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Ralph Laverne Cook 1907–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1907

Birth Location: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1988

Death Location: North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska

Father: Charles Cook

Mother: Ella Philpot

Spouse(s): Leila Fisher, Francis Wells, Alma Grothouse

Children(s): Dewayne Cook

Ralph Laverne Cook was born in 1907 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA, the child of Charles Adam Cook And Ella Mary Philpot. In 1910, Ralph Laverne Cook resided in MT Pleasant, Cass, Nebraska. In 1920, Ralph Laverne Cook resided in Gandy, Logan, Nebraska. Ralph Laverne Cook married Alma Anna Bertha Grothouse, Francis Doll Wells, Leila Maxine Fisher, and had children including Darlene Lavonne Cook, Delores Ilene Cook, Dewayne Laverne Cook, Rose Marie Cook. Ralph Laverne Cook passed away in 1988 in North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • Ralph Laverne Cook was born in 1907 in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA, the child of Charles Adam Cook And Ella Mary Philpot.
  • In 1910, Ralph Laverne Cook resided in MT Pleasant, Cass, Nebraska.
  • In 1920, Ralph Laverne Cook resided in Gandy, Logan, Nebraska.
  • Ralph Laverne Cook married Alma Anna Bertha Grothouse, Francis Doll Wells, Leila Maxine Fisher, and had children including Darlene Lavonne Cook, Delores Ilene Cook, Dewayne Laverne Cook, Rose Marie Cook.
  • Ralph Laverne Cook passed away in 1988 in North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Cook
1881–1951
Birth Location: Cass, Nebraska, USA
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Ella Philpot
1880–1970
Birth Location: Cass, Nebraska, USA
EP

Spouses(s)

Leila Fisher
1917–1947
Birth Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Francis Wells
1913–2000
Birth Location: –
FW
Alma Grothouse
1916–1970
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Dewayne Cook
1940–1969
Birth Location: Arnold, Custer, Nebraska
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Ralph Cook's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Cook
1907–1988
Birth Place: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Charles Adam Cook
1881–1951
Cass, Nebraska, USA
Ella (Mary) Philpot
1880–1970
Cass, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Cook's Descendants

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Ralph (Laverne) Cook (30 Nov 1907–1 Feb 1988) m. Leila (Maxine) Fisher (13 JUL 1917–1947) m. Francis ("Doll") Wells (31 Jan 1913–15 Feb 2000) m. Alma (Anna Bertha) Grothouse (20 MAY 1916–15 NOV 1970)
  1. 1. Dewayne (Laverne) Cook 1940–1969

Ralph Cook's Timeline

7 Records

1907
30 Nov 1907
Birth of Ralph Laverne Cook in Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Ralph Laverne Cook resided here in MT Pleasant, Cass, Nebraska
MT Pleasant, Cass, Nebraska
1920
1920
Age 13
Ralph Laverne Cook resided here in Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
1930
1930
Age 23
Ralph Laverne Cook resided here in Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 33
Ralph Laverne Cook resided here in Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
1950
1950
Age 43
Ralph Laverne Cook resided here in Tryon, McPherson, Nebraska, USA
Tryon, McPherson, Nebraska, USA
1988
1 Feb 1988
Age 81
Death of Ralph Laverne Cook in Kearney, Nebraska, USA St. John's Nursing Home
Kearney, Nebraska, USA St. John's Nursing Home

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1907
    Event Place: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 505-14-4862; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gandy, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 199; Image: .
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gandy, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: 1286; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 953.0.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Cass, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] 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: Tryon, McPherson, Ne
    [7] Nebraska, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: MT Pleasant, Cass, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Cass, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gandy, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 199; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gandy, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: 1286; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 953.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Gandy, Logan, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tryon, McPherson, Nebraska, 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: Tryon, McPherson, Ne

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1988
    Event Place: Kearney, Nebraska, USA St. John's Nursing Home
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 505-14-4862; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Nebraska, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska
    Record Source: Nebraska, Find a Grave Index
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