John Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Cumberland, Maine

Our Model Tree links this John Brown across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Cumberland, Maine (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Edgar & Edgar — first a son (b.~1899), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 21 b. ~1899 Male Son Born: Maine Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Cumberland, Maine
Surname	Brown
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maine
Father's Birthplace	Maine
Mother's Birthplace	Maine
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Shoe factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Brunswick Town
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Brown	Daughter	—	15	~1905
Elsie Brown	Daughter	—	26	~1894
Bernice Brown	Daughter	—	16	~1904
Edgar Brown	Head	—	64	~1856
Bertram Brown	Son	—	18	~1902
John Brown	Son	—	21	~1899
Harvey Brown	Son	—	12	~1908
Arthur Brown	Son	—	28	~1892
Gallatin Brown	Son	—	13	~1907
Florence Brown	Spouse	—	57	~1863

Census Appearances

1900

Cumberland, Maine

Son, age 2

Cumberland, Maine · implied b. ~1898 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	John C
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maine
Birth Month	Apr
Birth Year	1898
Father's Birthplace	Maine
Mother's Birthplace	Maine
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

1910

Cumberland, Maine

Son, age 12

Cumberland, Maine · implied b. ~1898 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maine
Father's Birthplace	Maine
Mother's Birthplace	Maine
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

1920

Cumberland, Maine

Son, age 21

Cumberland, Maine · implied b. ~1899 — 10 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maine
Father's Birthplace	Maine
Mother's Birthplace	Maine
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Shoe factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

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Our Model Tree links John Brown across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Cumberland, Maine, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Edgar Brown (~0.92 confidence) and father Edgar Brown (~0.92 confidence) and father William Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Florence Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Annie Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Florence Brown (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Edgar Brown

b. ~1856

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Edgar Brown

b. ~1855

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

William Brown

b. ~1871

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Florence Brown

b. ~1863

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Annie Brown

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Florence Brown

b. ~1868

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Brown

Son · 1920 · age 21 · b. ~1899 · Maine

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Sibling

Bertram Brown

Sibling · 1920 · age 18