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Luther Brown — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Culpeper, Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Luther Brown across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Culpeper, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 50
b. ~1880
Male
Head
Born: Virginia
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Culpeper, Virginia |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Luther T. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Age at First Marriage | 28 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Retail merchant |
| Industry | General merchandise |
| Class of Worker | O |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Occupation | Retail Merchant |
| Township / Ward | Stevensburg District |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1880 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Brown | Daughter | — | 18 | ~1912 |
| Luther Brown | Head | — | 50 | ~1880 |
| Bernard Brown | Son | — | 19 | ~1911 |
| Kenneth Brown | Son | — | 8 | ~1922 |
| Harold Brown | Son | — | 21 | ~1909 |
| Lillian Brown | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1916 |
| Lawrence Brown | Son | — | 16 | ~1914 |
| Jean Brown | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1923 |
| Eva Brown | Other | — | 48 | ~1882 |
Census Appearances
1920
Culpeper, Virginia
Head, age 40
Culpeper, Virginia · implied b. ~1880 — 9 household members
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Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Luther T |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Industry | Grocery store |
| Class of Worker | OA |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | M |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1930
Culpeper, Virginia
Head, age 50
Culpeper, Virginia · implied b. ~1880 — 9 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Luther T. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Age at First Marriage | 28 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | Retail merchant |
| Industry | General merchandise |
| Class of Worker | O |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Luther Brown across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Culpeper, Virginia, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Luther Brown
Head · 1930 · age 50 · b. ~1880 · Virginia
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1930 US Federal Census — Culpeper, Virginia
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1930 US Federal Census — Culpeper, Virginia
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2440unit:0924)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heflin, Ernest L. Heplin | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 2 | George H. Heplin | 5 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 3 | Grover L. Davis | 32 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 4 | Virginia Davis | 30 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
| 5 | Thelma L. Davis | 9 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 6 | Garrett H. Davis | 6 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 7 | Dorothy M. Davis | 3 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 8 | Golden S. Godfrey | 44 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 9 | Gertrude Godfrey | 46 | Sister-H | — | Virginia |
| 10 | Dudley B. Godfrey | 42 | Brother-Partner | Farmer | Virginia |
| 11 | Charlie M. Brown | 28 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 12 | Edna M. Brown | 25 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
| 13 | Marie D. Brown | 7 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 14 | Gladys L. Brown | 6 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 15 | Charlie B. Brown | 4 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 16 | Ruth E. Brown | 2 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 17 | Robert M. Brown | 1 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 18 | Ginter Ford | 39 | Head-H | Farmer | Virginia |
| 19 | Border, Cleve Ford | 17 | Son | Laborer | Virginia |
| 20 | Lorelle Ford | 13 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 21 | Annie Tunstyll | 38 | Sister | — | Virginia |
| 22 | William S. Hamilton | 67 | Head | Farmer | Virginia |
| 23 | Cenley Hamilton | 28 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
| 24 | Scott H. Hamilton | 18 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 25 | Jesse L. Boyd | 39 | Head | Laborer | Arkansas |
| 26 | Pearl B. Boyd | 32 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
| 27 | Willie L. Boyd | 13 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 28 | Jesse J. Jr. Boyd | 12 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 29 | Ray Boyd | 10 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 30 | Earl S. Boyd | 9 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 31 | Audrey M. Boyd | 7 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 32 | Herbert E. Boyd | 6 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 33 | Dorothy Boyd | 4 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 34 | Anna K. Boyd | 2 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 35 | Dewoddie Boyd | 0 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 36 | German T. Martin | 26 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 37 | Mary Martin | 38 | Wife-H | — | California |
| 38 | David H. Somers | 81 | Head | — | Virginia |
| 39 | Annie L. Somers | 47 | Daughter-H | — | Virginia |
| 40 | Luther T. Brown THIS PERSON | 50 | Head | Retail Merchant | Virginia |
| 41 | Eva L. Brown | 48 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
| 42 | Harold L. Brown | 21 | Son | Stenographer | Virginia |
| 43 | Bernard S. Brown | 19 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 44 | Elsie L. Brown | 18 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 45 | Lawrence T. Brown | 16 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 46 | Lillian C. Brown | 14 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 47 | Kenneth R. Brown | 8 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 48 | Jean E. Brown | 7 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 49 | Olia H. Brown | 41 | Head | Laborer | Virginia |
| 50 | Elizabeth Brown | 42 | Wife-H | — | Virginia |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)