Lizzie Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Lizzie Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Head Born: Mississippi Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Tennessee
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lizzie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Civil Dist #2
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	No 2
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Civil Dist 2
Est. Birth Year	~1888

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lizzie	Age	Birth yr
Leanne Brown	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Hattie Brown	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Lucille Brown	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Wardell Brown	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Kassandra Brown	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Luevenia Brown	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Catherine Brown	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Irene Brown	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Lizzie Brown	Head	—	52	~1888
Perry Brown	Son	—	17	~1923

Census Appearances

1930

Shelby, Tennessee

Head, age 40

Shelby, Tennessee · implied b. ~1890 — 13 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lizzie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	15
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Shelby-County, Tennessee

Head, age 52

Shelby-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1888 — 10 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lizzie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Civil Dist #2
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	No 2
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Lizzie Brown

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03935-00361)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bessie Griffin	46	Wife	—	Illinois
2	William M. Laughter	41	Head	Machinist	Mississippi
3	Ethel Laughter	38	Wife	—	Tennessee
4	William, Jr. Laughter	18	Son	—	Tennessee
5	Dorothy Laughter	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Joseph Laughter	16	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Clayton Laughter	15	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Ruth Laughter	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Joseph Brown	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
10	Dixie Brown	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
11	Joseph Jr. Brown	8	Son	—	Mississippi
12	Jonnie Brown	8	Son	—	Mississippi
13	Aron Brown	6	Son	—	Mississippi
14	Cora Lee Brown	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
15	Gracie Lee Brown	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Amanda Brown	55	Mother	—	Mississippi
17	Robert Brown	12	Nephew	—	Mississippi
18	Roosevelt Gwynn	27	Head	Farm Manager	Tennessee
19	Elizabeth Gwynn	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
20	Roosevelt Jr. Gwynn	4	Son	—	Tennessee
21	Albert Gwynn	2	Son	—	Tennessee
22	Lizzie Brown THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
23	Kassandra Brown	18	Daughter	New Worker	Arkansas
24	Perry Brown	17	Son	—	Arkansas
25	Luevenia Brown	16	Daughter	—	Arkansas
26	Lucille Brown	14	Daughter	—	Arkansas
27	Leanne Brown	11	Daughter	—	Arkansas
28	Irene Brown	10	Daughter	—	Arkansas
29	Hattie Brown	9	Daughter	—	Arkansas
30	Wardell Brown	8	Daughter	—	Arkansas
31	Catherine Brown	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Alvin A. Davis	36	Head	Sharecropper	Missouri
33	Thelma Davis	29	Wife	—	Alabama
34	Daniel, Walter Davis	7	Step-son	—	Tennessee
35	Vernon Crook	29	Head	Truck Driver	Tennessee
36	Mary B. Crook	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
37	Billy Stamper	12	Nephew	—	Tennessee
38	Charles Wilson	30	Head	Stockman	Tennessee
39	Catherine Wilson	26	Wife	—	Tennessee

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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.

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