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Morris Brown — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Cook, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Morris Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cook, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1918), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1918 Male Son Born: Illinois Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Cook, Illinois
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Morris
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Missouri
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Township / Ward	Chicago City
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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 Morris	Age	Birth yr
Mabel Brown	Spouse	—	31	~1899
William Brown	Head	—	40	~1890
Robert Brown	Son	—	15	~1915
Virginia Brown	Daughter	—	1	~1929
William Brown	Son	—	6	~1924
Opal Brown	Daughter	—	16	~1914
Morris Brown	Son	—	12	~1918
Valeria Brown	Daughter	—	8	~1922
Lois Brown	Daughter	—	3	~1927

Census Appearances

1930

Cook, Illinois

Son, age 12

Cook, Illinois · implied b. ~1918 — 9 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Morris
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Missouri
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Cook-County, Illinois

Other, age 23

Cook-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1917 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Maurice
Relationship to Head	Son-in-law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Chicago Ill
1935 Residence (County)	Cook
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Mail Order House
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	27
Income (1939)	320
Highest Grade	Hs 10
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Morris Brown across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Morris Brown

Son · 1930 · age 12 · b. ~1918 · Illinois

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Sibling

Valeria Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 8

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

William Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lois Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Virginia Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 1

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Robert Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Opal Brown

Sibling · 1930 · age 16

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 — Cook, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:illinoiscensus00reel459:0177)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank Meder	66	Head	Cabinet Maker	Germany
2	Minnie A Meder	57	Wife	—	Germany
3	Henry Schoenau	67	Boarder	Shoemaker	Germany
4	John Steck	42	Head	Butcher	Switzerland
5	Minnie Steck	42	Wife	—	Illinois
6	Charles M Price	62	Head	Carpenter	Kentucky
7	Arthur W Billings	42	Lodger	Plasterer	Illinois
8	Benjamin Billings	31	Lodger	Car Inspector	Illinois
9	Bertha Luck	37	Head	Janitress	Mississippi
10	Casey Luck	16	Son	—	Mississippi
11	Ilarlda Luck	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
12	—	None	—	—	—
13	—	None	—	—	—
14	—	None	—	—	—
15	William Finnegan	43	Head	Carpenter	Illinois
16	John P Finnegan	36	Brother	Clerk	Illinois
17	Catherine Finnegan	76	Mother	—	Illinois
18	—	None	—	—	—
19	William Luck	66	Head	Teamster	Tennessee
20	Mattie Luck	50	Wife	—	Tennessee
21	Earl Smith	35	Lodger	Teamster	Ohio
22	Anna Smith	28	Lodger	—	Tennessee
23	Sylvester Ganter	43	Head	Porter	Missouri
24	Cordelia Ganter	39	Wife	—	Illinois
25	Sylvia Ganter	18	Daughter	—	Illinois
26	Mildred Ganter	17	Daughter	—	Illinois
27	John Ganter	15	Son	—	Illinois
28	Albert Ganter	13	Son	—	Illinois
29	Richard Ganter	9	Son	—	Illinois
30	Hulid Paskett	26	Son-in-law	Moulder	Tennessee
31	Melvin Brightwell	39	Head	Janitor	Louisiana
32	Mabel Brightwell	37	Wife	—	Texas
33	Adrain Brightwell	19	Son	—	Texas
34	William Brown	40	Head	Repairman	Indiana
35	Mabel F Brown	31	Wife	—	Missouri
36	Opal Brown	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
37	Robert Brown	15	Son	—	Illinois
38	Morris Brown THIS PERSON	12	Son	—	Illinois
39	Valeria Brown	8	Daughter	—	Illinois
40	William Jr Brown	6	Son	—	Illinois
41	Lois Brown	3	Daughter	—	Illinois
42	Virginia Brown	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
43	—	None	—	—	—
44	Eugene O Shamp	36	Head	Salesman	Florida
45	Roberta B Shamp	26	Wife	—	Ohio
46	Edgar O Shamp	1	Son	—	Illinois
47	Paul M Shamp	31	Brother	Porter	Florida
48	Benjamin Moultrie	26	Cousin	Porter	Florida
49	—	None	—	—	—
50	—	None	—	—	—

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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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