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Wilson H Cook 1826–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1826

Birth Location: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 11 May 1879

Death Location: Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Cook

Mother: Sarah Henby

Spouse(s): Jemima Jay

Children(s): Mary Cook, James Cook, Silas Cook, Wiley Cook, Jesse Cook, Lena Reeves, Harve Cook, Sarah Cook, William Cook

In 1826, Wilson H Cook entered the world in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States, born to William Cook And Sarah Henby. In 1850, Wilson H Cook resided in Salem, Henry, Iowa, USA. In 1852, Wilson H Cook resided in Jackson, Henry, Iowa, USA. Wilson H Cook married Jemima Jay, and had children including Giles John Cook, Harve Therion Cook, James Hunt Cook, Jesse Cook, Lena Belle Cook Reeves, Mary Cook, Sarah Ann Cook, Silas Cook, Wiley O Cook, William Oran Cook. Wilson H Cook passed away in 1879 in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Wilson H Cook entered the world in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States, born to William Cook And Sarah Henby.
  • In 1850, Wilson H Cook resided in Salem, Henry, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1852, Wilson H Cook resided in Jackson, Henry, Iowa, USA.
  • Wilson H Cook married Jemima Jay, and had children including Giles John Cook, Harve Therion Cook, James Hunt Cook, Jesse Cook, Lena Belle Cook Reeves, Mary Cook, Sarah Ann Cook, Silas Cook, Wiley O Cook, William Oran Cook.
  • Wilson H Cook passed away in 1879 in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cook
1782–1846
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Henby
1788–1873
Birth Location: Wayne County,North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jemima Jay
1829–1895
Birth Location: Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mary Cook
1850–1936
Birth Location: Iowa
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James Cook
1850–1913
Birth Location: Henry County, Iowa, United States of America
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Silas Cook
1852–1920
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA
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Wiley Cook
1856–1956
Birth Location: United States of America
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Jesse Cook
1856–1938
Birth Location: Iowa
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Lena Reeves
1871–1943
Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
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Harve Cook
1869–1946
Birth Location: Henry County, Iowa
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Sarah Cook
1861–1934
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA
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William Cook
1867–1952
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA
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Wilson Cook's Ancestors

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Wilson Cook
1826–1879
Birth Place: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States
Parents
William Cook
1782–1846
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Henby
1788–1873
Wayne County,North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Henby) Sr
1748–1807
Sutton Creek, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Clarkey Parker
1754–1810
Pasquotank, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Parker
1730–1804
Elizabeth Peele
1736–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Parker
1700–1785
Mary Wallace
1700–1810

