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Dorothy Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hinds-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Dorothy Cook across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hinds-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1930), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 10 b. ~1930 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hinds-County, Mississippi
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Dorothy Mae
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1 T6N
1935 Residence (County)	Hinds
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 1 T6N
Est. Birth Year	~1930

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Dorothy	Age	Birth yr
James Cook	Son	—	11	~1929
Mary Cook	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Dorothy Cook	Daughter	—	10	~1930
George Cook	Son	—	14	~1926
Charlie Cook	Head	—	40	~1900
Thelma Cook	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Emma Cook	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Annie Cook	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Harrison Cook	Son	—	3	~1937
Jessie Cook	Son	—	7	~1933

Census Appearances

1930

Hinds, Mississippi

Daughter, age

Hinds, Mississippi · implied b. ~1930 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Doris J.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Hinds-County, Mississippi

Daughter, age 10

Hinds-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1930 — 10 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Dorothy Mae
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1 T6N
1935 Residence (County)	Hinds
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Dorothy Cook across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Dorothy Cook

Daughter · 1940 · age 10 · b. ~1930 · Mississippi

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Sibling

Harrison Cook

Sibling · 1940 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

George Cook

Sibling · 1940 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

James Cook

Sibling · 1940 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Annie Cook

Sibling · 1940 · age 2

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Jessie Cook

Sibling · 1940 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Emma Cook

Sibling · 1940 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Thelma Cook

Sibling · 1940 · age 9

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 — Hinds-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02027-00849)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charlie Jr. Cook	40	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
2	Mary Cook	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
3	George Cook	14	Son	—	Mississippi
4	James Cook	11	Son	—	Mississippi
5	Dorothy Mae Cook THIS PERSON	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Thelma Cook	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
7	Jessie Cook	7	Son	—	Mississippi
8	Emma Cook	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Harrison Cook	3	Son	—	Mississippi
10	Annie Pearl Cook	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
11	Jessie Ashley	34	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
12	Ella Mae Ashley	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
13	Hayden Ashley	14	Son	—	Mississippi
14	Floyd Ashley	13	Son	—	Mississippi
15	Pauline Ashley	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
16	Horace Jr. Coleman	42	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
17	Olive Coleman	47	Wife	Store Keeper	Mississippi
18	Martin H. Jackson	17	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
19	Sara Bettis	37	Head	Housekeeper	Mississippi
20	Everett Matthews	68	Head	Supervisor	Mississippi
21	Dora Matthews	61	Wife	—	Mississippi
22	Walter Wright	42	Head	Office Mgr.	Mississippi
23	Marguerite Wright	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
24	Walter Jr. Wright	19	Son	—	Mississippi
25	Richard Wright	17	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Elijah Moore	24	Head	Share Cropper	Mississippi
27	Cora Moore	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
28	J. L. Alford	53	Head	Supervisor	Mississippi
29	Janie Myrl Alford	51	Wife	—	Mississippi
30	Jamie Alford	23	Daughter	—	Mississippi
31	John Lewis Alford	20	Son	Lens Grinder	Mississippi
32	Laura Alon Alford	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
33	Lewis Batte	46	Head	Share Cropper	Mississippi
34	Katie Batte	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
35	Lucille Batte	17	Daughter	—	Mississippi
36	Eugene Batte	13	Son	—	Mississippi
37	Oscar Batte	11	Son	—	Mississippi
38	Andrew Amos	21	Head	Share Cropper	Mississippi
39	Millie Amos	18	Wife	—	Mississippi
40	Ella L. Alford	68	Head	Supervisor	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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