Bessie Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Buchanan-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Buchanan-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Buchanan-County, Virginia
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Grundy Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Buchanan
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Grundy Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Gay Cook	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Red Cook	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Amiel Cook	Son	—	22	~1918
Gladis Cook	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Garrett Cook	Head	—	50	~1890
Bessie Cook	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Toy Cook	Son	—	8	~1932
Mckinley Cook	Son	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Buchanan, Virginia

Spouse, age 28

Buchanan, Virginia · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Buchanan, Virginia

Spouse, age 40

Buchanan, Virginia · implied b. ~1890 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Buchanan-County, Virginia

Spouse, age 50

Buchanan-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1890 — 8 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Grundy Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Buchanan
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Bessie Cook

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Virginia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04251-00461)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gilbert Lester	41	Head	Laborer	Virginia
2	Tina Lester	41	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
3	Edna Lester	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
4	Oda Lester	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
5	Bud Lester	9	Son	—	Virginia
6	Pearl Lester	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
7	Mary Lester	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
8	Thurman Lester	1	Son	—	Virginia
9	Arline Viola Lester	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
10	Charley Lester	39	Head	Laborer	Virginia
11	Myrtle Lester	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
12	Sylvia Lester	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
13	Thelma Lester	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
14	Edith Lester	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
15	Mary Lester	68	Mother	Housekeeping	Virginia
16	William Osborne	66	Head	Laborer	Virginia
17	Louby Osborne	55	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
18	Ernest Osborne	18	Son	Laborer	Virginia
19	Lee Osborne	12	Son	—	Virginia
20	Sandra Osborne	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
21	Andy Hale	41	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
22	Martha Hale	35	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
23	Marjorie Hale	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
24	George Hale	10	Son	—	Virginia
25	Conrad Hale	8	Son	—	Virginia
26	Ralph Hale	6	Son	—	Virginia
27	Alfred Hale	3	Son	—	Virginia
28	Russell Hale	1	Son	—	Virginia
29	Reling Robins	66	Head	Laborer	Virginia
30	Martha Robins	66	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
31	Maude Cook	12	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
32	Garrett Cook	50	Head	Laborer	Virginia
33	Bessie Cook THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Virginia
34	Amiel Cook	22	Son	Night Watchman	Virginia
35	Mckinley Cook	20	Son	Laborer	Virginia
36	Gladis Cook	18	Daughter	Maid	Virginia
37	Gay Cook	16	Daughter	Maid	Virginia
38	Red Cook	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
39	Toy Cook	8	Son	—	Virginia
40	Lee Cook	49	Head	Laborer	Virginia

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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