Wilson Cook's Descendants

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Wilson (H) Cook (18 Nov 1826–11 May 1879) m. Jemima Jay (26 March 1829–15 November 1895)
  1. 1. Mary Cook 1850–1936
  2. 2. James (Hunt) Cook 1850–1913 m. Marietta Whetsel 1856–1944
    1. 1. Frederick (Jesse) Cook 1877–1952 m. Blanche Lutz 1882–1955
      1. 1. George (Kyle) Cook 1910–1951 m. Stella (E) VandeWalle 1916–
      2. 2. Lucille (Jane) Cook 1915–1972 m. Russell (Dale) Martin 1911–1984
      3. 3. Mildred (Etta) Cook 1916–1987 m. Edward (Alberti) Moritz 1898–1972
      4. 4. Kathryn (Marguerite) Cook 1908–1981 m. Howard (C) Smith 1906–1982
        1. 1. Tula (Mae) Smith 1931–2003 m. James (Lewis) Skubal 1931–1996
    2. 2. Marie Cook 1881–1960 m. Clyde (Walter) Mathers 1881–1938
      1. 1. Jack (Adelbert) Mathers 1902–1955 m. Catherine (Marie) Kneipper 1904–2000
        1. 1. Jacquelyn (Audry) Mathers 1931–1992 m. Harold (Lindley Van) Etten 1926–2004
        2. 2. Shirley (M) Mathers 1935–2006
    3. 3. Maude Cook 1883–1960 m. Charles (William) Rooney 1876–1925
    4. 4. Albert (E.) Cook 1886–1970 m. Julia (Grace) Shiffer 1888–1954
      1. 1. Marlowe (Elaine) Cook 1926–1988 m. James (Loren Combs) Sr 1924–1990
        1. 1. Jerry Combs 1950–1950
        2. 2. John (Frederick) Combs 1948–2009
      2. 2. Warren (Charles) Cook 1921–1957 m. Hazel (B.) Piatt 1923–2001
      3. 3. Chester (Albert Cook) Sr. 1919–1983 m. Isabelle (M) Vaughn 1921–2012
        1. 1. William (Charles) Cook 1946–1946
        2. 2. Chester (Albert Cook) Jr. 1944–2008
      4. 4. Merlin (James) Cook 1917–1998
      5. 5. Frederick (Harry) Cook 1913–1987 m. Ruth (Ernestine) Comben 1917–1941
      6. 6. Maynard (John Cook) Sr 1915–2003 m. Georgia (Marie) Sackett 1920–1995
        1. 1. Maynard (John Cook) Jr 1944–1981 m. Karen Moran 1948–2021
    5. 5. Arthur (Leslie) Cook 1891–1942
    6. 6. Merle (Mabel) Cook 1893–1930 m. Jesse (Lloyd) Engle 1891–1976
      1. 1. Marvin ("Jack" Lloyd) Engle 1919–1998
      2. 2. James (Keneth) Engle 1922–1999
    7. 7. Lulu (Fern) Cook 1895–1979 m. Joseph Schatterman 1890–1965
      1. 1. Robert (Joseph) Schatterman 1914–1988
      2. 2. Virginia (Marie) Schatterman 1915–2007 m. Chester (L.) Runyon 1912–1990
        1. 1. Virginia (Lou) Runyon 1935–2020 m. Arthur (Paul) Hicks 1931–2009
        2. 2. Chester (Leroy Runyon) Jr 1936–2022
        3. 3. Raymond (Earl) Runyon 1939–2017
        4. 4. Melvin (E) Runyon 1941–2023
      3. 3. Dolores (Jean) Schatterman 1927–1994 m. Richard (Frederick) Hinrichsen 1919–1959
        1. 1. Sally (Lou) Hinrichsen 1945–2004 m. William (Andrew) Kludy 1945–2017
        2. 2. Peggy (Sue) Hinrichsen 1949–2022 m. Milo (L.) Fuhr 1945–2008
      4. 4. Richard (James) Schatterman 1916–1916
    8. 8. Everet (J) Cook 1898–1975
    9. 9. Mina (Katherine) Cook 1879–1954 m. Alonzo (Thomas) Hall 1876–1948
      1. 1. Dorothy Hall 1904–1960 m. Albert (N.) Schweitzer 1896–1975
        1. 1. Thomas (Leroy) Schweitzer 1928–1991 m. Carolyn (Joyce) Crumley 1929–2014
        2. 2. Jack (Robert) Schweitzer 1929–1993 m. Bettie (J.) Groenwalt 1929–2011
        3. 3. Carol (A) Schweitzer 1941–2021 m. Donald (D.) Hilger 1935–2018
      2. 2. Robert (Earl) Hall 1906–1951 m. Mary (Lillian) Reid 1913–1984
        1. 1. Dorothy (Jane) Hall 1930–1985
        2. 2. David (John) Hall 1931–1964
        3. 3. Alonzo (Thomas) Hall 1933–2007
        4. 4. Robert (Leo) Hall 1934–2012
        5. 5. Walter (Scott) Hall 1935–2001
        6. 6. Caroline (Ann) Hall 1937–1992
        7. 7. Laurel (J) Hall 1938–2004
        8. 8. Gregory (Owen) Hall 1939–1998
        9. 9. Mary (Louise) Hall 1940–2021 m. Elwin (Dale) Hitesman 1936–2016
        10. 10. James (Roger) Hall 1941–1942
        11. 11. Infant (Female) Hall 1943–1943
      3. 3. Janet (Augusta) Hall 1910–1990 m. Roy (O) Summers 1903–1997
        1. 1. Betty (P) Summers 1929–1984
      4. 4. James (Everett) Hall 1912–2001 m. Helen (Lorraine) Searcy 1907–1962
      5. 5. Barbara (Hall) Eckerman 1912–1968
      6. 6. Richard (Leroy) Hall 1915–1990 m. Margaret (Loretta) Peralta 1917–2009
        1. 1. Margaret (Charlene) Hall 1938–2012 m. Robert (Alden) Eggink 1936–2024
      7. 7. Thelma (Marguerite) Hall 1898–1981 m. William (Harry) Myers 1893–1961
      8. 8. Herald (Alonzo) Hall 1901–1957
      9. 9. Marvin (Cook) Hale 1903–1904
  3. 3. Silas Cook 1852–1920
  4. 4. Wiley (O) Cook 1856–1956
  5. 5. Jesse Cook 1856–1938
  6. 6. Lena (Belle Cook) Reeves 1871–1943 m. Christopher (Columbus) Reeves 1862–1945
    1. 1. Blanche (Mae) Reeves 1892–1983 m. William Fundy 1888–1920 m. Stephen (A. Douglas) Atkins 1892–1970
      1. 1. Emmamay Atkins 1925–2004 m. Orville (Edward) Welsh 1921–2002
      2. 2. Lenabelle (Henrietta) Atkins 1923–2018 m. Robert (Lorenzo) Duncan 1922–2023
        1. 1. Charles (Robert) Duncan 1944–2019 m. Linda (Jean) Williamson 1951–2010
      3. 3. Harvey (Berten Fundy) (Atkins) 1914–1972 m. Leondine (Alta) Aspinwall 1914–1974
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Atkins 1951–2022 m. Gorden (Lee) Atkins 1946–2021
  7. 7. Harve (Therion) Cook 1869–1946 m. Mary Knotts 1874–1945
  8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Cook 1861–1934 m. David (M) Reeves 1845–
    1. 1. William (R) Reeves 1895–
  9. 9. William (Oran) Cook 1867–1952 m. Alice Larson 1887–1951 m. Mary (Rebecca) Snyder 1872–1943
    1. 1. Edward (William) Cook 1922–1960 m. Bernice (Marjorie) Spiess 1928–1963
    2. 2. Robert (Theron) Cook 1926–2001
    3. 3. Otis (Lancelot "Lance") Cook 1895–1953 m. Forest (D.) Clark 1895–1972
      1. 1. Reva (Louise) Cook 1929–1978 m. T. (Kenneth) McDevitt 1919–2000
      2. 2. Thelma (Forest) Cook 1915–1991 m. Ralph (William) Turner 1912–1991
        1. 1. Donald (Estes) Turner 1941–2003
        2. 2. Mary (Lynn) Turner 1944–2024 m. Raymond (L) Mullins 1938–2015 m. Robert Wallace –1983
        3. 3. Cathy (J) Turner 1946–2009 m. Jimmie (Marvin) Boyett 1943–2004
      3. 3. Mary (Ella) Cook 1914–1962 m. Chester (Christian) Howser 1911–1975
        1. 1. Glenda (Rae) Houser 1938–2023
        2. 2. Roy (Chester) Howser 1935–2005 m. Jacqueline (Kay) Middlekauf 1937–1990
        3. 3. Ronald (Dean) Howser 1941–2008 m. Janice (Mae) Baker 1946–
        4. 4. Dennis (Bruce) Howser 1943–2009
        5. 5. Paul (Leslie) Howser 1947–2006 m. Sandra (Kay) Erickson 1949–2013
      4. 4. Otis (Edward) Cook 1918–1983
      5. 5. Lelia (Eleanor) Cook 1920–1986 m. Darrel (Eugene) Freberg 1916–1946 m. Garth (Herbert) Games 1917–1988
      6. 6. Hazel (L) Cook 1923–2009 m. James (W) Olive 1921–1982 m. Thomas (Leonard) Mincks 1921–2002
        1. 1. David (Willis) Olive 1940–1940
      7. 7. Ray (Dean) Cook 1926–1982 m. Roberta (J) Ellison 1927–1982
    4. 4. Myron (Leslie) Cook 1893–1975 m. Lelia (Fern) Clark 1898–1931
      1. 1. James (Branson) Cook 1929–1987
      2. 2. Josephine (Elizabeth) Cook 1923–2009 m. William (J.) Kappler 1920–1970
        1. 1. Rodger (William) Kappler 1944–2016
        2. 2. Daniel (R) Kappler 1947–2023
        3. 3. Mary (Alice) Kappler 1951–2007
      3. 3. Marvin (Allen 'Pete') Cook 1922–2007 m. Mary (Agnes) Donahue 1921–2008
        1. 1. Stephen (Alan) Cook 1942–2024
        2. 2. Sally (Ann) Cook 1947–2015
      4. 4. Marie (Edna) Cook 1920–2010 m. John (Everett) Stroberg 1921–2014
    5. 5. William (Lawrence) Cook 1892–

