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Roy Milton Cook 1880–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1880

Birth Location: Winona County, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 24 Oct 1962

Death Location: Gridley, Butte County, California, United States of America

Father: Dr Cook

Mother: Elnora Birdsell

Spouse(s): Grace Cook

Children(s): John Cook, Elnora Martin, Elnora Martin

In 1880, Roy Milton Cook entered the world in Winona County, Minnesota, USA, born to Dr John Ezra Cook And Elnora Birdsell. Roy Milton Cook married Grace E Cook, and had children including Elnora Viola Martin, John Roland Cook. Roy Milton Cook passed away in 1962 in Gridley, Butte County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Roy Milton Cook entered the world in Winona County, Minnesota, USA, born to Dr John Ezra Cook And Elnora Birdsell.
  • Roy Milton Cook married Grace E Cook, and had children including Elnora Viola Martin, John Roland Cook.
  • Roy Milton Cook passed away in 1962 in Gridley, Butte County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr Cook
1853–1936
Birth Location: Ontario, Vernon Co., Wisconsin, USA
DC
Elnora Birdsell
1857–1883
Birth Location: Plainsview, Wabasha, Minnesota
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Spouses(s)

Grace Cook
1877–1959
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

John Cook
1912–2001
Birth Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
JC
Elnora Martin
1914–1998
Birth Location: Saskatchewan, Western Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
EM
Elnora Martin
1914–1998
Birth Location: Saskatchewan, Western Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
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Roy Cook's Ancestors

Self
Roy Cook
1880–1962
Birth Place: Winona County, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Dr John Ezra Cook
1853–1936
Ontario, Vernon Co., Wisconsin, USA
Elnora Birdsell
1857–1883
Plainsview, Wabasha, Minnesota
Grandparents
John (Milton) Cook
1821–1853
New York, USA
Elizabeth Maley
1830–1907
Germany
George ((William)) Birdsell
1828–1864
New York, USA
Lucy (Cordelia) Drew
1837–1919
Blanchard TS, Hancock, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Cook
1778–1860
Phebe Shaw
1784–1865
Johann Burzle
1790–1861
Anna Vogt
1793–1848
George Drew
1803–1855
Hannah Stone
1802–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses 1740
1740–1820
Hannah 1745
1745–
John Shaw
1750–1810
Polly Roosa
1749–1818
Joseph Burzle
1757–1827
Susanna Stark
1759–1820
Joannes Vogdt
1767–1826
Anna Schlosshauer
1770–1819
Daniel Drew
1763–
Sarah Clark
1772–1855
Gregory Stone
1776–1810
Anna Whaley
1780–1833

Roy Cook's Descendants

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Roy (Milton) Cook (11 Jan 1880–24 Oct 1962) m. Grace (E) Cook (30 June 1877–9 June 1959)
  1. 1. John (Roland) Cook 1912–2001 m. Louise (Dorothy Rose Ellen) Rogers 1912–2011
    1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Cook 1935–2017 m. Robert (Lee) Bean 1932–2025
  2. 2. Elnora (Viola) Martin 1914–1998
  3. 3. Elnora (Viola) Martin 1914–1998

Roy Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1880
11 Jan 1880
Birth of Roy Milton Cook in Winona County, Minnesota, USA
Winona County, Minnesota, USA
1962
24 Oct 1962
Age 82
Death of Roy Milton Cook in Shasta County, California, USA
Shasta County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Winona County, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1962
    Event Place: Shasta County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gridley, Butte County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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