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George Washington Cook

Male 1876 - 1952  (76 years)


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  • Name George Washington Cook  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born 10 Aug 1876  Sutton, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1879  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 7 Jun 1880  Western Avenue, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    age 3, born Canada to Canada parents - Charles & Lauretta Cook & klds Bertha M, Gertrude A, George W & wife's parents Jerard & Emily Pickel 
    Residence 1896  417 Morse Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    417 Morse Avenue is now 11417 Forrestville Avenue - George W. carpenter in his parents' home 
    _MILT 26 Apr 1898  [2] 
    Enlistment in 7th Illinois Infantry - Spanish-American War 
    _MILT 20 Oct 1898  [2] 
    Honorable Discharge from 7th Illinois Infantry - Spanish-American War 
    Residence 31 Oct 1899  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    residence at time of marriage 
    Residence 12 Jun 1900  502 Stephenson Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 23, married 0 years, born Aug 1876 Canada to Vermont father & Canada mother, arrived US 1879, Laborer, renting - George & Lena 
    Occupation 27 Aug 1909  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Pullman Railway Car Company employee 
    Residence 16 Apr 1910  10749 Stephenson Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 33, married once for 11 years, born Canada to Vermont father & Canada mother, no arrival date, carpenter in car shop, renting - George W & Catherine E [Stephenson is now Champlain] 
    Residence 17 Dec 1952  RR #3, Knox, Starke, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    residence at time of death - death at Rest Haven Hospital in Indianapolis 
    Died 17 Dec 1952  Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7] 
    • Informant Dorothy L. Bond of 3446 N Euclid in Indianapolis
    Buried Aft 17 Dec 1952  Chicago, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    • Cedar Park Cemetery (where his wife was buried in 1947) - Headstone application signed 12 Feb 1953 by Dorothy L. Bond of 3446 N. Euclid Ave in Indianapolis, Indiana
    Person ID I8174  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father Charles Henry Cook,   b. Abt 1851, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1934, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lorettie Leonah Pickle,   b. 18 Oct 1853, Brome County, Quebec Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1928, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 6 May 1871  Shefford, Ely South, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    • Baptist Church - extremely difficult to read
    Family ID F2297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine E - Lena - Schultz,   b. 10 Apr 1878, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1947, Riverdale, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1899  St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    • married 11 years in 1910 census
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F2295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - residence at time of marriage - 31 Oct 1899 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Oct 1899 - St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Pullman Railway Car Company employee - 27 Aug 1909 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Dec 1952 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_280; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1431; FHL microfilm: 1374293.

    2. [S355] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S67] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 64; Film Description: 1898 Wayne - 1899 Emmet.

    4. [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 1113; FHL microfilm: 1240290.

    5. [S175] Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    6. [S74] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1952; Roll: 12.

    7. [S55] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: 597; Page: 183B; Enumeration District: 192.

    9. [S251] Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp.

    10. [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 1119; FHL microfilm: 1240290.