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John Palestine Cook 1892 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1892

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 22 April 1949

Death Location: Somerville, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Cook

Mother: Rebecca Terry

Spouse(s): John Cook, Dora Proctor, Dora Procter

Children(s): Elma Cook, Ailene Self, Wiliam Cook, Raymond Cook, Ailene Self, Aileen Cook, Herman Cook, J Cook

John Palestine Cook was born in Tennessee in 1892, to John Merrill Cook and Rebecca Jane Terry. Later in life, John Palestine Cook married John Cook, Dora Ethel Proctor and Dora Ethel Procter; among their children were Elma Nae Cook, Ailene Cook Self, Wiliam J Cook, Raymond Layton Cook, Ailene Self, Aileen Cook, Herman Cook and J C Cook. John Palestine Cook died in Somerville, Tennessee, USA, 1949.

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Parents

John Cook
1865 – 1906
Birth Location: Alabama
JC
Rebecca Terry
1869 – 1957
Birth Location: Tate County, Mississippi, United States of America
RT

Spouses(s)

John Cook
Birth Location: –
JC
Dora Proctor
1897 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
DP
Dora Procter
1896 – 1987
Birth Location: Tennessee
DP

Children(s)

Elma Cook
1915 – 1990
Birth Location: Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
EC
Ailene Self
1916 – 1998
Birth Location: Tennessee
AS
Wiliam Cook
1919 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
WC
Raymond Cook
1924 – 1968
Birth Location: Tennessee
RC
Ailene Self
Birth Location: –
AS
Aileen Cook
1918 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
AC
Herman Cook
1921 – 1988
Birth Location: Tennessee
HC
J Cook
1927 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 4, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3890; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 24-13., Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1738; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 12, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Fayette, Tennessee; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341980, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Fayette; Roll: 1852981, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 10, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1241596, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1498; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1375511

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 10, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 10, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1241596

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1498; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1375511

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1738; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 8, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Fayette, Tennessee; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1934
    Event Place: Warren
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3890; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 24-13.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fayette, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Fayette; Roll: 1852981

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 April 1949
    Event Place: Somerville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Feathers Chapel, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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