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Leonard Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Nottoway, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Leonard Brown across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Nottoway, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1909), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 11 b. ~1909 Male Son Born: Virginia Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Nottoway, Virginia
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Leonard
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Bellefonte Magisterial District
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Leonard	Age	Birth yr
Leonard Brown	Son	—	11	~1909
Tucker Brown	Son	—	6	~1914
James Brown	Son	—	15	~1905
Blanche Brown	Spouse	—	40	~1880
Robert Brown	Son	—	10	~1910
Cyrus Brown	Head	—	47	~1873
Garland Brown	Son	—	13	~1907
Lucille Brown	Daughter	—	8	~1912

Census Appearances

1910

None, None

Son, age 2

None, None · implied b. ~1908 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Leonard
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1920

Nottoway, Virginia

Son, age 11

Nottoway, Virginia · implied b. ~1909 — 8 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Leonard
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
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

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Leonard Brown across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Leonard Brown

Son · 1920 · age 11 · b. ~1909 · Virginia

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Sibling

Lucille Brown

Sibling · 1920 · age 8

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Robert Brown

Sibling · 1920 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

James Brown

Sibling · 1920 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Garland Brown

Sibling · 1920 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Tucker Brown

Sibling · 1920 · age 6

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

1920 US Federal Census — Nottoway, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1898unit:1028)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Thomas Anderson	35	Head	Laborer	Virginia
2	Linnie Anderson	40	Wife	—	Virginia
3	Linnie May Anderson	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
4	Thomas Anderson	7	Son	—	Virginia
5	John Anderson	5	Son	—	Virginia
6	Mosley Anderson	3	Son	—	Virginia
7	Grover Anderson	1	Son	—	Virginia
8	Cyrus Brown	47	Head	Farmer	Virginia
9	Blanche Brown	40	Wife	—	Virginia
10	James Brown	15	Son	—	Virginia
11	Garland Brown	13	Son	—	Virginia
12	Leonard Brown THIS PERSON	11	Son	—	Virginia
13	Robert Brown	10	Son	—	Virginia
14	Lucille Brown	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
15	Tucker Brown	6	Son	—	Virginia
16	James Gambie	42	Head	Laborer	Virginia
17	Annie Gambie	41	Wife	—	Virginia
18	Essie Gambie	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
19	Arthur Gambie	14	Son	—	Virginia
20	Thelma Gambie	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
21	David Gambie	7	Son	—	Virginia
22	James Gambie	5	Son	—	Virginia
23	Susie Gambie	4	Daughter	—	West Virginia
24	George Gambie	1	Son	—	North Carolina
25	Cyrus Middon	52	Head	Farmer	Virginia
26	Lizzie Middon	45	Wife	—	Virginia
27	William Middon	17	Son	Laborer	Virginia
28	Andy Payne	41	Head	Farmer	Virginia
29	Mary Payne	37	Wife	—	Virginia
30	Theodore Payne	18	Son	—	Virginia
31	Joe Payne	17	Son	Truck Driver	Virginia
32	John Payne	12	Son	Farm Laborer	Virginia
33	Z. E. Payne	10	Son	Farm Laborer	Virginia
34	L. E. Payne	1	Daughter	—	West Virginia
35	C. B. Teadie	45	Head	Farmer	Indiana
36	L. Teadie	31	Wife	—	Indiana
37	C. H. Teadie	15	Son	Farm Laborer	Indiana
38	Noila Teadie	14	Daughter	—	Indiana
39	Augusta Teadie	10	Daughter	—	Indiana
40	Dorothy Teadie	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
41	L. Teadie	4	Daughter	—	Indiana
42	J. Teadie	2	Daughter	—	Indiana
43	Eliza A. Pennell	63	Head	—	Pennsylvania
44	Etta B. Meredith	31	Daughter	—	Indiana
45	John Smith	41	Head	Farmer	Virginia
46	L. Smith	37	Wife	—	Connecticut
47	John Smith	3	Son	Farm Laborer	Connecticut
48	L. Smith	2	Daughter	—	Connecticut
49	R. Moon	10	Nephew	—	Virginia
50	E. Moon	8	Nephew	—	Virginia

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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)

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