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Luther Brown — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Buckingham, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Luther Brown across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Buckingham, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1913), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 17 b. ~1913 Male Son Born: Virginia Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Buckingham, Virginia
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Maysville District
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Luther	Age	Birth yr
Hans Perkins	Son	—	6	~1924
Ralle Perkins	Son	—	3	~1927
Luther Brown	Son	—	17	~1913
Mary Perkins	Head	—	44	~1886
Robert Brown	Son	—	13	~1917
Sara Brown	Daughter	—	11	~1919
Annie Brown	Daughter	—	15	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Norfolk, Virginia

Son, age 6

Norfolk, Virginia · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Luke
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Buckingham, Virginia

Son, age 17

Buckingham, Virginia · implied b. ~1913 — 7 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Luther
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
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 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Luther Brown

Son · 1930 · age 17 · b. ~1913 · Virginia

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Sibling

Sara Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Hans Perkins

Sibling · 1930 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Annie Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Robert Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ralle Perkins

Sibling · 1930 · age 3

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

1930 US Federal Census — Buckingham, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2437unit:1107)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Odessa S. Moss	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
2	John E. Moss	7	Adopted	—	Virginia
3	Isaac Moseley	58	Head	Farmer	Virginia
4	Emma H. Moseley	53	Wife-H	—	Virginia
5	Gertrude S. Onion	20	Head	—	Virginia
6	Mildred V. Onion	18	Sister	—	Virginia
7	Nellie V. Onion	18	Sister	—	Virginia
8	John A. Onion	17	Brother	Farmer	Virginia
9	Annie G. Onion	14	Brother	Laborer	Virginia
10	Annie B. Onion	11	Sister	—	Virginia
11	Mary E. Onion	10	Sister	—	Virginia
12	Elsie M. Onion	8	Sister	—	Virginia
13	Paul E. Jones	53	Head	Farmer	Virginia
14	Lillie B. Jones	42	Wife-H	—	Virginia
15	Harry M. Jones	11	Son	Laborer	Virginia
16	Fred W. Jones	10	Son	—	Virginia
17	Kidd Allen	49	Head	Laborer	West Virginia
18	Eldridge Walter	60	Head	—	Virginia
19	Bettie H. Jones	30	Head-H	Laundress	Virginia
20	Harris Claymon	65	Head	Farmer	Virginia
21	Lizzie Claymon	40	Wife-H	—	Virginia
22	Robert S. Claymon	7	Son	—	Virginia
23	James H. Perkins	33	Head	Farmer	Virginia
24	Annie J. Perkins	21	Wife-H	—	Virginia
25	William H. Jones	54	Head	Farmer	Virginia
26	Mildred A. Jones	47	Wife-H	Teacher	Virginia
27	Nicholas Onion	42	Head	Farmer	Virginia
28	Estel Onion	37	Wife-H	—	Virginia
29	James S. Onion	11	Son	—	Virginia
30	Bernard Onion	10	Son	—	Virginia
31	Rich G. Onion	8	Son	—	Virginia
32	Louise M. Onion	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
33	Birdie Onion	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
34	Emma Onion	83	Head-H	—	Virginia
35	Mary A. Perkins	44	Head	Farmer	Virginia
36	Hans D. Perkins	6	Son	—	Virginia
37	Ralle D. Perkins	3	Son	—	Virginia
38	Luther Brown THIS PERSON	17	Son	Laborer	Virginia
39	Annie Brown	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
40	Robert Brown	13	Son	Laborer	Virginia
41	Sara Brown	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
42	William C. Shepard	48	Head	Farmer	Virginia
43	Ethel M. Shepard	38	Wife-H	—	Virginia
44	James Goff	45	Head	Retail Merchant	Virginia
45	John R. Goff	15	Son	—	Virginia
46	Mary Goff	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
47	Samson Goff	6	Son	—	Maryland
48	Irvin Goff	3	Son	—	Maryland
49	William Bryant	63	Head	Farmer	Virginia
50	Mary S. Bryant	62	Wife-H	—	Virginia

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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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