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Edna Cook — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Shawnee-County, Kansas
Our Model Tree links this Edna Cook across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shawnee-County, Kansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1907), then head of a 6-person household.
Age 33
b. ~1907
Female
Spouse
Born: Iowa
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Shawnee-County, Kansas |
| Surname | Cook |
| Given Name | Edna |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 33 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| Additional Details | |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | H 1 |
| 1935 Residence | Kansas |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
| Township / Ward | Topeka City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1907 |
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 Edna | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Cook | Spouse | — | 33 | ~1907 |
| Billie Cook | Son | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Delphine Cook | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1928 |
| Geraldine Cook | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Patricia Cook | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Lindsay Cook | Head | — | 36 | ~1904 |
Census Appearances
1930
Shawnee, Kansas
Spouse, age 24
Shawnee, Kansas · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members
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Household
| Surname | Cook |
| Given Name | Edna |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 24 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Age at First Marriage | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1940
Shawnee-County, Kansas
Spouse, age 33
Shawnee-County, Kansas · implied b. ~1907 — 6 household members
| Surname | Cook |
| Given Name | Edna |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 33 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | H 1 |
| 1935 Residence | Kansas |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
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Our Model Tree links Edna Cook across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Edna Cook
Spouse · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Kansas
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1940 US Federal Census — Shawnee-County, Kansas
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1940 US Federal Census — Shawnee-County, Kansas
Page Contents
29 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01259-00439)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Gaiter | 46 | Head | U | Kansas |
| 2 | Dessie Gaiter | 46 | Wife | Laundress | Kansas |
| 3 | Doris Gaiter | 22 | Daughter | Waitress | Kansas |
| 4 | Roscoe Lawrence | 35 | Head | Truck Driver | Kansas |
| 5 | Ruby Lawrence | 28 | Wife | — | Kansas |
| 6 | James Lawrence | 4 | Son | — | Kansas |
| 7 | Kathryn Lawrence | 1 | Daughter | — | Kansas |
| 8 | Karl Bearce | 23 | Roomer | Bookkeeper | Kansas |
| 9 | James Gibson | None | Roomer | — | — |
| 10 | Alvis Naylor | 65 | Head | Seamstress | Missouri |
| 11 | Lindsay Cook | 36 | Head | Meat Cutter | Kansas |
| 12 | Edna Cook THIS PERSON | 33 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 13 | Geraldine Cook | 14 | Daughter | — | Kansas |
| 14 | Delphine Cook | 12 | Daughter | — | Kansas |
| 15 | Patricia Cook | 7 | Daughter | — | Kansas |
| 16 | Billie Cook | 5 | Son | — | Kansas |
| 17 | Frank C. Hale | 71 | Head | Gro | Indiana |
| 18 | Grace C. Hale | 66 | Wife | — | Ohio |
| 19 | Vernon Johnson | 37 | Head | Truck Man | Kansas |
| 20 | Ethel Johnson | 36 | Wife | — | Kansas |
| 21 | Lorna Mae Johnson | 13 | Daughter | — | Kansas |
| 22 | Jerry J. Fisher | 78 | Head | — | Texas |
| 23 | Charlie K. Shepard | 23 | Head | Laborer | Kansas |
| 24 | Mary E. Shepard | 22 | Wife | — | Kansas |
| 25 | Roy E. Shepard | 1 | Son | — | Kansas |
| 26 | E. Ray Spall | 20 | Wife | — | W. Virginia |
| 27 | Henry Swowland | 43 | Head | Foreman | Oklahoma |
| 28 | Abbie Swowland | 40 | Wife | — | Oklahoma |
| 29 | Norma Swowland | 10 | Daughter | — | Kansas |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)