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Josephine Brown — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Bucks, Pennsylvania
Our Model Tree links this Josephine Brown across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Bucks, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1868), then head of a 4-person household.
Age 52
b. ~1868
Female
Head
Born: Pennsylvania
Widowed
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Bucks, Pennsylvania |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Josephine |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 52 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Father's Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | Em |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Solebury Township Part Of |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1868 |
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 Josephine | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Brown | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1904 |
| Josephine Brown | Head | — | 52 | ~1868 |
| Edward Brown | Son | — | 14 | ~1906 |
| Nelson Brown | Son | — | 18 | ~1902 |
Census Appearances
1900
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Spouse, age 33
Bucks, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Josephine |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Month | Aug |
| Birth Year | 1867 |
| Father's Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | pennsylvania |
1910
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Head, age 42
Bucks, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1868 — 5 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Josephine P. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Children Born | 4 |
| Children Living | 3 |
| Father's Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Birth State | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | pennsylvania |
1920
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Head, age 52
Bucks, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1868 — 4 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Josephine |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 52 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Father's Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | Em |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | pennsylvania |
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Our Model Tree links Josephine Brown across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Bucks, Pennsylvania, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Josephine Brown
Head · 1920 · age 52 · b. ~1868 · Pennsylvania
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1920 US Federal Census — Bucks, Pennsylvania
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1920 US Federal Census — Bucks, Pennsylvania
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1543unit:0349)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Abner Tomlinson | 77 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 52 | Alice Tomlinson | 74 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 53 | Timothy Mccarthy | 49 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 54 | Catherine Mccarthy | 54 | Sister | Housekeeper | Pennsylvania |
| 55 | Fred Coffer | 42 | Head | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 56 | Marion Coffer | 38 | Wife | Machine Hand | Pennsylvania |
| 57 | Estella Coffer | 17 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 58 | Blanche Coffer | 11 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 59 | William Coffer | 7 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 60 | Augustus Kinsey | 45 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 61 | Emma Kinsey | 35 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 62 | Irvin Kinsey | 17 | Son | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 63 | Grace Kinsey | 15 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 64 | Mabel Morgan | 11 | Ward | — | Pennsylvania |
| 65 | Jonathan Kinsey | 84 | Father | — | Pennsylvania |
| 66 | Thomas F. Reeder | 63 | Head | Farmer | New Jersey |
| 67 | Hannah Reeder | 61 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 68 | Anna Reeder | 25 | Daughter | Teacher | Pennsylvania |
| 69 | Elizabeth Reeder | 22 | Daughter | Teacher | Pennsylvania |
| 70 | Ellen Reeder | 19 | Daughter | Teacher | Pennsylvania |
| 71 | Miles Delaney | 28 | Head | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 72 | Edna Delaney | 30 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 73 | Edward Kinsey | 48 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 74 | Carrie Kinsey | 47 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 75 | Walter Ely | 37 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 76 | Marian Ely | 36 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 77 | Lawrence Ely | 5 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 78 | Harriet Ella Ely | 66 | Mother | — | Pennsylvania |
| 79 | Charles Hamilton | 17 | Hired man | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 80 | Thomas Musgrave | 37 | Head | Laborer | England |
| 81 | Flora Musgrave | 37 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 82 | John Wiley | 32 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 83 | Rebecca Wiley | 26 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 84 | Joseph H. Mayo | 43 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 85 | Edith Mayo | 42 | Wife | — | England |
| 86 | Joseph Mayo | 18 | Son | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 87 | Josephine Brown THIS PERSON | 52 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 88 | Nelson Brown | 18 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 89 | Mary Brown | 16 | Daughter | — | Pennsylvania |
| 90 | Edward M. Brown | 14 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 91 | Charles Myres | 31 | Head | Laborer | Lithuania |
| 92 | Eva Myres | 32 | Wife | — | Lithuania |
| 93 | Charles Kotler | 33 | Head | Worker | New Jersey |
| 94 | Ada Kotler | 34 | Wife | — | Switzerland |
| 95 | Marguerite Kotler | 6 | Daughter | — | New Jersey |
| 96 | Charles Kotler | 1 | Son | — | Pennsylvania |
| 97 | Nan Pye | 35 | Servant | Servant | New Jersey |
| 98 | Melrose Pye | 4 | Boarder | — | Pennsylvania |
| 99 | Ludovica George | 50 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
| 100 | George Hibbs | 63 | Head | Farmer | Pennsylvania |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)