Sam Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bolivar-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Sam Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bolivar-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bolivar-County, Mississippi
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Sam
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Bolivar
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 5
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sam	Age	Birth yr
Rosa Brown	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Sam Brown	Head	—	65	~1875
Robert Collins	Other	—	18	~1922
Charles Haywood	Son	—	1	~1939
Lizzie Brown	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Bolivar, Mississippi

Head, age 44

Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1876 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Sam
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Appraiser
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Bolivar, Mississippi

Head, age 53

Bolivar, Mississippi · implied b. ~1877 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Sam
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Bolivar-County, Mississippi

Head, age 65

Bolivar-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1875 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Sam
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)	Bolivar
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Sam Brown

Head · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · Mississippi

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1940 US Federal Census — Bolivar-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02010-00884)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mccool Mable Cont	39	Sister	—	Mississippi
2	Debert Lee	48	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
3	Sally Lee	44	Wife	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
4	Tony Pretti	42	Head	Farmer	Italy
5	Rosa Pretti	38	Wife	—	Italy
6	Philinda Pretti	19	Daughter	Clerk	Mississippi
7	Pete Pretti	17	Son	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
8	Henry Pretti	16	Son	—	Mississippi
9	Alice Pretti	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
10	Pete Pretti	10	Son	—	Mississippi
11	Clara Pretti	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
12	Mary Lee Pretti	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Coy Hundon	27	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
14	Wilma Hundon	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Irene Hundon	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	John Coy Hundon	2	Son	—	Mississippi
17	James Donald Hundon	0	Son	—	Mississippi
18	Frank Barnes	25	Head	Sharecropper	Mississippi
19	Laura Barnes	17	Wife	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
20	Frank Jr Barnes	2	Son	—	Mississippi
21	Linda Pearl Barnes	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	Sam Brown THIS PERSON	65	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
23	Lizzie Brown	47	Wife	Teacher	Mississippi
24	Rosa Brown	20	Daughter	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
25	Charles Haywood	1	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Robert Collins	18	Nephew	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
27	Jerry Johnson	41	Head	Sharecropper	Arkansas
28	Mattie B Johnson	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
29	William Earl Johnson	17	Son	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
30	Nellie Johnson	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	Mary Lou Johnson	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
32	Archie Sr Redmond	49	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
33	Bethelie Redmond	37	Wife	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
34	Olivia Redmond	21	Daughter	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
35	Cornelia Redmond	19	Daughter	Cotton Picker	Mississippi
36	Ishman Redmond	17	Son	—	Mississippi
37	Federal Redmond	15	Son	—	Mississippi
38	R D Redmond	14	Son	—	Mississippi
39	Carry Redmond	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	Eddie Redmond	10	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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