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Ray Brown — 1920 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this Ray Brown across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Rockingham, New Hampshire (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents S & Stephen — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 26
b. ~1894
Male
Head
Born: New Hampshire
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Rockingham, New Hampshire |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ray S. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | Emp |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Township / Ward | Kensington Town |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1894 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ray | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avis Brown | Daughter | — | 2 | ~1918 |
| Ray Brown | Head | — | 26 | ~1894 |
| Howard Cilley | Other | — | 19 | ~1901 |
| Roy Brown | Son | — | ~1920 | |
| Lula Brown | Spouse | — | 23 | ~1897 |
Census Appearances
1900
Rockingham, New …
Son, age 8
Rockingham, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ray E. |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 7 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Birth Month | Nov |
| Birth Year | 1892 |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Occupation | At school |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
Son, age 16
Rockingham, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1894 — 7 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Roy G |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 16 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Occupation | Farm laborer |
| Industry | Home farm |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
1920
Rockingham, New …
Head, age 26
Rockingham, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Ray S. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | Emp |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Ray Brown across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in Rockingham, New Hampshire, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother S Brown (~0.92 confidence) and father Stephen Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Flora Brown (~0.92 confidence) and father Stephen Brown (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 4 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Mother
S Brown
b. ~1837
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Stephen Brown
b. ~1840
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Flora Brown
b. ~1867
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Stephen Brown
b. ~1870
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Ray Brown
Head · 1920 · age 26 · b. ~1894 · New Hampshire
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1920 US Federal Census — Rockingham, New Hampshire
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1920 US Federal Census — Rockingham, New Hampshire
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1013unit:0786)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard M. Towle | 46 | Head | Blacksmith | New Hampshire |
| 2 | Nellie E. Towle | 52 | Wife | — | Vermont |
| 3 | Rina M. Towle | 21 | Daughter | Housekeeper | New Hampshire |
| 4 | Stephen C. Sawyer | 73 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Phoebe M. Sawyer | 72 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Herbert M. Prescott | 46 | Head | Retail Merchant | New Hampshire |
| 7 | Alice M. Prescott | 45 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 8 | Apphia G. Brown | 73 | Boarder | — | New Hampshire |
| 9 | Esther B. Varney | 46 | Head | Retail Merchant | New Hampshire |
| 10 | Frank H. Fox | 58 | Lodger | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 11 | Clarence C. Bragg | 53 | Head | Farmer | Vermont |
| 12 | Alice E. Bragg | 42 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 13 | Irena E. Bragg | 20 | Daughter | Housekeeper | Massachusetts |
| 14 | Clarence Jr. Bragg | 5 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 15 | Moses W. Evans | 50 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 16 | Eliza Evans | 47 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 17 | L. Gertrude Evans | 26 | Daughter | Teacher | New Hampshire |
| 18 | Sarah J. Green | 68 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 19 | Mary J. Dodge | 74 | Sister | — | New Hampshire |
| 20 | Harry Hill | 69 | Head | Laborer | England |
| 21 | Harvey E. Philbrick | 31 | Head | Laborer | New Hampshire |
| 22 | Irma D. Philbrick | 24 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 23 | Margaret Douglass | 13 | Stepdaughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 24 | Edward H. Philbrick | 9 | Son | — | New Hampshire |
| 25 | Richard M. Philbrick | 8 | Son | — | New Hampshire |
| 26 | Nellie B. Philbrick | 6 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 27 | Herman E. Brown | 42 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 28 | Anna M. Brown | 41 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 29 | M. Belle Martin | 72 | Aunt | — | New Hampshire |
| 30 | George A. Evans | 63 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 31 | Clara E. Evans | 48 | Wife | — | Connecticut |
| 32 | Arthur E. Evans | 22 | Son | Laborer | New Hampshire |
| 33 | Beatrice L. Evans | 19 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 34 | Horace E. Evans | 18 | Son | Laborer | New Hampshire |
| 35 | Gertrude L. Evans | 17 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 36 | Helen M. Evans | 15 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 37 | George F. Chase | 69 | Lodger | — | Maine |
| 38 | George Eastman | 67 | Head | Laborer | Massachusetts |
| 39 | Ellen M. Eastman | 65 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 40 | Otis H. Eastman | 38 | Son | Assembler | New Hampshire |
| 41 | Inez A. Eastman | 35 | Daughter-in-law | — | New Hampshire |
| 42 | Everett H. Eastman | 17 | Grandson | — | New Hampshire |
| 43 | Charles R. Eastman | 15 | Grandson | — | New Hampshire |
| 44 | Howard C. Eastman | 13 | Grandson | — | New Hampshire |
| 45 | Phoebe A. Evans | 75 | Head | Farmer | Massachusetts |
| 46 | Ray S. Brown THIS PERSON | 26 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 47 | Lula E. Brown | 23 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 48 | Avis G. Brown | 2 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 49 | Roy S. Brown | 0 | Son | — | New Hampshire |
| 50 | Howard Cilley | 19 | Servant | Laborer | New Hampshire |
Related Census Records
Pedigree Summary
Ray
Gen 1 · 4 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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)