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Martha Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Pike-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Martha Cook across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pike-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1926), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1926 Female Daughter Born: Mississippi Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationPike-County, Mississippi
SurnameCook
Given NameMartha
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceBlack
Age14
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMississippi
1935 Residence (City)Beat 5
1935 Residence (County)Pike
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerNP
Hours Worked45
Income (1939)0
Highest GradeNo 7
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateMississippi
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)mississippi
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardBeat 5
Est. Birth Year~1926

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Martha Age Birth yr
Mary Cook Daughter — 18 ~1922
Rosie Cook Son — 10 ~1930
Melvin Cook Son — 3 ~1937
Joe Cook Head — 43 ~1897
E Cook Son — 6 ~1934
Beatrice Cook Daughter — 11 ~1929
Matthew Cook Son — 12 ~1928
Sam Cook Son — 5 ~1935
Abraham Cook Son — 1 ~1939
Hattie Cook Spouse — 40 ~1900
Martha Cook Daughter — 14 ~1926

Census Appearances

1930
Pike, Mississippi
Daughter, age 5
Pike, Mississippi · implied b. ~1925 — 10 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Cook
Given Name Martha
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 5
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi
1940
Pike-County, Mississippi
Daughter, age 14
Pike-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1926 — 11 household members
Surname Cook
Given Name Martha
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race Black
Age 14
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Mississippi
1935 Residence (City) Beat 5
1935 Residence (County) Pike
Occupation Laborer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker NP
Hours Worked 45
Income (1939) 0
Highest Grade No 7
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Mississippi
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) mississippi

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Martha Cook across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Martha Cook
Daughter · 1940 · age 14 · b. ~1926 · Mississippi
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Sibling
Melvin Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 3
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Sam Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Rosie Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Beatrice Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
E Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 6
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Abraham Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Matthew Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 12
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mary Cook
Sibling · 1940 · age 18
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

1940 US Federal Census — Pike-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02058-00939)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Effie Cook 32 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
42 Clyde Cook 21 Son Laborer Mississippi
43 Iona Cook 19 Daughter New Worker Mississippi
44 Lester Cook 14 Son Laborer Mississippi
45 James H. Williams 59 Head Laborer Mississippi
46 John H. Davis 31 Head Laborer Mississippi
47 Rosabell Davis 29 Wife — Mississippi
48 Joe Cook 43 Head Laborer Mississippi
49 Hattie Cook 40 Wife — Mississippi
50 Mary Cook 18 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
51 Martha Cook THIS PERSON 14 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
52 Beatrice Cook 11 Daughter Laborer Mississippi
53 Matthew Cook 12 Son — Mississippi
54 Rosie Cook 10 Son — Mississippi
55 E. C. Cook 6 Son — Mississippi
56 Sam Cook 5 Son — Mississippi
57 Melvin Cook 3 Son — Mississippi
58 Abraham Cook 1 Son — Mississippi
59 Abe Cook 56 Head Laborer Mississippi
60 Cillie Cook 50 Wife — Mississippi
61 Emmitt Cook 16 Son Laborer Mississippi
62 Annie Cook 14 Daughter — Mississippi
63 Oscar Cook 12 Son — Mississippi
64 Velma Cook 9 Daughter — Mississippi
65 Andy Cook 87 Father — Mississippi
66 George Cook 27 Head Laborer Mississippi
67 Lula Mae Cook 22 Wife — Mississippi
68 Charles Cook 3 Son — Mississippi
69 Lula Mae Cook 1 Daughter — Mississippi
70 Leon Butler 62 Head Laborer Mississippi
71 Martha Butler 58 Wife — Mississippi
72 Ernest Butler 39 Head Laborer Mississippi
73 Lucile Butler 37 Wife Cook Mississippi
74 Granville Butler 13 Son — Mississippi
75 Ethel Lee Butler 11 Daughter — Mississippi
76 Charles Butler 4 Son — Mississippi
77 Ernest Phelps 29 Head Laborer Louisiana
78 Zillie Phelps 22 Wife — Louisiana
79 William E. Phelps 5 Son — Mississippi
80 Doris Lee Phelps 3 Daughter — 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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