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Wilbur Van Buren Cook 1869–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 November 1869

Birth Location: Van Buren, Iowa

Death Date: 21 August 1945

Death Location: Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, USA

Father: Jesse Cook

Mother: Cynthia Pratt

Spouse(s): Annie Meyne

Children(s): Jessie Cook, Roy COOK, Elmer Cook, Bertha Cook, Nellie Cook, Raymond Cook, Ella Cook, Esther Cook, Wilbur Cook, LOLA COOK, Ray Cook, Jessie Cook, Lola Cook

The story of Wilbur Van Buren Cook began in 1869 in Van Buren, Iowa. Wilbur Van Buren Cook married Annie J Meyne, and had children including Bertha Elsie Cook, Ella Irene Cook, Elmer Insley Cook, Esther C Cook, Jessie J Cook, Jessie Johanna Cook, Lola A Cook, Lola Margaret Cook, Nellie Anna Cook, Ray Cook, Raymond Everett Cook, Roy Dewey Cook, Wilbur Orlando Cook. Wilbur Van Buren Cook passed away in 1945 in Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilbur Van Buren Cook began in 1869 in Van Buren, Iowa.
  • Wilbur Van Buren Cook married Annie J Meyne, and had children including Bertha Elsie Cook, Ella Irene Cook, Elmer Insley Cook, Esther C Cook, Jessie J Cook, Jessie Johanna Cook, Lola A Cook, Lola Margaret Cook, Nellie Anna Cook, Ray Cook, Raymond Everett Cook, Roy Dewey Cook, Wilbur Orlando Cook.
  • Wilbur Van Buren Cook passed away in 1945 in Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, USA.

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Wilbur Cook's Ancestors

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Wilbur Cook
1869–1945
Birth Place: Van Buren, Iowa
Parents
Jesse Insley Cook
1839–1924
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Cynthia (J) Pratt
1841–1891
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
wiley Cook
1817–1895
Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Lucinda Harper
1810–1896
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cook
1792–1843
Elsie Cyrus
1795–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1764–1857
Mary Hughes
1765–1838
Nimrod Cyrus
1750–1814
Francis ?
1775–1814

Wilbur Cook's Descendants

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Wilbur (Van Buren) Cook (6 November 1869–21 August 1945) m. Annie (J) Meyne (08 Apr 1875–1 Jul 1951)
  1. 1. Jessie (Johanna) Cook 1904–1995
  2. 2. Roy (Dewey) COOK 1898–1928
  3. 3. Elmer (Insley) Cook 1893–1967
  4. 4. Bertha (Elsie) Cook 1895–1950
  5. 5. Nellie (Anna) Cook 1901–1995
  6. 6. Raymond (Everett) Cook 1906–1972 m. Esther (Emma) Simila 1911–2003
    1. 1. Dwight (R) Cook 1934–2017
  7. 7. Ella (Irene) Cook 1909–2006
  8. 8. Esther (C) Cook 1911–1986
  9. 9. Wilbur (Orlando) Cook 1914–2004 m. Georgia (Marie) Ladrow 1922–2000
    1. 1. ROY (LEE) COOK 1942–1992
  10. 10. LOLA (A) COOK 1919–1979
  11. 11. Ray Cook 1896–
  12. 12. Jessie (J) Cook 1905–
  13. 13. Lola (Margaret) Cook 1919–2003

Wilbur Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1869
6 November 1869
Birth of Wilbur Van Buren Cook in Van Buren, Iowa
Van Buren, Iowa
1945
21 August 1945
Age 76
Death of Wilbur Van Buren Cook in Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, USA
Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 November 1869
    Event Place: Van Buren, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1945
    Event Place: Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, USA

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