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William Henry Cook 1866 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1866

Birth Location: Greene Co.

Death Date: 17 February 1943

Death Location: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jethro Cook

Mother: Emily Mooring

Spouse(s): Mary Barfield

Children(s): Mattie Cook, William Cook, Julia Cook, Dorothy Cook, Mary Cooke, Marion Cook, Mary Cook

In 1866, William Henry Cook entered the world in Greene Co., born to Jethro T Cook and Emily F. Mooring. In 1870, William Henry Cook resided in Speights Bridge, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina. William Henry Cook married Mary Catherine (Cathron) Barfield, and had children including Mattie Belle Cook, William Robert Cook, Julia Mae Cook, Dorothy Gay Cook, Mary C Cooke, Marion Cook, Mary Cook. William Henry Cook passed away in 1943 in Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, William Henry Cook entered the world in Greene Co., born to Jethro T Cook and Emily F. Mooring.
  • In 1870, William Henry Cook resided in Speights Bridge, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina.
  • William Henry Cook married Mary Catherine (Cathron) Barfield, and had children including Mattie Belle Cook, William Robert Cook, Julia Mae Cook, Dorothy Gay Cook, Mary C Cooke, Marion Cook, Mary Cook.
  • William Henry Cook passed away in 1943 in Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jethro Cook
1836 – 1914
Birth Location: Greene County, North Carolina, USA
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Emily Mooring
1839 – 1914
Birth Location: Davis, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Barfield
1872 – 1961
Birth Location: Spreights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, United States of America
MB

Children(s)

Mattie Cook
1891 – 1926
Birth Location: Greene Co.
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William Cook
1888 – 1920
Birth Location: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
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Julia Cook
1904 – 1995
Birth Location: , Greene, North Carolina, USA
JC
Dorothy Cook
1907 – 1995
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Mary Cooke
1908 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Marion Cook
1911 – 1993
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Mary Cook
1916 – 2010
Birth Location: North Carolina
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William Cook's Ancestors

Self
William Cook
1866 – 1943
Birth Place: Greene Co.
Parents
Jethro T Cook
1836 – 1914
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
Emily (F.) Mooring
1839 – 1914
Davis, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cook's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Cook (abt 1866 – 17 February 1943) m. Mary (Catherine (Cathron)) Barfield (22 May 1872 – 9 March 1961)
  1. 1. Mattie (Belle) Cook (10 Sep 1891 – 02 Jun 1926) m. William (Wiley) Shingleton (May 1893 – 17 March 1969)
    1. 1. Illa (Willie) Shingleton (23 April 1916 – 29 November 1988)
    2. 2. Dr. (William Warner) Shingleton (26 Nov 1917 – 2 Jan 2005)
    3. 3. Shingleton (1918 – )
    4. 4. Edward (Ernest) Shingleton (9 Nov 1919 – 17 Jan 2004)
    5. 5. Dr. (Gerald Coburn) Shingleton (18 August 1921 – 3 March 1985)
    6. 6. Shingleton (1923 – 11 Mar 1923)
    7. 7. Lloyd (Aubrey) Shingleton (7 Jun 1924 – 4 Dec 2000)
    8. 8. Lloyd (Aubrey) Shingleton (7 Jun 1924 – 4 Dec 2000)
    9. 9. Shingleton (2 June 1926 – )
  2. 2. William (Robert) Cook (10 Dec 1888 – aft 1920)
  3. 3. Julia (Mae) Cook (3 Oct 1904 – 16 Jun 1995) m. William (Wiley) Shingleton (May 1893 – 17 March 1969)
    1. 1. Julia (Louise) Shingleton (15 Aug 1929 – 26 Jul 2014)
    2. 2. Hugh (Maurice) Shingleton (abt 1932 – 12 Oct 2014)
    3. 3. Roddy (Neil) Shingleton (29 Oct 1932 – 28 Apr 2020)
    4. 4. Foy (V) Shingleton (abt 1936 – )
    5. 5. Juanita (Ann) Shingleton (15 Aug 1944 – 27 Sep 2000) m. Toby Hammer
      1. 1. Larissa Ivantich
      2. 2. Brent Hammer
  4. 4. Dorothy (Gay) Cook (14 DEC 1907 – 2 Nov 1995)
  5. 5. Mary (C) Cooke (1908 – )
  6. 6. Marion Cook (abt 1911 – 25 Sep 1993) m. Charles Childress
    1. 1. Charlene Childress
    2. 2. Gerald Childress
    3. 3. Janelle Childress
  7. 7. Mary Cook (abt 1916 – 16 Jun 2010)

William Cook's Timeline

12 Records

1863
18 Feb 1863
Birth of William Henry Cook in Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
1866
abt 1866
Birth of William Henry Cook in North Carolina
North Carolina
1870
1870
Age 4
William Henry Cook resided here in Speights Bridge, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Speights Bridge, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
William Henry Cook resided here in Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
William Henry Cook resided here in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
William Henry Cook resided here in Carrs, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Carrs, Greene, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 54
William Henry Cook resided here in Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 64
William Henry Cook resided here in Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 69
William Henry Cook resided here in Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina
Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina
1937
Abt 1937
Age 71
William Henry Cook resided here in Wilson . N. C
Wilson . N. C
1940
1940
Age 74
William Henry Cook resided here in Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1943
17 February 1943
Age 77
Death of William Henry Cook in Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98-19
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341463
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241197
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carrs, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1107; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375120
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
    [8] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1943; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.6636574,0.28835872,0.8101764&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1866
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Greene Co.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1140; Page: 512A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: 965; Page: 10D; Enumeration District: 062

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241197

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Carrs, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carrs, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1107; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375120

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341463

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98-19

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1937
    Event Place: Wilson . N. C
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Evening star; Publication Date: 24/ Aug/ 1937; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; ,0.067667,0.98352665,0.2937683&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98-19

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilson
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1943; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.6636574,0.28835872,0.8101764&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1943
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1943; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.6636574,0.28835872,0.8101764&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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