William Cook — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this William Cook across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Howard & Annie — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 6-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Kentucky
Surname	Cook
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Shelby
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	66
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Modenia Cook	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Willena Cook	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Marita Cook	Daughter	—	4	~1936
William Cook	Head	—	29	~1911
Frankie Cook	Son	—	7	~1933
Carrie Cook	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Franklin, Kentucky

Son, age 8

Franklin, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Franklin, Kentucky

Son, age 18

Franklin, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cook
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Shelby-County, Kentucky

Head, age 29

Shelby-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1911 — 6 household members

Surname	Cook
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Shelby
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	66
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Howard Cook

b. ~1879

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Annie Cook

b. ~1889

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Cook

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

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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 — Shelby-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01356-00489)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	J. T. Neal	78	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
42	Gertrude Neal	54	Wife	—	Kentucky
43	William Cook THIS PERSON	29	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
44	Carrie Cook	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
45	Frankie Cook	7	Son	—	Kentucky
46	Modenia Cook	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
47	Marita Cook	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
48	Willena Cook	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
49	Sam Moriss	44	Head	Salesman	Kentucky
50	Eddie Moriss	48	Wife	—	Kentucky
51	Ann Margaret Moriss	20	Daughter	—	Kentucky
52	Arthur Thomas Moriss	17	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
53	James Morris Moriss	16	Son	—	Kentucky
54	Dorothy Alene Moriss	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
55	Ethel J. Moriss	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
56	James Jr. Mcalister	34	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
57	Alene Mcalister	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
58	Shelby Ware	49	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
59	Thelma Ware	36	Wife	—	Kentucky
60	Kelly Mcclain	40	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
61	Margaret Mcclain	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
62	Martha Mcclain	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
63	Evelyn Mcclain	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
64	Nellie Stewart	50	Head	Hired Hand	Kentucky
65	A. M. Bold	72	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
66	Lillie Katherine Bold	66	Wife	—	Kentucky
67	Walter Bold	30	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
68	Marvin Bold	28	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
69	Maybelle Bold	48	Daughter	—	Kentucky
70	Ben Murray	45	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
71	Agnes Murray	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
72	Edward Murray	17	Son	Farmer	Arkansas
73	Ethel Mae Murray	15	Daughter	—	Arkansas
74	Marie Murray	11	Daughter	—	Arkansas
75	Paul Murray	6	Son	—	Arkansas
76	Flonnie Murray	5	Daughter	—	Arkansas
77	V. H. Epperson	47	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
78	Bertha Epperson	47	Wife	—	Kentucky
79	Clinton Cannon	73	Brother-in-law	—	Kentucky
80	Cleo Lewis	23	Head	Hired Hand	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

William

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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