Will Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · East-Carroll-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Will Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in East-Carroll-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	East-Carroll-County, Louisiana
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Will Sr.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 5
1935 Residence (County)	Carroll
Additional Details
Occupation	Hostler
Industry	Mule farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	260
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Hostler
Township / Ward	Ward 5
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 Will	Age	Birth yr
Will Brown	Son	—	2	~1938
Hattie Brown	Spouse	—	20	~1920
Will Brown	Head	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

East Carroll, …

Other, age 7

East Carroll, Louisiana · implied b. ~1913 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Willie
Relationship to Head	Step son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

East Carroll, …

Other, age 17

East Carroll, Louisiana · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Willie B.
Relationship to Head	Nephew
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

East-Carroll-County, Louisiana

Head, age 27

East-Carroll-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Will Sr.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 5
1935 Residence (County)	Carroll
Occupation	Hostler
Industry	Mule farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	260
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Will Brown

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Louisiana

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1940 US Federal Census — East-Carroll-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01399-00420)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frances Miller	30	Wife	—	Louisiana
2	Will Sr. Brown THIS PERSON	27	Head	Hostler	Arkansas
3	Hattie Lee Brown	20	Wife	—	Louisiana
4	Will Jr. Brown	2	Son	—	Louisiana
5	Addie Straughter	42	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
6	Willie Johnson	22	Son	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
7	Pearlie Johnson	21	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
8	Lee Spencer	15	Son	—	Louisiana
9	Carrie Spencer	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
10	Jerry Spencer	8	Son	—	Louisiana
11	George Spencer	6	Son	—	Louisiana
12	Minnie Jones	52	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
13	Vilma Lee Cleveland	22	Neice	—	Louisiana
14	Hattie Lee Richardson	19	Neice	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
15	Robert Kelly	16	Nephew	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
16	Darlene Ford	13	Neice	—	Louisiana
17	Willie Davis	2	Nephew	—	Louisiana
18	Allen Yarber	43	Head	Farm Laborer	Arkansas
19	Lily Yarber	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
20	Willie Yarber	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
21	James Johnson	24	Head	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
22	Algonia Johnson	21	Wife	—	Arkansas
23	Juanita Johnson	5	Daughter	—	Arkansas
24	Lee Wyley	45	Head	Truck Driver	Texas
25	Ruth Wyley	39	Wife	—	Nebraska
26	Lyle Hemsley	20	Step-son	Truck Driver	Oklahoma
27	Fred Spencer	52	Head	Log Loader	Louisiana
28	Tilda Spencer	39	Wife	—	Louisiana
29	Willie Gibbs	39	Head	Truck Driver	Mississippi
30	Carrie Gibbs	31	Wife	—	Alabama
31	L. S. Mcchory	24	Head	Log Cutter	Arkansas
32	Martha Mcchory	23	Wife	—	Arkansas
33	Henry Ray Mcchory	2	Son	—	Arkansas
34	Eli Johnson	75	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
35	Rachel Johnson	72	Wife	—	Louisiana
36	Joseph Johnson	50	Son	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
37	Decalia Williams	45	Daughter	Farmer	Louisiana
38	Henry Williams	13	Grandson	—	Louisiana
39	Norman Williams	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
40	Albert Erwin	13	Grandson	—	Louisiana

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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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