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Henry L Cook 1839 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1839

Birth Location: Gordon County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 3 Mar 1917

Death Location: Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Henry Cook

Mother: Susana Riggins

Spouse(s): Martha Shelhouse

Children(s): Sarah Cook

According to available records, Henry L Cook Jr was born in 1839 in Gordon County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Henry Cook and Susana Savanaha Riggins. Following those early years, Henry L Cook Jr married Martha Jane Shelhouse, and their family grew to include Sarah Luanna Cook. In the later years of life, Henry L Cook Jr died in 1917 in Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Parents

Henry Cook
1796 – 1876
Birth Location: Hancock County, Georgia, USA
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Susana Riggins
1804 – 1857
Birth Location: Jackson Co., GA, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Shelhouse
1849 – 1926
Birth Location: Gordon County, Georgia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Sarah Cook
1866 – 1948
Birth Location: Gordon County, Georgia, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Gordon County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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