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Mary Ellen COOK

Female 1870 - 1943  (72 years)


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  1. 1.  Mary Ellen COOK was born on 6 Aug 1870 in Balsam, Ontario, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Washington COOK and Mary Ellen - Ellen - GIBSON); died on 2 Jul 1943 in Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; was buried on 5 Jul 1943 in Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1871, Pickering Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Pickering Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1935, Auburn, DeKalb, Indiana
    • Residence: 29 Jan 1938, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; residence at time of marriage
    • Residence: 22 Aug 1938, Auburn, Indiana, USA; witness on delayed birth certificate of her brother John Alexander Cook
    • Residence: 13 Apr 1940, 703 North Jackson Street, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; age 64, born Canada, naturalized, same house in 1935 - Lafayette & Mary Ellen
    • Residence: 2 Jul 1943, 703 North Jackson Street, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; residence at time of death - died at Souders Hospital

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Marriage record has her birth as 6 Aug 1870 - death record has 9 Aug 1870

    Buried:
    Roselawn Cemetery - Funeral Director Dilgard Bros.

    Died:
    at Souders Hospital for 4 days - Cerebral Thrombosis of 5 days duration, due to Anemia of 4 months duration - informant Mrs. Bruce of 703 N Jackson St (same address as the deceased)

    Family/Spouse: H WILLIS. H was born about 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mary married Lafayette Pleasington BLUE on 29 Jan 1938 in Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA. Lafayette (son of William BLUE and Caroline BORKERT) was born on 17 Aug 1877 in Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    both married once before - his wife died 1934 - her first marriage ended 1930 - married by Rev. H. F. Craven - license and marriage on same day == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XK19-2FX?cc=1410397&wc=Q83F-ZVP


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Washington COOK was born about 11 Feb 1841 in Ontario, Canada (son of John COOK and Jane BEACH); died on 15 Nov 1904 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 17 Nov 1904 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    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]


  2. 3.  Mary Ellen - Ellen - GIBSON was born about Oct 1834 in Ireland (Northern) (daughter of Christopher GIBSON and Elizabeth - Eliza - GRAY); died on 19 Oct 1903 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 22 Oct 1903 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1852, Pickering Township, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Pickering Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Pickering Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada
    • Arrival: 1884
    • Residence: 1900, 103 stephenson avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 103 Stephenson (now 11117 Champlain) - age 60, married 36 years [c1864], mother of 5 children of whom 4 living, born Oct 1839 Canada to England father & Canada mother, arrived US 1884-George & Ellen & son James & nephew George H Gibson

    Notes:

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

    Died:
    103 Stephenson (Ward 33, Sanitary Division 14) - at 5:20 PM - age 64 [c 1839] born Canada - lived in Illinois 18 years [c 1885] - cause Progressive Bulbas Paralysis of 3 months duration, contributed to by Old Age [Stephenson in Kensington is now Champlain

    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

    Children:
    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. 1. 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.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John COOK was born about 1808 in Canada; died before 1861.

    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]


  2. 5.  Jane BEACH was born about 1814 in Vermont, USA; died on 31 Oct 1907 in Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

    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

    Children:
    1. Clinton COOK was born on 3 Aug 1837 in Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Apr 1916 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Charles Bidwell COOK was born on 17 Nov 1839 in Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Dec 1926 in Millington, Tuscola, Michigan, USA.
    3. 2. George Washington COOK was born about 11 Feb 1841 in Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Nov 1904 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 17 Nov 1904 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. Mary COOK was born about 1851 in Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Christopher GIBSON was born about 1805 in Ireland (Northern) (son of father of Christopher and John & MAYBE Mary Sarah GIBSON); died on 1845 or sooner in Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: Abt 1841, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birth year estimated based on wife's estimated birth year

    Christopher married Elizabeth - Eliza - GRAY about 1833 in Ireland (Northern). Elizabeth was born between 1805 and 1806 in Ireland (Northern); died on 1882 or later in Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth - Eliza - GRAY was born between 1805 and 1806 in Ireland (Northern); died on 1882 or later in Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: Abt 1841, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Pickering Township, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Pickering Township, Ontario South, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 16 Oct 1876, Balsam, Ontario, Canada; attended birth of grandson John Alexander Cook
    • Residence: 1881, Balsam, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    possibly she or her married family were in Newtonhamilton in County Armagh per Gibson family tradition

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Ellen - Ellen - GIBSON 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.
    2. Thomas GIBSON was born on 31 May 1837 in Northern Ireland; died on 16 Jan 1916 in Brooklin, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1916 in Brooklin, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    3. James GIBSON was born between 1839 and 1840 in Armagh, Northern Ireland; died on 21 Oct 1887 in Euphrasia Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John GIBSON was born on 19 Oct 1842 in Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Oct 1842 in Ontario, Canada.
    5. Christopher GIBSON was born about 1843 in Pickering, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; died in in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  father of Christopher and John & MAYBE Mary Sarah GIBSON
    Children:
    1. Mary Sarah GIBSON was born about 1802 in Ireland; died before 1871 in Scott Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Christopher GIBSON was born about 1805 in Ireland (Northern); died on 1845 or sooner in Ontario, Canada.
    3. John GIBSON was born on 24 May 1811 in County Armagh, Ireland; died on 21 Oct 1886 in North Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 21 Oct 1886 in Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.