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Ora May Bell Cook 1876–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 6, 1876

Birth Location: Washington, Wayne County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: May 8, 1961

Death Location: Orange County, California, USA

Father: James Cook

Mother: Nancy Ryun

Spouse(s): Charles Smith

Children(s): Earl Smith

Ora May Bell Cook was born in 1876 in Washington, Wayne County, Iowa, USA, the child of James Kapolk Cook And Nancy Jane Ryun. Ora May Bell Cook married Charles Wesley Smith, and had children including Earl C Smith. Ora May Bell Cook passed away in 1961 in Orange County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Ora May Bell Cook was born in 1876 in Washington, Wayne County, Iowa, USA, the child of James Kapolk Cook And Nancy Jane Ryun.
  • Ora May Bell Cook married Charles Wesley Smith, and had children including Earl C Smith.
  • Ora May Bell Cook passed away in 1961 in Orange County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ora Cook's Ancestors

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Ora Cook
1876–1961
Birth Place: Washington, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Parents
James Kapolk Cook
1846–1932
Jefferson, Ohio
Nancy (Jane) Ryun
1852–1892
Davis, Iowa
Grandparents
Abner Cook
1815–1904
Stubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Emeline (Pyles) Cook
1812–1893
Pennsylvania
John (M) Ryun
1821–1900
Fayette, Ohio, USA
Mary ("Polly") Clark
1822–1906
Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cooke
1790–1851
Elizabeth Statler
1788–1855
Benjamin Ryan
1785–1870
Nancy Callender
1787–1836
Joshua Clark
1785–1830
Mary Blocher
1788–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ryan
1762–1831
Elizabeth Cureton
1764–1834
Elizabeth Callender
1788–1836

Ora Cook's Descendants

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Ora (May Bell) Cook (May 6, 1876–May 8, 1961) m. Charles (Wesley) Smith (2 Sep 1865–28 Jan 1933)
  1. 1. Earl (C) Smith 1915– m. Inez (M) Culbertson 1919–1998

Ora Cook's Timeline

3 Records

1876
May 6, 1876
Birth of Ora May Bell Cook in Washington, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Washington, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 19
Ora May Bell Cook was married in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
1961
May 8, 1961
Age 85
Death of Ora May Bell Cook in Orange County, California, USA
Orange County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 6, 1876
    Event Place: Washington, Wayne County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 8, 1961
    Event Place: Orange County, California, USA

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