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McClure 7th generation
John William Cook
(1872-1946)
Maude K. McClure
(1884-1972)
(The information and photos are all courtesy of John and Maude’s
granddaughter J. Pettit)
John William Cook
was born 30 Oct 1872 in Boone County, Kentucky, the oldest of three
children of Phillip Lafayette Cook and Matilda Caroline Waters.
He had a brother Harve Delmar Cook (1874-1938) and a sister
Eva Alma Cook (1878-1949) who married Jesse W. Varner.
Maude K. McClure
was born 28 Apr 1884 in Grant County, Kentucky, the second child of
Stephen A. Douglas McClure and Henreatta Sturgeon.
She had an older brother Fred McClure and a younger brother
John Thomas McClure.
A younger sister and brother, Daisy and Tommy, died in early
childhood of diphtheria. Photos courtesy of J.B. Pettit—Thanks!
Maude McClure about 1902
John and Maude were married 4 Dec 1881 in Grant County, Kentucky,
and they had 13 children, 12 of whom lived long lives.
The youngest died at birth.
i.
Martha Catherine Cook (24 Oct 1903-10 Sep 1984) m. Isaac Paul
Blackburn (1895-1945) , 2 children
ii.
Daisy Bea Cook (28 Mar 1905-Jun 1983) m. Kenneth Chipman
(1907-1972), 3 children
iii.
Charles Cook (10 Oct 1906-6 Jan 1995) m. Helen Conner (1908-1994)
iv.
Anna Mae Cook (7 Aug 1908-17 Jan 1992) m. Orville Columbus Bowen
(1906-1987) 6 children
v.
John Edgar Cook (20 Sep 1910-23 Jun 1996) (World War II veteran) m.
Virginia A. Kugelman-Long (1910-1975)
vi.
Mary Louise Cook (12
Dec 1912-26 Feb 1995) m. Garner Newton Hawkins (1910-2003), 1
daughter
vii.
James Franklin (Teddy) Cook (15 Feb 1915-6 Feb 1985) m. (1) Romania
Morris (1917-2000) 2 children; (2) LIVING?, 1 child
viii.
Robert Lee Cook (4 Oct 1916-13 Nov 1993)
ix.
Phillip Douglas Cook (20
Jul 1919-4 Feb 1993) m. LIVING?, 6 children
x.
Clara May Cook
(7 Aug 1921-24
Sep 1998) m. Bernard Leo (Billy)
Bowen (1915-2006), 2 children
xi.
Maggie Ailene Cook (7 Jun 1923-20 Mar 1994) m. Charles Lee Dunn ,
World War II veteran (1915-2003) 1 child
xii.
Harry Ralph (Tommy) Cook (27 Jan 1923-8 Jan 2006) World War II
veteran, m.
LIVING? 4 children
xiii.
William Cook (born and died 28 Mar 1928)
A King James Bible was given to the couple as a wedding gift by
John’s mother. In the
family register is written J.W. Cook and Miss Maude Mae McClure were
united in Holy Matrimony on Thursday the 13th day of
January 1903 at
Williamstown at the home of Reverend Davis.
They took a honeymoon by train to High Bridge, Kentucky, for $1.50,
also went to Lookout Mountain.
John brought back a wooden cane as a souvenir from Lookout
Mountain, Tennessee.
John William Cook died 9 July 1946 in Grant County, at the age of
73.
Maude McClure Cook died 7 Sept 1972 in Grant County at the age of
88. Her obituary was
entitled “Mrs. Maude Cook, 67 Descendants.”
It read as follows:
Mrs. Maude Cook, 88, Dry Ridge, died [7 Sept 1972] at the home of a
daughter Mrs. Maggie Dunn, following a long illness.
She was the widow of J.W. Cook, farmer and carpenter, who
died in 1946. She was a
lifelong resident of Grant County and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist
Church. Survivors: 6
daughters, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs.
Bernard Bowen, Mrs. Orville Bowen, Mrs. Garner Hawkins, Mrs.
Daisy Chipman, Mrs. Martha Blackburn; 6 sons, Harry, Robert,
James F., Charles, John, Philip, 27 grandchildren, 26
great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren.
They are buried side by side in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Grant County,
KY.
Maude McClure Cook and Children 1915
More about Martha Cook Blackburn
Obituary in Naples Daily
News, 11 Sept 1984
Martha K. Blackburn,
77, died Monday, Sept 10, 1984 in Naples, Florida.
She had been a resident of Golden Gate since 1978 coming from
Cincinnati, Ohio. She
is survived by her daughter and four grandchildren.
