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Alta Cook 1914–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 MAR 1914

Birth Location: Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 JUL 2000

Death Location: Glenoma, Lewis, Washington, United States

Father: Joseph Cook

Mother: Naomi Tester

Spouse(s): Arthur Dotson

Children(s):

Alta Cook was born in 1914 in Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Harrison Cook And Naomi E Tester. In 1920, Alta Cook resided in Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States. In 1920, Alta Cook resided in Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States. Alta Cook married Arthur Clark Dotson. Alta Cook passed away in 2000 in Glenoma, Lewis, Washington, United States.

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Biography

  • Alta Cook was born in 1914 in Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Harrison Cook And Naomi E Tester.
  • In 1920, Alta Cook resided in Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1920, Alta Cook resided in Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States.
  • Alta Cook married Arthur Clark Dotson.
  • Alta Cook passed away in 2000 in Glenoma, Lewis, Washington, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Cook
1878–1958
Birth Location: Hurley, Va.
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Naomi Tester
1887–1973
Birth Location: Trade, Tenn.
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Spouses(s)

Arthur Dotson
1913–2000
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Alta Cook's Ancestors

Self
Alta Cook
1914–2000
Birth Place: Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Harrison Cook
1878–1958
Hurley, Va.
Naomi (E.) Tester
1887–1973
Trade, Tenn.
Grandparents
Jarritt (B.) Cook
1845–1918
Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Ruth (Elizabeth) Dotson
1850–1899
Paw Paw, Buchanan Co., Va.
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cook
1820–1914
Diademia South
1822–1867
William Dotson
1824–1918
Louise Estep
1831–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dotson
1801–1875
Rhoda STOUT
1801–2003
Shadrach Estep
1814–1880
Ruth Wilson
1810–1882

Alta Cook's Timeline

5 Records

1914
1 MAR 1914
Birth of Alta Cook in Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
1920
1920
Age 6
Alta Cook resided here in Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
1920
1920
Age 6
Alta Cook resided here in Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 16
Alta Cook resided here in Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
2000
1 JUL 2000
Age 86
Death of Alta Cook in Glenoma, Lewis, Washington, United States
Glenoma, Lewis, Washington, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1914
    Event Place: Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 November 2017, 02:11), entry for Alta C Cook(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LLH2-MGX
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 29 April 2019), Atta Cook in household of Joseph Cook, Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 19A, line 4, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2438; FHL microfilm 2,342,172.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 29 April 2019), Alta Cook in household of Joseph H Cook, Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing ED 18, sheet 20A, line 14, family 337, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1882; FHL microfilm 1,821,882.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 November 2017, 02:11), entry for Alta C Cook(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LLH2-MGX
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 29 April 2019), Atta Cook in household of Joseph Cook, Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 19A, line 4, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2438; FHL microfilm 2,342,172.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 29 April 2019), Alta Cook in household of Joseph H Cook, Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing ED 18, sheet 20A, line 14, family 337, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1882; FHL microfilm 1,821,882.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUL 2000
    Event Place: Glenoma, Lewis, Washington, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 November 2017, 02:11), entry for Alta C Cook(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LLH2-MGX
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 29 April 2019), Atta Cook in household of Joseph Cook, Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 19A, line 4, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2438; FHL microfilm 2,342,172.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 29 April 2019), Alta Cook in household of Joseph H Cook, Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing ED 18, sheet 20A, line 14, family 337, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1882; FHL microfilm 1,821,882.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 November 2017, 02:11), entry for Alta C Cook(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LLH2-MGX
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 29 April 2019), Atta Cook in household of Joseph Cook, Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 19A, line 4, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2438; FHL microfilm 2,342,172.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 29 April 2019), Alta Cook in household of Joseph H Cook, Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing ED 18, sheet 20A, line 14, family 337, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1882; FHL microfilm 1,821,882.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
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