Pearl Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clark-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Pearl Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clark-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Hattie & Theodore — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 6-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clark-County, Ohio
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Springfield
1935 Residence (County)	Clark
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Springfield
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Pearl	Age	Birth yr
Joyce Brown	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Donna Brown	Daughter	—	16	~1924
James Brown	Head	—	38	~1902
Bruce Brown	Son	—	8	~1932
James Brown	Son	—	20	~1920
Pearl Brown	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Clark, Ohio

Daughter, age 20

Clark, Ohio · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Pearl A
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Clark, Ohio

Spouse, age 30

Clark, Ohio · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Pearl A.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Clark-County, Ohio

Spouse, age 40

Clark-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1900 — 6 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Springfield
1935 Residence (County)	Clark
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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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 Hattie Bennett (~0.92 confidence) and father Theodore Bennett (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Hattie Bennett

b. ~1870

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Theodore Bennett

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Pearl Brown

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

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Clark-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03039-00099)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles Braden	68	Head	—	Ohio
2	Mary Braden	55	Wife	—	Ohio
3	Herbert Foster	70	Head	—	Ohio
4	Josie Foster	70	Wife	—	Ohio
5	Lawrence Delong	35	Head	Electric Helper	Ohio
6	Birdie Delong	35	Wife	—	Ohio
7	Lawrence Delong	16	Son	—	Ohio
8	Betty Delong	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
9	William Delong	12	Son	—	Ohio
10	Rosemary Delong	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
11	Marie Delong	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
12	James Delong	1	Son	—	Ohio
13	Jacob Eichelberger	25	Head	Molder	Ohio
14	Atacha Eichelberger	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
15	Harold E. Eichelberger	5	Son	—	Ohio
16	Franklin Eichelberger	3	Son	—	Ohio
17	James Brown	38	Head	Driver	Ohio
18	Pearl Brown THIS PERSON	40	Wife	—	Ohio
19	James Jr. Brown	20	Son	Pinner	Ohio
20	Donna Brown	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
21	Joyce Mae Brown	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
22	Bruce Brown	8	Son	—	Ohio
23	James F. Massie	36	Head	Maintenance Man	Ohio
24	Myrtle Massie	47	Wife	—	Ohio
25	Laquon Barbara Massie	7	Granddaughter	—	Ohio
26	Jennie Thompson	65	Head	—	West Virginia
27	Lewis Myers	69	Head	—	Ohio
28	—	None	—	—	—
29	Columbus Smith	36	Head	Janitor	Georgia
30	Helen Smith	40	Wife	—	Ohio
31	Columbus Jr. Smith	16	Son	New Worker	Ohio
32	James Smith	14	Son	—	Ohio
33	Joseph Smith	6	Son	—	Ohio
34	Dewey Smith	4	Son	—	Ohio
35	Evans B.B. Applin	53	Head	Laborer	Georgia
36	Berta Applin	53	Wife	—	Alabama
37	Matthew Applin	21	Son	New Worker	Georgia
38	William Applin	19	Son	Laborer	Georgia
39	Kenneth Applin	14	Son	—	Kentucky
40	Roscoe Jr. Shellman	16	Grandson	—	Georgia

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Pearl

Gen 1 · 2 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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