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Van Otis Cook 1932–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1932

Birth Location: McCreary County, Kentucky

Death Date: 17 May 2003

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

Father: William Cook

Mother: Pearl Alsip

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In 1932, Van Otis Cook entered the world in McCreary County, Kentucky, born to William Jackson Cook And Pearl Mae Alsip. In 1935, Van Otis Cook resided in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky. In 1940, Van Otis Cook resided in Magisterial Dist 6, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA. Van Otis Cook passed away in 2003 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1932, Van Otis Cook entered the world in McCreary County, Kentucky, born to William Jackson Cook And Pearl Mae Alsip.
  • In 1935, Van Otis Cook resided in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Van Otis Cook resided in Magisterial Dist 6, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.
  • Van Otis Cook passed away in 2003 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

Immediate Family

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Van Cook's Ancestors

Self
Van Cook
1932–2003
Birth Place: McCreary County, Kentucky
Parents
William Jackson Cook
1891–1969
Alpine Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pearl (Mae) Alsip
1895–1955
Pulaski County, Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Robert) Cook
1860–1951
Alpine, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Mary (Frances) Vaught
1861–1923
Pulaski County, Kentucky
James (David) Neely
1861–1937
Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Farmer
1870–1949
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Green Cook
1829–1905
Elizabeth Jones
1836–1888
Daniel Vaught
1839–1922
Sarah Denham
1837–1916
John Neely
1836–1864
Sarah Vanhook
1840–1876
John Farmer
1851–1921
Martha Whitaker
1853–1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1787–1864
Mary Jamison
1785–1870
John Jones
1813–1845
Joanna Roy
1818–1900
WILLIAM VAUGHT
1812–1890
Nancy Langdon
1815–1860
Squire Denham
1797–1877
Hester CAMPBELL
1801–1855
William Neely
1813–1870
Nancy Alsip
1815–1870
Francis Vanhook
1791–1869
Sarah Vanhook
1808–1870
William Farmer
1824–1898
Dicey Whitaker
1827–1880
William Whitaker
1830–1911
Susan Pointer
1830–1887

Van Cook's Timeline

4 Records

1932
21 Aug 1932
Birth of Van Otis Cook in McCreary County, Kentucky
McCreary County, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 3
Van Otis Cook resided here in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 8
Van Otis Cook resided here in Magisterial Dist 6, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist 6, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
2003
17 May 2003
Age 71
Death of Van Otis Cook in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1932
    Event Place: McCreary County, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist 6, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 2003
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

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