Rachel Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Claiborne-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Rachel Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Claiborne-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Claiborne-County, Tennessee
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Rachel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (County)	Claiborne
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Dist 5
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Rachel	Age	Birth yr
Millard Brown	Head	—	55	~1885
Nala Brown	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Rachel Brown	Spouse	—	54	~1886
Virginia Brown	Other	—	3	~1937
Hubert Brown	Son	—	20	~1920
Coolidge Brown	Son	—	16	~1924
Shirley Brown	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Anilla Brown	Daughter	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1930

Claiborne, Tennessee

Other, age 44

Claiborne, Tennessee · implied b. ~1886 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Rachel
Relationship to Head	wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Claiborne-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 54

Claiborne-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1886 — 8 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Rachel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (County)	Claiborne
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Rachel Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Tennessee

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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 — Claiborne-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03880-00367)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carl Anderson	7	Son	—	Tennessee
2	Cleveland Anderson	6	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Vella Anderson	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Allanta Anderson	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
5	Shirley Anderson	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Zach Smith	62	Head	Farming	Tennessee
7	Mandy Smith	64	Wife	—	Virginia
8	William John Smith	58	Brother	Miller	Virginia
9	Carter Brooks	34	Head	Farming	Tennessee
10	Cara Brooks	32	Wife	—	Tennessee
11	Maurean Brooks	12	Son	—	Tennessee
12	Millard Brown	55	Head	Farming	Tennessee
13	Rachel Brown THIS PERSON	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
14	Nala Brown	22	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Hubert Brown	20	Son	Miner	Tennessee
16	Shirley Brown	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
17	Coolidge Brown	16	Son	Farming	Tennessee
18	Anilla Brown	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
19	Virginia Brown	3	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
20	Loyd Brooks	37	Head	Farming	Tennessee
21	Kettie Brooks	36	Wife	—	Tennessee
22	Olie Brooks	15	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Junior Brooks	14	Cousin	—	Tennessee
24	Silla Brooks	35	Head	Farming	Tennessee
25	Nellie Brooks	32	Wife	—	Tennessee
26	Lillian Brooks	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
27	Oster Brooks	7	Son	—	Tennessee
28	Leo Brooks	5	Son	—	Tennessee
29	Austin Brooks	3	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Beulah Mae Brooks	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Melvin Hurrell	35	Head	Farming	Tennessee
32	Laura Hurrell	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
33	Gladys Hurrell	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Christine Hurrell	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Arbin Hurrell	7	Son	—	Tennessee
36	Mae Hurrell	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
37	Frank Williams	27	Head	Farming	Tennessee
38	Mary Williams	26	Wife	—	Tennessee
39	Billie Sue Williams	2	Son	—	Tennessee
40	Virgil Williams	1	Son	—	Tennessee

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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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