers	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Ruth Chambers	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	—	None	—	—	—
49	Mose Pope	25	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
50	Lula Pope	22	Wife	—	Mississippi

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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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