Burial in Naples Memorial Gardens.
More about Daisy B. Cook Chipman
Kenneth and Daisy both worked at the Longview Asylum between the
years 1930-1932.
Kenneth worked at the Model Laundry in Cincinnati and also at
Ryerson Steel in Cincinnati.
Daisy worked for the Baldwin Piano Company in Cincinnati,
Ohio. After her
divorce, she set her mind to raise the girls and never remarried.
She was a most beautiful woman with a lovely complexion and
full head of curly hair.
She loved hats and fur coats as the many photos show.
She lived with her daughter in Withamsville, Ohio, until her
death. More about Charles Cook and Helen Conner Cook
Charlie was a hunter, fisherman, and liked to garden in the country
with his sister Clara
on her husband’s farm in Pendleton Co., KY.
Charlie later bought a lot on Kincaid Lake in Pendleton
County near Falmouth.
He referred to it as the camp.
His brother-in-law Bernard (Billy) Bowman helped him build
the camp and later put a small block basement under it.
A boat dock was also constructed at the camp.
Charlie’s poodle dog Sammy liked to roam the hill in search
of “beasts” while Charlie puttered about the camp.
Clara recalled how he spent many days in the country with
her, picking vegetables and stringing green beans, helping her weed
the zinnias in the garden.
Obituary from The Kentucky
Post: Charlie Cook,
88, of Lakeside Park, died Friday [6 Jan 1995] at University
Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired truck driver for Swift & Co., and enjoyed fishing
and hunting. Survivors
include a foster son, brothers John Cook and Harry Cook, sisters
Mary Hawkins and Clara Mae Bowen.
Burial at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Helen Cook, 86, of Lakeside Park, died Wednesday [20 Apr 1994] at
her home. She formerly
was manager of Model Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Charles Cook, a
nephew and a niece.
Burial at Highland Park Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Charlie and Helen are buried in the Conner Family Plot, Highland
Cemetery, Kenton Co., KY.
The area is surrounded by large pine and fir trees.
He and Helen share a small tombstone. Anna May Cook and Orville Columbus Bowen
More about John Edgar Cook
John Edgar Cook served in the U.S. Navy 1943-1945, Great Lakes,
Illinois, and the Asiatic Pacific on board the
USS Hamil and
USS Oahu. There are many
photos of him and his Navy friends on board the big ships.
John and Virginia had no children.
The closest children were his niece and nephew, children of
his sister Clara. John
was always welcome on the farm where he liked to roam and hunt for
rabbit and squirrel, pick blackberries amidst the briers and black
snakes, and help Clara pick green beans and corn from the garden.
He roamed the farm in search of walnuts, hickory nuts and
paw-paws.
Obituary from The Cincinnati
Post
Virginia A. Cook,
beloved wife of John E. Cook, daughter of Anna Long, dear sister of
Irene Keeney of
Cincinnati and Raymond Long of Sarasota, Florida; Friday, Jan 31,
1975, age 65.
Obituary:
The Grant County Express,
8 Jul 1996:
John Edgar Cook, 85, of Cincinnati, formerly of Grant County, died
Sunday, June 23 in Cincinnati.
He was born in Grant County, the son of the late John William
and Maude McClure Cook.
He was a service representative for General Motors and was a retired
engineer with the Tastee Bread Company of Cincinnati. He was a Navy
veteran of World War II.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member o f the
Kilwinning Lodge 356 F & A.M. in Cincinnati and past commander of
Sgt. John J. Rooney
Post #1243 VFW. He was
preceded in death by his wife Virginia A. Kugleman-Long Cook,
brothers Charles, James Franklin (Ted), Robert, Phillip,, and
sisters Martha Blackburn, Daisy Chipman, Anna Bowen, Mary Louise
Hawkins, Maggie Aileen
Dunn. Survivors—his
companion and close friend Mary Agnes Palmer, one brother, Harry
Ralph (Tom) Cook and one sister Clara Bowen,
Burial in Arlington Memorial Cemetery, Masonic Gardens in
Cincinnati.
Mary Agnes Palmer was John’s neighbor and they were close to each
other but never married.
They took care of each other in John’s last years. More about Mary Louise Cook Hawkins and Garner Hawkins
Mary Louise Hawkins, 83, of Covington, died Sunday [26 Feb 1995] at
St. Elizabeth Medical Center North.
She was active with Senior Services of Northern Kentucky and
attended Calvary Baptist
Church. She
enjoyed quilting and was known for her quilting skills.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, one daughter,
brothers Harry R. Book and John E. Cook, a sister Clara Mae Bowen,
and one grandson.
Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Garner Hawkins worked at the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati for many
years. He enjoyed
coming to the country to fish.
At age 90 in the year 2000 his memory was very clear and he
was still quite spunky.
His niece remembered his wild neckties with polka dots and his plaid
dress slacks that never seemed to match, but were very much her
Uncle Garner’s style.
Mary Louise and Garner were married on 9 May 1936 and celebrated
their 50th anniversary in 1986 at the home of their
daughter.
Garner died at the age of 93 on 29 November 2003. James Franklin Cook and Harry Ralph (Tommy) Cook
Over the years everyone has wondered where Harry Ralph Cook turned
into “Tommy.” His
mother had a little brother named Tommy McClure who died very young,
possibly of diphtheria.
This is the only clue I can come up with.
Tommy served on Saipan in the Pacific during World War II.
He was a machinist for William Powell Valve Company,
Cincinnati. He and his
wife had four children including twin sons who served with the
Marines in Vietnam. More about Robert Lee Cook
Bob never married and never owned a car.
He cared for his mother until she became ill and went to live
with her daughter Maggie.
He had a heart of gold and would do anything for a friend,
relative, or neighbor.
He raised huge crops of tobacco on the Hedger farm in Grant County
for many years. When he
became too ill to care for himself, he was cared for by his brother
Tom. He was buried on
his mother and father’s plot beside their graves.
Obituary: Robert Lee
Cook, 77, of Dry Ridge,
died Nov. 13, 1993 at his home. He was a native of Grant County and
a farmer. Survivors
include three brothers, Charles, John E. and Harry R., three
sisters, Mary Hawkins, Clara Bowen, and Maggie Dunn, several nieces
and nephews. Phillip Douglas Cook
More about Clara Cook Bowen
The Grant County Express,
5 Oct 1998
Clara M. Cook Bowen,
77, of Demossville, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1998 at S. Elizabeth
North Hospice in Covington.
She was born in Grant County, a daughter of the late John
William Cook and Maude McClure Cook.
She was a homemaker and member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist
Church. Survivors
include her husband of 58 years, Bernard (Billy) Bowen, one son, one
daughter, one brother Harry Ralph (Tom) Cook, 5 grandchildren, many
nieces and nephews.
Burial in Pleasant Ridge Church Cemetery. More about Maggie Ailene Cook and Charles Lee Dunn:
Maggie Cook Dunn, 71, Williamstown, former Litt Brothers Department
Store clerk and employee of State Machine Tool Company in Dry Ridge,
died at home on Sunday [20 Mar 1994] apparently of a heart attack.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years Charles L. Dunn, a
son, sisters Mary Hawkins and
Clara Bowen, brothers Charles Cook, John E. Cook, and Harry
R. Cook. Burial in Hill
Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
The Kentucky Post,
issue of July 4, 2003:
Charles L. Dunn, 88, Mechanic, Truck Driver.
Charles L. Dunn was the kind of person you wanted to grow up and be
like, said his son, M. Dunn of Dry Ridge.
"He was a jolly fellow. You never heard him say a cross word
against anybody," his son said. "He was a kind-hearted person.
He would give you the shirt off his back. He worked hard all his
life. "I know that
probably sounds like everybody's dad, but that's the way he was,"
Michael said. Mr. Dunn,
a Williamstown resident, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical
Center South in Edgewood. He was 88.
His wife of 50 years, Maggie Cook Dunn, preceded him in death
on March 20, 1994. The
retired mechanic and truck driver went through a tough time after
that. "They worshipped each other," Michael said, and added that
where you saw one, you saw the other.
They grew up "across the hill" from each other in Grant
County, Michael said, and had known each other since they were
children. She actually proposed to Mr. Dunn, who was "kind of a shy
person when it came around to that," Michael said.
During World War II, when Mr. Dunn fought for the Army Air
Corps, he sent all his pay home to her to buy furniture with. He
contracted malaria in the Pacific and also injured his legs during a
rough plane landing.
Mr. Dunn always had a story about growing up in rural Kentucky. He
talked of working for 50 cents a day with his brothers and father,
and of pooling their money to buy groceries.
If Mr. Dunn had any left over, he would slip it to his
mother, who told his father, a proud man, it was "egg money" -- even
though the family never had any chickens.
In addition to his son, Mr. Dunn is also survived by three
grandchildren.
Sources of information:
Grant County census 1910, 1920, 1930
Grant County website
Ky Death Index
Ky Birth Index
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