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Male 1864 - 1933  (68 years)


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  • Name James Christopher - Christopher James - James - COOK  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born 22 Sep 1864  Balsam, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Pickering Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1881  Pickering Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    George and Ellen (Gibson) Cook Family-1881 Census of Pickering Township, Ontario, Canada    		 George and Ellen (Gibson) Cook Family-1881 Census of Pickering Township, Ontario, Canada
    Her brother Christopher Gibson and half-brother (same mother) John Johnston are on the next page of the census.
    Arrival 1884  [3] 
    Arrival 1885  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Residence 1896  361 Morse Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    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 
    George W. Cook Family at 361 Morse Avenue (now 11341 Forrestville Avenue) - Chicago Directory 1896    		 George W. Cook Family at 361 Morse Avenue (now 11341 Forrestville Avenue) - Chicago Directory 1896
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    103 Stephenson (now 11117 Champlain) - age 35, single, born Sept 1864 Canada to Canada parents, arrived US 1884, naturalized, laborer (car works) [Pullman]-George & Ellen & son James & nephew George H Gibson 
    Residence 1910  11123 Watt Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 45, married once (number of years left blank), born Canada to Canada parents, Boiler Helper at Car Works, lodger in boarding house of Jane & Peter Sheridan 
    Residence 7 Mar 1918  880 South State Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    US RESIDENT SERVING IN BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES: born 1866 in Canada, single, Blacksmith, residing 880 So. State St 
    Residence Apr 1930  2037 Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 65, rents for $40, married, age 57 [1922] at first marriage, born Canada to Canada father & Ireland mother, arrived US 1885, naturalized, night watchman for printing business [Donnelly?] - James & Mary 
    Residence 10 Jan 1933  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    residence at time of death 
    Died 10 Jan 1933  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 2000 Calumet Avenue - age 68, laborer, single - father George W. Cook born Detroit - mother Mary Ellen Gibson born County Armagh, Ireland - Informant J A Cook of 10125 Calumet Ave - Chronic Myocarditis == FHL Film 1893421 DGS 4205181
    Christopher James Cook - Death 9 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Illinois    		 Christopher James Cook - Death 9 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Illinois
    2000 Calumet Avenue - age 68, laborer, single - father George W. Cook born Detroit - mother Mary Ellen Gibson born County Armagh, Ireland == FHL Film 1893421 DGS 4205181
    Buried 12 Jan 1933  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Oakwoods Cemetery - Underraker: F.D. & G.D. Doty at 214 E 115th Street
    Christopher James Cook - Death 9 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Illinois    		 Christopher James Cook - Death 9 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Illinois
    2000 Calumet Avenue - age 68, laborer, single - father George W. Cook born Detroit - mother Mary Ellen Gibson born County Armagh, Ireland == FHL Film 1893421 DGS 4205181
    Person ID I1242  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father George Washington COOK,   b. Abt 11 Feb 1841, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1904, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Ellen - Ellen - GIBSON,   b. Abt Oct 1834, Ireland (Northern) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1903, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 24 Dec 1863  Pickering Township. Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    • 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
    Family ID F358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 - first wife of James Cook -,   d. Bef 1910 
    Married Bef 1910 
    • he is shown as married once in the 1910 census but has no wife; his 1918 marriage in England shows him as a widower - he and his first wife were probably married in Chicago
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Dorothy May ELDRIDGE,   b. Abt 1897, Henley, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 31 Jul 1918  Thanet Registry Office, Kent, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 12] 
    • date and location for his British Army WWI Service Record, he widower, she spinster == Thanet Registration Distict, Kent County, Jul-Aug-Sep 1918, Vol 2a, p 2639
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary - married James Cook -,   b. Abt 1878, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1922  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1930 census ages at first marriage place their marriage about 8 years earlier, thus about 1922
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1922 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - residence at time of death - 10 Jan 1933 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jan 1933 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Jan 1933 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    George and Ellen (Gibson) Cook Family-1881 Census of Pickering Township, Ontario, Canada    		George and Ellen (Gibson) Cook Family-1881 Census of Pickering Township, Ontario, Canada
    Her brother Christopher Gibson and half-brother (same mother) John Johnston are on the next page of the census.
    George W. Cook Family at 361 Morse Avenue (now 11341 Forrestville Avenue) - Chicago Directory 1896    		George W. Cook Family at 361 Morse Avenue (now 11341 Forrestville Avenue) - Chicago Directory 1896
    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
    Christopher James Cook - Death 9 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Illinois    		Christopher James Cook - Death 9 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Illinois
    2000 Calumet Avenue - age 68, laborer, single - father George W. Cook born Detroit - mother Mary Ellen Gibson born County Armagh, Ireland == FHL Film 1893421 DGS 4205181

    Histories
    Canadian-American James Cook's Many Records    		Canadian-American James Cook's Many Records

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] 1871 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1871 Canada Census Index.Images reproduced by courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, ;).
      Birth date: abt 1865
      Birth place: Ontario
      Residence date: '1871'
      Residence place: Ontario South, Ontario, 'canada'
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871canada&h=1073626&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1871 Census of Canada      		 1871 Census of Canada


    2. [S22] 1881 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. 1881 Canada 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;).
      Birth date: 1865
      Birth place: Ontario
      Residence date: abt 1881
      Residence place: Ontario South, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881canada&h=3011786&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1881 Census of Canada      		 1881 Census of Canada


    3. [S8] 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; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
      Birth date: Sep 1864
      Birth place: Canada Eng
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago City, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1884
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=11681506&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .


    4. [S11] 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: 1443; Image: 757.
      Birth date: abt 1865
      Birth place: Canada English
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1885
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=5193059&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_280; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1443; Image: 757.


    5. [S67] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records..Original ;).

    6. [S3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340151.
      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340151


    7. [S114] U.S., Residents Serving in the British Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1919, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      U.S., Residents Serving in the British Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1919      		 U.S., Residents Serving in the British Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1919


    8. [S115] England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005      		 England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005


    9. [S43] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;).
      U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)      		 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)


    10. [S8] 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, ;).

    11. [S8] 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; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
      Birth date: Feb 1841
      Birth place: Canada Eng
      Marriage date: 1864
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago City, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1883
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=11681504&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .


    12. [S115] England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005      		 England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005