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Francis Buster Cook 1925–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1925

Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 2014

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: John Cook

Mother: Minnie Church

Spouse(s): Thelda Hillman

Children(s):

Francis Buster Cook was born in 1925 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of John Henderson Cook And Minnie Church. In 1950, Francis Buster Cook resided in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. In 1956, Francis Buster Cook resided in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Francis Buster Cook married Thelda Marie Hillman, and had children including David Aaron Cook, Federick William Cook, Frances Melody Cook, Jonathan Abraham Cook, Mary Kathryn Cook, Thelda Leah Marie Cook. Francis Buster Cook passed away in 2014 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Buster Cook was born in 1925 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of John Henderson Cook And Minnie Church.
  • In 1950, Francis Buster Cook resided in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1956, Francis Buster Cook resided in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
  • Francis Buster Cook married Thelda Marie Hillman, and had children including David Aaron Cook, Federick William Cook, Frances Melody Cook, Jonathan Abraham Cook, Mary Kathryn Cook, Thelda Leah Marie Cook.
  • Francis Buster Cook passed away in 2014 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Francis Cook's Ancestors

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Francis Cook
1925–2014
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Henderson Cook
1878–1966
Lawrencetown, Illinois, USA
Minnie Church
1895–
Polk, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Church
1869–
Pope County, Illinois, USA
Dora Parmley
1873–1902
Pope, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
E -6445
1842–1886
Elizabeth Reams
1844–1869
James Parmley
1850–1930
Sarah Chrisman
1848–1942
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cyrenius Church
1815–1868
Esther Youngblood
1815–1861
Charles Chrisman
1820–1915
Mary Simpson
1814–1895

Francis Cook's Timeline

5 Records

1925
3 Jun 1925
Birth of Francis Buster Cook in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Francis Buster Cook resided here in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
1956
1956
Age 31
Francis Buster Cook resided here in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1980
1980
Age 55
Francis Buster Cook resided here in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
2014
26 Mar 2014
Age 89
Death of Francis Buster Cook in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1925
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2014; Roll: 07

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Indianapolis, Marion

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 May 1981
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star - 12 May 1981 - Page 28, Obituary for Thelda M. Cook 12 May 1981

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 331

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 2014
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2014; Roll: 07

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