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John Merrill Cook 1865 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1865

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1906

Death Location: Feathers Chapel, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lee Cook

Mother: Rebeckah Cook

Spouse(s): B Cook

Children(s): John Cook, Joel Cook, Ocie Cook, Maude Cook

The story of John Merrill Cook began in 1865 in Alabama. In 1900, John Merrill Cook resided in Civil District 10, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. John Merrill Cook married B Jane Cook, and had children including John Palestine Cook, Joel Cook, Ocie R Cook, Maude Cook. John Merrill Cook passed away in 1906 in Feathers Chapel, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Merrill Cook began in 1865 in Alabama.
  • In 1900, John Merrill Cook resided in Civil District 10, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Merrill Cook married B Jane Cook, and had children including John Palestine Cook, Joel Cook, Ocie R Cook, Maude Cook.
  • John Merrill Cook passed away in 1906 in Feathers Chapel, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cook's Ancestors

Self
John Cook
1865 – 1906
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Lee Julius Cook
1825 – 1891
North Carolina
Rebeckah Cook
1832 – 1900
Walton County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah ('Jere') Nix
1790 – 1857
Franklin, Union, South Carolina, United States
Frances (Louisa) Webb
1795 – 1880
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cook's Descendants

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John (Merrill) Cook (Jul 1865 – 1906) m. B (Jane) Cook (Aug 1869 – )
  1. 1. John (Palestine) Cook (18 Jul 1892 – 22 April 1949) m. John Cook m. Dora (Ethel) Proctor (abt 1897 – ) m. Dora (Ethel) Procter (14 Feb 1896 – Jun 1987)
    1. 1. Elma (Nae) Cook (15 Mar 1915 – 23 Dec 1990) m. Junious (Franklin) Doyle (30 Jun 1908 – 1962)
      1. 1. Otis Doyle (2 Sep 1933 – 1 Oct 1936)
      2. 2. Carolyn (June) Doyle (15 Apr 1943 – ) m. Larry (Atwood) Patillo (4 Feb 1941 – 22 Feb 2006)
        1. 1. Kimberley Patillo (abt 24 Dec 1961 – )
        2. 2. Lori (Allison) Patillo (05 Jul 1963 – )
      3. 3. Shirley Doyle
      4. 4. Barbara Doyle
      5. 5. Judy Doyle
    2. 2. Ailene (Cook) Self (20 November 1916 – 26 April 1998) m. Reuben Self (9 May 1912 – 25 January 1977)
      1. 1. Geraldine Self (abt 1947 – )
      2. 2. Ethel (E) Self (abt 1949 – )
    3. 3. Wiliam (J) Cook (abt 1919 – ) m. Lilly Cook (abt 1917 – )
      1. 1. Ellen Cook (abt 1938 – )
      2. 2. Julius Cook (abt 1939 – )
    4. 4. Raymond (Layton) Cook (abt 1924 – Abt 1968)
    5. 5. Ailene Self
    6. 6. Aileen Cook (abt 1918 – )
    7. 7. Herman Cook (abt 1921 – 28 October 1988) m. Vernice Cook (abt 1919 – 8 May 2008)
      1. 1. Jessie (R) Motley (abt 1940 – )
      2. 2. Joyce Cook (abt 1942 – ) m. William (Robert) Barron (abt 1940 – )
      3. 3. Rachel Cook (abt 1944 – )
      4. 4. Donnie (M) Cook (abt 1949 – 26 August 2020)
    8. 8. J (C) Cook (abt 1927 – )
  2. 2. Joel Cook (Apr 1894 – )
  3. 3. Ocie (R) Cook (Mar 1897 – )
  4. 4. Maude Cook (Apr 1900 – )

John Cook's Timeline

3 Records

1865
Jul 1865
Birth of John Merrill Cook in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 35
John Merrill Cook resided here in Civil District 10, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 10, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1906
1906
Age 41
Death of John Merrill Cook in Feathers Chapel, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
Feathers Chapel, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1865
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 10, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Feathers Chapel, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Feathers Chapel, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

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