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Ruth I Cook 1916 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1916

Birth Location: Maine

Death Date: 28 August 1983

Death Location: Bangor, Maine

Father: Wesley Cook

Mother: Josephine Robbins

Spouse(s): Vernon Grindle

Children(s): Janet Grindle, Joan Grindle, Vernon Grindle, Owen Grindle, Geneva Grindle, Ruth Grindle, Bertha Grindle, Russell Grindle

Ruth I Cook was born in 1916 in Maine, the child of Wesley Cook and Josephine Robbins. In 1930, Ruth I Cook resided in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA. In 1935, Ruth I Cook resided in Belfast, Waldo, Maine. Ruth I Cook married Vernon L Grindle, and had children including Janet R Grindle, Joan B Grindle, Vernon E Grindle, Owen E Grindle, Geneva M Grindle, Ruth E Grindle, Bertha H Grindle, Russell J Grindle. Ruth I Cook passed away in 1983 in Bangor, Maine.

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Biography

  • Ruth I Cook was born in 1916 in Maine, the child of Wesley Cook and Josephine Robbins.
  • In 1930, Ruth I Cook resided in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA.
  • In 1935, Ruth I Cook resided in Belfast, Waldo, Maine.
  • Ruth I Cook married Vernon L Grindle, and had children including Janet R Grindle, Joan B Grindle, Vernon E Grindle, Owen E Grindle, Geneva M Grindle, Ruth E Grindle, Bertha H Grindle, Russell J Grindle.
  • Ruth I Cook passed away in 1983 in Bangor, Maine.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Cook's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Cook
1916 – 1983
Birth Place: Maine
Parents
Wesley Cook
1880 – 1941
Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, USA
Josephine Robbins
1881 – 1966
Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (Robert) Cook
1853 –
Brooks, Waldo, Maine, USA
Isadore Reynolds
1854 – 1895
Burnham, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
Leslie Robbins
1863 – 1931
Maine
Elizabeth (F) Robbins
1875 – 1926
Brooke, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cook
Cynthia Logg
1818 –
Charles Reynolds
1816 – 1862
Catherine Reynolds
1825 – 1900
Ephraim Robbins
1838 –
Mary Robbins
1836 –
Manter Cook
1835 – 1899
Margaret Cook
1850 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cook
1814 – 1864
Cynthia Fogg
1813 – 1876

Ruth Cook's Descendants

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Ruth (I) Cook (abt 1916 – 28 August 1983) m. Vernon (L) Grindle (abt 1909 – 1957)
  1. 1. Janet (R) Grindle (abt 1937 – )
  2. 2. Joan (B) Grindle (abt 1938 – )
  3. 3. Vernon (E) Grindle (abt 1941 – )
  4. 4. Owen (E) Grindle (abt 1944 – )
  5. 5. Geneva (M) Grindle (abt 1945 – )
  6. 6. Ruth (E) Grindle (abt 1946 – )
  7. 7. Bertha (H) Grindle (abt 1947 – )
  8. 8. Russell (J) Grindle (abt 1948 – )

Ruth Cook's Timeline

6 Records

1916
abt 1916
Birth of Ruth I Cook in Maine
Maine
1930
1930
Age 14
Ruth I Cook resided here in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Ruth I Cook resided here in Belfast, Waldo, Maine
Belfast, Waldo, Maine
1940
1940
Age 24
Ruth I Cook resided here in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Ruth I Cook resided here in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
1983
28 August 1983
Age 67
Death of Ruth I Cook in Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1916
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01493; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-4
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] Maine, U.S., Death Index, 1960-1997
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 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: Belfast, Waldo, Main

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01493; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01493; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, 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: Belfast, Waldo, Main

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belfast, ME
    Record Source: Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1983
    Event Place: Bangor, Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] Maine, U.S., Death Index, 1960-1997
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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