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Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook 1828–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Little Sycamore Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: April 14, 1863

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Cook

Mother: Nancy Cunningham

Spouse(s): Emily Whitaker

Children(s): Claiborne Cook, Margaret Cook, William Cook, Lucy Cook, Susan Cook, Elbert Cook, Helen Cook

Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook was born in 1828 in Little Sycamore Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA, the child of William M Cook And Nancy Cunningham. Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook married Emily Levinas Vesta Whitaker, and had children including Claiborne Clay Cook, Elbert Eb Rice Cook, Helen La Jear Cook, Lucy Ann Cook, Margaret Jane Cook, Susan E Cook, William Calvin Cook. Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook passed away in 1863 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook was born in 1828 in Little Sycamore Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA, the child of William M Cook And Nancy Cunningham.
  • Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook married Emily Levinas Vesta Whitaker, and had children including Claiborne Clay Cook, Elbert Eb Rice Cook, Helen La Jear Cook, Lucy Ann Cook, Margaret Jane Cook, Susan E Cook, William Calvin Cook.
  • Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook passed away in 1863 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elbert Cook's Ancestors

Self
Elbert Cook
1828–1863
Birth Place: Little Sycamore Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William M. Cook
1802–1893
Little Sycamore Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Cunningham
1808–1893
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Marcurious (("Marcus") Cook) (Cooke)
1766–1855
Wilkes, North Carolina or Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia
Rachel (Fanny) Hill
1776–1874
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William (Cooke)
1731–1830
Elizabeth (Horner)
1733–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Cooke)
1700–1750
Anne Griffin
1700–1765

Elbert Cook's Descendants

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Elbert (Rice ("Tennessee")) Cook (1828–April 14, 1863) m. Emily (Levinas Vesta) Whitaker (November 25, 1835–October 14, 1904)
  1. 1. Claiborne (("Clay")) Cook 1858–1945 m. Martha (A.) Bolten 1863–1904 m. Gertrude (("Gertie") Estelle) Luster 1892–1975
    1. 1. Paris (Tennessee) Cook 1881–1962 m. Ollie Estep 1882–1915 m. Hattie (T.) Hurst 1893–1970
      1. 1. Charles (Claiborne) Cook 1903–1960 m. Grace (Mae) Haddix 1905–1969
        1. 1. Thelma (Jean) Cook 1925–
        2. 2. Jack (Davis (Jack David)) Cook 1937–2016
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cook 1944–1944
        4. 4. James (Lee) Cook 1925–1972
        5. 5. Margret (Louise) Cook 1927–1932
        6. 6. Joe (Paris) Cook 1930–1931
      2. 2. Verda (Lee) Cook 1910–2014
    2. 2. Katherine (("Katie")) Cook 1904–1904
    3. 3. Molly Cook 1893–1894
    4. 4. Joe (Arthur) Cook 1900–1912
    5. 5. Docia (Cloe) Cook 1898–1950
    6. 6. Pearl (Etta ("Pearlie")) Cook 1889–1912
    7. 7. Maude (Della) Cook 1886–1955
    8. 8. Horace (Maynard) Cook 1884–1974
    9. 9. William (Elbert ("Willie")) Cook 1893–1988
    10. 10. Roy (Esco) Cook 1895–1962
    11. 11. Evelyn (Lucille) Cook 1911–1999
  2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Cook 1851–
  3. 3. William (Calvin) Cook 1853–1893
  4. 4. Lucy (Ann) Cook 1854–1940
  5. 5. Susan (E.) Cook 1856–
  6. 6. Elbert (("Eb") Rice) Cook 1860–1942
  7. 7. Helen (La Jear) Cook 1862–1949

Elbert Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook in Little Sycamore Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Little Sycamore Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1863
April 14, 1863
Age 35
Death of Elbert Rice ("Tennessee") Cook in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Little Sycamore Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 14, 1863
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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