Joseph Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Davis-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Davis-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents David — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Davis-County, Utah
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Joseph O.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Syracuse Elec. Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Davis
Additional Details
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	C-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Teacher
Township / Ward	Syracuse Elec Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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 Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Edna Cook	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Marjorie Cook	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Joseph Cook	Head	—	35	~1905
Edna Cook	Other	—	46	~1894
Paul Cook	Son	—	5	~1935
Gary Cook	Son	—	8	~1932
Alan Cook	Son	—	10	~1930
Lorna Cook	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Davis, Utah

Son, age 15

Davis, Utah · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Davis, Utah

Son, age 25

Davis, Utah · implied b. ~1905 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Davis-County, Utah

Head, age 35

Davis-County, Utah · implied b. ~1905 — 8 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Joseph O.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Syracuse Elec. Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Davis
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	C-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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Our Model Tree links Joseph Cook across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father David Cook (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

David Cook

b. ~1857

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Joseph Cook

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Utah

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Davis-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04212-00455)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Robert Andrea	1	Son	—	Utah
42	Delbert Bergen	50	Head	Farmer	Utah
43	Marie D. Bergen	48	Wife	—	Iowa
44	Allen Bergen	23	Daughter	—	Utah
45	Sam Bergen	16	Son	—	Utah
46	Chad Bergen	14	Son	—	Utah
47	Velva Bergen	7	Daughter	—	Utah
48	Delbert Hooper	45	Head	Laborer	Utah
49	Leah B. Hooper	23	Wife	—	Utah
50	Charles E. Walker	38	Head	Farmer	Utah
51	Flora Walker	36	Wife	—	Utah
52	Wendell Walker	13	Son	—	Utah
53	La Wana Walker	10	Daughter	—	Utah
54	Stanley Walker	7	Son	—	Utah
55	Joyce Walker	6	Daughter	—	Utah
56	Nedra Walker	2	Daughter	—	Utah
57	John Walker	1	Son	—	Utah
58	James Walker	34	Head	Laborer	Utah
59	Lula B. Walker	26	Wife	—	Utah
60	Lois Walker	7	Daughter	—	Utah
61	James Walker	6	Son	—	Utah
62	Marlene Walker	4	Daughter	—	Utah
63	Clark Walker	3	Son	—	Utah
64	Arnold Franklin	32	Head	Manager	Utah
65	Erma D. Franklin	33	Wife	—	Utah
66	Audrey Franklin	12	Daughter	—	Utah
67	Neil D. Franklin	8	Son	—	Utah
68	Carma Franklin	5	Daughter	—	Utah
69	Stewart Franklin	3	Son	—	Utah
70	Joseph O. Cook THIS PERSON	35	Head	Teacher	Utah
71	Lorna Cook	34	Wife	—	Utah
72	Alan Cook	10	Son	—	Utah
73	Gary Cook	8	Son	—	Utah
74	Paul Cook	5	Son	—	Utah
75	Marjorie Cook	1	Daughter	—	Utah
76	Edna Cook	4	Daughter	—	Utah
77	Edna Cook	46	Sister	Teacher	Utah
78	Isidro Reyes	42	Head	Laborer	Mexico
79	Tilly B. Reyes	41	Wife	—	California
80	Pedro Reyes	11	Son	—	California

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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