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Lela Claytonia Cook 1888 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1888

Birth Location: Milam, Texas, USA

Death Date: 14 Feb 1970

Death Location: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA

Father: James Cook

Mother: Almira Wootton

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Lela Claytonia Cook was born in 1888 in Milam, Texas, USA, the child of James Madison Cook and Almira Wootton. In 1900, Lela Claytonia Cook resided in Clarkson, Milam, Texas, USA. Lela Claytonia Cook passed away in 1970 in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Lela Claytonia Cook was born in 1888 in Milam, Texas, USA, the child of James Madison Cook and Almira Wootton.
  • In 1900, Lela Claytonia Cook resided in Clarkson, Milam, Texas, USA.
  • Lela Claytonia Cook passed away in 1970 in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA.

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Lela Cook's Ancestors

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Lela Cook
1888 – 1970
Birth Place: Milam, Texas, USA
Parents
James Madison Cook
1841 – 1926
Pike County, Georgia, USA
Almira Wootton
1857 – 1929
Burleson, Texas
Grandparents
Thomas (S.) Cook
1805 – 1897
Pike County, Georgia, United States of America
Susan (Sarah) Wright
1802 – 1849
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
John (Blake) Wootton
1830 –
Tennesee
Sarah (Ann) Walker
1830 –
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cook
1774 – 1856
Delilah Bullard
1785 – 1812
George Wright
1772 – 1861
Sarah Bridges
1774 – 1850
Thomas Wootton
1792 – 1838
Paulina Trent
1801 – 1863
John Walker
1798 – 1877
Talitha Tipton
1802 – 1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Cooke
1729 – 1813
Sarah Dudley
1730 – 1799
Thomas Bullard
1759 – 1837
William Wright
1740 – 1783
Hannah McCarty
1740 – 1808
John Bridges
1745 – 1810
Abigail Coggeshall
1746 – 1812

Lela Cook's Timeline

3 Records

1888
10 Dec 1888
Birth of Lela Claytonia Cook in Milam, Texas, USA
Milam, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 12
Lela Claytonia Cook resided here in Clarkson, Milam, Texas, USA
Clarkson, Milam, Texas, USA
1970
14 Feb 1970
Age 82
Death of Lela Claytonia Cook in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clarkson, Milam, Texas; Roll: 1657; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241657

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clarkson, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clarkson, Milam, Texas; Roll: 1657; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241657

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1970
    Event Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA

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