Charles Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shenandoah-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Charles Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shenandoah-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Laura & Charles — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shenandoah-County, Virginia
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Charles Ag.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Madison Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Shenandoah
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Madison Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Charles	Age	Birth yr
Charles Cook	Head	—	25	~1915
William Cook	Son	—	5	~1935
Perrie Cook	Spouse	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Shenandoah, Virginia

Son, age 5

Shenandoah, Virginia · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Charles L.
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	none
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Shenandoah, Virginia

Son, age 15

Shenandoah, Virginia · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Charles J. Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Shenandoah-County, Virginia

Head, age 25

Shenandoah-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Charles Ag.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Madison Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Shenandoah
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Our Model Tree links Charles Cook across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Laura Cook (~0.92 confidence) and father Charles Cook (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Laura Cook

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Charles Cook

b. ~1882

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Charles Cook

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Virginia

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04294-00474)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lama V Wolverton	43	Wife	—	Virginia
2	Jean L Wolverton	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
3	Paul Jr. Wolverton	14	Son	—	Virginia
4	William J George	49	Head	—	Virginia
5	Carrie F George	46	Wife	Quarryman	Virginia
6	Flossie M George	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
7	John W George	16	Son	—	Virginia
8	Annie F George	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
9	Perry L Heltzel	49	Head	New Worker	West Va
10	Grace V Heltzel	46	Wife	Farmer	West Va
11	Bobbie M Heltzel	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
12	Roy F Heltzel	14	Son	—	Virginia
13	Earl L Heltzel	12	Son	—	Virginia
14	Renilla F Heltzel	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
15	Etta L Foltz	68	Head	—	Virginia
16	Jean Foltz	8	Granddau	—	Virginia
17	Curtis A George	54	Head	—	Virginia
18	Ethel M Foltz	30	Daughter	—	Virginia
19	Tucker R Foltz	29	Son-in-law	—	Virginia
20	Vane R Foltz	3	Gr-Son	Quarryman	Virginia
21	Gony L Foltz	1	Gr-Son	—	Virginia
22	Charles Mumaw	73	Head	—	Virginia
23	Mary E Mumaw	42	Daughter	Retired	Virginia
24	Fred Mumaw	41	Son	—	Virginia
25	Margaret Waluntum	74	Head	Farm Laborer	Virginia
26	Annie C Shipp	52	Head	At Home	Virginia
27	Thomas J Ross	69	Head	At Home	Virginia
28	Clara I Ross	38	Wife	Plasterer	West Va
29	Norman H Leoffelt	34	Head	At Home	Virginia
30	Minnie M Leoffelt	34	Wife	Plasterer	Virginia
31	Algin L Leoffelt	13	Son	At Home	Virginia
32	Robert R Leoffelt	9	Son	—	Virginia
33	Kelley R Leoffelt	2	Son	—	Virginia
34	Earl H Polk	25	Head	—	Virginia
35	Virginia C Polk	23	Wife	Road Work	Virginia
36	Peggy G Polk	5	Daughter	At Home	Virginia
37	Nancy L Polk	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
38	Charles Ag. Cook THIS PERSON	25	Head	—	Virginia
39	Perrie E Cook	24	Wife	Laborer	Virginia
40	William A Cook	5	Son	At Home	Virginia

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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