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Wm Brown — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Anderson, South Carolina
Our Model Tree links this Wm Brown across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Anderson, South Carolina (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 3-person household.
Age 34
b. ~1886
Male
Head
Born: South Carolina
Married
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Anderson, South Carolina |
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Wm F |
| Relationship to Head | head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 34 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
| Township / Ward | Town Iva Part |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1886 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Wm | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Brown | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1919 |
| Wm Brown | Head | — | 34 | ~1886 |
| Sallie Brown | Spouse | — | 28 | ~1892 |
Census Appearances
1910
Anderson, South …
Head, age 24
Anderson, South Carolina · implied b. ~1886
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· ~Confirmed · 1 source
XGBoost
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Willie |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 24 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Spooler |
| Industry | Cotton Mill |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1920
Anderson, South …
Head, age 34
Anderson, South Carolina · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members
| Surname | Brown |
| Given Name | Wm F |
| Relationship to Head | head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 34 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Wm Brown across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Anderson, South Carolina, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Wm Brown
Head · 1920 · age 34 · b. ~1886 · South Carolina
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1920 US Federal Census — Anderson, South Carolina
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1920 US Federal Census — Anderson, South Carolina
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1684unit:0504)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie B Patterson | 29 | wife | None | South Carolina |
| 2 | Easter A Patterson | 13 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 3 | Mary M Patterson | 10 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 4 | John R Patterson | 8 | son | None | South Carolina |
| 5 | Daniel T Patterson | 6 | son | None | South Carolina |
| 6 | Ellen E Patterson | 3 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 7 | Dora Patterson | 2 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 8 | Luther L Smith | 40 | boarder | None | South Carolina |
| 9 | Haskell E Smith | 15 | boarder | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 10 | Martha L Smith | 12 | boarder | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 11 | Wm F Brown THIS PERSON | 34 | head | None | South Carolina |
| 12 | Sallie O Brown | 28 | wife | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 13 | Lydia D Brown | 1 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 14 | Jas D Mccullough | 60 | head | None | South Carolina |
| 15 | Miss Alice Mccullough | 40 | daughter | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 16 | Bruce Loftis | 29 | boarder | None | South Carolina |
| 17 | Floyd Parnell | 22 | boarder | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 18 | Mary Parnell | 21 | boarder | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 19 | Albert Comer | 23 | head | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 20 | Nettie Comer | 21 | wife | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 21 | Lois Comer | 3 | daughter | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 22 | Walter M Willingham | 27 | head | None | South Carolina |
| 23 | Mary A Willingham | 25 | wife | Cotton Mill | Georgia |
| 24 | Sarah Willingham | 8 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 25 | Leona Willingham | 5 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 26 | Gladys Willingham | 2 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 27 | Sid H Findley | 54 | head | None | South Carolina |
| 28 | Lydia Findley | 49 | wife | Trader | South Carolina |
| 29 | Fred Hy Findley | 26 | son | None | South Carolina |
| 30 | Claude B Findley | 24 | son | None | South Carolina |
| 31 | Ernest W Findley | 20 | son | Farm Hand | South Carolina |
| 32 | Edith J Findley | 17 | daughter | Farm Hand | South Carolina |
| 33 | Alice E Findley | 14 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 34 | Jesse E Bowen | 30 | head | None | South Carolina |
| 35 | Lula Bowen | 25 | wife | Farmer | South Carolina |
| 36 | John B Gordon | 41 | head | None | So. Carolina |
| 37 | Essie B Gordon | 35 | wife | Superintdt | South Carolina |
| 38 | John D Gordon | 15 | son | None | South Carolina |
| 39 | Roy S Gordon | 11 | son | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 40 | Wm E Gordon | 9 | son | None | South Carolina |
| 41 | Woodrow S Gordon | 7 | son | None | South Carolina |
| 42 | Rosa Mae Gordon | 4 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 43 | Sarah E Gordon | 2 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 44 | Willie Cash | 43 | head | None | Georgia |
| 45 | Nancy Cash | 38 | wife | Cotton Mill | Georgia |
| 46 | Ruth Mae Cash | 12 | daughter | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
| 47 | Otis Cash | 8 | son | None | South Carolina |
| 48 | Ruby Cash | 3 | daughter | None | South Carolina |
| 49 | Annie Reece | 75 | mother | None | Georgia |
| 50 | Mrs Lily Belcher | 35 | head | Cotton Mill | South Carolina |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)