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Willis A Cook 1852 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1852

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 8 Nov 1932

Death Location: Taylor County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Cooke

Mother: Margaret Hicks

Spouse(s): Martha Wilkerson

Children(s): George Cooke, Annie Cook, Willis Cooke, Ladye Cooke

In 1852, Willis A Cook entered the world in Virginia, born to James R Cooke and Margaret Hicks. In 1910, Willis A Cook resided in Magisterial District 5, Todd, Kentucky, USA. Willis A Cook married Martha F Wilkerson, and had children including George W Cooke, Annie Belle Cook, Willis B Cooke, Ladye Thomas Cooke. Willis A Cook passed away in 1932 in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Willis A Cook entered the world in Virginia, born to James R Cooke and Margaret Hicks.
  • In 1910, Willis A Cook resided in Magisterial District 5, Todd, Kentucky, USA.
  • Willis A Cook married Martha F Wilkerson, and had children including George W Cooke, Annie Belle Cook, Willis B Cooke, Ladye Thomas Cooke.
  • Willis A Cook passed away in 1932 in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cooke
1819 –
Birth Location: Virginia
JC
Margaret Hicks
1819 –
Birth Location: –
MH

Spouses(s)

Martha Wilkerson
1856 – 1926
Birth Location: Virginia
MW

Children(s)

George Cooke
1883 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
GC
Annie Cook
1887 – 1929
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
AC
Willis Cooke
1889 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
WC
Ladye Cooke
1895 – 1976
Birth Location: Christian County, Kentucky, USA
LC

Willis Cook's Ancestors

Self
Willis Cook
1852 – 1932
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
James R Cooke
1819 –
Virginia
Margaret Hicks
1819 –
Grandparents
Pheraby Mobley
1785 – 1870
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Cook's Descendants

1.
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Willis (A) Cook (25 September 1852 – 8 Nov 1932) m. Martha (F) Wilkerson (3 Sep 1856 – 31 Mar 1926)
  1. 1. George (W) Cooke (abt 1883 – )
  2. 2. Annie (Belle) Cook (17 May 1887 – 26 October 1929) m. William (Murray) Conyers (4 Sep 1889 – 1 June 1977)
    1. 1. Annie (Laurie) Conyers (31 May 1914 – Oct 1995) m. Joseph (Daniel) Purcell (5 Sep 1908 – 1 Jun 1990)
      1. 1. Joanne (Marie) Purcell (6 Oct 1937 – 7 Jan 2016) m. Robert (Winslow) Holliday (8 Aug 1934 – )
      2. 2. Jerome (Michael) Purcell (5 Dec 1938 – ) m. Constance (Elizabeth) Heinrichs (1 Apr 1942 – )
        1. 1. Julie (Lorraine) Purcell (04/07/1965 – ) m. Jeffrey (Stephen) Hungerford (23 Apr 1965 – )
        2. 2. Anita (Lynn) Purcell (20 Oct 1966 – ) m. Gregory Haws
        3. 3. Joan (Beth) Purcell (01 Nov 1967 – ) m. Randall (E) Raskin
        4. 4. Vincent (Edward) Purcell (07 Jan 1969 – ) m. Kelly Calder (11 Jan – )
      3. 3. Sheila (Catherine) Purcell (17 Sep 1941 – ) m. Kenneth (Herbert) Roberts (abt 1945 – )
      4. 4. Terence (Patrick) Purcell (25 May 1946 – 7 Dec 2004)
    2. 2. Mary (Eliza (Lamb)) Conyers (1 Jul 1916 – 7 Mar 2006) m. Thomas (Cornelius) McGuyer (1907 – 16 July 1985)
      1. 1. Anna (Faye) McGuyer (8 May 1941 – )
      2. 2. Murray (Yuvonne) McGuyer (11 Feb 1943 – 29 Mar 1991)
    3. 3. Helen (Murray) Conyers (31 Aug 1921 – )
    4. 4. James (Chaney) Conyers (18 Feb 1923 – 25 Apr 2005) m. Catherine (June) Thurston (23 Jun 1927 – 23 September 1992)
      1. 1. William (James) Conyers (1 Aug 1947 – )
      2. 2. Randall (Scott) Conyers (20 Jul 1950 – 13 March 1986)
      3. 3. Larry Conyers (1951 – )
      4. 4. Kathy (Ann) Conyers (4 Aug 1954 – 6 Aug 1954)
  3. 3. Willis (B) Cooke (abt 1889 – )
  4. 4. Ladye (Thomas) Cooke (2 Apr 1895 – 16 Jan 1976) m. Herbert (Moore) Conyers (6 Jan 1892 – 9 Jul 1981)
    1. 1. Martha (Mae) Conyers (31 Jan 1914 – 2 Mar 1989) m. Charles (Davis) Barnett (2 Feb 1899 – 10 Mar 1994)
    2. 2. Janie (Moore) Conyers (8 Aug 1916 – 27 Feb 1978) m. Lucian (D) Walker (1916 – )
      1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Walker (1939 – )
      2. 2. Nancy (J) Walker (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Flora (Evelyn) Conyers (17 May 1919 – 2 January 2008) m. John Waller
    4. 4. Charles (Thomas) Conyers (28 Jan 1923 – 24 Jun 1923)
    5. 5. Herbert (Austin) Conyers (7 May 1927 – 19 March 1993) m. Grace (L) Huff (29 Nov 1926 – 3 Jul 1973)
      1. 1. Phyllis Conyers (28 October 1948 – 22 March 2015)

Willis Cook's Timeline

3 Records

1852
25 September 1852
Birth of Willis A Cook in Virginia
Virginia
1910
1910
Age 58
Willis A Cook resided here in Magisterial District 5, Todd, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 5, Todd, Kentucky, USA
1932
8 Nov 1932
Age 80
Death of Willis A Cook in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States of America
Taylor County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1852
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 5, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374517
    [3] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 5, Todd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 5, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374517

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1932
    Event Place: Taylor County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pembroke, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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