Wilson Cook's Timeline

6 Records

1826
18 Nov 1826
Birth of Wilson H Cook in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States
Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States
1850
24 Sep 1850
Age 24
Wilson H Cook resided here in Salem, Henry, Iowa, USA
Salem, Henry, Iowa, USA
1852
1852
Age 26
Wilson H Cook resided here in Jackson, Henry, Iowa, USA
Jackson, Henry, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 34
Wilson H Cook resided here in Tippecanoe, Rome, Henry, Iowa, USA
Tippecanoe, Rome, Henry, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 44
Wilson H Cook resided here in Tippecanoe, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
Tippecanoe, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
1879
11 May 1879
Age 53
Death of Wilson H Cook in Swan, Marion, Iowa, United States
Swan, Marion, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1826
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994, Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana
    [2] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa; Roll: M593_395; Page: 352A
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa; Roll: M653_324; Page: 378; Family History Library Film:
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Salem, Henry, Iowa; Roll: 184; Page: 244b
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940
    [8] Iowa, U.S., Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Salem, Henry, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Iowa, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Salem, Henry, Iowa; Roll: 184; Page: 244b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Jackson, Henry, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1838-1846

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tippecanoe, Rome, Henry, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa; Roll: M653_324; Page: 378; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tippecanoe, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Henry, Iowa; Roll: M593_395; Page: 352A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sand Creek, Bartholelmew County, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994, Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1879
    Event Place: Swan, Marion, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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