Sam Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clarke-County, Alabama

Our Model Tree links this Sam Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clarke-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Douglas — first a son (b.~1904), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1904 Male Son Born: Alabama Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clarke-County, Alabama
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Sam
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Election Precinct 8 River Hill
Additional Details
Occupation	Common Laborer
Industry	Private Log Company
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	152
Highest Grade	0
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Common Laborer
Township / Ward	Election Precinct 8 River Hill
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sam	Age	Birth yr
Frances Beckham	Daughter	—	51	~1889
Douglas Beckham	Head	—	79	~1861
Rosalie Rainey	Other	—	17	~1923
Sam Brown	Son	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Clarke, Alabama

Other, age 14

Clarke, Alabama · implied b. ~1906 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Samuel
Relationship to Head	Step son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Clarke, Alabama

Head, age 24

Clarke, Alabama · implied b. ~1906 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Samuel
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	By himself
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Clarke-County, Alabama

Son, age 36

Clarke-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Sam
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	36
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Election Precinct 8 River Hill
Occupation	Common Laborer
Industry	Private Log Company
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	152
Highest Grade	0
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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Our Model Tree links Sam Brown across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Douglas Beckham (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Douglas Beckham

b. ~1861

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Sam Brown

Son · 1940 · age 36 · b. ~1904 · Alabama

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Sibling

Frances Beckham

Sibling · 1940 · age 51

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

1940 US Federal Census — Clarke-County, Alabama Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00014-00284)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Suggas Osborne	38	Head	Farmer	Alabama
2	Mamie Osborne	37	Wife	—	Alabama
3	Earl Osborne	12	Son	—	Alabama
4	D. L. Jordan	73	Head	Farmer	Alabama
5	Dora Louise Jordan	71	Wife	—	Alabama
6	Coma Osborne	35	Head	Farmer	Alabama
7	Maude Osborne	29	Wife	—	Alabama
8	Helen Osborne	12	Daughter	—	Alabama
9	Robert Osborne	11	Son	—	Alabama
10	Zella Arnett	62	Mother-in-law	—	Alabama
11	T. J. Overstreet	74	Uncle	—	Alabama
12	Lawrence Halley	64	Head	Farmer	Alabama
13	Hattie Halley	60	Wife	—	Alabama
14	Redner York	28	Head	—	Alabama
15	Velma York	10	Wife	—	Alabama
16	Johnny J. Halley	10	Head	—	Alabama
17	James White	34	Head	Farmer	Alabama
18	Lizzie Cox	23	Daughter	—	Alabama
19	Willie Lee Cox	10	Daughter	—	Alabama
20	S. J. Cox	12	Son	—	Alabama
21	Earl White	28	Son	—	Alabama
22	Douglas Beckham	79	Head	Farmer	Alabama
23	Frances Beckham	51	Daughter	—	Alabama
24	Sam Brown THIS PERSON	36	Son	Common Laborer	Alabama
25	Rosalie Rainey	17	Granddaughter	—	Alabama
26	Charlie Williams	22	Head	Common Laborer	Alabama
27	Becky Williams	20	Wife	—	Alabama
28	Johnny J. Rotch	35	Head	Farmer	Alabama
29	Clara Rotch	34	Wife	—	Alabama
30	Ray Rotch	13	Son	—	Alabama
31	Will Rea Rotch	12	Son	—	Alabama
32	Eloise Rotch	10	Daughter	—	Alabama
33	Johnny Gray Rotch	5	Son	—	Alabama
34	Jimmy Lee Rotch	1	Daughter	—	Alabama
35	Jennie Poole	32	Head	—	Alabama
36	Nancy Ola Poole	17	Daughter	—	Alabama
37	Elvin Poole	12	Son	—	Alabama
38	Hilton Poole	4	Son	—	Alabama
39	Lucinda Pettis	74	Aunt	—	Alabama

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Pedigree Summary

Sam + 1 sibling

Gen 1 · 1 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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