Luther Brown — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Cook, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Luther Brown across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Cook, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Cook, Illinois
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Luther H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Additional Details
Occupation	Chef
Industry	Hotel
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	20.00
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Chef
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Luther	Age	Birth yr
Ernestine Brown	Daughter	—	10	~1920
Thelma Brown	Daughter	—	19	~1911
Lenzo Stoney	Other	—	17	~1913
Esther Brown	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Ruth Brown	Son	—	12	~1918
William Jackson	Other	—	18	~1912
Beulah Brown	Other	—	41	~1889
Theodora Brown	Daughter	—	8	~1922
Luther Brown	Head	—	41	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 31

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	No Carolina
Mother's Birthplace	No Carolina
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Dining car
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Cook, Illinois

Head, age 41

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1889 — 9 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Luther H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Chef
Industry	Hotel
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	20.00
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Luther Brown

Head · 1930 · age 41 · b. ~1889 · Illinois

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

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1930 US Federal Census — Cook, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:illinoiscensus00reel438:0193)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Mary B Rotunno	57	Wife-H	—	Tennessee
52	Lewis E Rotunno	28	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
53	William S Rotunno	23	Son	Salesman	Tennessee
54	Alberta Rotunno	74	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
55	Oliver White	30	Head	—	Kentucky
56	Palma White	25	Wife-H	—	Kentucky
57	Judson White	7	Son	—	Kentucky
58	William White	5	Son	—	Illinois
59	Luther H Brown THIS PERSON	41	Head	Chef	Tennessee
60	Beulah Brown	41	Wife-H	—	Kentucky
61	Thelma Brown	19	Daughter	—	Illinois
62	Esther M Brown	17	Daughter	—	Illinois
63	Ruth V Brown	12	Son	—	Illinois
64	Ernestine E Brown	10	Daughter	—	Illinois
65	Theodora V Brown	8	Daughter	—	Illinois
66	Lenzo Stoney	17	Lodger	—	Illinois
67	William Jackson	18	Roomer	—	Illinois
68	Jacob Simson	43	Head	Laborer	Georgia
69	Essie Simson	40	Wife-H	—	Georgia
70	Jacob Jr Simson	12	Son	—	Georgia
71	Almeta Simson	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
72	Herman Simson	9	Son	—	Georgia
73	Beulah Simson	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
74	Mollie Houte	40	Sister	House Maid	Georgia
75	Nathan Jordan	28	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
76	Myrtle Jordan	29	Wife-H	—	Arkansas
77	Nathaniel Jordan	2	Son	—	Illinois
78	Emery Cassie	35	Roomer	Laborer	Illinois
79	Ruth Cassie	35	Wife-R	—	Illinois
80	Sampson Cassie	15	Son-R	—	Illinois
81	Watson Pruett	40	Head	Conductor	Georgia
82	Lillie Pruett	40	Wife-H	—	Georgia
83	Victor H Isaac	29	Roomer	—	Georgia
84	Ann B Isaac	27	Wife-R	Laborer	Georgia
85	Richard Isaac	5	Son-R	—	Illinois
86	Fred Bell	52	Head	Laborer	New York
87	Mary Bell	20	Wife-H	—	Georgia
88	William B Adams	55	Head	Porter	Georgia
89	Constance E Adams	60	Wife-H	—	England
90	William Hicks	47	Head	—	Georgia
91	Linard Hicks	15	Son	—	Georgia
92	Samuel Hicks	13	Son	—	Georgia
93	Josephine Hicks	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
94	Spirits Miller	27	Roomer	Restaurant Clerk	Georgia
95	James Miller	25	Wife-R	—	Georgia
96	George Miller	6	Son-R	—	Georgia
97	John Miller	4	Son-R	—	Georgia
98	Thomas Brown	31	Head	Driver	Kentucky
99	Beulah Brown	29	Wife-H	—	Kentucky
100	Thomas Jr Brown	10	Son	—	Kentucky

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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