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Ernest Melvin Cook 1909–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1909

Birth Location: Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota

Death Date: 5 Dec 1995

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas

Father: Frank Sr.

Mother: Martha Malmquist

Spouse(s): Ida Rud

Children(s):

The story of Ernest Melvin Cook began in 1909 in Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota. In 1930, Ernest Melvin Cook resided in Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota. Ernest Melvin Cook married Ida Anne Rud. Ernest Melvin Cook passed away in 1995 in Houston, Harris, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Melvin Cook began in 1909 in Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota.
  • In 1930, Ernest Melvin Cook resided in Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota.
  • Ernest Melvin Cook married Ida Anne Rud.
  • Ernest Melvin Cook passed away in 1995 in Houston, Harris, Texas.

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Ernest Cook's Ancestors

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Ernest Cook
1909–1995
Birth Place: Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota
Parents
Frank Robert Cook Sr.
1869–1944
Wisconsin
Martha Malmquist
1878–1938
Dakota, Minnesota
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Cook's Timeline

4 Records

1909
5 Oct 1909
Birth of Ernest Melvin Cook in Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota
Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota
1930
18 Aug 1930
Age 21
Ernest Melvin Cook was married in Brookings, South Dakota
Brookings, South Dakota
1930
1 Aug 1930
Age 21
Ernest Melvin Cook resided here in Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota
Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota
1995
5 Dec 1995
Age 86
Death of Ernest Melvin Cook in Houston, Harris, Texas
Houston, Harris, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 503-42-2325; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: 1955
    [2] South Dakota Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1930
    Event Place: Brookings, South Dakota
    Record Source: South Dakota Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1930
    Event Place: Bruce, Brookings, South Dakota
    Record Source: South Dakota Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1995
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 503-42-2325; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: 1955

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