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Mary Benhem Cook 1850 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1850

Birth Location: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois

Death Date: 24 Jun 1932

Death Location: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa

Father: Nelson Cook

Mother: Lucretia Ives

Spouse(s): Demmon Jeffers

Children(s): Maud Jeffers, Mable Jeffers

Born in 1850 in Neponset, Bureau, Illinois, Mary Benhem Cook was the child of Nelson Cook and Lucretia Ives. In time, Mary Benhem Cook married Demmon Denis Jeffers, and they raised a family that included Maud Adel Jeffers and Mable C Jeffers. Mary Benhem Cook died in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa in 1932.

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Parents

Nelson Cook
1813 – 1882
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
NC
Lucretia Ives
1823 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
LI

Spouses(s)

Demmon Jeffers
1852 – 1915
Birth Location: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York
DJ

Children(s)

Maud Jeffers
1876 – 1946
Birth Location: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois
MJ
Mable Jeffers
1879 –
Birth Location: Iowa
MJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1920; Census Place: Red Oak Ward 2, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 120, Year: 1930; Census Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340405, Year: 1880; Census Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 357; Page: 328D; Enumeration District: 145, Year: 1870; Census Place: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M593_190; Page: 425A, Year: 1900; Census Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 450; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240450, Year: 1910; Census Place: Red Oak Ward 2, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T624_415; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1374428, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M593_190; Page: 425A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 357; Page: 328D; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 450; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240450

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Red Oak Ward 2, Montgomery, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Red Oak Ward 2, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T624_415; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1374428

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Red Oak Ward 2, Montgomery, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Red Oak Ward 2, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 120

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340405

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Jun 1932
    Event Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 26 Jun 1932
    Event Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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