Bessie Cook — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · St Lawrence, New York

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Cook across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in St Lawrence, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1877), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1877 Female Spouse Born: Canada Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	St Lawrence, New York
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie Mrs
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Canada
Year of Immigration	1903
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Canada
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Canada
Year of Naturalization	1911
Birthplace (normalized)	canada
Township / Ward	Massena Village
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Howard Cook	Son	—	20	~1900
Bessie Cook	Daughter	—	6	~1914
Luther Cook	Son	—	16	~1904
William Cook	Head	—	73	~1847
Lillian Cook	Daughter	—	13	~1907
Victor Cook	Son	—	17	~1903
Bessie Cook	Spouse	—	43	~1877
Lincoln Cook	Son	—	2	~1918
Margaret Cook	Daughter	—	9	~1911

Census Appearances

1910

Jefferson, New …

Spouse, age 33

Jefferson, New York · implied b. ~1877 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Canada
Years Married	11
Children Born	5
Children Living	4
Year of Immigration	1904
Father's Birthplace	Canada
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Birth Country	Canada
Birthplace (normalized)	canada

1920

St Lawrence, …

Spouse, age 43

St Lawrence, New York · implied b. ~1877 — 9 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie Mrs
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Canada
Year of Immigration	1903
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Canada
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Canada
Year of Naturalization	1911
Birthplace (normalized)	canada

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Bessie Cook

Spouse · 1920 · age 43 · b. ~1877 · New York

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

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1260unit:0182)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jean Hunter	2	daughter	—	New York
2	Alice Mrs Hunter	59	mother	None	New York
3	Edward Cliff	40	head	Machinist	England
4	Margaret Mrs Cliff	61	wife	None	Canada
5	William J Neelin	37	head	Painter	Canada
6	Anne Mrs Neelin	30	wife	None	New York
7	Lawrence Neelin	8	son	Pupil	New York
8	William Neelin	0	son	—	New York
9	Myford Newton	28	head	Laborer	New York
10	Gladys Mrs Newton	27	wife	None	New York
11	Albert Newton	3	son	—	New York
12	Wilda Newton	1	daughter	—	New York
13	Elmer Newton	59	head	Driver	New York
14	Harriet Mrs Newton	49	wife	None	New York
15	Blanche Newton	22	daughter	Nurse	New York
16	Phillip Newton	20	son	Laborer	New York
17	Beaulah Newton	11	daughter	Pupil	New York
18	Herman Austin	33	head	Printer	Maine
19	Meda Mrs Austin	26	wife	None	Maine
20	Algernon Austin	6	son	None	Maine
21	William Meane	29	head	Laborer	Canada
22	Minnie Meane	26	wife	None	Canada
23	Charles Reynolds	30	head	Machinist	New York
24	Mae Mrs Reynolds	22	wife	None	New York
25	Carrie Reynolds	1	daughter	—	New York
26	Ralph St Denny	22	head	Laborer	New York
27	Mary Jane Mrs St Denny	23	wife	None	New York
28	Evelyn St Denny	1	daughter	—	New York
29	Feb Montroy	43	head	Carpenter	New York
30	Mary Mrs Montroy	43	wife	None	Canada
31	Gerald Montroy	12	son	Pupil	New York
32	Irene Montroy	11	daughter	Pupil	New York
33	Margaret Montroy	10	daughter	Pupil	New York
34	Ralph Montroy	9	son	Pupil	New York
35	Anna Montroy	8	daughter	Pupil	New York
36	Eva Montroy	7	daughter	—	New York
37	William H Cook	73	head	Marine Engineer	Canada
38	Bessie Mrs Cook THIS PERSON	43	wife	None	Canada
39	Howard Cook	20	son	Electrician	Canada
40	Victor Cook	17	son	Operator	Canada
41	Luther Cook	16	son	Pupil	Canada
42	Lillian Cook	13	daughter	Pupil	New York
43	Margaret Cook	9	daughter	Pupil	New York
44	Bessie Cook	6	daughter	Pupil	New York
45	Lincoln Cook	2	son	—	New York
46	Charles Willmore	27	head	Chemist	Indiana
47	Zipporah Mrs Willmore	22	wife	None	Wisconsin
48	Robert Willmore	2	son	—	Conn
49	Charles E Willmore	1	son	—	New York
50	John Burns	28	head	Operator	New York

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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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