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Dewey Benjamin Cook 1900 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1900

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 2 Jan 1981

Death Location: Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA

Father: John Cook

Mother: Alvada Cook

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In 1900, Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr entered the world in Texas, born to John Henry Cook and Alvada Cook. In 1910, Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr resided in Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas. Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr passed away in 1981 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1900, Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr entered the world in Texas, born to John Henry Cook and Alvada Cook.
  • In 1910, Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr resided in Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas.
  • Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr passed away in 1981 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA.

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Dewey Cook's Ancestors

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Dewey Cook
1900 – 1981
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
John Henry Cook
1869 – 1938
Louisiana
Alvada Cook
1866 –
Louisiana
Grandparents
Henry (Littleton) Cooke
1823 – 1875
, , Alabama, USA
Martha (Jane) Gewin
1832 – 1880
, , Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Cook
1796 – 1876
Susana Riggins
1804 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cook
1738 – 1799
Martha Pearson
1751 – 1796
Littleton Riggins
1774 – 1843
Mary Gant
1771 – 1855

Dewey Cook's Timeline

3 Records

1900
2 Dec 1900
Birth of Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr in Texas
Texas
1910
1910
Age 10
Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas
Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas
1981
2 Jan 1981
Age 81
Death of Dewey Benjamin Cook Sr in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA
Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1900
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Roll: T624_1588; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 714.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Roll: T624_1588; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 714.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, USA

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