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William Pinkney Cooke 1810–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1810

Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 25 July 1898

Death Location: Sabougla, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Nelson Cooke

Mother: Nancy MCGEHEE

Spouse(s): Judith Lay

Children(s): Zack Cooke, Fannie Cook, Samuel Cook, Angeline Cooke

William Pinkney Cooke was born in 1810 in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Nelson Mordecai Cooke And Nancy Esther Mcgehee. William Pinkney Cooke married Judith Jenkins Lay, and had children including Angeline Cooke, Fannie Cook, Samuel Cook, Zack M Cooke. William Pinkney Cooke passed away in 1898 in Sabougla, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Pinkney Cooke was born in 1810 in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Nelson Mordecai Cooke And Nancy Esther Mcgehee.
  • William Pinkney Cooke married Judith Jenkins Lay, and had children including Angeline Cooke, Fannie Cook, Samuel Cook, Zack M Cooke.
  • William Pinkney Cooke passed away in 1898 in Sabougla, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cooke's Ancestors

Self
William Cooke
1810–1898
Birth Place: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Nelson Mordecai Cooke
1782–1822
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Esther) MCGEHEE
1784–1832
,Louisa,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
William Cooke
1740–1821
Orange, Virginia, United States
Ann Nelson
1756–1814
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Cooke
1700–1782
Ann Day
1715–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cooke's Descendants

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William (Pinkney) Cooke (4 January 1810–25 July 1898) m. Judith (Jenkins) Lay (2 March 1814–26 October 1897)
  1. 1. Zack (M) Cooke 1851–1918 m. Ellen (E) Fox 1853–1907
    1. 1. Earl Cooke 1885–1955 m. Bertha (Mozelle Bird) Shoaf 1885–1933
      1. 1. Leslie (Wayne) Cooke 1910–1934
      2. 2. Lloyd (L) Cooke 1917–1989
      3. 3. Fred (L) Cooke 1908–2001 m. Marydell Holiday 1911–1997
        1. 1. Richard (Neal) Cooke 1934–2019 m. Betty (J) Herschelman 1934–2024
    2. 2. Ellis Cooke 1885–1965 m. Beulah Harrington 1888–1967
      1. 1. Faye (Ella) Cook 1924–
      2. 2. C (M) Cook 1914–
    3. 3. William (Pinkney) Cooke 1880–1965 m. Iris Tatum 1883–1934
      1. 1. Katherine (J) Cooke 1923–2012 m. Leman (Clarence) Officer 1920–2012
      2. 2. Ethel Cooke 1904–
      3. 3. Dawlton (B) Cooke 1910–
      4. 4. James (M) Cooke 1913–
      5. 5. W (P) Cooke 1916–
      6. 6. Martin (L) Cooke 1918–
      7. 7. Leslie (H) Cooke 1921–
    4. 4. Leslie Cooke 1897–1973
    5. 5. Jesse (Thomas) Cooke 1878–1952
    6. 6. Lee (Roy) Cooke 1890–
    7. 7. Agnus Cooke 1874–
  2. 2. Fannie Cook 1855–
  3. 3. Samuel Cook 1856–
  4. 4. Angeline Cooke 1838–1905

William Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1810
4 January 1810
Birth of William Pinkney Cooke in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
1898
25 July 1898
Age 88
Death of William Pinkney Cooke in Slate Spring, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America
Slate Spring, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1810
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1898
    Event Place: Slate Spring, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sabougla, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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