Mabel Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sanilac-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Mabel Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sanilac-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Head Born: Michigan Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sanilac-County, Michigan
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Mabel
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Lamotte Tp.
1935 Residence (County)	Sanilac
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Township / Ward	Lamotte Tp
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Mabel	Age	Birth yr
Mabel Brown	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Mabel Brown	Head	—	41	~1899
Walter Brown	Son	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Sanilac, Michigan

Spouse, age 21

Sanilac, Michigan · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Mabel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Sanilac, Michigan

Spouse, age 31

Sanilac, Michigan · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Mabel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Sanilac-County, Michigan

Head, age 41

Sanilac-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Mabel
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Lamotte Tp.
1935 Residence (County)	Sanilac
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Mabel Brown

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Sanilac-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01818-00431)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Guadalupe Garcia	9	daughter	—	Texas
2	Ster Garcia	7	daughter	—	Texas
3	Sarah M. Garcia	3	daughter	—	Texas
4	Adrian Zurbrick	41	head	Laborer	Michigan
5	Robert Brown	46	head	Laborer	Michigan
6	Julia E. Brown	43	wife	—	Michigan
7	Marion Brown	15	daughter	—	Michigan
8	Joyce Brown	13	daughter	—	Michigan
9	Patricia Brown	8	daughter	—	Michigan
10	Thomas Brown	5	son	—	Michigan
11	Roberta Brown	3	daughter	—	Michigan
12	Frank Brown	52	head	Laborer	Michigan
13	Eva Brown	44	wife	—	Michigan
14	Mabel Brown THIS PERSON	41	head	—	Michigan
15	Walter Brown	20	son	Laborer	Michigan
16	Mabel M. Brown	18	daughter	Laborer	Michigan
17	George Zurbrick	72	head	—	Michigan
18	Mildred Zurbrick	27	daughter	—	Michigan
19	Earl Zurbrick	22	son	Laborer	Michigan
20	Keith Zurbrick	18	son	Laborer	Michigan
21	George Smith	59	head	Laborer	Canada
22	Lydia Smith	47	wife	—	Michigan
23	Leonard Smith	25	son	—	Michigan
24	Phillip Earl Smith	20	son	Laborer	Michigan
25	Norman Heussner	40	head	Laborer	Michigan
26	Mattie Heussner	34	wife	—	Michigan
27	Leonard Heussner	16	son	—	Michigan
28	Thelma Heussner	13	daughter	—	Michigan
29	Charles Gerstenberger	49	head	Laborer	Michigan
30	Lucille Gerstenberger	44	wife	—	Michigan
31	Lawrence Gerstenberger	23	son	Laborer	Michigan
32	Kenneth Gerstenberger	22	son	Laborer	Michigan
33	Carl Gerstenberger	14	son	—	Michigan
34	Sarah Maudlin	63	mother-law	—	Michigan
35	Wilma Sutherland	16	grand-daught	—	Michigan
36	Walter Stoigman	58	head	Laborer	Michigan
37	Marguerite Stoigman	51	wife	—	Michigan
38	Ronald Stoigman	4	son	—	Michigan
39	George Gerstenberger	42	head	Laborer	Michigan
40	Mabel Gerstenberger	40	wife	—	Michigan

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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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