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Ben F Cook 1914–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1914

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 27 October 1972

Death Location: Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Cooke

Mother: Mary Simmons

Spouse(s): Barbara Cook

Children(s):

Ben F Cook was born in 1914 in North Carolina, the child of Joseph Elie Cooke And Mary Etta Simmons. In 1935, Ben F Cook resided in Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina. In 1940, Ben F Cook resided in Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA. Ben F Cook married Barbara K Cook. Ben F Cook passed away in 1972 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ben F Cook was born in 1914 in North Carolina, the child of Joseph Elie Cooke And Mary Etta Simmons.
  • In 1935, Ben F Cook resided in Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Ben F Cook resided in Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ben F Cook married Barbara K Cook.
  • Ben F Cook passed away in 1972 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Ben Cook's Ancestors

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Ben Cook
1914–1972
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Joseph Elie Cooke
1884–1961
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Etta) Simmons
1884–1961
North Carolina
Grandparents
Henry (Franklin) Cook
1856–1935
North Carolina
Delilah (Ellen) Cook
1862–1937
North Carolina, USA
Peter Simmons
1844–1916
Christina (Elizabeth) Simmons
1840–1918
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
JAMES COOK
1815–1899
Elza Vest
1814–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cook
1784–
Edith Jessop
1790–
William Childress
1794–1861
Frances Vest
1793–1880

Ben Cook's Timeline

4 Records

1914
abt 1914
Birth of Ben F Cook in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 21
Ben F Cook resided here in Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina
Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 26
Ben F Cook resided here in Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
1972
27 October 1972
Age 58
Death of Ben F Cook in Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America
Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1914
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Suburban Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1972
    Event Place: Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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