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Willis Jefferson Cook

Birth	:	19 Mar 1832 Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	3 Jan 1915 Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Carneiro Cemetery, Carneiro, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.7285995, -98.0350037
Description	:	Frankfort, Kansas, Index January 1915 W.J. Cook of Carneiro, Kansas, died at the home of his son, Perry O. Cook in Salina, Kansas on Sunday morning, January 3, 1915, at the age of 82 years, 9 months and 14 days. Mr. Cook’s remains were taken to Carneiro, where burial was on Tuesday, January 5, with Reverend Elam officiated. Mr. Cook’s death came as a great surprise, he had been in Salina only a few days to visit his son. When he left home he was apparently in his usual health. Death was due to acute gastro enteritis and his age. Willis Jefferson Cook was born in Rush County,... Read More	Frankfort, Kansas, Index January 1915 W.J. Cook of Carneiro, Kansas, died at the home of his son, Perry O. Cook in Salina, Kansas on Sunday morning, January 3, 1915, at the age of 82 years, 9 months and 14 days. Mr. Cook’s remains were taken to Carneiro, where burial was on Tuesday, January 5, with Reverend Elam officiated. Mr. Cook’s death came as a great surprise, he had been in Salina only a few days to visit his son. When he left home he was apparently in his usual health. Death was due to acute gastro enteritis and his age. Willis Jefferson Cook was born in Rush County, Indiana on March 19, 1832, and came to Kansas in 1879. He lived in Marshall County about seven years, then coming to Carneiro in 1896, twenty-eight years ago. During the Civil War he served in Co. I, 84th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was a member of the Ellisworth Post No. 22, G.A.R. and was the only veteran of the Civil War in Carneiro township. Mr. Cook was married to Martha Ann Howes, in Blackford County, Indiana on August 24, 1856. Mrs. Cook passed away at Frankfort, Kansas on January 27, 1881. Mr. Cook married Sarah Jane Ewing at Carneiro on September 13, 1885. Mr. Cook is survived by his wife and ten children, seven sons and three daughters. four brothers and three sisters live in Indiana; forty-three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The children are Joseph A. Cook and Mary Caroline Leupold of Frankfort, Kansas, Alice E. Life, Marysville, Kansas, James M. Cook, Charlie O, Cook, Edward H. Cook, Martha A. Cook, Benjamin H. Cook All of Carneiro, Kansas, Perry D. Cook of Salina, Kansas and John C. Cook of Rogers, Arkansas.

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Willis Jefferson Cook's memorial is located at: Carneiro Cemetery, Carneiro, Ellsworth County, USA.
When did Willis Jefferson Cook death?
Willis Jefferson Cook death on 3 Jan 1915 in Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.7285995
Longitude: -98.0350037

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sarah Jane Ewing Cook

(1847 - 1922)

Siblings

Pvt Milton Cook

(1842 - 1927)

James Columbus Cook

(1847 - 1917)

Children

James Milton Cook

(1866 - 1950)

Charley Ornis Cook

(1869 - 1934)

Edward Howes Cook

(1870 - 1934)

Martha Ann “Mattie” Cook

(1886 - 1973)

Benjamin H Cook

(1889 - 1970)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Terra Cotta Cemetery
Carneiro, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7475000, -97.9631700

2. Kanopolis Cemetery
Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7118988, -98.1292038

3. Clear Creek Cemetery
Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7839012, -98.1082993

4. Fort Harker Cemetery
Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7066900, -98.1548800

5. Buckeye Cemetery
Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6514664, -98.1110001

6. Scates Cemetery
Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6194191, -98.1013031

7. Gile Family Cemetery
Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6252810, -97.9523680

8. Elkhorn-McCoy Farm Cemetery
Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8278230, -98.1321980

9. Summit Cemetery
Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6741982, -97.8886032

10. Lambotte Gravesite
Brookville, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7097560, -97.8707220

11. Ellsworth County Poor Farm Cemetery
Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7253920, -98.2101000

12. Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery
Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7333908, -98.2171173

13. Calvary Cemetery
Brookville, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7738991, -97.8542023

14. Brookville Cemetery
Brookville, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7825012, -97.8557968

15. Prairie Mound Cemetery
Mulberry Township, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8703800, -97.9505300

16. Hurston Burial Plot
Falun, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6677220, -97.8471420

17. Ellsworth Cemetery
Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7257230, -98.2414410

18. Riverside Cemetery
McPherson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6030998, -97.9052963

19. Bickerdyke Cemetery
Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7111700, -98.2437940

20. Little Girl Gravesite
Brookville, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8128500, -97.8546350

21. Langley Cemetery
Langley, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5508003, -97.9646988

22. Anderson Family Cemetery
Falun, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6969430, -97.7962440

23. Spencer Cemetery
Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6191500, -97.8343700

24. Dry Creek Cemetery
Falun, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6408005, -97.8146973