Arthur Cooper — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Payne-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this Arthur Cooper across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Payne-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Payne-County, Oklahoma
Surname	Cooper
Given Name	Arthur L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Lincoln
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm
Industry	Truck Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	50
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Oklahoma
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farm
Township / Ward	Henry Township
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Arthur	Age	Birth yr
Geraldine Cooper	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Arthur Cooper	Son	—	12	~1928
Mary Cooper	Spouse	—	45	~1895
Dorothy Cooper	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Claud Cooper	Son	—	18	~1922
Arthur Cooper	Head	—	46	~1894
Virdie Coffey	Daughter	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

Head, age 25

Pottawatomie, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cooper
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

Head, age 36

Pottawatomie, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cooper
Given Name	Arthur L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Payne-County, Oklahoma

Head, age 46

Payne-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1894 — 7 household members

Surname	Cooper
Given Name	Arthur L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Lincoln
Occupation	Farm
Industry	Truck Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	50
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Oklahoma
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Arthur Cooper

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Oklahoma

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03323-00402)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Rodney A Tropp	27	Head	Farmer	Iowa
2	Mary C Tropp	20	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
3	Perry N Wiley	36	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
4	Alice L Wiley	29	Wife	Housewife	Oklahoma
5	Mary J Wiley	7	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
6	Phyllis Jen Wiley	5	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
7	Nettie B Mitchell	60	Mother-in-law	Farmer	Kansas
8	G Roland Akins	22	Lodger	Labor	Iowa
9	Clovis M Clark	51	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
10	Nancy E Clark	49	Wife	Housewife	Alabama
11	Hershel D Clark	16	Son	Farm Worker	Oklahoma
12	Clovis H Clark	14	Son	Farm Worker	Oklahoma
13	A Ray Henderson	24	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
14	L Pearl Henderson	23	Wife	Housewife	Oklahoma
15	Lola Rayora Henderson	0	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
16	Mamil E Henderson	46	Head	House Wife	Oklahoma
17	Ina M Henderson	20	Daughter	House Work	Oklahoma
18	Vera L Henderson	15	Daughter	House Work	Oklahoma
19	Clara M Henderson	14	Daughter	House Work	Oklahoma
20	G Evertt Henderson	12	Son	—	Oklahoma
21	Gerald L Henderson	8	Son	—	Oklahoma
22	Floyd L Kinyon	41	Head	Truck Driver	Oklahoma
23	Gladys I Kinyon	34	Wife	Beauty Shop	Oklahoma
24	Homer P Kinyon	4	Son	—	New Mexico
25	Jimmie F Kinyon	3	Son	—	New Mexico
26	Sarah J Crume	85	Head	—	Kentucky
27	Nancy E Crume	55	Daughter	Homework	Kansas
28	Earl A Best	28	Grandson	Farmer	Oklahoma
29	Emma J Mills	13	Granddaughter	—	Oklahoma
30	Ray R Daugherty	30	Head	Carpenter	Oklahoma
31	Dollie D Daugherty	26	Wife	Housewife	Oklahoma
32	Ila G Daugherty	5	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
33	Roy J Daugherty	4	Son	—	Oklahoma
34	Arthur L Cooper THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farm	Arkansas
35	Mary E Cooper	45	Wife	Housewife	Oklahoma
36	Virdie O Coffey	25	Daughter	In School	Oklahoma
37	Geraldine Cooper	19	Daughter	School	Oklahoma
38	Claud Lee Cooper	18	Son	School	Oklahoma
39	Dorothy J Cooper	14	Daughter	School	Oklahoma
40	Arthur L Cooper	12	Son	—	Oklahoma

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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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