Lillian Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orleans-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Lillian Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orleans-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1915), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Female Spouse Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orleans-County, Louisiana
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	New Orleans
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lillian	Age	Birth yr
Sandra Brown	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Julius Brown	Head	—	30	~1910
Lillian Brown	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 7

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Step-daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 17

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	niece
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Orleans-County, Louisiana

Spouse, age 25

Orleans-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans Parish
Industry	0
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Lillian Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Louisiana

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Orleans-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01417-00442)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Olivia Parks	24	Wife	Laundress	Louisiana
2	Anna Johnson	39	Mother-in-law	Laundress	Louisiana
3	Arthur George	31	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
4	Estella George	32	Wife	Maid	Louisiana
5	Joseph Eugene Harrell	26	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
6	Trutte Harrell	24	Wife	Maid	Louisiana
7	Annie Green	28	Head	Maid	Louisiana
8	Henry Waters	43	Head	Manager	Louisiana
9	Ellen Waters	36	Wife	Maid	Louisiana
10	Dorothy Waters	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
11	Luther Taylor	29	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
12	Wilhemina Taylor	27	Wife	—	Louisiana
13	William H. Parker	30	Head	Mail Carrier	Louisiana
14	Grace Parker	27	Wife	Teacher	Louisiana
15	Joseph Parker	25	Brother-in-law	Helper	Louisiana
17	John Joseph	68	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
18	Mary Joseph	66	Wife	—	Louisiana
19	Charles Stevens	32	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
20	Laura Stevens	25	Wife	—	Louisiana
21	Dorothy Mae Stevens	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
22	Ethel A. Stevens	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
23	Charles Jr. Stevens	3	Son	—	Louisiana
24	Elaine Stevens	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
25	Edward Crawford	52	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
26	Louisa Crawford	50	Wife	—	Louisiana
27	Joanne Crawford	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
28	Julius Brown	30	Head	Truck Driver	Louisiana
29	Lillian Brown THIS PERSON	25	Wife	—	Louisiana
30	Sandra Brown	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
31	Eliza Ridley	65	Head	Housework	Louisiana
32	Joseph Bell	53	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
33	Maggie Bell	52	Wife	Maid	Louisiana
34	Walter Bell	18	Son	New Worker	Louisiana
35	Ethel Bell	13	Daughter	—	Louisiana
36	Albert Williams	51	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
37	Annie Williams	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
38	Albert Jr. Williams	18	Son	New Worker	Louisiana
39	Oliver Rogers	39	Head	Longshoreman	Louisiana
40	Emaline Goingo	35	Lodger	Burner	Louisiana

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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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