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Don Cook

Donald Clinton Cook (1921 - 2003)

Born in Barnes, Washington CO, Kansas
Died at age 82 in Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York

Donald Clinton (Don) Cook

Ancestors ancestors

Son of and

Brother of , , , , , , [private sister (1930s - unknown)], , [private brother (1930s - unknown)], , , , [private sister (1940s - unknown)] and

Husband of — married 15 Feb 1946 in Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, United States map icon at age 25

Father of , [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]

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Family Tree of Don Cook

Donald

Donald Clinton (Don) Cook

Ancestors ancestors

Son of Bert Clinton Cook and Lela Ethel (Bledsoe) Cook

Brother of Glen Willard Cook, Robert Norman Cook, Paul Lloyd Cook, Violet LaVone (Cook) Davis, Rose Marie (Cook) Elliott, Daisy Valjean (Cook) Gilmore, [private sister (1930s - unknown)], Thomas Edward Cook, [private brother (1930s - unknown)], EdNida Blanche (Cook) Werner, Bert Kenneth Cook Jr, Marion Lee Cook, [private sister (1940s - unknown)] and Gloria Jean Cook

Husband of Louise (Vardabash) Cook — married 15 Feb 1946 in Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, United States map icon at age 25

Father of Louis Bert Cook , [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]

Parents
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Bert Clinton Cook

02 Sep 1898 - 16 Feb 1987
Barnes, Washington, Kansas, United States

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Lela Ethel Bledsoe

25 Sep 1900 - 19 Dec 1979
Barnes, Washington, Kansas, United States

Grandparents
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Sherman Philip Cook

07 Dec 1869 - 22 Sep 1932
Harrison Township, Daviess, Missouri, United States

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EdNida Blanche Rosebaugh

26 May 1874 - 23 Nov 1948
Prospect, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Thomas Alexander Bledsoe

10 Mar 1871 - 07 Apr 1951
Long Creek Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States

Mary Bertha McConnell

07 Apr 1877 - 13 Nov 1954
Benton, Des Moines, Iowa

Great-Grandparents
Peter Jackson Cook

29 Jan 1847 - 29 Aug 1917
Washington Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States

Agnes Raines

28 Feb 1847 - 16 Feb 1880
Monroe County, Indiana, United States of America

Levi Lee Rosebaugh

13 May 1853 - 08 May 1937
Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Ann Catherine Bupp

10 Mar 1852 - 14 Dec 1938
Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Thomas Manley Bledsoe

25 Dec 1822 - 02 Feb 1918
Knox, Tennessee, United States

Sarah Ellen Kincaid

12 Sep 1840 - 05 Dec 1880
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

John McConnell

08 Apr 1839 - 06 Nov 1920
Pennsylvania, United States

Margaret Jane McClintock

16 Mar 1843 - 18 Nov 1929
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

2nd-Great-Grandparents

16 Oct 1813 - 11 Mar 1895

05 Dec 1825 - 13 Feb 1889

14 Feb 1818 - 12 Nov 1912

abt 1824 - abt 1872

29 Apr 1807 - 06 Sep 1887

abt 1817 - 22 Jul 1885

01 Nov 1815 - 08 Mar 1896

01 Aug 1820 - 21 Jul 1901

abt 1795 - abt 1900

abt 1800 - abt 1859

abt 24 May 1816 - abt 06 Nov 1859

abt 12 Oct 1813 - abt 16 Dec 1879

[McConnell g-g-grandfather?]

[McConnell g-g-grandmother?]

[McClintock g-g-grandfather?]

[McClintock g-g-grandmother?]

Descendants of Don Cook

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Contents

Biography

Birth

Don was born on 15 Feb 1921 in Barnes, Washington CO, Kansas to Bert Cook and Lela Bledsoe.

Military Service

Don Cook served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s):
Service ended:

Donald served during World War II in the Navy. No military records are in my possession

Marriage

Don, age 25 married Louise Vardabash, age 19 on Feb 15 1946 in Troy, Doriphan, Kansas. [1]

3 sons were born to this marriage.

  1. Louis Bert Cook (abt.1947-abt.1948)
  2. Donald Cook
  3. Thomas Cook

Death

Don passed away on 14 Dec 2003 in Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York at the age 82 years 10 months 29 days. No grave has been found [2]

Census

In the 1930 census, Don Cook in household of Bert C Cook, Greenleaf, Washington, Kansas, United States [3]

Name RoleSex Age Birthplace
Bert C CookHeadMale32Kansas
Lelia Cook WifeFemale 29Kansas
Don Cook SonMale 8 Kansas
Glen CookSonMale 7Kansas
Robert Cook SonMale 5 Kansas
Paul Cook SonMale 4 Kansas
Violet Cook DaughterFemale 3 Kansas
Rose Marie Cook DaughterFemale 1 Kansas
Francis Warner Male 20 Kansas
Thomas Kataska Male 16 Kansas

In the 1950 census, Don Cook in household of Mary Vardabash, Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States [4]

Name RoleSex Age Birthplace
Mary VardabashHeadMale63New York
Dorothy Vardabash DaughterFemale 18New York
Don Cook Son-in-lawMale 29 Kansas
Lousie Cook DaughterFemale 22 New York
Donald Cook GrandsonMale 1 New York
Joseph Boni Son-in-lawMale 35 New York
Anna Boni Daughter Female 30 New York

Sources

  1. ↑ Kansas State Marriage License in possession of Lela Cook
  2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V92V-K3T : 11 January 2021), Donald C Cook, 14 Dec 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  3. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 5B, line 73, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 725; FHL microfilm 2,340,460
    (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77L-XG2 : accessed 2 December 2021),
    Don Cook in household of Bert C Cook, Greenleaf, Washington, Kansas, United States
  4. ↑ 150 Census: "United States Census, 1950"
    citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 5B, line 73, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 725; FHL microfilm 2,340,460
    (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77L-XG2 : accessed 2 December 2021),
    Don Cook, Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States
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