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Clara Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lafayette-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Clara Cook across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lafayette-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1924), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 16 b. ~1924 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationLafayette-County, Mississippi
SurnameCook
Given NameClara Mae
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceBlack
Age16
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (City)Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)Lafayette
Additional Details
Highest Grade4
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
Township / WardBeat 5
Est. Birth Year~1924

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 1940 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to Clara Age Birth yr
Alice Cook Daughter — 1 ~1939
Floyd Cook Son — 13 ~1927
R Cook Son — 6 ~1934
Neville Cook Son — 8 ~1932
Clara Cook Daughter — 16 ~1924
Stewart Cook Son — 4 ~1936
Magnolia Cook Spouse — 38 ~1902
Alfred Cook Son — 10 ~1930
Russell Cook Head — 37 ~1903

Census Appearances

1930
Lafayette, Mississippi
Daughter, age 2
Lafayette, Mississippi · implied b. ~1928 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Cook
Given Name Catherine
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 2
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Lafayette-County, Mississippi
Daughter, age 16
Lafayette-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1924 — 9 household members
Surname Cook
Given Name Clara Mae
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 16
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) Beat 5
1935 Residence (County) Lafayette
Highest Grade 4
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Clara Cook across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Clara Cook
Daughter · 1940 · age 16 · b. ~1924 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Alice Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Stewart Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 4
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Neville Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Alfred Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
R Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 6
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Floyd Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Lafayette-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02038-00151)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Gert Mullennis|Mullinnis 40 Head Farmer Mississippi
42 Magnolia Mullennis|Mullinnis 38 Wife — Mississippi
43 Gert Jr. Mullennis|Mullinnis 5 Son — Mississippi
44 Willie E. Mullennis|Mullinnis 3 Son — Mississippi
45 Albert Vaughn 36 Head Farmer Mississippi
46 Alma Vaughn 13 Daughter — Mississippi
47 Eola Vaughn 12 Daughter — Mississippi
48 Allene Vaughn 10 Daughter — Mississippi
49 Lula Vaughn 8 Daughter — Mississippi
50 Andrew Vaughn 6 Son — Mississippi
51 Flora Mae Vaughn 3 Daughter — Mississippi
52 Alice Vaughn 2 Daughter — Mississippi
53 Russell Cook 37 Head Farmer Mississippi
54 Magnolia Cook 38 Wife — Mississippi
55 Clara Mae Cook THIS PERSON 16 Daughter — Mississippi
56 Floyd Cook 13 Son — Mississippi
57 Alfred Cook 10 Son — Mississippi
58 Neville Cook 8 Son — Mississippi
59 R. Mead Cook 6 Son — Mississippi
60 Stewart Cook 4 Son — Mississippi
61 Alice Cook 1 Daughter — Mississippi
62 John Key 50 Head Farmer Mississippi
63 Willie Key 42 Wife — Mississippi
64 John Henry Key 22 Son Laborer Mississippi
65 Charlie H. Key 20 Son Laborer Mississippi
66 Jessie Key 18 Son — Mississippi
67 Dottie Lee Key 16 Daughter — Mississippi
68 Sullivan Key 15 Son — Mississippi
69 Savannah Key 10 Daughter — Mississippi
70 Willie Key 8 Son — Mississippi
71 Herman Key 6 Son — Mississippi
72 Rufus Key 4 Son — Mississippi
73 John Derby 69 Head Farmer Mississippi
74 Vara Derby 62 Wife — Mississippi
75 J. Willie Derby 85 Mother — Mississippi
76 Joe Derby 59 Brother Laborer Mississippi
77 Major Barton 31 Head Farmer Mississippi
78 Willie Barton 31 Wife — Mississippi
79 W. R. Davis 50 Head Farmer Mississippi
80 Sally Davis 45 Wife — Mississippi

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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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