Other Events:

• Residence: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
• Residence: 1861, Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, born Upper Canada, Wesleyan Methodist, age 19
• Residence: 1871, Pickering Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 16 Oct 1876, Balsam, Ontario, Canada; Thrasher (at birth of son John Alexander Cook)
• Residence: 1881, Balsam, Ontario, Canada
• Arrival: 1883
• Naturalization: 19 Oct 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Circuit Court of Cook County, Volume R 31, page 292 - witness John W. North
• Residence: 25 Oct 1892, 361 Morse Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Voter Registration List - 1st Cg Dist, Ward 34, Pct 13 - born Canada, in pct 1 yr, co & st 8 yrs - naturalized Oct 1891 Cook Co Court - Applied to vote 25 Oct 1892 - voted
• Residence: 1896, 361 Morse Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 361 Morse Avenue is now 11341 Forrestville Avenue - George W. laborer, James C. fireman, John painter, Thomas G. steamfitter == “The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1896” (Chicago: The Chicago Directory Company, 1896), pp 461-462
• Residence: 1900, 103 Stephenson Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 103 Stephenson (now 11117 Champlain) - age 59, married 36 years [c 1864], born Feb 1841 Canada to Canada father & Vermont mother, arrived US 1883, naturalized, laborer (car works) [Pullman]-George & Ellen & son James & nephew George H Gibson
• Occupation: 15 Jul 1902, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; "S L" in Yard Labor Department of Pullman Railway Car Company - 18 years of service with Pullman Company
• Probate: 29 Nov 1904, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Court appoints Chicago Title and Trust as Administrator of his estate

Notes:

Birth:
Feb 1841 from 1900 census - abt 11 Feb 1839 calculated from age 65-9-4 at death 15 Nov 1904 - son John+James death records give GWC birthplace as Detroit and 1920 census as Michigan [all other records say Ontario]

Buried:
Oakwoods Cemetery - Section F Division 6 Lot 149 - at 2 PM by ?G. H. Woodward? of 7458 Kensington Avenue

Died:
9438 Burnside Avenue (Ward 33) - age 65 years 9 months 4 days [c 1839 Feb 11] - at 2:30 AM - Born Canada, Father born Canada, Mother born America - widowed Laborer - burial 17 Nov 1904 2PM at Oakwoods by ?G. A. Woodward? of 25 Arcade in Pullman

George married Mary Ellen - Ellen - GIBSON on 24 Dec 1863 in Pickering Township. Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Christopher GIBSON and Elizabeth - Eliza - GRAY) was born about Oct 1834 in Ireland (Northern); died on 19 Oct 1903 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 22 Oct 1903 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
HE: 22, Pickering, Canada, s/o John & Jane COOK= SHE: 22, Pickering, Ireland, d/o Christopher & Elizabeth GIBSON -- witn: Thomas GIBSON & William McFADDEN, both Pickering -- by Rev William McFadden homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/ont1863.htm

1. James Christopher - Christopher James - James - COOK was born on 22 Sep 1864 in Balsam, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 12 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
2. Mary Ellen COOK was born on 6 Aug 1870 in Balsam, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jul 1943 in Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; was buried on 5 Jul 1943 in Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA.
3. Thomas G COOK was born in Oct 1873 in Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Nov 1914 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 28 Nov 1914 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
4. John Alexander COOK was born on 16 Oct 1876 in Balsam, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Apr 1943 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 17 Apr 1943 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Notes:

Birth:
His name is known as John via son George's 1863 marriage record - birth in Canada per son George in 1900 US census

Died:
he is not with the family in the 1861 Canada Census of Reach Township

John married Jane BEACH. Jane was born about 1814 in Vermont, USA; died on 31 Oct 1907 in Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; all Wesleyan Methodist - 2-story frame: D KAY 70 England Farmer, F KAY 66 England wife, J KAY 22 UC Labour - 1-story log: C COOK 23 UC Farmer, Jane COOK 47 USA Housekeeper, G COOK 19 UC Labour, Mary COOK 10 UC - Clinton and/or Charles? - see Ag Census

Notes:

Birth:
Her name is known via son George's 1863 marriage record. Her maiden name is known from son Clinton's death record. - Birthplace USA from 1861 census - birth in Vermont per 1900 US census of son George

Died:
age 97, born US, widow, cause: old age, Methodist, Dr. Shire