Jessie Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Jessie Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, New Jersey
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Elizabeth City
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Elizabeth City
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jessie	Age	Birth yr
Jean Schindelbauer	Daughter	—	32	~1908
Thomas Brown	Head	—	59	~1881
Rex Schindelbauer	Other	—	12	~1928
Phyllis Schindelbauer	Other	—	11	~1929
Nancy Schindelbauer	Other	—	9	~1931
Thomas Brown	Son	—	25	~1915
James Brown	Son	—	20	~1920
Jessie Brown	Spouse	—	52	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Union, New …

Spouse, age 32

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1888 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jessie M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1913
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Union, New …

Spouse, age 42

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1888 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1913
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Union-County, New …

Spouse, age 52

Union-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1888 — 8 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Jessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Elizabeth City
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Jessie Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · New Jersey

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02400-00476)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Edward Blazynski	14	Son	—	New Jersey
2	Catherine Piszko	68	Mother-in-law	—	Austria
3	Vivian Wostowicz	20	Lodger	Seamstress	New Jersey
4	Thomas Brown	59	Head	Machinist	Scotland
5	Jessie Brown THIS PERSON	52	Wife	—	Scotland
6	Thomas Jr. Brown	25	Son	Shipping Clerk	New Jersey
7	James Brown	20	Son	Apprentice App.	New Jersey
8	Jean Schindelbauer	32	Daughter	Mach. Operator	Scotland
9	Rex Schindelbauer	12	Grandson	—	New Jersey
10	Phyllis Schindelbauer	11	Granddaughter	—	New Jersey
11	Nancy Schindelbauer	9	Granddaughter	—	New Jersey
13	Caroline Kanning	49	Head	—	Sweden
14	Ina Lindstrom	28	Daughter	Operator	New Jersey
15	Louise Lindstrom	22	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Sweden
16	John White	48	Head	—	New Jersey
17	Marion White	45	Sister	—	New Jersey
18	James White	43	Brother	Attendant	New Jersey
19	Loretta White	42	Sister	Nursing	New Jersey
20	Helen Bossler	33	Niece	—	New Jersey
21	Adam E. Weh	56	Head	Mgr. Paints	New Jersey
22	Susan Weh	53	Wife	—	New Jersey
23	Edward Weh	27	Son	Loan Clerk	New Jersey
24	James Bowlby	27	Head	Assembly Man	New Jersey
25	Julia Bowlby	25	Wife	—	New Jersey
26	Wayne Bowlby	4	Son	—	New Jersey
27	Joan Bowlby	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey
28	Harold Bowlby	0	Son	—	New Jersey
29	Charles Billner	32	Head	Driver	New Jersey
30	Bernadette Billner	29	Wife	—	New York
31	Patricia Billner	8	Daughter	—	New Jersey
32	Charles Billner	7	Son	—	New Jersey
33	Richard Billner	1	Son	—	New Jersey
34	Warren Capron	36	Head	Laborer	New York
35	Helen Capron	36	Wife	—	New Jersey
36	Phyllis Capron	9	Daughter	—	New Jersey
37	David Capron	6	Son	—	New Jersey
38	Richard Capron	5	Son	—	New Jersey
39	William Jr. Bagee	47	Head	Machinist	Pennsylvania
40	Margaret T. Bagee	57	Wife	—	New Jersey

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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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