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Martha Emaline Cook 1896–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896

Birth Location: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1982

Death Location: Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Jacob Cook

Mother: Mary Profitt

Spouse(s): Fitzhugh Smith

Children(s): Roy Smith, Willie Smith, Lavennia Smith, Mary Smith, Maggie Smith, Vernon Smith, Kennon Smith, Lena Smith

Martha Emaline Cook was born in 1896 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jacob Jake Aster Cook And Mary Marendia Profitt. In 1935, Martha Emaline Cook resided in Bellcraft, Letcher, Kentucky. In 1940, Martha Emaline Cook resided in Mag Dist 3, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Martha Emaline Cook married Fitzhugh Lee Smith, and had children including Christopher Smith, Kennon Smith, Lavennia Rae Smith, Lena Mae Smith, Maggie L Smith, Mary Jane Smith, Roy Smith, Ruby Smith, Vernon Smith, Willie Smith. Martha Emaline Cook passed away in 1982 in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Emaline Cook was born in 1896 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jacob Jake Aster Cook And Mary Marendia Profitt.
  • In 1935, Martha Emaline Cook resided in Bellcraft, Letcher, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Martha Emaline Cook resided in Mag Dist 3, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • Martha Emaline Cook married Fitzhugh Lee Smith, and had children including Christopher Smith, Kennon Smith, Lavennia Rae Smith, Lena Mae Smith, Maggie L Smith, Mary Jane Smith, Roy Smith, Ruby Smith, Vernon Smith, Willie Smith.
  • Martha Emaline Cook passed away in 1982 in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Cook's Ancestors

Self
Martha Cook
1896–1982
Birth Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jacob “Jake” Aster Cook
1835–1918
Russell, Virginia, USA
Mary (Marendia) Profitt
1865–1928
, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Anderson) Cook
1814–1898
Russell County, Virginia USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Betsy") Thacker
1815–1842
Russell County, Virginia USA
John Profitt
1825–1897
Owsley Co., Kentucky, United States
Sarah Roark
1828–1882
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Allen
1780–1889
Jeremiah Proffitt
1791–1869
Phoebe Roark
1796–1883
John Roark
1792–1844
Nancy Sloan
1800–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sylvester Proffitt
1758–1850
Nancy Tompkins
1782–1812

Martha Cook's Descendants

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Martha (Emaline) Cook (8 Aug 1896–3 Sep 1982) m. Fitzhugh (Lee) Smith (24 Feb 1895–7 Aug 1992)
  1. 1. Roy Smith 1933–1937
  2. 2. Willie Smith 1920–1920
  3. 3. Lavennia (Rae) Smith 1918–2006 m. Oscar Brown 1917–
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Smith 1921–2015 m. Salvador Aguirre 1888–1966
    1. 1. Lovelle (Jerome) Smith 1943–2011
  5. 5. Maggie (L.) Smith 1923–2016 m. Carl Bowen 1923–
  6. 6. Vernon Smith 1935–2001
  7. 7. Kennon Smith 1926–
  8. 8. Lena (Mae) Smith 1932–2022

Martha Cook's Timeline

5 Records

1896
8 Aug 1896
Birth of Martha Emaline Cook in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Martha Emaline Cook resided here in Bellcraft, Letcher, Kentucky
Bellcraft, Letcher, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 44
Martha Emaline Cook resided here in Mag Dist 3, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 3, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Martha Emaline Cook resided here in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1982
3 Sep 1982
Age 86
Death of Martha Emaline Cook in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 67-21
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 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: Letcher, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bellcraft, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 67-21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 3, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 67-21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, 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: Letcher, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1982
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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