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John Browning — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Browning across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1919), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 21 b. ~1919 Male Son Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationUnion-County, Mississippi
SurnameBrowning
Given NameJohn P. (Jr)
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age21
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (City)R
1935 Residence (County)Union
Additional Details
OccupationKitchen Police
IndustryC.C.C. Soil Conservation
Class of WorkerGW
Hours Worked40
Income (1939)770
Highest GradeNo 3
1935 ResidenceMississippi
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationKitchen Police
Township / WardTownship 7 Beat 1
Est. Birth Year~1919

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.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
John Browning Other — 47 ~1893
Ethel Browning Daughter — 9 ~1931
Junior Browning Son — 11 ~1929
John Browning Son — 21 ~1919
Kessie Browning Head — 49 ~1891
Lenton Browning Son — 8 ~1932
Mavis Browning Daughter — 16 ~1924

Census Appearances

1930
Union, Mississippi
Son, age 10
Union, Mississippi · implied b. ~1920 — 13 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Browning
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 10
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation none
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Union-County, Mississippi
Son, age 21
Union-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1919 — 7 household members
Surname Browning
Given Name John P. (Jr)
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 21
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) R
1935 Residence (County) Union
Occupation Kitchen Police
Industry C.C.C. Soil Conservation
Class of Worker GW
Hours Worked 40
Income (1939) 770
Highest Grade No 3
1935 Residence Mississippi
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links John Browning across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Browning
Son · 1940 · age 21 · b. ~1919 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Mavis Browning
Sibling · 1940 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Junior Browning
Sibling · 1940 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ethel Browning
Sibling · 1940 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Lenton Browning
Sibling · 1940 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Union-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

32 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02072-00076)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Kessie D. Browning 49 Head Kitchen Police Mississippi
42 John P. (Jr) Browning THIS PERSON 21 Son Kitchen Police Mississippi
43 Mavis Browning 16 Daughter — Mississippi
44 Junior Browning 11 Son — Mississippi
45 Ethel Browning 9 Daughter — Mississippi
46 Lenton Browning 8 Son — Mississippi
47 John Browning 47 Step-son Farm Labour Mississippi
48 Odell Renfrow 23 Head Farmer Mississippi
49 Pearl Renfrow 18 Wife — Mississippi
50 Earl Smithey 29 Head Farmer Mississippi
51 Essie Smithey 26 Wife — Mississippi
52 James Smithey 7 Son — Mississippi
53 Edna Smithey 3 Daughter — Mississippi
54 Maude Smithey 48 Head Seamstress Sewing Room Mississippi
55 Boyce Smithey 12 Son — Mississippi
56 Eva Smithey 10 Daughter — Mississippi
57 Chester Hale 31 Head Farmer Mississippi
58 Birdie Ellen Hale 25 Wife — Mississippi
59 Joe Lane Hale 9 Daughter — Mississippi
60 John Harwell 44 Head — Mississippi
61 Estelle Harwell 40 Wife — Mississippi
62 Leroy Footer 15 Step-son — Mississippi
63 Talmadge D. Gray 53 Head Farmer Mississippi
64 Sarah Gray 19 Daughter — Mississippi
65 Imagene Gray 13 Daughter — Mississippi
66 Bucky Gray 33 Son Farmer Mississippi
67 Oakley Gray 21 Daughter-in-law Farmer Mississippi
68 Robert D. Gray 7 Grandson — Mississippi
69 Woodrow Gray 26 Head Farmer Mississippi
70 Florence Gray 25 Wife — Mississippi
71 Julia Willene Gray 3 Daughter — Mississippi
72 Willie Gafford 45 Mother-in-law — Mississippi

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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