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Louise Virginia COOK James 1917 – 2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1917

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 10 September 2009

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Father: William James

Mother: Beatrice Price

Spouse(s): Heustis Cook

Children(s): Sara Cook, James Cook

The story of Louise Virginia COOK James began in 1917 in Alabama. In 1920, Louise Virginia COOK James resided in Eufaula Ward 4, Barbour, Alabama. Louise Virginia COOK James married Heustis Moore "Jimmy"? Cook, and had children including Sara Crum BLACKWELL Cook, James Heustis Cook. Louise Virginia COOK James passed away in 2009 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Louise Virginia COOK James began in 1917 in Alabama.
  • In 1920, Louise Virginia COOK James resided in Eufaula Ward 4, Barbour, Alabama.
  • Louise Virginia COOK James married Heustis Moore "Jimmy"? Cook, and had children including Sara Crum BLACKWELL Cook, James Heustis Cook.
  • Louise Virginia COOK James passed away in 2009 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

William James
1892 – 1976
Birth Location: Alabama
WJ
Beatrice Price
1896 – 1981
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, USA
BP

Spouses(s)

Heustis Cook
1915 – 1985
Birth Location: Camden, Alabama, USA
HC

Children(s)

Sara Cook
1940 –
Birth Location: –
SC
James Cook
1946 –
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
JC

Louise James's Ancestors

Self
Louise James
1917 – 2009
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William "Will" Preston James
1892 – 1976
Alabama
Beatrice ("Bea" "Bebe" JAMES) Price
1896 – 1981
Barbour, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Green (Barry "Barry") James
1850 – 1933
Jeffersonville, Twigg County, Georgia
Louisa (Alabama "Bama" JAMES) DeShazo
1852 – 1906
Alabama
Edward (D.) Price
1869 – 1937
Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama
Fletcher (Virginia PRICE) Williams
1872 – 1951
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wiley James
1813 – 1888
Kissiah Bailey
1813 – 1886
Paul DeShazo
1831 – 1864
Sarah Ginwright
1834 – 1923
John Williams
1845 – 1895
Josephine Rollins
1853 – 1942
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John James
1785 – 1862
Mary Parrish
1790 – 1870
Richmond Bailey
1766 – 1810
Elizabeth March
1764 – 1812
Wilson DeShazo
1804 – 1892
Theida Prescott
1809 – 1870
Elisha Ginwright
1810 – 1846
Francess Worrell
1811 – 1887

Louise James's Descendants

1.
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Louise (Virginia COOK) James (abt 1917 – 10 September 2009) m. Heustis (Moore "Jimmy"?) Cook (29 Mar 1915 – 19 Apr 1985)
  1. 1. Sara (Crum BLACKWELL) Cook (1940 – ) m. Cartledge (Weeden "Cart") Blackwell (1940 – )
    1. 1. Cartledge (Weeden) Blackwell (1960 – )
    2. 2. Virgina (Lee) Blackwell (1960 – )
  2. 2. James (Heustis) Cook (19 Aug 1946 – ) m. Judy (Gail COOK) Shaw (10 Sept 2009 – )
    1. 1. Sara (Victoria) Cook (1960 – )
    2. 2. Kathryn (HAYES) Cook (28 May 1974 – ) m. Mark Hayes (1960 – )

Louise James's Timeline

10 Records

1916
17 June 1916
Birth of Louise Virginia COOK James in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1917
abt 1917
Birth of Louise Virginia COOK James in Alabama
Alabama
1920
1920
Age 3
Louise Virginia COOK James resided here in Eufaula Ward 4, Barbour, Alabama
Eufaula Ward 4, Barbour, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 13
Louise Virginia COOK James resided here in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 18
Louise Virginia COOK James resided here in Ashford, Houston, Alabama
Ashford, Houston, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 23
Louise Virginia COOK James resided here in Ashford, Houston, Alabama, United States
Ashford, Houston, Alabama, United States
1945
9 May 1945
Age 28
Louise Virginia COOK James was married in Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Louise Virginia COOK James resided here in Possum Bend, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
Possum Bend, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
2009
10 September 2009
Age 92
Death of Louise Virginia COOK James in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
2009
12 Sept 2009
Age 92
Burial of Louise Virginia COOK James in Cook Cemetery, Cook Hill, west of Camden on Hwy 10, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
Cook Cemetery, Cook Hill, west of Camden on Hwy 10, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1916
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, USA; Web edition: ;NavigatorId=426230&op=tributeObituary&viewOpt=dpaneOnly&ItemId=1018586
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1955
    [3] United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 09/ 11/ 2009; Web edition: ;pid=132630657
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Selma Times-Journal; Publication Date: 11/ Sep/ 2009; Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.0697208,0.98344016,0.276

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashford, Houston, Alabama; Roll: T627_39; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 35-33
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 4, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 167.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 632.0; FHL microfilm: 2339736.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 May 1945
    Event Place: Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 09/ 11/ 2009; Web edition: ;pid=132630657

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eufaula Ward 4, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eufaula Ward 4, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 167.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 632.0; FHL microfilm: 2339736.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ashford, Houston, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashford, Houston, Alabama; Roll: T627_39; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 35-33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ashford, Houston, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashford, Houston, Alabama; Roll: T627_39; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 35-33

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Possum Bend, Wilcox, Alabama, 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: Possum Bend, Wilcox

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Education
    Event Place: Alabama College, Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Education
    Event Place: Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, USA; Web edition: ;NavigatorId=426230&op=tributeObituary&viewOpt=dpaneOnly&ItemId=1018586
    [2] United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 09/ 11/ 2009; Web edition: ;pid=132630657
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Selma Times-Journal; Publication Date: 11/ Sep/ 2009; Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.0697208,0.98344016,0.276

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Possum Bend, Wilcox, Alabama, 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: Possum Bend, Wilcox

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 2009
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, USA; Web edition: ;NavigatorId=426230&op=tributeObituary&viewOpt=dpaneOnly&ItemId=1018586
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1955
    [3] United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 09/ 11/ 2009; Web edition: ;pid=132630657
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Selma Times-Journal; Publication Date: 11/ Sep/ 2009; Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.0697208,0.98344016,0.276

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Sept 2009
    Event Place: Cook Cemetery, Cook Hill, west of Camden on Hwy 10, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, USA; Web edition: ;NavigatorId=426230&op=tributeObituary&viewOpt=dpaneOnly&ItemId=1018586
    [2] United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 09/ 11/ 2009; Web edition: ;pid=132630657
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Selma Times-Journal; Publication Date: 11/ Sep/ 2009; Publication Place: Selma, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.0697208,0.98344016,0.276
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