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James Henry Cook 1917 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1917

Birth Location: Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 2 Apr 1982

Death Location: Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA

Father: John Cook

Mother: Vassie Griffin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Perry

Children(s): James Cook, Vassie Cook

The birth of James Henry Cook Sr. took place in 1917 in Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA, to John H. Cook and Vassie Griffin. James Henry Cook Sr. married Elizabeth Florence Perry, and together they had James H. Cook and Vassie L. Cook. James Henry Cook Sr.'s death occurred in 1982 in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

John Cook
1899 – 1917
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Vassie Griffin
1902 – 1973
Birth Location: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Perry
1922 – 1979
Birth Location: Greenville Ward 5, Greenville, South Carolina
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Children(s)

James Cook
Birth Location: –
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Vassie Cook
1949 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 May 1917
    Event Place: Henry, Lawerenceville, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama; Roll: T625_18; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 129

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 57

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tuskegee
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1982; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.81923276,0.33395696,0.9623837&xid

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1982; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.81923276,0.33395696,0.9623837&xid
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