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Essie Mae Cook 1926–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 19 1926

Birth Location: Bullock County, AL

Death Date: 1 March 1992

Death Location: Union Springs, Bullock, AL

Father: Humphrey Jr.

Mother: Katie Murray

Spouse(s): Joseph Surles

Children(s):

Essie Mae Cook was born in 1926 in Bullock County, AL, the child of Humphrey Cook Jr And Katie Murry Murray. Essie Mae Cook married Joseph L Surles, and had children including Johnny Lee Surles. Essie Mae Cook passed away in 1992 in Union Springs, Bullock, AL.

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Biography

  • Essie Mae Cook was born in 1926 in Bullock County, AL, the child of Humphrey Cook Jr And Katie Murry Murray.
  • Essie Mae Cook married Joseph L Surles, and had children including Johnny Lee Surles.
  • Essie Mae Cook passed away in 1992 in Union Springs, Bullock, AL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Jr.
1905–
Birth Location: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama
HJ
Katie Murray
1908–1973
Birth Location: Alabama
KM

Spouses(s)

Joseph Surles
1929–2008
Birth Location: Alabama
JS

Children(s)

Essie Cook's Ancestors

Self
Essie Cook
1926–1992
Birth Place: Bullock County, AL
Parents
Humphrey Cook Jr.
1905–
Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama
Katie (Murry \) Murray
1908–1973
Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Essie Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1926
Nov 19 1926
Birth of Essie Mae Cook in Bullock County, AL
Bullock County, AL
1992
1 March 1992
Age 66
Death of Essie Mae Cook in Union Springs, Bullock, AL
Union Springs, Bullock, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 19 1926
    Event Place: Bullock County, AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1992
    Event Place: Union Springs, Bullock, AL
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