Nellie Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1872), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 68 b. ~1872 Female Spouse Born: Holland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, New York
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Holland
1935 Residence (City)	Palmyra T.
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	G 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Netherlands
Birthplace (normalized)	holland
Township / Ward	Palmyra T
Est. Birth Year	~1872

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Nellie Cook	Daughter	—	29	~1911
Nellie Cook	Spouse	—	68	~1872
Jacob Cook	Head	—	69	~1871

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, New …

Spouse, age 48

Wayne, New York · implied b. ~1872 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Holland
Year of Immigration	1891
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Holland
Mother's Birthplace	Holland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Dutch
Birth Country	Netherlands
Year of Naturalization	1896
Birthplace (normalized)	holland

1930

Wayne, New …

Spouse, age 58

Wayne, New York · implied b. ~1872 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Holland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1895
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Holland
Mother's Birthplace	Holland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Dutch
Birth Country	Netherlands
Birthplace (normalized)	holland

1940

Wayne-County, New …

Spouse, age 68

Wayne-County, New York · implied b. ~1872 — 3 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Holland
1935 Residence (City)	Palmyra T.
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	G 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Netherlands
Birthplace (normalized)	holland

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Nellie Cook

Spouse · 1940 · age 68 · b. ~1872 · New York

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Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02801-00307)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Leroy Derigne	11	Head	—	N.Y.
42	John James	39	Head	Farmer	N.Y.
43	Lloyd A. East	32	Head	Trucker	N.Y.
44	Elsie East	24	Wife	Grinder Oper.	N.Y.
45	Geraldine East	4	Daughter	—	N.Y.
46	Phillip Sturm	71	Father-in-law	—	Holland
47	Mary Sturm	52	Mother-in-law	—	Holland
48	Jacob Cook	69	Head	Farmer	Holland
49	Nellie Cook THIS PERSON	68	Wife	—	Holland
50	Nellie May Cook	29	Daughter	School Teacher	N.Y.
51	Ward Richards	32	Head	Occupational	N.Y.
52	Julia Richards	30	Wife	—	N.Y.
53	William Richards	13	Son	—	N.Y.
54	Gerald Richards	9	Son	—	N.Y.
55	Charles Breed	46	Head	Press Oper.	Penn.
56	Minnie Breed	30	Wife	—	N.Y.
57	Leo Breed	11	Son	—	N.Y.
58	Lloyd Breed	5	Son	—	N.Y.
59	Joan Breed	4	Daughter	—	N.Y.
60	Harold Wright	58	Head	Farmer	N.Y.
61	Bernice Wright	56	Wife	—	N.Y.
62	Barbara Wright	18	Daughter	—	N.Y.
63	Mabel Wright	49	Sister-in-law	—	N.Y.
64	Helen Wright	55	Head	Foreman	N.Y.
65	Charles Wright	22	Son	—	N.Y.
66	Patricia Wright	18	Daughter	—	N.Y.
67	Jacob Sherwood	54	Head	Pan Pumper	N.Y.
68	Mary Sherwood	52	Wife	—	N.Y.
69	Lawrence Sherwood	23	Son	Laborer	N.Y.
70	Luther Sherwood	27	Head	Laborer	N.Y.
71	Luella Sherwood	24	Wife	—	N.Y.
72	Victoria Sherwood	1	Daughter	—	N.Y.
73	Ella Cornelius	48	Head	Housework	N.Y.
74	Jenny Calhoun	40	Lodger	Press Oper.	N.Y.
75	Kenneth Morris	10	Grandson	—	N.Y.
76	Irene Calhoun	17	Daughter	—	N.Y.
77	Carl Warner	33	Head	Mach. Oper.	Pa.

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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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