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Minnie Brown — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Mobile-County, Alabama
Our Model Tree links this Minnie Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Mobile-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1885), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 55
b. ~1885
Female
Spouse
Born: Alabama
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Mobile-County, Alabama |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Minnie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 55 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Alabama |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Mobile |
| Additional Details | |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 2 |
| 1935 Residence | Alabama |
| Birth State | Alabama |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | alabama |
| Township / Ward | Satsuma |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1885 |
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.
11 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Minnie | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Brown | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Aletha Brown | Daughter | — | 36 | ~1904 |
| Edith Brown | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Mary Brown | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Charles Brown | Head | — | 55 | ~1885 |
| Joyce Brown | Other | — | ~1940 | |
| Eddie Brown | Other | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Samuel Brown | Son | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Thomas Brown | Son | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Henry Brown | Son | — | 20 | ~1920 |
| Minnie Brown | Spouse | — | 55 | ~1885 |
Census Appearances
1930
Mobile, Alabama
Spouse, age 45
Mobile, Alabama · implied b. ~1885 — 13 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Minnie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 45 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Alabama |
| Age at First Marriage | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | Alabama |
| Mother's Birthplace | Alabama |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Alabama |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | alabama |
1940
Mobile-County, Alabama
Spouse, age 55
Mobile-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1885 — 11 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Minnie |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 55 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Alabama |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Mobile |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 2 |
| 1935 Residence | Alabama |
| Birth State | Alabama |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | alabama |
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Our Model Tree links Minnie Brown across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Minnie Brown
Spouse · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Alabama
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — Mobile-County, Alabama
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1940 US Federal Census — Mobile-County, Alabama
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00063-00098)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malachi Kirksey | Kirkley | 52 | Lodger | Laborer | Alabama |
| 2 | Sam Robinson | 52 | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| 3 | Nellie Robinson | 52 | Wife | Laundress | Alabama |
| 4 | Francis Dave Fair | 55 | Head | — | Alabama |
| 5 | Frances Fair | 46 | Wife | — | Florida |
| 6 | Lee Kimball | 50 | Head | Laborer | Alabama |
| 7 | Charles Brown | 55 | Head | Laborer | Alabama |
| 8 | Minnie Brown THIS PERSON | 55 | Wife | — | Alabama |
| 9 | Aletha Brown | 36 | Daughter | Servant | Alabama |
| 10 | Henry Brown | 20 | Son | Laborer | Alabama |
| 11 | Edith Brown | 19 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 12 | Samuel Brown | 14 | Son | Laborer | Alabama |
| 13 | Mary Brown | 15 | Daughter | New Worker | Alabama |
| 14 | Anne Belle Brown | 14 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 15 | Thomas Brown | 10 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 16 | Eddie Brown | 1 | Grand-son | — | Alabama |
| 17 | Joyce Brown | 0 | Grand-daughter | — | Alabama |
| 18 | Willie Brannon | 39 | Head | Proprietor | Alabama |
| 19 | Lillie Belle Brannon | 35 | Wife | — | Alabama |
| 20 | Lizzie Pollard | 59 | Head | Laundress | Alabama |
| 21 | Mary Harris | 70 | Lodger | — | Alabama |
| 22 | Howard Jackson | 64 | Head | Farmer | Alabama |
| 23 | Marie Jackson | 50 | Wife | — | Alabama |
| 24 | Virginia Jackson | 16 | Daughter | New Worker | Alabama |
| 25 | Juliet Hall | 23 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 26 | Robert Ellison | 28 | Head | Salesman | Alabama |
| 27 | Lucile Ellison | 28 | Wife | — | Mississippi |
| 28 | Harold Ellison | 2 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 29 | Jean Ellison | 6 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 30 | Fletcher Austin | 29 | Head | Laborer | Alabama |
| 31 | Louella Austin | 30 | Wife | — | Alabama |
| 32 | Jessie May Austin | 8 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 33 | Lulu Belle Austin | 7 | Daughter | — | Alabama |
| 34 | Fletcher Jr. Austin | 5 | Son | — | Alabama |
| 35 | Ernest Johnson | 40 | Head | Laborer | Alabama |
| 36 | Mary Johnson | 33 | Wife | Servant | Mississippi |
| 37 | Henry Carson | 13 | Nephew | — | Alabama |
| 38 | Isaac Grant | 41 | Head | Laborer | Georgia |
| 39 | Viola Grant | 34 | Wife | — | Alabama |
| 40 | Velma Grant | 15 | Daughter | New Worker | Alabama |
About This Record & Model Tree
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.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)