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Henry Leader Cook 1822–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1822

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 21 Feb 1873

Death Location: Christian Co., IL

Father: EZEKIEL COOK

Mother: Elizabeth Leader

Spouse(s): Fanny Hewitt

Children(s): Elmer Cook, Theodore Cook, George Cook, Walter Cook, Maggie Cook, Mary Cook, Emma Cook, Ezekial Cook, Laura Cook

Henry Leader Cook was born in 1822 in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Ezekiel Cook And Elizabeth A Leader. In 1860, Henry Leader Cook resided in Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. Henry Leader Cook married Fanny Hewitt, and had children including Elmer Elsworth Cook, Emma Ann Cook, Ezekial Cook, George Henry Cook, Laura Elizabeth Cook, Maggie Cook, Mary Jane Jenny Cook, Theodore Cook, Walter Leander Cook. Henry Leader Cook passed away in 1873 in Christian Co., IL.

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Biography

  • Henry Leader Cook was born in 1822 in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Ezekiel Cook And Elizabeth A Leader.
  • In 1860, Henry Leader Cook resided in Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Henry Leader Cook married Fanny Hewitt, and had children including Elmer Elsworth Cook, Emma Ann Cook, Ezekial Cook, George Henry Cook, Laura Elizabeth Cook, Maggie Cook, Mary Jane Jenny Cook, Theodore Cook, Walter Leander Cook.
  • Henry Leader Cook passed away in 1873 in Christian Co., IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

EZEKIEL COOK
1784–1869
Birth Location: Maryland
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Elizabeth Leader
1789–1874
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Fanny Hewitt
1828–1873
Birth Location: New York
FH

Children(s)

Elmer Cook
1862–1930
Birth Location: Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
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Theodore Cook
1851–1890
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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George Cook
1857–1905
Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania
GC
Walter Cook
1860–1938
Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
WC
Maggie Cook
1865–1958
Birth Location: Illinois
MC
Mary Cook
1847–1929
Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
MC
Emma Cook
1848–1909
Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
EC
Ezekial Cook
1853–1854
Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
EC
Laura Cook
1855–1859
Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
LC

Henry Cook's Ancestors

Self
Henry Cook
1822–1873
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
EZEKIEL COOK
1784–1869
Maryland
Elizabeth (A) Leader
1789–1874
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Cook
1745–1830
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna Benham
1745–1833
Pennsylvania, United States
Henry Leader
1758–1824
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Catharine Nagel
1757–1850
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1725–1797
Margaret Greene
1725–1798
Anne Duncome
1700–
Johann Löder
1729–1788
Maria Esmongerin
1729–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Smith
1691–1724

