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Lester Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Itawamba-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Lester Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Itawamba-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1921), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 19 b. ~1921 Male Son Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Itawamba-County, Mississippi
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lester Harry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Itawamba
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 2
Est. Birth Year	~1921

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lester	Age	Birth yr
Mary Brown	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Cara Brown	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Lester Brown	Son	—	19	~1921
Vera Brown	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Paul Brown	Head	—	48	~1892
Lethy Brown	Spouse	—	44	~1896
Edvie Brown	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Willie Brown	Son	—	20	~1920
Leland Brown	Son	—	13	~1927
Darton Brown	Son	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1930

Itawamba, Mississippi

Son, age 8

Itawamba, Mississippi · implied b. ~1922 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lester H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Itawamba-County, Mississippi

Son, age 19

Itawamba-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1921 — 10 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lester Harry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 2
1935 Residence (County)	Itawamba
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Lester Brown across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Lester Brown

Son · 1940 · age 19 · b. ~1921 · Mississippi

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Sibling

Darton Brown

Sibling · 1940 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Willie Brown

Sibling · 1940 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mary Brown

Sibling · 1940 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Vera Brown

Sibling · 1940 · age 22

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Cara Brown

Sibling · 1940 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Edvie Brown

Sibling · 1940 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Leland Brown

Sibling · 1940 · age 13

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 — Itawamba-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02031-00223)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hurlon Kiles	21	Head	Labor	Mississippi
42	Dudley Kiles	0	Son	—	Mississippi
43	Nell Kiles	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
44	Virgil Murphy	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
45	Pauline Murphy	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	Moffie Murphy	47	Mother	—	Mississippi
47	John Brown	26	Head	Farm	Mississippi
48	Frieda Brown	24	Wife	Seamstress	Mississippi
49	Kenyan Brown	25	Head	Farm	Mississippi
50	Ewan Brown	24	Wife	Seamstress	Mississippi
51	Paul Brown	48	Head	Farm	Mississippi
52	Lethy Brown	44	Wife	—	Mississippi
53	Vera May Brown	22	Daughter	—	Mississippi
54	Willie May Brown	20	Son	Labor	Mississippi
55	Lester Harry Brown THIS PERSON	19	Son	—	Mississippi
56	Edvie Lou Brown	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
57	Leland J Brown	13	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Darton Brown	10	Son	—	Mississippi
59	Cara Ohene Brown	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Mary Lou Brown	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
61	Luther Brown	55	Head	Farm	Mississippi
62	Millard Brown	21	Son	—	Mississippi
63	Cecil B Baker	39	Head	Farm	Mississippi
64	Goldie Baker	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
65	Katherine Baker	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	Alvie Baker	13	Son	—	Mississippi
67	Mary Alice Baker	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
68	Jane Baker	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Audie Carner	47	Head	Farm	Mississippi
70	Sippie Carner	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
71	Daphne Carner	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Doris Carner	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
73	Ernest Carner	10	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Vernell Carner	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
75	Farine Carner	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
76	Luther Hawkins	63	Head	Farm	Mississippi
77	Ola Hawkins	30	Daughter	—	Mississippi
78	Ardis Hawkins	29	Daughter	Seamstress	Mississippi
79	Lavonia Hawkins	27	Daughter	—	Mississippi
80	Luna May Hawkins	24	Daughter	—	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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