Ethel Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Baldwin-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Ethel Cook across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Baldwin-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1902), then head of a 12-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Female Spouse Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Baldwin-County, Georgia
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Ethel
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hancock
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Township / Ward	Mr 115
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ethel	Age	Birth yr
Mattie Cook	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Ethel Cook	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Otis Cook	Son	—	16	~1924
Hattie Cook	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Myrick Cook	Son	—	13	~1927
Tommie Cook	Son	—	9	~1931
Elijah Cook	Son	—	2	~1938
Tom Cook	Head	—	47	~1893
Louie Cook	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Sam Cook	Son	—	7	~1933
Joseph Cook	Son	—		~1940
Anna Cook	Daughter	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1930

Bibb, Georgia

Spouse, age 27

Bibb, Georgia · implied b. ~1903 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Ethel
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Baldwin-County, Georgia

Spouse, age 38

Baldwin-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1902 — 12 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Ethel
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hancock
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Ethel Cook

Spouse · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Georgia

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Baldwin-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00637-00054)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carrie Ray	11	daughter	—	Georgia
2	James Ray	6	son	—	Georgia
3	Levi Jr Ray	3	son	—	Georgia
4	Lois Ray	1	son	—	Georgia
5	Tom Cook	47	Head	Operator Farm	Georgia
6	Ethel Cook THIS PERSON	38	wife	—	Georgia
7	Otis Cook	16	son	Laborer	Georgia
8	Louie Cook	15	daughter	Laborer	Georgia
9	Myrick Cook	13	son	—	Georgia
10	Anna Cook	12	daughter	—	Georgia
11	Hattie Cook	10	daughter	—	Georgia
12	Tommie Cook	9	son	—	Georgia
13	Sam Cook	7	son	—	Georgia
14	Mattie Cook	4	daughter	—	Georgia
15	Elijah Cook	2	son	—	Georgia
16	Joseph Cook	0	son	—	Georgia
17	Tom Thomas	56	Head	Operator Farm	Georgia
18	Martha Thomas	48	wife	—	Georgia
19	Ethel Thomas	22	daughter	Laborer	Georgia
20	Elnora Thomas	19	daughter	Laborer	Georgia
21	Tommie Thomas	18	son	Laborer	Georgia
22	Loui Thomas	16	son	—	Georgia
23	Carrie Thomas	14	daughter	—	Georgia
24	Mattie Ingram	11	daughter	—	Georgia
25	James Ingram	5	grand son	—	Georgia
26	Ernest Bishop	28	Head	Laborer	Georgia
27	Rebecca Bishop	27	wife	—	Georgia
28	Claudia Bishop	13	daughter	—	Georgia
29	Myrtis Bishop	7	daughter	—	Georgia
30	Louise Bishop	5	daughter	—	Georgia
31	Bobbie Bishop	3	son	—	Georgia
32	Grady Bishop	1	son	—	Georgia
33	Frank Walker	48	Head	Laborer	Georgia
34	Louise Walker	45	wife	—	Georgia
35	Charlie Walker	23	son	Laborer	Georgia
36	Clio Butler	56	Head	Operator Farm	Georgia
37	Henry Butler	26	son	Operator Farm	Georgia
38	Carl Butler	21	son	Laborer	Georgia
39	Sam Butler	18	son	Laborer	Georgia
40	Margaret Butler	14	daughter	—	Georgia

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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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