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James Henry Cook 1917 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1917

Birth Location: Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 2 Apr 1982

Death Location: Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA

Father: John Cook

Mother: Vassie Griffin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Perry

Children(s): James Cook, Vassie Cook

James Henry Cook Sr. was born in 1917 in Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA, the child of John H. Cook and Vassie Griffin. In 1920, James Henry Cook Sr. resided in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA. In 1940, James Henry Cook Sr. resided in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA. James Henry Cook Sr. married Elizabeth Florence Perry, and had children including James H. Cook, Vassie L. Cook. James Henry Cook Sr. passed away in 1982 in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • James Henry Cook Sr. was born in 1917 in Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA, the child of John H. Cook and Vassie Griffin.
  • In 1920, James Henry Cook Sr. resided in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1940, James Henry Cook Sr. resided in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA.
  • James Henry Cook Sr. married Elizabeth Florence Perry, and had children including James H. Cook, Vassie L. Cook.
  • James Henry Cook Sr. passed away in 1982 in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cook's Ancestors

Self
James Cook
1917 – 1982
Birth Place: Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA
Parents
John H. Cook
1899 – 1917
Alabama, United States
Vassie Griffin
1902 – 1973
Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Angus Griffin
1869 – 1946
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
unkown Griffin
Harriet Lawrence
1850 – 1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jefferson Lawrence
1827 – 1924
Susan Lawrence
1835 – 1921

James Cook's Descendants

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James (Henry) Cook (19 May 1917 – 2 Apr 1982) m. Elizabeth (Florence) Perry (OCT 10, 1922 – 27 JUL 1979)
  1. 1. James (H.) Cook
  2. 2. Vassie (L.) Cook (abt 1949 – )

James Cook's Timeline

6 Records

1917
19 May 1917
Birth of James Henry Cook Sr. in Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA
Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
James Henry Cook Sr. resided here in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
James Henry Cook Sr. resided here in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
James Henry Cook Sr. resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1982
2 Apr 1982
Age 65
Death of James Henry Cook Sr. in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA
1982
2 Apr 1982
Age 65
Death of James Henry Cook Sr. in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1917
    Event Place: Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama; Roll: T625_18; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 129

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, 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 Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 57

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tuskegee
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1982; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.81923276,0.33395696,0.9623837&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1982; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.81923276,0.33395696,0.9623837&xid=3355

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