Richard Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Richard Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Occupation	tunnel miner
Industry	sewer project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	91
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Tunnel Miner
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Richard	Age	Birth yr
Lulu Hudson	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Richard Brown	Head	—	57	~1883
Minnie Brown	Spouse	—	55	~1885

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Head, age 39

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1881 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Head, age 50

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Mechanist
Industry	Auto factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5000
Radio Set	no
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Head, age 57

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Occupation	tunnel miner
Industry	sewer project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	91
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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Richard Brown

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Michigan

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01856-00151)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank A Raymond	50	Head	Captain	Michigan
2	Henrietta Raymond	33	Wife	—	Michigan
3	Mary F Raymond	6	Daughter	—	Michigan
4	Jean Raymond	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
5	Janetta Raymond	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
6	Shirley A Raymond	3	Daughter	—	Michigan
7	Myrna R Raymond	2	Daughter	—	Michigan
8	Andrew J Starr	59	Head	Owner	Germany
9	Nellie Starr	45	Wife	Mgr And Cook	Austria
10	Henry L Johnson	60	Lodger	Bartender	California
11	Lucie Beal	47	Head	Dishwasher	Michigan
12	Geo Ward	37	Lodger	Machine Repair Man	Minnesota
13	Nicolas Tampuris	44	Head	Partner	Bulgaria
14	Math Brodick	33	Lodger	Stationary Engineer	Michigan
15	Andrew Kaltsas	50	Lodger	Part Owner	Greece
16	James Lawson	25	Head	—	Mississippi
17	Elizabeth Conyers	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
18	Raymond Conyers	3	Son	—	Michigan
19	Richard Brown THIS PERSON	57	Head	Tunnel Miner	Alabama
20	Minnie Brown	55	Wife	—	Alabama
21	Lulu Hudson	20	Daughter	—	Alabama
22	Fred Roberts	58	Head	Tank Man	Canada
23	Mina Roberts	68	Wife	—	Canada
24	William Black	60	Head	Butcher	Rumania
25	Sophie Black	45	Wife	—	Poland
26	Mattie Black	20	Daughter	Salesgirl	Michigan
27	Barleta Porge	49	Head	—	Mexico
28	George Porge	18	Son	—	Mexico
29	Florinda Porge	13	Daughter	—	Mexico
30	Ariel Porge	11	Son	—	Michigan
31	Hazel Cree	53	Head	Tunnel Miner	South Carolina
32	Martha Cree	57	Wife	—	South Carolina
33	Raymond Cree	18	Son	New Work	South Carolina
34	Esther Cree	10	Daughter	—	South Carolina
35	Jane Cree	10	Daughter	—	South Carolina
36	Vangao Naumoff	50	Head	Laborer	Bulgaria
37	Maria Naumoff	37	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
38	Peter Deney	41	Head	Owner	Bulgaria
39	James Deney	36	Brother	Welder	Bulgaria
40	Dana Deney	32	Sister-in-law	—	Greece

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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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