Leona Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Goochland-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Leona Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Goochland-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Goochland-County, Virginia
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Leona
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Byrd Mag Dist
1935 Residence (County)	Goochland
Additional Details
Industry	No
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Byrd Mag Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Leona	Age	Birth yr
Leona Brown	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Thomas Brown	Son	—	13	~1927
Henry Brown	Son	—	33	~1907
John Brown	Head	—	73	~1867
Francis Brown	Daughter	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Goochland, Virginia

Spouse, age 35

Goochland, Virginia · implied b. ~1885 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Leona
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Goochland, Virginia

Other, age 46

Goochland, Virginia · implied b. ~1884 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Leona
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Goochland-County, Virginia

Spouse, age 56

Goochland-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Leona
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Byrd Mag Dist
1935 Residence (County)	Goochland
Industry	No
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Leona Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Goochland-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04265-00045)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charlie H. Ragland	57	Head	Section Hand	Virginia
2	Pearl Ragland	44	Wife	—	Virginia
3	Susie Ragland	18	Daughter	—	Virginia
4	Alford H. Ragland	16	Son	—	Virginia
5	Neal B. Ragland	12	Son	—	Virginia
6	George L. Ragland	7	Son	—	Virginia
7	Ralph A. Salmons	2	Boarder	—	Virginia
8	Sam Ragland	60	Head	Laborer	Virginia
9	Mary Clark	76	Head	Farmer	Virginia
10	Charlie Clark	30	Brother	Laborer	Virginia
11	Buck Johnson	39	Head	Section Hand	Virginia
12	Maggie Johnson	34	Wife	—	Virginia
13	Lottie Johnson	18	Daughter	Laborer	Virginia
14	Ruth Johnson	17	Daughter	House Work	Virginia
15	William Johnson	14	Son	—	Virginia
16	Nelia Johnson	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
17	Sam Johnson	10	Son	—	Virginia
18	George Johnson	6	Son	—	Virginia
19	Buck Jr. Johnson	3	Son	—	Virginia
20	John V. Johnson	1	Son	—	Virginia
21	Will Cephas	70	Head	—	Virginia
22	Emma Cephas	70	Wife	—	Virginia
23	Bertha Cephas	16	Grand-Daughter	House Work	Virginia
24	Rosa Piggins	76	Head	—	Virginia
25	Mary Johnson	54	Sister	—	Virginia
26	John H. Brown	73	Head	Farmer	Ohio
27	Leona Brown THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Virginia
28	Henry Brown	33	Son	Mechanic	Virginia
29	Francis Brown	20	Daughter	—	Virginia
30	Thomas Brown	13	Son	—	Virginia
31	Walter A. Bailey	61	Head	Proprietor	Virginia
32	Erma Bailey	55	Wife	—	Virginia
33	W. Millicent Bailey	26	Son	Laborer	Virginia
34	Ralph S. Bailey	22	Son	Laborer	Virginia
35	Eleanor M. Bailey	19	Daughter	Store Keeper	Virginia
36	Lucian C. Hicks	77	Head	Farmer	Virginia
37	Bernard Childress	37	Son-in-law	Farmer	Virginia
38	Lady Lee Childress	35	Daughter	—	Virginia
39	Rosalind E. Childress	13	Grand-Daughter	—	Virginia

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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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