Fred Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orange-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Fred Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orange-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orange-County, Indiana
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Paoli Township
1935 Residence (County)	Orange
Additional Details
Occupation	Trucking
Industry	Own truck
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	G 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Trucking
Township / Ward	Paoli Township
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Fred	Age	Birth yr
Mary Cook	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Fred Cook	Head	—	38	~1902
Emma Cook	Spouse	—	25	~1915
Wm Cook	Son	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1920

Orange, Indiana

Other, age 17

Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1903 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	working out
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Orange, Indiana

Head, age 28

Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1902 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Orange-County, Indiana

Head, age 38

Orange-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1902 — 4 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Paoli Township
1935 Residence (County)	Orange
Occupation	Trucking
Industry	Own truck
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	G 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Fred Cook

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Indiana

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1940 US Federal Census — Orange-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01083-00426)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Dewey Holland	11	son	—	Indiana
42	Roy Eugene Holland	9	son	—	Indiana
43	Myrtle Holland	7	daughter	—	Indiana
44	Harry Speer	47	Head	Sander	Indiana
45	Flossie Speer	46	Wife	—	Indiana
46	Rowena Speer	17	daughter	New Worker	Indiana
47	Jack Speer	15	son	—	Indiana
48	Wandalee Speer	6	daughter	—	Indiana
49	Edwin E. Vanheer	63	Head	Farmer	Indiana
50	Elzoria J. Vanheer	54	Wife	—	Indiana
51	Earl Glenn Vanheer	21	son	Laborer	Indiana
52	Dorothy Vanheer	18	daughter	Laborer	Indiana
53	Paul Vanheer	10	son	—	Indiana
54	John Dalton	64	Head	Carpenter	Indiana
55	Nora Dalton	57	Wife	—	Indiana
56	Walter Swallow	57	Brother in law	Laborer	Indiana
57	Raymond A. Wolfe	52	Head	Farmer	Indiana
58	Edrie Wolfe	31	Wife	—	Indiana
59	Darrel Ray Wolfe	10	son	—	Indiana
60	Wm. H. Hammons	60	Head	Farmer	Indiana
61	Florence Hammons	50	Wife	—	Indiana
62	Kenneth Hammons	26	son	Laborer	Illinois
63	Vera Fern Hammons	17	daughter in law	New Worker	Indiana
64	Lawrence Newlin	37	Head	Sprayer	Indiana
65	Edna Newlin	35	Wife	—	Indiana
66	Geneva B. Newlin	14	daughter	—	Indiana
67	Peggy Louis Newlin	9	daughter	—	Indiana
68	Wm Franklin Newlin	7	son	—	Indiana
69	Rose Mary Newlin	5	daughter	—	Indiana
70	Ronald Lee Newlin	3	son	—	Indiana
71	Fred Cook THIS PERSON	38	Head	Trucking	Indiana
72	Emma Cook	25	Wife	—	Indiana
73	Mary Ruth Cook	2	daughter	—	Indiana
74	Wm Cook	1	son	—	Indiana
75	Lowell Wilson	40	Head	Laborer	Indiana
76	Bessie Wilson	28	Wife	—	Indiana
77	Nolan Wilson	9	son	—	Indiana
78	Ray Wilson	7	son	—	Indiana
79	Roy Wilson	1	son	—	Indiana
80	Emma Mathers	69	Mother in law	—	Indiana

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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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