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Joseph Leonard Cooke 1898–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1898

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: MAR 1978

Death Location: Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Lonnie Cook

Mother: Sarah Langdon

Spouse(s): Mary Cook

Children(s): Joseph Jr, Roy Cooke

Joseph Leonard Cooke was born in 1898 in North Carolina, the child of Lonnie Cook And Sarah E N Langdon. In 1910, Joseph Leonard Cooke resided in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA. Joseph Leonard Cooke married Mary Cook, and had children including Floy Mae Cook, Joseph Leonard Cooke Jr, Roy Edward Cooke. Joseph Leonard Cooke passed away in 1978 in Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Leonard Cooke was born in 1898 in North Carolina, the child of Lonnie Cook And Sarah E N Langdon.
  • In 1910, Joseph Leonard Cooke resided in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Leonard Cooke married Mary Cook, and had children including Floy Mae Cook, Joseph Leonard Cooke Jr, Roy Edward Cooke.
  • Joseph Leonard Cooke passed away in 1978 in Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lonnie Cook
1875–1919
Birth Location: North Carolina
LC
Sarah Langdon
1880–1950
Birth Location: North Carolina
SL

Spouses(s)

Mary Cook
1899–1990
Birth Location: North Carolina
MC

Children(s)

Joseph Jr
1920–2004
Birth Location: North Carolina
JJ
Roy Cooke
1923–2007
Birth Location: North Carolina
RC

Joseph Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Cooke
1898–1978
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Lonnie Cook
1875–1919
North Carolina
Sarah (E. N.) Langdon
1880–1950
North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Henry) Cook
1848–1907
Cumberland County, (Harnett County,) North Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Hayes
1852–1937
Harnett County, North Carolina
Major (Jordan) Langdon
1850–1912
Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Langdon
1854–1926
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Britton Langdon
1792–1876
Elizabeth Williams
1808–
George Stevenson
1813–1886
Mary Lassiter
1810–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James WarPatriot
1755–1835
Mary Stephenson
1758–1815
David Stephenson
1772–1851
Amy Johnson
1770–1858
William Lassetter
1792–1874
Lucy Lassiter
1793–1874

Joseph Cooke's Descendants

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Joseph (Leonard) Cooke (ABT 1898–MAR 1978) m. Mary Cook (abt 1899–26 January 1990)
  1. 1. Joseph (Leonard Cooke) Jr 1920–2004
  2. 2. Roy (Edward) Cooke 1923–2007

Joseph Cooke's Timeline

10 Records

1897
25 Nov 1897
Birth of Joseph Leonard Cooke in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
1898
ABT 1898
Birth of Joseph Leonard Cooke in North Carolina
North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 12
Joseph Leonard Cooke resided here in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Joseph Leonard Cooke resided here in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Joseph Leonard Cooke resided here in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Joseph Leonard Cooke resided here in Rural, Johnston, North Carolina
Rural, Johnston, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 42
Joseph Leonard Cooke resided here in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 44
Joseph Leonard Cooke resided here in Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1977
15 March 1977
Age 79
Death of Joseph Leonard Cooke in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1978
MAR 1978
Age 80
Death of Joseph Leonard Cooke
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1898
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Johnston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johnston
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1977
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAR 1978

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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