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Ella Emaline Cook 1886–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1886

Birth Location: Wapello, Iowa

Death Date: 6 Nov 1944

Death Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa

Father: Elmer Cook

Mother: Mary McCall

Spouse(s): Albert Briles

Children(s): Elmer Briles, Laura Briles, Mary Briles, Clyde Briles, Hazel Briles, Albert Briles, Ralph Sr., Wilbey Briles, Bernard Briles

The story of Ella Emaline Cook began in 1886 in Wapello, Iowa. In 1910, Ella Emaline Cook was recorded in the census in Albia, Monroe, Iowa. In 1935, Ella Emaline Cook resided in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. Ella Emaline Cook married Albert Claude Briles, and had children including Albert Franklin Briles, Bernard Melvin Briles, Clyde Wilford Briles, Elmer Briles, Hazel May Briles, Laura Maxine Briles, Mary Briles, Ralph Edger Briles Sr, Wilbey Lee Briles. Ella Emaline Cook passed away in 1944 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.

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Biography

  • The story of Ella Emaline Cook began in 1886 in Wapello, Iowa.
  • In 1910, Ella Emaline Cook was recorded in the census in Albia, Monroe, Iowa.
  • In 1935, Ella Emaline Cook resided in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.
  • Ella Emaline Cook married Albert Claude Briles, and had children including Albert Franklin Briles, Bernard Melvin Briles, Clyde Wilford Briles, Elmer Briles, Hazel May Briles, Laura Maxine Briles, Mary Briles, Ralph Edger Briles Sr, Wilbey Lee Briles.
  • Ella Emaline Cook passed away in 1944 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ella Cook's Ancestors

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Ella Cook
1886–1944
Birth Place: Wapello, Iowa
Parents
Elmer Elsworth Cook
1862–1930
Christian, Illinois
Mary (Ellen) McCall
1864–1934
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa
Grandparents
John (Alexander) McCall
1817–1877
Ohio
America Leonard
1833–1893
Brown, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Moses Sr.
1805–1878
Sally Still
1801–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron* Leonard
1776–1825
Sarah* #
1784–1857

Ella Cook's Descendants

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Ella (Emaline) Cook (5 Jun 1886–6 Nov 1944) m. Albert (Claude) Briles (1 Apr 1877–6 Jun 1957)
  1. 1. Elmer Briles 1910–1961
  2. 2. Laura (Maxine) Briles 1919–1942
  3. 3. Mary Briles 1929–
  4. 4. Clyde (Wilford) Briles 1909–1955 m. Edna (Blanche) Jones 1911–2003
    1. 1. Betty (Jean) Briles 1933–2001
    2. 2. Richard (Eugene) Briles 1928–1986
    3. 3. Robert (Lee) Briles 1929–2001
  5. 5. Hazel (May) Briles 1912–1966
  6. 6. Albert (Franklin) Briles 1905–1983
  7. 7. Ralph (Edger Briles) Sr. 1907–1997 m. Bertha (Irene) Harris 1914–2008
    1. 1. Ralph (Eugene Briles) Jr. 1936–2010
  8. 8. Wilbey (Lee) Briles 1915–2004
  9. 9. Bernard (Melvin) Briles 1922–

Ella Cook's Timeline

5 Records

1886
5 Jun 1886
Birth of Ella Emaline Cook in Wapello, Iowa
Wapello, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 24
Ella Emaline Cook appeared in census in Albia, Monroe, Iowa
Albia, Monroe, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 49
Ella Emaline Cook resided here in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 54
Ella Emaline Cook resided here in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
1944
6 Nov 1944
Age 58
Death of Ella Emaline Cook in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Wapello, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 57-64

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Albia, Monroe, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 57-64

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 57-64

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1944
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa

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