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Ruth Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Washington, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Washington, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Charlie & Henry — first a daughter (b.~1918), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 2 b. ~1918 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationWashington, Mississippi
SurnameBrown
Given NameRuth
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceBlack
Age2
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMississippi
Father's BirthplaceMississippi
Mother's BirthplaceMississippi
Additional Details
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
Township / WardBeat 4 Part Of
Est. Birth Year~1918

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 Ruth Age Birth yr
Beatrice Brown Daughter — ~1920
Ruth Brown Daughter — 2 ~1918
Henry Brown Head — 25 ~1895
Walter Brown Son — 4 ~1916
Annettee Brown Spouse — 24 ~1896

Census Appearances

1920
Washington, Mississippi
Daughter, age 2
Washington, Mississippi · implied b. ~1918 — 5 household members
Surname Brown
Given Name Ruth
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 2
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1930
Washington, Mississippi
Daughter, age 12
Washington, Mississippi · implied b. ~1918 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Brown
Given Name Ruthie
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 12
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Occupation Laborer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write No
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Washington-County, Mississippi
Daughter, age 20
Washington-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1920 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Brown
Given Name Ruthie
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) R
1935 Residence (County) Washington
Occupation farm laborer
Industry farm
Class of Worker NP
Hours Worked 5
Income (1939) 0
Highest Grade H-1
1935 Residence Mississippi
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

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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.
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Our Model Tree links Ruth Brown across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Charlie Brown (~0.92 confidence) and father Henry Brown (~0.92 confidence) and father John Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Annettee Brown (~0.92 confidence) and mother Della Brown (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Charlie Brown
b. ~1890
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Henry Brown
b. ~1895
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
John Brown
b. ~1897
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Annettee Brown
b. ~1896
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Della Brown
b. ~1900
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Ruth Brown
Daughter · 1920 · age 2 · b. ~1918 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Beatrice Brown
Sibling · 1920 · age
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Walter Brown
Sibling · 1920 · age 4
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Washington, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu899unit:0049)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Henry Pool 41 Head Farmer Mississippi
52 Henry Brown 25 Head Farmer Mississippi
53 Annettee Brown 24 Wife — Mississippi
54 Walter Brown 4 Son — Mississippi
55 Ruth Brown THIS PERSON 2 Daughter — Mississippi
56 Beatrice Brown 0 Daughter — Mississippi
57 Walter Lee 59 Head Farmer Mississippi
58 Tyler Moss 21 Head Farmer Mississippi
59 Mary Moss 42 Mother — Mississippi
60 John Owen 30 Head Farmer Mississippi
61 Andrew Williams 56 Head Farmer Mississippi
62 Beatrice Williams 28 Wife — Mississippi
63 Ed Reed 20 Head Farmer Mississippi
64 Lizzie Reed 23 Wife — Mississippi
65 John Jr. Reed 27 Head Day Laborer Mississippi
66 Annie Reed 26 Wife — Mississippi
67 John Sr. Reed 50 Head Farmer Mississippi
68 Emma Reed 46 Wife — Louisiana
69 James Reed 30 Son — Louisiana
70 Frank Reed 14 Son — Mississippi
71 Richard Reed 10 Son — Mississippi
72 Horace Honeywood 48 Head Farmer Mississippi
73 Anna Honeywood 41 Wife — Mississippi
74 Mary Honeywood 18 Daughter — Mississippi
75 Horace Honeywood 14 Son — Mississippi
76 Hugh Honeywood 12 Son — Mississippi
77 Moses Honeywood 10 Son — Mississippi
78 Cosma Honeywood 8 Daughter — Mississippi
79 Mattie Honeywood 6 Daughter — Mississippi
80 Willie Honeywood 4 Son — Mississippi
81 Ray Boyd 19 Head Farmer Louisiana
82 Magnolia Boyd 21 Wife — Mississippi
83 Abbt Algood 51 Head Farmer Mississippi
84 Bettie Algood 53 Wife — Arkansas
85 Nelse Turner 35 Head Farmer Mississippi
86 Lucile Turner 35 Wife — Mississippi
87 Horace Gandy 39 Head Farmer Mississippi
88 Lurena Gandy 30 Wife — Mississippi
89 Richard Alford 31 Head Farmer Mississippi
90 Lola Alford 33 Wife — Mississippi
91 Frank Alford 6 Son — Mississippi
92 Essie Alford 3 Daughter — Mississippi
93 Captain Alford 11 Brother — Mississippi
94 St. Clair Ganson 34 Head Farmer Mississippi
95 Josephine Ganson 27 Wife — Mississippi
96 Mary Ann Ganson 62 Mother — Mississippi
97 Alford Hopewill 37 Head Farmer Mississippi
98 Alberta Hopewill 19 Wife — Mississippi
99 Christine Currie 13 Sister — Mississippi
100 Joashua Curry 35 Head Farmer Mississippi

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Pedigree Summary

Ruth + 2 siblings
Gen 1 · 5 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)

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