Lena Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Gratiot-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Lena Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Gratiot-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1880), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Female Spouse Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Gratiot-County, Michigan
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lena E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Township
1935 Residence (County)	Gratiot
Additional Details
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Township / Ward	Township
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lena	Age	Birth yr
Marguerite Brown	Other	—	29	~1911
Lena Brown	Spouse	—	60	~1880
Clifford Brown	Son	—	28	~1912
Sidney Brown	Head	—	66	~1874

Census Appearances

1920

Gratiot, Michigan

Spouse, age 40

Gratiot, Michigan · implied b. ~1880 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Gratiot, Michigan

Spouse, age 50

Gratiot, Michigan · implied b. ~1880 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lena E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Gratiot-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 60

Gratiot-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lena E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Township
1935 Residence (County)	Gratiot
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Lena Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · Michigan

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Gratiot-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01754-00320)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mattie M Munn	45	Wife	—	Michigan
42	Donald E Munn	15	Son	—	Michigan
43	Charlie L Dunn	42	Brother	Farm Hand	Michigan
44	Harvey W Muscott	61	Head	Farmer	Michigan
45	Flora Muscott	55	Wife	—	Michigan
46	Monte Gantz	58	Hired man	Farmer Hand	Michigan
47	William R P Jackson	49	Head	Farmer	Illinois
48	Millie A Jackson	46	Wife	—	Canada
49	Sidney Brown	66	Head	Farmer	Michigan
50	Lena E Brown THIS PERSON	60	Wife	—	Michigan
51	Clifford E Brown	28	Son	Farm Hand	Michigan
52	Marguerite Brown	29	Daughter-in-law	—	Michigan
53	George W Caston	40	Head	Farmer	Michigan
54	Leona M Caston	32	Wife	—	Ohio
55	Beatrice A Caston	9	Daughter	—	Michigan
56	Helen L Caston	7	Daughter	—	Michigan
57	Leo C Caston	5	Son	—	Michigan
58	John H Walker	51	Head	Farmer	Indiana
59	Anna Walker	50	Wife	—	Michigan
60	Donald Walker	13	Son	—	Michigan
61	Maxwell G Love	40	Head	Carpenter	Michigan
62	Agness Love	30	Wife	—	Missouri
63	Idalen Palmer	10	Step-daughter	—	Michigan
64	Steve Monarch	37	Head	Farmer	Moravia
65	Helen Monarch	32	Wife	—	Illinois
66	Tony Botek	21	Step-son	Farm Hand	Illinois
67	Frank Botek	16	Step-son	—	Illinois
68	Andrew J Sanders	26	Head	Farm Work	Michigan
69	Viola G Sanders	25	Wife	—	Michigan
70	Stanley H Sanders	4	Son	—	Michigan
71	Arthur H Smith	73	Head	Farmer	Michigan
72	Mamie H Smith	61	Wife	—	Michigan
73	John Roberts	35	Head	Radio Repairman	Michigan
74	Dagmar Roberts	30	Wife	—	Michigan
75	John O Roberts	9	Son	—	Michigan
76	William B Roberts	6	Son	—	Michigan
77	George M Roberts	1	Son	—	Michigan
78	Will Mottice	53	Head	Farm Hand	Michigan
79	Margaret M Below	20	Niece	—	Michigan
80	Byron J Beebe	50	Head	Farmer	Michigan

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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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