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Raymond Layton Cook 1924 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1924

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Abt 1968

Death Location: Cold Creek

Father: John Cook

Mother: Dora Procter

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Children(s):

In 1924, Raymond Layton Cook entered the world in Tennessee, born to John Palestine Cook and Dora Ethel Procter. In 1940, Raymond Layton Cook resided in Fayette, Tennessee, United States. Raymond Layton Cook passed away in 1968 in Cold Creek.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Raymond Layton Cook entered the world in Tennessee, born to John Palestine Cook and Dora Ethel Procter.
  • In 1940, Raymond Layton Cook resided in Fayette, Tennessee, United States.
  • Raymond Layton Cook passed away in 1968 in Cold Creek.

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Raymond Cook's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Cook
1924 – 1968
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John Palestine Cook
1892 – 1949
Tennessee
Dora (Ethel) Procter
1896 – 1987
Tennessee
Grandparents
John (Merrill) Cook
1865 – 1906
Alabama
Rebecca (Jane) Terry
1869 – 1957
Tate County, Mississippi, United States of America
Thomas (F.) Proctor
1863 – 1901
Mississippi
Laura (Lou) Roffe
1863 – 1949
Texas
Great-Grandparents
Lee Cook
1825 – 1891
Rebeckah Cook
1832 – 1900
Nicholas Terry
1828 – 1893
Rebecca Clayton
1837 – 1919
robert Proctor
1837 – 1934
Martha Brigman
1845 – 1920
Thomas Roffe
1835 – 1911
Margaret Roff
1834 – 1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Nix
1790 – 1857
Frances Webb
1795 – 1880
William Clayton
1810 – 1879
Mary Hudgins
1811 – 1870
BENJAMIN PROCTOR
1788 – 1841
MARGARET DAVIES\DAVIS
1801 – 1878
Josiah Brigman
1801 – 1860
Sarah Mathis
1811 – 1860
William Roffe
1803 – 1865
Serenia Roffe
1805 –
Eli Milstead
1794 – 1868
Mary Howell
1794 – 1855

Raymond Cook's Timeline

3 Records

1924
abt 1924
Birth of Raymond Layton Cook in Tennessee
Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 16
Raymond Layton Cook resided here in Fayette, Tennessee, United States
Fayette, Tennessee, United States
1968
Abt 1968
Age 44
Death of Raymond Layton Cook in Cold Creek
Cold Creek

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1924
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3890; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 24-13.
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3890; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 24-13.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1968
    Event Place: Cold Creek
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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