Nancy Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Buchanan-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Nancy Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Buchanan-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Buchanan-County, Virginia
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Nancy
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Grundy District
1935 Residence (County)	Buchanan
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Grundy District
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nancy	Age	Birth yr
Stewart Brown	Head	—	34	~1906
Hertle Brown	Son	—	14	~1926
Vergil Brown	Son	—	9	~1931
Otis Brown	Son	—	21	~1919
Nancy Brown	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Buchanan, Virginia

Spouse, age 20

Buchanan, Virginia · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Nancy
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Buchanan, Virginia

Spouse, age 30

Buchanan, Virginia · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Nancy
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	15
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Buchanan-County, Virginia

Spouse, age 40

Buchanan-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Nancy
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Grundy District
1935 Residence (County)	Buchanan
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Nancy Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Buchanan-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04251-00293)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Peery	16	Son	—	Virginia
2	Millard Peery	8	Son	—	Virginia
3	Jesse Mullins	23	Head	Farmer	Virginia
4	Ruby Mullins	20	Wife	Miner	Virginia
5	Roger Mullins	4	Son	—	Virginia
6	Peggy Mullins	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
7	Alba Keen	47	Head	—	Virginia
8	Harold Keen	27	Son	Miner	Virginia
9	Earl Keen	23	Son	Miner	Virginia
10	Delma Keen	21	Daughter	—	Virginia
11	Estil Keen	18	Son	Laborer	Virginia
12	Ella Keen	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
13	Jim Hargis	50	Head	Miner	West Virginia
14	Erma Hargis	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
15	Edra Hargis	23	Son	Miner	Kentucky
16	Ulysses Hargis	18	Son	Miner	Kentucky
17	Marie Hargis	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
18	William Hargis	13	Son	—	Kentucky
19	Rachel Hargis	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
20	Bob Hargis	7	Son	—	Kentucky
21	Stewart Brown	34	Head	Farmer	Virginia
22	Nancy Brown THIS PERSON	40	Wife	—	Virginia
23	Otis Brown	21	Son	Miner	Virginia
24	Hertle Brown	14	Son	—	Virginia
25	Vergil Brown	9	Son	—	Virginia
26	Jack Brown	46	Head	Farmer	Virginia
27	Sallie Brown	47	Wife	—	Virginia
28	Junie Brown	22	Daughter	—	Virginia
29	Herman Brown	19	Son	Miner	Virginia
30	Nell Brown	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
31	Coy Brown	27	Head	Miner	Virginia
32	Jessie Brown	25	Wife	—	Virginia
33	Pauline Brown	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
34	Basil Compton	69	Head	Farmer	Virginia
35	Leah Compton	54	Wife	—	Virginia
36	Earl Compton	28	Head	Farmer	Virginia
37	Jennie Compton	26	Wife	—	Virginia
38	Donald Compton	2	Son	—	Virginia
39	Sydney Matney	29	Head	Farmer	Virginia
40	Georgia Matney	24	Wife	—	Virginia

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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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