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Samuel Stanley Cook 1874 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1874

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 18 Aug 1939

Death Location: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA

Father: William Cook

Mother: Sarah Skelton

Spouse(s): Vergie Courtney

Children(s): Oscar Cook

Samuel Stanley Cook was born in 1874 in Ohio, the child of William Augustus Cook and Sarah Samantha Skelton. In 1880, Samuel Stanley Cook resided in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA. Samuel Stanley Cook married Vergie Courtney, and had children including Oscar Raymond Cook. Samuel Stanley Cook passed away in 1939 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Stanley Cook was born in 1874 in Ohio, the child of William Augustus Cook and Sarah Samantha Skelton.
  • In 1880, Samuel Stanley Cook resided in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA.
  • Samuel Stanley Cook married Vergie Courtney, and had children including Oscar Raymond Cook.
  • Samuel Stanley Cook passed away in 1939 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cook
1843 – 1902
Birth Location: Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Sarah Skelton
1844 – 1921
Birth Location: Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Vergie Courtney
1876 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

Oscar Cook
1897 – 1953
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
OC

Samuel Cook's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Cook
1874 – 1939
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
William Augustus Cook
1843 – 1902
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Sarah (Samantha) Skelton
1844 – 1921
Ohio
Grandparents
Wilhelm (William Koch) Cook
1803 – 1892
Hannoversch Münden, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Louisa Cook
1804 – 1868
Hannoversch Münden, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
John Skelton
1810 – 1857
Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Minerva Sperry
1820 – 1889
Ice Creek, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Skelton
1783 – 1857
Francis
1778 – 1865
James Sperry
1778 – 1842
Sarah Ferguson
1782 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel SPERRY
1730 – 1825
Mary ROBERTS
1735 – 1766

Samuel Cook's Descendants

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Samuel (Stanley) Cook (abt 1874 – 18 Aug 1939) m. Vergie Courtney (Jun 1876 – )
  1. 1. Oscar (Raymond) Cook (25 Nov 1897 – 11 Jan 1953) m. Laura (Foehrer) cook (abt 1899 – )
    1. 1. Raymond (Martin) Cook (6 September 1918 – 30 Jun 1995)
      1. 1. Robert (Martin) Cook (abt 1940 – )
    2. 2. Virginia (Frances) Cook (3 Nov 1925 – Mar 1998) m. Willis (Eugene) Finney (1925 – )
      1. 1. Douglas (Eugene) Finney (26 Sep 1946 – )
      2. 2. Christine Finney
      3. 3. Jo (Ann) Finney

Samuel Cook's Timeline

6 Records

1873
Nov. 14, 1873
Birth of Samuel Stanley Cook in Ohio
Ohio
1874
abt 1874
Birth of Samuel Stanley Cook in Ohio
Ohio
1880
1880
Age 6
Samuel Stanley Cook resided here in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Samuel Stanley Cook resided here in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
1900
1900
Age 26
Samuel Stanley Cook resided here in Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio, USA
Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio, USA
1939
18 Aug 1939
Age 65
Death of Samuel Stanley Cook in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov. 14, 1873
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: 1064; Family History Film: 1255064; Page: 290A; Enumeration District: 176; Image: 0728.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio; Roll: 1302; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1241302
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1874
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: 1064; Family History Film: 1255064; Page: 290A; Enumeration District: 176; Image: 0728.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: 1064; Family History Film: 1255064; Page: 290A; Enumeration District: 176; Image: 0728.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: 1064; Family History Film: 1255064; Page: 290A; Enumeration District: 176; Image: 0728.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio; Roll: 1302; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1241302

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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