James Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Davis-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this James Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Davis-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 80 b. ~1860 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Davis-County, Utah
Surname	Cook
Given Name	James H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	South Weber
1935 Residence (County)	Davis
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	South Weber
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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 James	Age	Birth yr
Florence Cook	Daughter	—	35	~1905
James Cook	Head	—	80	~1860
Sanford Cook	Son	—	40	~1900
Marion Cook	Spouse	—	73	~1867

Census Appearances

1920

Davis, Utah

Head, age 59

Davis, Utah · implied b. ~1861 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Davis, Utah

Head, age 70

Davis, Utah · implied b. ~1860 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	James E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Truck Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Radio Set	R
Veteran	no
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Davis-County, Utah

Head, age 80

Davis-County, Utah · implied b. ~1860 — 4 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	James H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	South Weber
1935 Residence (County)	Davis
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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James Cook

Head · 1940 · age 80 · b. ~1860 · Utah

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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 — Davis-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04212-00408)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James H Cook THIS PERSON	80	Head	Farmer	Utah
2	Marion G Cook	73	Wife	—	Utah
3	Sanford Cook	40	Son	Farmer Hand	Utah
4	Florence Cook	35	Daughter	—	Utah
5	Dan H Cook	27	Head	Farmer Hand	Utah
6	Dora Cook	25	Wife	—	Utah
7	Jannett Cook	1	Daughter	—	Utah
8	D. F. Bowman	77	Head	Farmer	Utah
9	Sarah Bowman	76	Wife	—	Utah
10	Leonard Bowman	46	Head	Farm Hand	Utah
11	Annie B Bowman	37	Wife	—	Utah
12	Emily May Birth	56	Head	—	England
13	Alice M Birth	21	Daughter	—	Utah
14	Hyrum Birth	57	Head	Farmer	Utah
15	Emma J Birth	52	Wife	—	England
16	Charles J Birth	70	Head	Farmer	Utah
17	Mary Ellen Birth	68	Wife	—	Utah
18	J. W. Birth	32	Head	Farm Hand	Utah
19	Melva Birth	30	Wife	—	Utah
20	Marlin Birth	6	Son	—	Utah
21	Margie Birth	2	Daughter	—	Utah
22	Benjamin H. Voss	53	Head	Foreman	Iowa
23	Anna Voss	40	Wife	—	Utah
24	Golden Voss	18	Daughter	—	Utah
25	Donald Voss	16	Son	—	Utah
26	Wendell Voss	14	Son	—	Utah
27	Grant Voss	12	Son	—	Utah
28	James Voss	7	Son	—	Utah
29	Royce Voss	6	Daughter	—	Utah
30	Lawrence Kendall	70	Head	Laborer	Utah
31	Mabel Kendall	26	Wife	—	Utah
32	Ronald Kendall	5	Son	—	Utah
33	Leora Kendall	4	Daughter	—	Utah
34	John S Kendall	59	Head	Farmer	Utah
35	Rosa C Kendall	52	Wife	—	Utah
36	Keith S Kendall	13	Son	—	Utah
37	Myrtle Kendall	45	Head	—	Utah
38	Fay Kendall	19	Daughter	Seamstress	Utah
39	Dean Kendall	16	Son	New Worker	Utah
40	Ray Kendall	13	Daughter	—	Utah

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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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