Bessie Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fayette-County, West Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fayette-County, West Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fayette-County, West Virginia
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Fayetteville Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Fayette
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Fayetteville Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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 Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Pearl Cook	Head	—	69	~1871
Bessie Cook	Spouse	—	48	~1892
Preston Cook	Son	—	26	~1914
Shelburn Cook	Son	—	16	~1924
Glen Cook	Son	—	19	~1921
Pat Cook	Son	—	9	~1931
James Cook	Son	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Fayette, West …

Spouse, age 28

Fayette, West Virginia · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie H
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

Fayette, West …

Other, age 39

Fayette, West Virginia · implied b. ~1891 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie G
Relationship to Head	wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Fayette-County, West …

Spouse, age 48

Fayette-County, West Virginia · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Fayetteville Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Fayette
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Bessie Cook

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · West Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Fayette-County, West Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04401-00544)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Thomas Hager	7	Nephew	—	Virginia
2	Charles H Buckland	49	Head	Laborer	Virginia
3	Blanche Buckland	44	Wife	—	Virginia
4	Dicey G Scarbrogh	67	Head	—	Virginia
5	Ernest Scarbrogh	33	Son	Farmer	Virginia
6	Lester Scarbrogh	30	Son	Laborer	Virginia
7	Wesley G Scarbrogh	28	Head	Laborer	West Virginia
8	Margaret Scarbrogh	26	Wife	—	Virginia
9	Darrel Scarbrogh	8	Son	—	Virginia
10	Charles Scarbrogh	7	Son	—	Virginia
11	June Scarbrogh	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
12	Kenneth Scarbrogh	3	Son	—	Virginia
13	Max Scarbrogh	1	Son	—	Virginia
14	Henry P Buckland	55	Head	Coal Loader	West Virginia
15	Lena Buckland	54	Wife	—	Virginia
16	Clyde Buckland	22	Son	Coal Loader	Virginia
17	Everet Buckland	21	Son	Laborer	Virginia
18	Josephine Buckland	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
19	Emma Buckland	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
20	Raymond Buckland	14	Son	—	Virginia
21	Earl Buckland	11	Son	—	West Virginia
22	Henry G Craft	55	Head	Farmer	Virginia
23	Maddie Craft	49	Wife	—	Virginia
24	Wallie Craft	14	Son	—	Virginia
25	Gaildine Craft	12	Daughter	—	Virginia
26	Clamit Craft	10	Son	—	Virginia
27	Pearl M Cook	69	Head	Farmer	Virginia
28	Bessie Cook THIS PERSON	48	Wife	—	Virginia
29	Preston M Cook	26	Son	Laborer	Virginia
30	James Cook	22	Son	Laborer	Virginia
31	Glen Cook	19	Son	Farmer	Virginia
32	Shelburn Cook	16	Son	Farmer	Virginia
33	Pat Lee Cook	9	Son	—	Virginia
34	Elijah M Buckland	68	Head	Farmer	Virginia
35	Martha Buckland	36	Wife	—	Virginia
36	Emery Buckland	9	Son	—	Virginia
37	Charles F Buckland	8	Son	—	Virginia
38	James Claud Buckland	5	Son	—	Virginia
39	Virginia Buckland	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
40	Bill Stafford	None	Head	—	—

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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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