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), with identified parents Walter & Fannie — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: England Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richland-County, Ohio
Surname	Cook
Given Name	Walter Jr.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Richland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	assembler
Industry	Bicycle factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1213
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england
Occupation	Assembler
Township / Ward	Plymouth Township
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Walter Cook	Head	—	29	~1911
Arlin Cook	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Aila Cook	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Richland, Ohio

Son, age 9

Richland, Ohio · implied b. ~1911 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cooke
Given Name	Walter H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	England
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	none
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1930

Richland, Ohio

Other, age 19

Richland, Ohio · implied b. ~1911 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cooke
Given Name	Walter H
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1910
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Manufacturer
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1940

Richland-County, Ohio

Head, age 29

Richland-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	Walter Jr.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Richland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	assembler
Industry	Bicycle factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1213
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Walter Cooke

b. ~1884

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Fannie Cooke

b. ~1885

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Cook

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Ohio

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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 — Richland-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03136-00391)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Effie Tuttle	70	Wife	—	Ohio
2	Reed	38	Son	Landscaping	Ohio
3	Peter Nei	60	Head	Landscaping	Holland
4	Clyde Forsaken	59	Head	Farmer	Ohio
5	Kitty Forsaken	56	Wife	—	Ohio
6	Harold Forsaken	33	Son	Benchman	Ohio
7	Claire Forsaken	29	Son	Inspector	Ohio
8	Doris Forsaken	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
9	Paul Stoodt	24	Head	Salesman	Ohio
10	Miriam Stoodt	22	Wife	—	Ohio
11	Walter Stoodt	53	Head	Farmer	Ohio
12	Ruth Stoodt	45	Wife	—	Ohio
13	Minnie Dicken	70	Head	—	Ohio
14	Samuel Cashman	48	Head	Farmer	Ohio
15	Verne Cashman	47	Wife	—	Ohio
16	Carrol Cashman	23	Son	—	Ohio
17	Earl Cashman	18	Son	Farm Labor	Ohio
18	Mary Jane Cashman	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
19	Walter Jr. Cook THIS PERSON	29	Head	Assembler	England
20	Aila Cook	25	Wife	—	Ohio
21	Arlin Cook	2	Daughter	0	Ohio
22	Russel Barbour	28	Head	Welding	Kentucky
23	Ruth Barbour	24	Wife	—	West Virginia
24	Nancy Jane Barbour	3	Daughter	0	Ohio
25	Sally Ann Barbour	0	Daughter	0	Ohio
26	Harry Griffith	49	Head	Farmer	Ohio
27	Genevieve Griffith	45	Wife	—	Ohio
28	Edwin Griffith	21	Son	Wrapper	Ohio
29	Otis Ellsworth Lash	44	Head	Farmer	Ohio
30	Esther Lash	36	Wife	—	Ohio
31	Elizabeth Lash	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
32	Caroline Lash	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
33	Stanley Lash	7	Son	—	Ohio
34	Martin Stoneworth	66	Head	Farmer	Ohio
35	Daisy Stoneworth	59	Wife	—	Ohio
36	Kenneth Stoneworth	18	Son	Swamper	Ohio
37	Walter Thrush	70	Head	Farmer	Ohio
38	Edith Thrush	67	Wife	—	Ohio
39	Sherman Dressel	42	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
40	Nellie Dressel	44	Wife	—	Ohio

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Gen 1 · 2 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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