Clara Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lorain-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Clara Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lorain-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1885), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Female Spouse Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lorain-County, Ohio
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Amherst Township
1935 Residence (County)	Lorain
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Amherst Township
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Clara	Age	Birth yr
Floyd Dalinger	Other	—	28	~1912
Elmer Cook	Son	—	21	~1919
Alton Cook	Son	—	31	~1909
Clarence Cook	Head	—	35	~1905
Clara Cook	Spouse	—	55	~1885
Marona Souleby	Other	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1920

Lorain, Ohio

Spouse, age 35

Lorain, Ohio · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Lorain, Ohio

Spouse, age 46

Lorain, Ohio · implied b. ~1884 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Lorain-County, Ohio

Spouse, age 55

Lorain-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1885 — 6 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Clara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Amherst Township
1935 Residence (County)	Lorain
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Clara Cook

Spouse · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Ohio

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1940 US Federal Census — Lorain-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03101-00131)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Vallie Moser	57	Wife	—	Ohio
42	Marjory Wisbeck	12	Ward	—	Ohio
43	Clarence Price	45	Head	Farmer	Ohio
44	Margaret Price	41	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
45	Walter Price	85	Father	—	Ohio
46	Eleanor Price	55	Sister	Housework	Ohio
47	Joseph Resnik	11	Ward	—	Ohio
48	James Gipson	8	Ward	—	Ohio
49	Thomas Shaeffer	6	Ward	—	Ohio
50	Edward Taylor	4	Ward	—	Ohio
51	Roy Mentzer	49	Head	Used Car Mgr	Pennsylvania
52	Elva Mentzer	52	Wife	—	Ohio
53	Harold Mentzer	24	Son	Mechanics Helper	Ohio
54	Vera Mentzer	22	Daughter	Spotter	Ohio
55	Mary Mentzer	20	Daughter	Elevator Operator	Ohio
56	Dorothy Mentzer	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
57	Archie Sawyer	49	Head	Crane Operator	Ohio
58	Louise Sawyer	64	Wife	—	Ohio
59	Plynn Sawyer	23	Son	Tester-Crane	Ohio
60	Eugene Sawyer	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
61	Emily Brown	23	Niece	Maid	Ohio
62	Francis Copeland	28	Head	—	Ohio
63	Nancy Copeland	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
64	Adrien Copeland	5	Son	—	Ohio
65	William Knusel	34	Farm Hand	Farm Laborer	Ohio
66	Patricia Birdsong	17	Sister	—	Ohio
67	George Varochakin	31	Head	Farmer	Greece
68	Hedwig Varochakin	35	Wife	—	Austria
69	Elaine Varochakin	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
70	Arie Varochakin	1	Daughter	—	Greece
71	Frank Klein	65	Father in law	—	Pennsylvania
72	George Haupt	60	Lodger	Laborer	Ohio
73	John Barna	44	Farm Hand	Farm Laborer	Roumania
74	Clarence Cook	35	Head	Farmer	Ohio
75	Clara Cook THIS PERSON	55	Wife	—	Ohio
76	Alton Cook	31	Son	Shovel Operator	Ohio
77	Elmer Cook	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
78	Marona Souleby	10	Ward	—	Ohio
79	Floyd Dalinger	28	Farm Hand	Farm Laborer	Ohio
80	Frederick Mesnal	55	Head	Millwright	Ohio

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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.

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