Walter Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Richland-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Walter Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richland-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: England Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richland-County, Ohio
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Plymouth Township
1935 Residence (County)	Richland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Plymouth Township
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Fannie Cook	Spouse	—	55	~1885
Hazel Cook	Daughter	—	25	~1915
Dorothy Cook	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Morris Cook	Son	—	24	~1916
Shoup Heave	Other	—		—
Wanda Cook	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Edward Cook	Son	—	21	~1919
Walter Cook	Head	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Richland, Ohio

Head, age 36

Richland, Ohio · implied b. ~1884 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cooke
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	England
Year of Naturalization	1916
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1930

Richland, Ohio

Head, age 46

Richland, Ohio · implied b. ~1884 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cooke
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1940

Richland-County, Ohio

Head, age 57

Richland-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1883 — 8 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Plymouth Township
1935 Residence (County)	Richland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

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Walter Cook

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03136-00396)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Benedict Phillips	5	son	—	Ohio
42	Agnes Eberl	20	Sister-in-law	Servant	Ohio
43	Paul Whistler	41	Head	Farmer	Ohio
44	Elsie S. Whistler	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
45	Carl Whistler	11	son	—	Ohio
46	Rose Marie Whistler	10	daughter	—	Ohio
47	Lawrence Whistler	9	son	—	Ohio
48	Susan Whistler	6	daughter	—	Ohio
49	George Whistler	4	son	—	Ohio
50	Howard Whistler	1	son	—	Ohio
51	Harrison G. Eckler	51	Head	Farmer	Ohio
52	Rosaline Eckler	20	wife	—	Ohio
53	Harrison Jr. Eckler	2	son	—	Ohio
54	Helen May Eckler	0	daughter	—	Ohio
55	Philip Yohn	50	brother-in-law	Farm Labor	Ohio
56	William L. Price	75	Head	Farmer	Ohio
57	Lottie Price	68	wife	—	Ohio
58	Mary Spracklen	71	Sister	—	Ohio
59	George Boor	62	Hired man	Farm Labor	Pennsylvania
60	Alonzo Pitney	62	Head	Farmer	Ohio
61	Ella Pitney	60	wife	—	Ohio
62	Rogue Shoup	54	Head	Salesman	Ohio
63	Mable Shoup	52	wife	—	Pennsylvania
64	Patricia Shoup	14	daughter	—	Ohio
65	Maryellen Mcfarland	22	daughter	—	Ohio
66	Aden Mcfarland	23	son-in-law	Benchman	Ohio
67	Burl Matthews	28	Head	Farmer	West Virginia
68	June Matthews	26	wife	—	Ohio
69	Sandra Matthews	5	daughter	—	Ohio
70	Marjorie Matthews	2	daughter	—	Ohio
71	Richard Matthews	1	son	—	Ohio
72	Walter Cook THIS PERSON	57	Head	Farmer	England
73	Fannie Cook	55	wife	—	England
74	Hazel Cook	25	daughter	Assembling	Ohio
75	Morris Cook	24	son	Puking	Ohio
76	Edward Cook	21	son	Press Feeder	Ohio
77	Dorothy Cook	20	daughter	Assembling	Ohio
78	Wanda Cook	18	daughter	Sales Lady	Ohio
79	Shoup Road Heave	None	Enter	—	—
80	Rufina Hutchinson	82	Head	—	Ohio

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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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