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Herbert Elonzo COOK 1909–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1909

Birth Location: Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1987

Death Location: Sesser, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Father: William COOK

Mother: Margaret (Cook)

Spouse(s): Pauline (Cook), Edna (Cook)

Children(s):

The story of Herbert Elonzo COOK began in 1909 in Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Herbert Elonzo COOK resided in Rural, Franklin, Illinois. In 1940, Herbert Elonzo COOK resided in Goode, Franklin, Illinois, USA. Herbert Elonzo COOK married Edna Edwinna Nee Laws Step Fishman Gladson Cook, Pauline Calesta Rowe Cook, and had children including Herbert Leon Cook. Herbert Elonzo COOK passed away in 1987 in Sesser, Franklin, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Herbert Elonzo COOK began in 1909 in Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Herbert Elonzo COOK resided in Rural, Franklin, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Herbert Elonzo COOK resided in Goode, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • Herbert Elonzo COOK married Edna Edwinna Nee Laws Step Fishman Gladson Cook, Pauline Calesta Rowe Cook, and had children including Herbert Leon Cook.
  • Herbert Elonzo COOK passed away in 1987 in Sesser, Franklin, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William COOK
1873–1923
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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Margaret (Cook)
1885–1950
Birth Location: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Pauline (Cook)
1916–1960
Birth Location: Zeigler, Franklin, Illinois, USA
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Edna (Cook)
1922–2003
Birth Location: Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Herbert COOK's Ancestors

Self
Herbert COOK
1909–1987
Birth Place: Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
Parents
William Herbert COOK
1873–1923
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Margaret (Ellen FOSTER) (Cook)
1885–1950
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herbert COOK's Timeline

6 Records

1909
24 Feb 1909
Birth of Herbert Elonzo COOK in Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Herbert Elonzo COOK resided here in Rural, Franklin, Illinois
Rural, Franklin, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 31
Herbert Elonzo COOK resided here in Goode, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Goode, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Herbert Elonzo COOK resided here in Sesser, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Sesser, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 42
Herbert Elonzo COOK resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1987
24 Apr 1987
Age 78
Death of Herbert Elonzo COOK in West Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA
West Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Goode, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00804; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 28-40
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 25 Apr 1987; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.24923098,0.19292246,0.43740183&xid=3355
    [6] 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: Sesser, Franklin, Il

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Franklin, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Goode, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00804; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 28-40

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Goode, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Goode, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00804; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 28-40

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sesser, Franklin, Illinois, 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: Sesser, Franklin, Il

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1987
    Event Place: Carbondale, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Southern Illinoisan - 25 Apr 1987 - Page 18, Obituary for Herbert E. Cook, 1909-1987 (Aged 78) 25 Apr 1987

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sesser, Franklin, 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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Thompsonville, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 25 Apr 1987; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.24923098,0.19292246,0.43740183&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1987
    Event Place: West Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 25 Apr 1987; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.24923098,0.19292246,0.43740183&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sesser, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 25 Apr 1987; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.24923098,0.19292246,0.43740183&xid=3355
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