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William Henry Cook 1866 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1866

Birth Location: Greene Co.

Death Date: 17 February 1943

Death Location: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jethro Cook

Mother: Emily Mooring

Spouse(s): Mary Barfield

Children(s): Mattie Cook, William Cook, Julia Cook, Dorothy Cook, Mary Cooke, Marion Cook, Mary Cook

According to available records, William Henry Cook was born in 1866 in Greene Co., the child of Jethro T Cook and Emily F. Mooring. Following those early years, William Henry Cook married Mary Catherine (Cathron) Barfield, and their family grew to include Mattie Belle Cook, William Robert Cook, Julia Mae Cook, Dorothy Gay Cook, Mary C Cooke, Marion Cook and Mary Cook. In the later years of life, William Henry Cook died in 1943 in Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Jethro Cook
1836 – 1914
Birth Location: Greene County, North Carolina, USA
JC
Emily Mooring
1839 – 1914
Birth Location: Davis, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Mary Barfield
1872 – 1961
Birth Location: Spreights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, United States of America
MB

Children(s)

Mattie Cook
1891 – 1926
Birth Location: Greene Co.
MC
William Cook
1888 – 1920
Birth Location: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
WC
Julia Cook
1904 – 1995
Birth Location: , Greene, North Carolina, USA
JC
Dorothy Cook
1907 – 1995
Birth Location: North Carolina
DC
Mary Cooke
1908 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
MC
Marion Cook
1911 – 1993
Birth Location: North Carolina
MC
Mary Cook
1916 – 2010
Birth Location: North Carolina
MC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98-19, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341463, Year: 1900; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241197, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carrs, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1107; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375120, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1943; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.6636574,0.28835872,0.8101764&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1866
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Greene Co.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1140; Page: 512A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bull Head, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: 965; Page: 10D; Enumeration District: 062

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1241197

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Carrs, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carrs, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1107; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375120

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341463

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98-19

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1937
    Event Place: Wilson . N. C
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Evening star; Publication Date: 24/ Aug/ 1937; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; ,0.067667,0.98352665,0.2937683&xi

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98-19

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilson
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1943; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.6636574,0.28835872,0.8101764&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 February 1943
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, The News & Observer; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1943; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.6636574,0.28835872,0.8101764&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stantonsburg, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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