This is the 1940 census record for the household of Robert M. Brinson in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
The record indicates Robert was 43 years old, a farmer, and a renter. Others living in the house were Rosie, Doris, Bobbie, Elizabeth, June, Calvin, Charlie, and Willard. No other Brinson family is listed on the same census page, or on several pages before or after this one.
According to the 1940 U.S. census Robert M. Brinson lived in Beat 5 T-24N R-4W, Sunflower County, Mississippi. The farm home was rented for $4 per month. He was head of the family and furnished the household information to the enumerator. He was a 43-year-old married white male. He had not attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940. His highest grade completed was high school, 1st year. He was born in Mississippi. In 1935 he lived on a farm in rural Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. During the week of March 24-30, 1940 he was at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency government work. He worked 50 hours that week. He was a farmer working on a farm on his own account. He worked 52 equivalent full-time weeks in 1939. His amount of money wages or salary received, including commissions, was $0. He did receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary. He is listed on penned page 10B in supervisor’s district 3, enumeration district 67-40, at line number 49, household 188. Residing in the household were head Robert M. Brinson, 43, wife Rosie, 39, daughter Doris, 14, son Bobbie, 12, daughter Elizabeth, 9, daughter June, 8, son Calvin, 6, son Charlie, 3, and son Willard, 1/12 (born in February 1940).
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