Henry Cook's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Leader) Cook (5 Dec 1822–21 Feb 1873) m. Fanny Hewitt (25 Feb 1828–21 Feb 1873)
  1. 1. Elmer (Elsworth) Cook 1862–1930 m. Mary (Mc) Call 1864–1934
    1. 1. Clarence (Elmer) Cook 1894–1969 m. Dovie (Violet) Eakins 1899–1976
      1. 1. Paul (Lorain) Cook 1920–2003 m. Nellie (Phyllis) Meredith 1931–2005
      2. 2. Lucy Cook 1940–2020
      3. 3. Charles (Dean) Cook 1941–2015 m. Betty (Jane Rosa) (Huihui) 1941–2017
      4. 4. Marjorie (Pauline) Cook 1926–2012
      5. 5. Dorothy (Maxine) Cook 1924–2007 m. David (Arthur) Pickrell 1919–2000
      6. 6. Robert (Lee) Cook 1925–1997 m. Mary (May) Crouse 1926–2000
      7. 7. Elvin (Floyd) Cook 1917–1985 m. Estelle Marie 1924–1990
        1. 1. Sandra (K) Cook 1946–2017
        2. 2. Floyd (Eugene) Cook 1944–2005
      8. 8. William (Elsworth (Bill)) Cook 1921–1969
      9. 9. Thelma (Marguerite) Cook 1918–1965 m. Wendell (I.) Garman 1924–1976 m. Charles (Franklin Liles) III 1914–1990
        1. 1. Charles (Franklin Liles) Jr 1944–2020
        2. 2. Betty (Marie) Liles 1938–2009 m. Leonard (Franklin Shuffler) Jr 1929–1988
        3. 3. Laura (May) Liles 1940–2016
      10. 10. Helen (Alice) Cook 1923–1987 m. Patrick (H) Doran 1897– m. Lloyd (Norman) NETHERTON 1925–1987 m. Earl MCDANIEL 1918–
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) DORAN 1946–1986 m. Roy (Earl) Houk 1947–2011 m. Charles Hines 1943–2011
      11. 11. Ruth (Lois) Cook 1930–2000 m. John (Francis) Sheston 1918–1979
      12. 12. Clarence (Elmer Cook) Jr 1935–1996
      13. 13. Mary (Louise) Cook 1928–1992 m. Junior (B.) Hart 1916– m. William (Dean) Montgomery 1940–1998
        1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Cook 1946–2021 m. Charles (Ainsworth Weeks) Sr 1941–2006
    2. 2. Ella (Emaline) Cook 1886–1944 m. Albert (C) Briles 1878–
      1. 1. Maxine Briles 1920–
      2. 2. Albert (F) Briles 1906–
      3. 3. Ralph (Edgar) Briles 1907–1997 m. Bertha (Irene) Harris 1914–
      4. 4. Clyde (W) Briles 1909– m. Edna (Blanche) Jones 1912–
        1. 1. Richard (Eugene) Briles 1928–1986
    3. 3. Ola (Agnes) Cook 1890–1961 m. Carl (F.) Maring 1890–1970
      1. 1. Forrest (Alvin) Maring 1914–2004
      2. 2. Oral (Edwin) Maring 1917–1985
      3. 3. Dwight (L.) Maring 1913–1914
      4. 4. Vivian Maring 1916–2002
        1. 1. Joyce (Maureen) Butts 1934–1996
    4. 4. Cora (M) Cook 1892–
    5. 5. Ira (Lester) Cook 1896–1970 m. Lillie (M) Johnson 1898–1973
      1. 1. Betty (Marie) Cook 1919–2001 m. Harold (Eugene) Shrock 1911–1994
      2. 2. Elsworth (Lester Cook) Sr 1926–2003
    6. 6. Cira (Leader) Cook 1896–1967 m. Elizabeth Johnson 1894–1964
      1. 1. Lee (Etta Ruth) Cook 1920–1942
    7. 7. Dessie (E) Cook 1899–
    8. 8. Dorothy (Anna) Cook 1901–1969 m. Joseph (Mathias) Wagner 1900–1993
      1. 1. Mary (Lucille) Young 1926–2020
    9. 9. Fannie (H) Cook 1888–1951 m. Fredrick Eakins 1881–1963
      1. 1. Alma (Marcille) Hartley 1922–2006
      2. 2. J (Henry) Eakins 1914–
      3. 3. Alvah (L) Eakins 1916–
      4. 4. Floyd (F) Eakins 1918–
      5. 5. A (Marcille) Eakins 1923–
      6. 6. Bertha Eakins 1925–
      7. 7. Blanche Eakins 1911–
      8. 8. Lucy Eakins 1920–
      9. 9. Alice Eakins 1921–2002 m. Norlan Ritter 1914–2001
        1. 1. Rosalie (Evelyn) Ritter 1943–1962
        2. 2. Steven (Owen) Ritter 1945–2017
        3. 3. Timothy (C.) Ritter 1951–2014
        4. 4. Marietta (Charlene) Ritter 1942–2016
  2. 2. Theodore Cook 1851–1890
  3. 3. George (Henry) Cook 1857–1905
  4. 4. Walter (Leander) Cook 1860–1938 m. Sarah (E) Lewis 1863–1949
    1. 1. Otis (Leighton) Cook 1895–1985 m. Opal (R) Davis 1903–
      1. 1. Mildred (Lorene) Cook 1926–2012
      2. 2. Marjorie (F) Cook 1924–
    2. 2. Clarence (Abner) Cook 1888–1957
    3. 3. Ernest (Everett) Cook 1889–1965
    4. 4. Elvin (Lewis) Cook 1891–1971
    5. 5. Goldie (P) Cook 1897–1990
    6. 6. Sylvia (Gladys) Cook 1899–1992
  5. 5. Maggie Cook 1865–1958
    1. 1. Chester (B. Roe) Sr 1905–1985
  6. 6. Mary (Jane "Jenny") Cook 1847–1929
    1. 1. Mary (Melissa (Black)) Kidd 1874–
      1. 1. Myrtle (Mary) Kidd 1894–1974 m. Bart Chapman 1892– m. Bart Chapman 1892–
        1. 1. James (Dean) Chapman 1930–2014
        2. 2. Jullius Chapman 1922–
        3. 3. Irene Chapman 1925–
        4. 4. Audrey Andris 1918–
        5. 5. Jullius Chapman 1922–
        6. 6. Irene Chapman 1925–
        7. 7. Audrey Chapman 1918–
  7. 7. Emma (Ann) Cook 1848–1909
    1. 1. Henry (Wilbur L) George 1872–1922 m. Estella (Louise) Doggett 1878–
      1. 1. Ruth (Genevieve) George 1900–1995
        1. 1. Edith (Irene) Hallberg 1925–2017
      2. 2. Anna George 1897–
      3. 3. Pearl George 1899–
      4. 4. Leader George 1905–
      5. 5. Paul George 1907–
      6. 6. John George 1910–
      7. 7. Louise George 1911– m. Ernest (H) Katzer 1902–
        1. 1. Marvin (Lee) Katzer 1935–2018
    2. 2. Porter George 1875–
  8. 8. Ezekial Cook 1853–1854
  9. 9. Laura (Elizabeth) Cook 1855–1859

Henry Cook's Timeline

6 Records

1822
5 Dec 1822
Birth of Henry Leader Cook in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
1860
1860
Age 38
Henry Leader Cook resided here in Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 41
Henry Leader Cook resided here in Alaculsa, Illinois, United States
Alaculsa, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 48
Henry Leader Cook resided here in Township 13 Range 1, Christian, Illinois, USA
Township 13 Range 1, Christian, Illinois, USA
1873
21 Feb 1873
Age 51
Death of Henry Leader Cook in Christian Co., IL
Christian Co., IL
1880
1880
Age 58
Henry Leader Cook resided here in Milford, Defiance, Ohio, USA
Milford, Defiance, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 1, Christian, Illinois; Roll: M593_194; Page: 140A; Family History Library Film: 545693
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Milford, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1011; Page: 210D; Enumeration District: 239
    [3] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Page: 148; Family History Library Film: 805139

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population, Page 176 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population 1860

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Page: 148; Family History Library Film: 805139

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Alaculsa, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 13 Range 1, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 1, Christian, Illinois; Roll: M593_194; Page: 140A; Family History Library Film: 545693

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Milford, Defiance, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Milford, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1011; Page: 210D; Enumeration District: 239

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1873
    Event Place: Christian Co., IL
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