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Wilburn McLain Cook 1899–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1899

Birth Location: Choudrant, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1979

Death Location: Clovis, Fresno, California, USA

Father: Alphonso Cook

Mother: Ida Barnes

Spouse(s): Rosie Foreman

Children(s): Ruby Cook, Marteal Cook, Mattie Cook, Welton Cook, Eloise Cook, Dorothy Cook

The story of Wilburn McLain Cook began in 1899 in Choudrant, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA. In 1900, Wilburn McLain Cook resided in Ward 5 (North Part), Caddo, Louisiana. In 1935, Wilburn McLain Cook resided in Rural, Jackson, Louisiana. Wilburn McLain Cook married Rosie Lavinia Foreman, and had children including Dorothy Evon Cook, Eloise C Cook, Marteal Cook, Mattie Lee Cook, Ruby Genelda Cook, Welton Cook. Wilburn McLain Cook passed away in 1979 in Clovis, Fresno, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilburn McLain Cook began in 1899 in Choudrant, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1900, Wilburn McLain Cook resided in Ward 5 (North Part), Caddo, Louisiana.
  • In 1935, Wilburn McLain Cook resided in Rural, Jackson, Louisiana.
  • Wilburn McLain Cook married Rosie Lavinia Foreman, and had children including Dorothy Evon Cook, Eloise C Cook, Marteal Cook, Mattie Lee Cook, Ruby Genelda Cook, Welton Cook.
  • Wilburn McLain Cook passed away in 1979 in Clovis, Fresno, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wilburn Cook's Ancestors

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Wilburn Cook
1899–1979
Birth Place: Choudrant, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Alphonso Jabe Cook
1871–1925
Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Ida (Lenora) Barnes
1881–1906
Gansville, Winn, Louisiana
Grandparents
Henry (Tanner) Cook
1843–1886
DeKalb County, Georgia
Alice (Jane) Williford
1848–1924
, , Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cook
1820–1879
Nancy Tanner
1825–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cook
1750–1820
Sarah Hames
1797–1854

Wilburn Cook's Descendants

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Wilburn (McLain) Cook (8 Oct 1899–29 Jun 1979) m. Rosie (Lavinia) Foreman (5 April 1902–27 Sept 1991)
  1. 1. Ruby (Genelda) Cook 1936–1990
  2. 2. Marteal Cook 1930–1998 m. Jack Schaub 1922–1983 m. Norbert Theisen 1917–1994
    1. 1. Richard (Duane) Schaub 1950–1969
  3. 3. Mattie (Lee) Cook 1925–2001 m. Ralph (Jackson) Sinor 1919–1973
    1. 1. Gary (Omer) Sinor 1944–1944
    2. 2. Rita (Sharlene) Sinor 1948–2007
    3. 3. Renee (Eleen) Sinor 1949–2008
    4. 4. Ralph (Jackson) Sinor 1945–2008 m. Diana (Margaret) Looman 1945–1973
  4. 4. Welton Cook 1922–2003
  5. 5. Eloise (C) Cook 1920–1994 m. Lynn (Joseph) Ourso 1913–1993
    1. 1. Delores (Ann 'Dee') Ourso 1947–1998
  6. 6. Dorothy (Evon) Cook 1927–2022 m. Francis (David) McGrath 1920–1994 m. Robert (Omer) Sinor 1914–1975
    1. 1. Ronald (Alan) Sinor 1945–2013

Wilburn Cook's Timeline

5 Records

1899
8 Oct 1899
Birth of Wilburn McLain Cook in Choudrant, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
Choudrant, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Wilburn McLain Cook resided here in Ward 5 (North Part), Caddo, Louisiana
Ward 5 (North Part), Caddo, Louisiana
1935
1935
Age 36
Wilburn McLain Cook resided here in Rural, Jackson, Louisiana
Rural, Jackson, Louisiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 41
Wilburn McLain Cook resided here in Chatham, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
Chatham, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
1979
29 Jun 1979
Age 80
Death of Wilburn McLain Cook in Clovis, Fresno, California, USA
Clovis, Fresno, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Choudrant, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chatham, Jackson, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1405; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 25-15
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 434-07-8377; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] California Death Index
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [5] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ward 5 (North Part), Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jackson, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chatham, Jackson, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1405; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 25-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Chatham, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chatham, Jackson, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1405; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 25-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1979
    Event Place: Clovis, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 434-07-8377; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] California Death Index
    [3] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

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