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William Augustus Cook 1843 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1843

Birth Location: Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Death Date: 12-24-1902

Death Location: Murry City, Ohio

Father: Wilhelm Cook

Mother: Louisa Cook

Spouse(s): Sarah Skelton

Children(s): Minnie Cook, Creighton Cook, Anna Farney, Ida Cook, Samuel Cook, Sarah Cook, Gracie Cook

In 1843, William Augustus Cook entered the world in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, born to Wilhelm William Koch Cook and Louisa Cook. In 1850, William Augustus Cook resided in Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio. William Augustus Cook married Sarah Samantha Skelton, and had children including Minnie M Cook, Creighton Francis Cook, Anna Belle Farney, Ida M. Cook, Samuel Stanley Cook, Sarah B Cook, Gracie Cook. William Augustus Cook passed away in 1902 in Murry City, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1843, William Augustus Cook entered the world in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, born to Wilhelm William Koch Cook and Louisa Cook.
  • In 1850, William Augustus Cook resided in Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio.
  • William Augustus Cook married Sarah Samantha Skelton, and had children including Minnie M Cook, Creighton Francis Cook, Anna Belle Farney, Ida M. Cook, Samuel Stanley Cook, Sarah B Cook, Gracie Cook.
  • William Augustus Cook passed away in 1902 in Murry City, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilhelm Cook
1803 – 1892
Birth Location: Hannoversch Münden, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Louisa Cook
1804 – 1868
Birth Location: Hannoversch Münden, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Skelton
1844 – 1921
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

Minnie Cook
1864 – 1909
Birth Location: Ohio
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Creighton Cook
1868 – 1937
Birth Location: Ohio
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Anna Farney
1868 – 1909
Birth Location: , Scioto, Ohio
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Ida Cook
1871 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Samuel Cook
1874 – 1939
Birth Location: Ohio
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Sarah Cook
1877 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Gracie Cook
1878 – 1965
Birth Location: Ohio
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William Cook's Ancestors

Self
William Cook
1843 – 1902
Birth Place: Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Parents
Wilhelm William Koch Cook
1803 – 1892
Hannoversch Münden, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Louisa Cook
1804 – 1868
Hannoversch Münden, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cook's Descendants

