Pearl Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Steuben-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Pearl Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Steuben-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Alma — first a daughter (b.~1891), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Female Daughter Born: Indiana Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Steuben-County, Indiana
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Steuben
Additional Details
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Township / Ward	Otsego Township
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Pearl	Age	Birth yr
Pearl Brown	Daughter	—	49	~1891
Alma Brown	Head	—	74	~1866
Elizabeth Brown	Other	—	19	~1921
Eloise Kunkel	Other	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Steuben, Indiana

Spouse, age 29

Steuben, Indiana · implied b. ~1891 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Pearl V
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Steuben, Indiana

Spouse, age 39

Steuben, Indiana · implied b. ~1891 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Pearl L.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Steuben-County, Indiana

Daughter, age 49

Steuben-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Steuben
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Our Model Tree links Pearl Brown across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Alma Brown (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Alma Brown

b. ~1866

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Pearl Brown

Daughter · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · Indiana

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Steuben-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01096-00140)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Marlene Aldrich	2	Daughter	—	Indiana
42	Jessie Hazell	61	Mother-in-law	Farmer	Indiana
43	Burl Swoger	74	Head	—	Indiana
44	Ruth Wolf	38	Daughter	—	Indiana
45	Estle Wolf	39	Son-in-law	Farmer	Indiana
46	Leonard Wolf	18	Son	Laborer	Indiana
47	Bobby Wolf	9	Grandson	—	Indiana
48	Richard Wolf	3	Grandson	—	Indiana
49	Fred Aldrich	53	Head	County Treasurer	Indiana
50	Mary O Aldrich	47	Wife	Deputy Treasurer	Ohio
51	John M Shafer	78	Father-in-law	—	Ohio
52	Harriet Shafer	70	Mother-in-law	—	Ohio
53	John Aldrich	29	Head	Carpenter	Indiana
54	Harriett Aldrich	27	Wife	—	Indiana
55	Jason Aldrich	5	Son	—	Indiana
56	Edward R Thompson	41	Head	Farmer	Indiana
57	Mable Thompson	28	Wife	—	Indiana
58	Paul Thompson	9	Son	—	Indiana
59	Mary E Thompson	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
60	Doris Jean Thompson	4	Daughter	—	Indiana
61	Mary Thompson	71	Mother	—	Indiana
62	Charles Zigler	33	Head	Farmer	Ohio
63	Pauline Zigler	29	Wife	—	Indiana
64	Georgia Zigler	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
65	Herbert Zigler	5	Son	—	Ohio
66	Ed Lautzenhiser	59	Head	Farmer	Indiana
67	Mable Lautzenhiser	53	Wife	—	Indiana
68	Allen Lautzenhiser	18	Son	Farm Laborer	Indiana
69	Gilbert Porter	20	Head	—	Indiana
70	Betty Porter	17	Wife	—	Indiana
71	Alma R Brown	74	Head	—	Indiana
72	Pearl Brown THIS PERSON	49	Daughter	—	Indiana
73	Elizabeth Brown	19	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
74	Eloise Kunkel	21	Granddaughter	Laborer	Indiana
75	Wilson D Shaughness	75	Head	Farmer	Indiana
76	Mary Shaughness	73	Wife	—	Indiana
77	Marlene Hazell	45	Daughter	—	Indiana
78	Harley Cooper	53	Head	Farmer	Indiana
79	Ruth Cooper	48	Wife	—	Indiana
80	Wayne Cooper	16	Son	—	Indiana

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Pearl

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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