Henry Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tate-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Henry Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tate-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tate-County, Mississippi
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	5 Beat 3
1935 Residence (County)	Tate
Additional Details
Occupation	laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	5 Beat 3
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Henry	Age	Birth yr
Clara Cook	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Mildred Cook	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Roberta Cook	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Henry Cook	Head	—	43	~1897
James Cook	Son	—	8	~1932
Willie Cook	Son	—	18	~1922
Lillie Cook	Son	—	13	~1927
Mabel Cook	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Tate, Mississippi

Other, age 17

Tate, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Step-son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Tate, Mississippi

Head, age 29

Tate, Mississippi · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Tate-County, Mississippi

Head, age 43

Tate-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1897 — 8 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	5 Beat 3
1935 Residence (County)	Tate
Occupation	laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Henry Cook

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Mississippi

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02069-00277)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Gladys Franklin	18	daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Lillian Franklin	16	daughter	—	Mississippi
43	Jamie Franklin	14	daughter	—	Mississippi
44	Charley Boy Franklin	12	son	—	Mississippi
45	Shru Franklin	10	son	—	Mississippi
46	Idessa Franklin	7	daughter	—	Mississippi
47	A. J. Franklin	5	son	—	Mississippi
48	Frank James Franklin	2	son	—	Mississippi
49	Marie Franklin	0	daughter	—	Mississippi
50	J. D. Franklin	18	head	Laborer	Mississippi
51	Cathey Christine Franklin	20	wife	—	Mississippi
52	Ozene Franklin	3	nephew	—	Mississippi
53	Jessie James Franklin	12	nephew	—	Mississippi
54	Will D. Dickerson	59	head	Laborer	Tennessee
55	Major Cole	35	head	Laborer	Mississippi
56	Lizzie Cole	29	wife	—	Mississippi
57	Primer Mert Cole	40	sister in law	—	Mississippi
58	Reese Waldrop	44	head	Farmer	Mississippi
59	Cordie Waldrop	32	wife	—	Mississippi
60	Maxine Waldrop	5	daughter	—	Mississippi
61	Belle E. Waldrop	80	mother	—	Mississippi
62	Brisbo Brown	70	head	Laborer	Georgia
63	Mittie Brown	36	wife	—	Mississippi
64	Edward Kelly Barber	33	head	Manager	Tennessee
65	Myrtle Crook Barber	40	wife	—	Tennessee
66	Nannerl Suther Barber	23	daughter	—	Tennessee
67	Victor Salathiel Barber	18	son	—	Tennessee
68	Peggy Jean Barber	9	daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
69	Ivet Irvin Barber	6	grand son	—	Mississippi
70	Phillip Richard Barber	3	grand son	—	Mississippi
71	Henry Cook THIS PERSON	43	head	Laborer	Mississippi
72	Mabel Cook	33	wife	—	Mississippi
73	Willie Cook	18	son	Laborer	Mississippi
74	Mildred Cook	17	daughter	—	Mississippi
75	Lillie B. Cook	13	son	—	Mississippi
76	James Cook	8	son	—	Mississippi
77	Clara May Cook	5	daughter	—	Mississippi
78	Roberta Cook	1	daughter	—	Mississippi
79	Ruffin Holden	24	head	Laborer	Mississippi
80	Dorothy Holden	22	wife	—	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.

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