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Margaret Cook — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Story, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Cook across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Story, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1912), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 18 b. ~1912 Female Daughter Born: Iowa Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Story, Iowa
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Nevada City
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Cook	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Henrietta Cook	Daughter	—	16	~1914
Ray Cook	Head	—	37	~1893
Kenneth Cook	Son	—	12	~1918
Jack Cook	Son	—	10	~1920
May Cook	Son	—	13	~1917
Junior Cook	Son	—	6	~1924
Barbara Cook	Spouse	—	38	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Story, Iowa

Daughter, age 7

Story, Iowa · implied b. ~1913 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Story, Iowa

Daughter, age 18

Story, Iowa · implied b. ~1912 — 8 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Margaret Cook across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Story, Iowa, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Margaret Cook

Daughter · 1930 · age 18 · b. ~1912 · Iowa

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Sibling

May Cook

Sibling · 1930 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Junior Cook

Sibling · 1930 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Henrietta Cook

Sibling · 1930 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Kenneth Cook

Sibling · 1930 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Jack Cook

Sibling · 1930 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Story, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:iowacensus00reel683:0944)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Emmett Armstrong	54	Head	Plumber	Iowa
2	Anna F Armstrong	52	Wife	—	Iowa
3	George Armstrong	27	Son	Clerk	Iowa
4	Dorothy Armstrong	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Iowa
5	John Armstrong	25	Son	Laborer	Iowa
6	Margaret Armstrong	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
7	Juliette Armstrong	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
8	Dean Armstrong	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
9	Franklin Boardman	51	Head	Manager	Iowa
10	Mary Boardman	49	Wife	—	Wisconsin
11	Edward Boardman	24	Son	Physicist	Iowa
12	William Boardman	15	Son	—	Iowa
13	Frederick Boardman	13	Son	—	Iowa
14	Addie H Boardman	73	Mother	—	Iowa
15	Emily Ringheim	74	Head	—	Iowa
16	Hortense Ringheim	36	Niece	Saleslady	Iowa
17	John W Griffith	77	Head	—	Ohio
18	Ray H Metzgil	40	Head	Barber	Iowa
19	Mabel Metzgil	38	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Shirley Smith	18	Lodger	Clerk	Iowa
21	Ray Cook	37	Head	Contractor	Iowa
22	Barbara Cook	38	Wife	—	Nebraska
23	Margaret Cook THIS PERSON	18	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Henrietta Cook	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
25	May Cook	13	Son	—	Iowa
26	Kenneth Cook	12	Son	—	Iowa
27	Jack Cook	10	Son	—	Iowa
28	Junior Cook	6	Son	—	Iowa
29	Wendel B Sparrow	32	Head	Physician	Iowa
30	Lola Sparrow	39	Wife	—	Ohio
31	William P Sparrow	4	Son	—	Iowa
32	Golda Ausbury	34	Lodger	Librarian	Iowa
33	Andrew Ringheim	66	Head	Merchant	Iowa
34	Lulu Ringheim	62	Wife	—	Iowa
35	Ruth Ringheim	22	Daughter	—	Iowa
36	Marie Jensen	49	Lodger	Servant	Denmark
37	Pierre C Mccoy	30	Head	Buyer	Iowa
38	Henrietta Mccoy	30	Wife	—	Iowa
39	Barbara Mccoy	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
40	Lulu Johnson	44	Head	Operator	Iowa
41	Vera Roe	19	Lodger	Waitress	Iowa
42	Peter E Jensen	57	Head	Salesman	Denmark
43	Minnie Jensen	52	Wife	—	Nebraska
44	Anna Swanson	83	Mother-in-law	—	Norway
45	Howard Lones	39	Head	Cashier	Iowa
46	May Lones	37	Wife	—	Iowa
47	John Lones	10	Son	—	Iowa
48	Louis Lones	7	Son	—	Iowa
49	Charles Lones	2	Son	—	Iowa
50	<End>	None	—	—	—

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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