Wm Brown — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Cuyahoga, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Wm Brown across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Cuyahoga, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Germany Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Cuyahoga, Ohio
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Wm
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1880
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Additional Details
Occupation	Blacksmith
Industry	R.R. Smith Shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Germany
Year of Naturalization	1900
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Occupation	Blacksmith
Township / Ward	Cleveland City
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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 Wm	Age	Birth yr
Milton Brown	Son	—	16	~1904
Wm Brown	Head	—	42	~1878
Arthur Brown	Son	—	5	~1915
Louisa Brown	Spouse	—	42	~1878
Jenny Barnhart	Other	—	62	~1858

Census Appearances

1920

Cuyahoga, Ohio

Head, age 42

Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1878 — 5 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Wm
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1880
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Blacksmith
Industry	R.R. Smith Shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Germany
Year of Naturalization	1900
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Cuyahoga, Ohio

Head, age 51

Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1879 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1880
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Blacksmith
Industry	Shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	30
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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Wm Brown

Head · 1920 · age 42 · b. ~1878 · Ohio

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1920 US Federal Census — Cuyahoga, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1360unit:1109)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Edward Sulliman	30	Head	Trigger	Ohio
52	Stephen Bessischer	25	Head	Mason	Ohio
53	Marguerite Bessischer	22	Wife	—	Ohio
54	Robert Bessischer	1	Son	—	Ohio
55	Thomas Campbell	28	Head	Laborer	Ireland
56	Margaret Campbell	31	Wife	—	Ireland
57	Helen Campbell	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
58	Margaret Campbell	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
59	Robert Schnee	31	Head	Millwright	Ohio
60	Pearl Schnee	26	Wife	—	Ohio
61	William Schnee	6	Son	—	Ohio
62	Burton Schnee	4	Son	—	Ohio
63	Edward Schnee	2	Son	—	Ohio
64	Harry Brown	66	Head	Operator	Penn.
65	Anna Brown	66	Wife	—	Penn.
66	John Boey	40	Head	Machinist	Ohio
67	Frances Boey	38	Wife	—	Ohio
68	Herbert Boey	14	Son	Office Teller	Ohio
69	Wm Brown THIS PERSON	42	Head	Blacksmith	Germany
70	Louisa Brown	42	Wife	—	Ohio
71	Milton Brown	16	Son	Laborer	Ohio
72	Arthur Brown	5	Son	—	Ohio
73	Jenny Barnhart	62	Cousin-in-law	—	Ohio
74	John Fischer	50	Head	Merchant	Ohio
75	Louise Fischer	50	Wife	—	Ohio
76	Alma Fischer	27	Daughter	Saleswoman	Ohio
77	Henry Fischer	20	Son	Salesman	Ohio
78	Louise Fischer	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
79	Katherine Fischer	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
80	William Fischer	14	Son	—	Ohio
81	Peter Weiss	33	Head	Laborer	Austria-Hun
82	Elizabeth Weiss	25	Wife	—	Austria-Hun
83	Peter Weiss	4	Son	—	Ohio
84	Alma Weiss	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
85	Arthur Weiss	0	Son	—	Ohio
86	Barbara Berger	73	Head	—	Germany
87	John Berger	48	Son	Maker	Ohio
88	Bertha Tuschling	50	Head	—	Ohio
89	Margaret Tuschling	38	Sister	Saleswoman	Ohio
90	Jacob Lang	52	Head	Diemaker	Germany
91	Carrie Lang	52	Wife	—	Germany
92	Geo. Berger	30	Head	Driver	Ohio
93	Minnie Berger	24	Wife	—	Ohio
94	Herbert Berger	10	Son	—	Ohio
95	Robert Berger	6	Son	—	Ohio
96	Howard Berger	3	Son	—	Ohio
97	John Gravel	35	Head	Stock Clerk	Ohio
98	Minnie Gravel	32	Wife	—	France
99	Eleanor Gravel	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
100	Geo. Gravel	8	Son	—	Ohio

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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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