1.
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William (Augustus) Cook (abt 1843 – 12-24-1902) m. Sarah (Samantha) Skelton (abt 1844 – 6 Jan 1921)
  1. 1. Minnie (M) Cook (31 October 1864 – 2 December 1909) m. Theadore (L) Johnson (Nov 1854 – )
    1. 1. Mae (Beatrice) Johnson (May 1892 – )
    2. 2. Stanley (L) Johnson (Jun 1895 – ) m. Lilian Johnson (abt 1897 – )
      1. 1. Verla Johnson (abt 1921 – )
      2. 2. Robert (L) Johnson (abt 1928 – )
      3. 3. Donald (R) Johnson (abt 1932 – )
  2. 2. Creighton (Francis) Cook (abt 1868 – 8-12-1937) m. Lora (Ella) Pack (29 Jul 1889 – 17 Dec 1962)
    1. 1. Clyde Cook (abt 1910 – Dec 1980) m. Hazel (Jane) Henderson (1909 – 12 April 1971)
      1. 1. Doris (Jean) Cook (abt 1929 – 05/19/2009) m. Robert (C) Meinheart (2/20/1926 – 6/27/1988)
        1. 1. Joe Meinheart
        2. 2. Ricky Meinheart
      2. 2. Clyde (Robert) Cook (6 Oct 1931 – 8 Jun 2006) m. Dorothy (Jane) Cook (29 Jan 1927 – 28 Mar 2006)
        1. 1. Peggy Cook
      3. 3. Ronald (Eugene) Cook (abt 1933 – 10 July 2004) m. Hula (Morie) Clark (25 Mar 1932 – March 9, 2016)
        1. 1. Steven (Eugene) Cook (19 Aug 1955 – 11 Jul 2010) m. Terri (Lynn) Hamlin (3-1-1957 – )
        2. 2. Linda (Lea) Cook (Apr 1957 – ) m. Terry (Lee) Dempsey (15 Nov 1956 – )
        3. 3. Brenda (Sue) Cook (19 Aug 1958 – ) m. Larry (Robert) Cormack,
      4. 4. James (Richard) Cook (abt 1938 – 3/31/1979)
        1. 1. Richard (Lee) Cook (22/12/1960 – ) m. Joyce (Violet) Cook (March 4, 1961 – )
        2. 2. Michael Cook (1964 – 5 Sep 1983)
        3. 3. Elaine Cook
        4. 4. David Cook
      5. 5. Jerry (Craiton) Cook (1939 – 20 Mar 2014) m. Catherine (Rose) Peters (1940 – )
        1. 1. Jerry Cook (27 Apr 1960 – 15 Aug 2007)
        2. 2. Karolyn (Sue) Cook (March 25, 1963 – ) m. Timothy (Otlon) Green (abt 1961 – )
        3. 3. Rebecca (Lynn) Cook (20 Jun 1968 – )
        4. 4. Edward (A) Cook
      6. 6. Jack Cook m. Mattie
        1. 1. Greg Cook m. Debra
    2. 2. Homer Cook (9 Apr 1916 – 19 November 1956) m. Virginia Griffith (abt 1921 – )
      1. 1. Michael (Rey) Cook (5 Oct 1942 – 8 Apr 1999)
      2. 2. Jackie Hadar
    3. 3. Audrey (Rose) Cook (1912 – 21 February 1958) m. Robert Newsome m. Raymond (Paul) Nagel (12 Jul 1910 – Sep. 23, 1956) m. William (Lee) Adams (2 Aug 1920 – 25 Jul 1978)
      1. 1. Robert Newsome (2 Feb 1934 – 5 Jan 1992)
    4. 4. Glenn Cook (abt 1920 – )
    5. 5. Sarah (Lavina) Cook (6 Aug 1920 – ) m. Harold (S) Coburn (abt 1907 – )
      1. 1. David Cooper (abt 1932 – )
      2. 2. Jerry Cooper (abt 1935 – )
    6. 6. Minerva (Jean) Cook (abt 1921 – 15 Dec 1995) m. Virgil (Powell) Travis (22 Sep 1919 – 26 Jun 1998)
      1. 1. Bill (Gilbert) Travis (14 Apr 1940 – )
      2. 2. Shelby (J.) Turner (abt 1942 – )
      3. 3. Jesse (Dean) Travis (12 Jun 1966 – )
    7. 7. Norma (Lee) Lockhart (abt 1923 – 4 Jan 2011)
      1. 1. Gary Howard
    8. 8. Dolores Cook (abt 1928 – 15 Jul 1972) m. Donald (Lee) Welch (10 Sep 1926 – 19 Feb 1974)
  3. 3. Anna (Belle) Farney (27 July 1868 – 9 Jul 1909) m. William (L) Farney (16 Oct 1865 – 4 January 1922)
    1. 1. Ada (M) Farney (Nov 1888 – )
    2. 2. Georgie (O) Farney (May 1891 – )
    3. 3. Lawrence (B) Farney (Jul 1893 – 1922)
    4. 4. Linden (F) Farney (May 1895 – )
    5. 5. Denver (C) Farney (1908 – )
  4. 4. Ida (M.) Cook (abt 1871 – )
  5. 5. 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
  6. 6. Sarah (B) Cook (abt 1877 – )
  7. 7. Gracie Cook (abt 1878 – 4 September 1965) m. James (Jefferson) Starnes (1 March 1874 – 7 December 1936)
    1. 1. Ida (May) Maler (abt 1907 – )
    2. 2. Ray (James) Starnes (11 Mar 1920 – 4 August 1971) m. Dorothy Jordan

William Cook's Timeline

10 Records

1841
2-11-1841
Birth of William Augustus Cook in Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1843
abt 1843
Birth of William Augustus Cook in Hanover
Hanover
1850
1850
Age 7
William Augustus Cook resided here in Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio
Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio
1860
1860
Age 17
William Augustus Cook resided here in Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 27
William Augustus Cook resided here in Portsmouth Ward 4, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Portsmouth Ward 4, Scioto, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 37
William Augustus Cook resided here in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
William Augustus Cook resided here in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 37
William Augustus Cook resided here in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
1900
1900
Age 57
William Augustus Cook resided here in Portsmouth city, Scioto, Ohio
Portsmouth city, Scioto, Ohio
1902
12-24-1902
Age 59
Death of William Augustus Cook in Murry City, Ohio
Murry City, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2-11-1841
    Event Place: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
    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] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portsmouth Ward 4, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portsmouth Ward 6, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: T623_1319; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 129.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 270; Image: 544; Family History Library Film: 803997
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 303B; Image: .
    [6] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1843
    Event Place: Hanover
    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: Birth
    Event Place: Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 303B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1853
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portsmouth Ward 6, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: T623_1319; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 129.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Elizabeth, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 270; Image: 544; Family History Library Film: 803997

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Aug 1868
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964, The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Records of the Us Customs Service, Rg36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Portsmouth Ward 4, Scioto, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portsmouth Ward 4, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    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 10
    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 11
    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 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Portsmouth city, Scioto, Ohio
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portsmouth Ward 6, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: T623_1319; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 129.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Bremen, Germany
    Record Source: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964, The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Records of the Us Customs Service, Rg36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hanover
    Record Source: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964, The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Records of the Us Customs Service, Rg36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12-24-1902
    Event Place: Murry City, Ohio
    Record Source: Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenlawn Cemetary Portsmouth , Ohio section 13
    Record Source: Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
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