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Emily "Katherine" Cooke 1926 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1926

Birth Location: Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Death Date: 10 Jun 2005

Death Location: Wartburg, Morgan, Tennessee

Father: George Cook

Mother: Zela Wood

Spouse(s): Joseph Smalley

Children(s): Joyce Smalley

Emily "Katherine" Cooke was born in 1926 in Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, the child of George Walker Cook and Zela "Salama" Wood. In 1930, Emily "Katherine" Cooke resided in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina. In 1940, Emily "Katherine" Cooke resided in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Emily "Katherine" Cooke married Joseph Columbus "Joe" Smalley, and had children including Joyce Ann Smalley. Emily "Katherine" Cooke passed away in 2005 in Wartburg, Morgan, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Emily "Katherine" Cooke was born in 1926 in Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, the child of George Walker Cook and Zela "Salama" Wood.
  • In 1930, Emily "Katherine" Cooke resided in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Emily "Katherine" Cooke resided in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Emily "Katherine" Cooke married Joseph Columbus "Joe" Smalley, and had children including Joyce Ann Smalley.
  • Emily "Katherine" Cooke passed away in 2005 in Wartburg, Morgan, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emily Cooke's Ancestors

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Emily Cooke
1926 – 2005
Birth Place: Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Parents
George Walker Cook
1887 – 1940
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Zela ("Salama") Wood
1895 – 1976
Cherokee, South Carolina
Grandparents
Calvin Cook
1843 – 1919
South Carolina
Narcissa (A. "Sis") Bishop
1845 – 1919
South Carolina
Barney (Cleveland) Wood
1859 – 1923
Cleveland, North Carolina
Francis ("Babe") Cole
1866 – 1936
Cherokee, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emily Cooke's Descendants

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Emily ("Katherine") Cooke (13 May 1926 – 10 Jun 2005) m. Joseph (Columbus "Joe") Smalley (7 Dec 1908 – 25 Oct 1998)
  1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Smalley (19 May 1953 – ) m. Charles (Robert) Ogle (16 Sep 1953 – 21 Feb 1993) m. Donald ("Larry") Mull (8 Sep 1935 – )
    1. 1. Brianna (S.) Ogle (31 Oct 1977 – ) m. Michael (Scott) Bouwman (19 May 1964 – ) m. Andrew (D.) Hester (28 Sep 1983 – )
    2. 2. Dionna ("Shea") Ogle (11 Apr 1979 – ) m. Anthony (J. "Tony") Bradshaw (25 May 1967 – ) m. Morgan

Emily Cooke's Timeline

5 Records

1926
13 May 1926
Birth of Emily "Katherine" Cooke in Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina
1930
1930
Age 4
Emily "Katherine" Cooke resided here in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 14
Emily "Katherine" Cooke resided here in Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1993
1993
Age 67
Emily "Katherine" Cooke resided here in Clinton, TN
Clinton, TN
2005
10 Jun 2005
Age 79
Death of Emily "Katherine" Cooke in Wartburg, Morgan, Tennessee
Wartburg, Morgan, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1926
    Event Place: Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 2211; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 927.0; FHL microfilm: 2341945
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3838; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 42-31B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3838; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 42-31B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cherokee, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 2211; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 927.0; FHL microfilm: 2341945

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 2005
    Event Place: Wartburg, Morgan, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Clinton, TN
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

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