Frank Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Frank Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Tennessee
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Frank W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 1
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	L & N R Road
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	2
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Civil District 1
Est. Birth Year	~1879

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 Frank	Age	Birth yr
Frank Cook	Head	—	61	~1879
Dassie Brewer	Other	—	83	~1857
Billy Cook	Son	—	7	~1933
Herbert Cook	Son	—	28	~1912
Cammie Cook	Son	—	31	~1909
Eura Cook	Spouse	—	60	~1880

Census Appearances

1920

Polk, Tennessee

Head, age 40

Polk, Tennessee · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Frank W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	R.R. Section
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Polk, Tennessee

Head, age 51

Polk, Tennessee · implied b. ~1879 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Polk-County, Tennessee

Head, age 61

Polk-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1879 — 6 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Frank W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District 1
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	L & N R Road
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	2
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Frank Cook

Head · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Tennessee

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1940 US Federal Census — Polk-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03927-00451)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank Howard	29	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
2	Naoma Howard	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	Walter B Jefferson	29	Head	Cropper	Tennessee
4	Viola R Jefferson	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	William R Jefferson	5	Son	—	Tennessee
6	James M Cassada	83	Head	—	Tennessee
7	Minerva Cassada	74	Wife	—	Tennessee
8	John C Cassada	38	Son	Barber	Tennessee
9	Daley E Cassada	37	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
10	John D Shoemaker	79	Head	—	Tennessee
11	Laura Shoemaker	51	Daughter	—	Tennessee
12	Olie B Shoemaker	50	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
13	D Ed Shoemaker	48	Son	Farm	Tennessee
14	Cecil Cassada	52	Head	Cropper	Tennessee
15	Martha Cassada	48	Wife	—	Tennessee
16	George Cassada	22	Son	—	Tennessee
17	Kenneth Cassada	17	Son	—	Tennessee
18	Roy Cassada	15	Son	—	Tennessee
19	Frank W Cook THIS PERSON	61	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
20	Eura Cook	60	Wife	—	Tennessee
21	Cammie Cook	31	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
22	Herbert Cook	28	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
23	Billy Cook	7	Son	—	Tennessee
24	Dassie Brewer	83	Mother	—	Tennessee
25	James D Taylor	51	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
26	Ollie Taylor	45	Wife	—	Tennessee
27	Ruth Taylor	19	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	John D Taylor	17	Son	—	Tennessee
29	Kenneth Taylor	9	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Era P Campbell	33	Head	Owner Farm	Tennessee
31	Mildred N Campbell	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
32	Walter G Campbell	10	Son	—	Tennessee
33	Kenneth Campbell	9	Son	—	Tennessee
34	Betty G Campbell	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Burch Bishop	56	Head	Cropper	Tennessee
36	Lena Bishop	22	Wife	—	Tennessee
37	Blanch M Bishop	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
38	Winnie E Bishop	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Eulah E Bishop	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Myles E Cross	68	Head	Cropper	Tennessee

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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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