Jessie Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Union, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Jessie Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1877), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1877 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Union, New Jersey
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Elizabeth City
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jessie	Age	Birth yr
Annie Brown	Daughter	—	18	~1902
Margaret Brown	Daughter	—	24	~1896
James Brown	Head	—	45	~1875
Jessie Brown	Spouse	—	43	~1877

Census Appearances

1920

Union, New …

Spouse, age 43

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1877 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 53

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1877 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jeanie H.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1908
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Essex-County, New …

Spouse, age 61

Essex-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1879 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jeanie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Nutley Town
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Jessie Brown

Spouse · 1920 · age 43 · b. ~1877 · New Jersey

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1920 US Federal Census — Union, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1070unit:0712)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Brown	45	Head	Conductor	Scotland
2	Jessie Brown THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Scotland
3	Margaret Brown	24	Daughter	Book-Keeper	New Jersey
4	Annie Brown	18	Daughter	Stenographer	New Jersey
5	Fritz Joost	42	Head	Machinist	Rhineland
6	Mary Joost	41	Wife	—	Saxony
7	Frederick Joost	11	Son	Tool-Maker	Connecticut
8	Bertha Joost	7	Daughter	—	New Jersey
9	Emily Joost	3	Daughter	—	New Jersey
10	John Fedor	42	Head	Toolmaker	Verkhun
11	Theresa Fedor	52	Wife	—	Verkhun
12	Albert Fedor	17	Son	Tool-Maker	New Jersey
13	John Fedor	10	Son	—	New Jersey
14	James Donnelly	53	Head	Express	New Jersey
15	Ella Donnelly	47	Wife	—	New Jersey
16	Charles Donnelly	22	Son	Singer	New Jersey
17	Margaret Meezer	25	Daughter	Book-Keeper	New Jersey
18	Mildred Meezer	2	Grand-dau	—	New Jersey
19	James Stassi	1	Grand-son	—	New Jersey
20	Frank Juriezek	57	Head	Machinist	Poland
21	Angeline Juriezek	52	Wife	—	Poland
22	John Juriezek	17	Son	Shipping Clerk	New Jersey
23	Joseph Juriezek	16	Son	—	New Jersey
24	Peter Heinig	43	Head	Locomotive	New Jersey
25	Martha Heinig	31	Wife	—	New Jersey
26	Martha Heinig	17	Daughter	—	New Jersey
27	Walter Heinig	11	Son	—	New Jersey
28	Walter Adams	39	Head	Machinist	New Jersey
29	Lillian Adams	41	Wife	Machinist	New York
30	Lillian Adams	14	Daughter	—	New Jersey
31	Agnes Adams	7	Daughter	—	New Jersey
32	John F. Adams	6	Son	—	New Jersey
33	Matilda Cortright	40	House-keeper	House-Keeper	New Jersey
34	William Magie	33	Head	Machinist	New Jersey
35	Martha Magie	29	Wife	—	New Jersey
36	George Magie	5	Son	—	New Jersey
37	John Quincey	35	Head	Inspector	New York
38	Grace Quincey	34	Wife	—	New York
39	Helen Debles	54	Mother-in-law	—	New York
40	Thomas Roberts	40	Head	Brick-Layer	Wales
41	Grace Roberts	43	Wife	—	Georgia
42	Charles Kurtz	25	Head	Cutter	Pennsylvania
43	Beatrice Kurtz	22	Wife	—	New Jersey
44	Russell Kurtz	2	Son	—	New Jersey
45	Raymond Kurtz	1	Son	—	New Jersey
46	Dorothy Kurtz	0	Daughter	—	New Jersey
47	Charles Shepherd	30	Head	—	New Jersey
48	Elizabeth Shepherd	30	Wife	—	New Jersey
49	Melvin Shepherd	7	Son	—	New Jersey

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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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