Stella Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cocke-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Stella Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cocke-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cocke-County, Tennessee
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Stella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Second Dist
1935 Residence (County)	Cocke
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Second Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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 Stella	Age	Birth yr
Stella Brown	Spouse	—	47	~1893
Minnie Brown	Daughter	—	18	~1922
William Brown	Head	—	50	~1890
John Brown	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Cocke, Tennessee

Spouse, age 27

Cocke, Tennessee · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Stella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Cocke, Tennessee

Spouse, age 37

Cocke, Tennessee · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Stella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Cocke-County, Tennessee

Spouse, age 47

Cocke-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Stella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Second Dist
1935 Residence (County)	Cocke
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Stella Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Tennessee

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Cocke-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03881-00129)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Waites, Florence Winters	72	Mother	—	Tennessee
42	William Brown	50	Head	—	Tennessee
43	Stella Brown THIS PERSON	47	Wife	Farmer	Tennessee
44	John Brown	21	Son	—	Tennessee
45	Minnie Lee Brown	18	Daughter	Farmer	Tennessee
46	Larue Neas	24	Head	—	Tennessee
47	Nora Neas	19	Wife	Farmer	Tennessee
48	Artie Neas	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
49	Lloyd Parks	28	Head	—	Tennessee
50	Elbert Parks	26	Wife	Farmer	Tennessee
51	Alfred Parks	7	Son	—	Tennessee
52	Don Parks	5	Son	—	Tennessee
53	Ray Parks	3	Son	—	Tennessee
54	Lucile Parks	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
55	Rankin Peters	28	Head	—	Tennessee
56	Eliza Peters	25	Wife	Farmer	Tennessee
57	James Peters	5	Son	—	Tennessee
58	Nellie Peters	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
59	Arlie Peters	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
60	Dug Peters	72	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
61	Rachel Peters	62	Wife	—	Tennessee
62	Bill Tector	45	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
63	Lula Tector	29	Wife	—	North Carolina
64	Calvin Tector	21	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
65	Joe Tector	16	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
66	Ralph Tector	12	Son	—	Tennessee
67	Etta Tector	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
68	Betty Tector	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
69	Jean Tector	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
70	Rosa Tector	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
71	Annie Hensley	60	Mother	—	North Carolina
72	Marshall Gregg	52	Head	—	Tennessee
73	Minnie Gregg	42	Wife	Farmer	Tennessee
74	Pauline Gregg	20	Daughter	—	Tennessee
75	Marshall Gregg	15	Son	—	Tennessee
76	"""""""J.D.""""""" Gregg	13	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
77	"""""""J.B.""""""" Gregg	10	Son	—	Tennessee
78	Fred Gregg	8	Son	—	Tennessee
79	Bobbie Gregg	5	Son	—	Tennessee
80	Charlie Gregg	3	Son	—	Tennessee

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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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