Walter Cox — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Van-Wert-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Walter Cox across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Van-Wert-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Van-Wert-County, Ohio
Surname	Cox
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Tully Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Van Wert
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Rented Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Tully Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Pauline Cox	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Merle Cox	Son	—	18	~1922
Walter Cox	Head	—	47	~1893
Paul Cox	Son	—	16	~1924
Lena Cox	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Harold Cox	Son	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Van Wert, …

Other, age 26

Van Wert, Ohio · implied b. ~1894 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cox
Given Name	Walter
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Van Wert, …

Head, age 37

Van Wert, Ohio · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cox
Given Name	Walter J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Van-Wert-County, Ohio

Head, age 47

Van-Wert-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

Surname	Cox
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Tully Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Van Wert
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Rented Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Walter Cox

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Ohio

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1940 US Federal Census — Van-Wert-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03163-00521)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Kathryn Davis	44	Head	Housekeeper	Ohio
2	Ruthanna Davis	18	Daughter	Housekeeper	Ohio
3	Eva Jean Davis	15	Daughter	Housekeeper	Ohio
4	Howard Davis	13	Son	—	Ohio
5	Doyle Poling	33	Head	Farmer	Ohio
6	Ola Poling	32	Wife	Housekeeper	Ohio
7	Duane Poling	7	Son	—	Ohio
8	Warren Burgo	19	Lodger	Laborer	Ohio
9	Harley Bafter\|Baxter	53	Head	Farmer	Ohio
10	Donald Bafter\|Baxter	15	Son	Laborer	Ohio
11	Raymond Bafter\|Baxter	13	Son	—	Ohio
12	Dale Bafter\|Baxter	10	Son	—	Ohio
13	Anata Betts	43	Lodger	Housekeeper	Ohio
14	Charles Davidson	70	Head	Farmer	Ohio
15	Ella Davidson	53	Wife	—	Ohio
16	Arthur Edwards	39	Head	Farmer	Ohio
17	William Edwards	36	Brother	Laborer	Ohio
18	Roy Edwards	33	Brother	—	Ohio
19	Fred Barker	63	Head	Farmer	West Virginia
20	Ida Barker	58	Wife	—	Ohio
21	Charles Barker	22	Son	Laborer	Ohio
22	Floyd Barker	14	Son	Laborer	Ohio
23	Joseph Meyers	65	Head	Farmer	Ohio
24	Mattie Meyers	63	Wife	—	Ohio
25	John Edwards	61	Head	Farmer	Ohio
26	Sarah Edwards	59	Wife	—	Ohio
27	Helen Edwards	23	Daughter	—	Ohio
28	Orville Edwards	40	Son	Laborer	Ohio
29	May Edwards	42	Daughter-in-law	—	Ohio
30	Rosie Edwards	8	Son	—	Ohio
31	Marjorie Edwards	4	Daughter	—	Ohio
32	Walter Cox THIS PERSON	47	Head	Farmer	Ohio
33	Lena Cox	46	Wife	—	Ohio
34	Harold Cox	20	Son	Laborer	Ohio
35	Merle Cox	18	Son	Laborer	Ohio
36	Paul Cox	16	Son	Laborer	Ohio
37	Pauline Cox	16	Daughter	Laborer	Ohio
38	John Lewis	32	Head	Operator	Kentucky
39	Thelma Lewis	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
40	Homer Lewis	52	Lodger	—	Kentucky

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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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