February 2019 – The Cook Family Website

Cook Stories – 3

Posted on February 27, 2019
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MY EARLIEST RECOLLECTIONS OF MY GRANDPARENTS – THE COOKS Emory B. & Mary Jane (Benson) Cook and their children Morgan, Ranford, Edward, & Susan and their families. Taken on February 2, 1899 on Emory's 70th birthday on the front porch of his house. Emory is wearing the fur coat they…continue reading →

Happy Birthday Nellie Ann (Peters) & Electa Minkler!

Posted on February 25, 2019
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Some interesting facts about her are that she graduated from Manchester High School in 1900, the first of 5 generations in my family, (the last being my eldest daughter Samantha) According to the family file she was born in Iowa although it doesn't indicate exactly where (another research project for…continue reading →

Cook Stories – 1

Posted on February 21, 2019
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SUNDAY EVENING STORIES AT THE FARM Howard LeRoy, Mary Josephine (Ellis), & Luella Ellis Cook Edward William Cook It is still the 19th century but it is the last year of it. Seated around the old wooden table, now owned by Forrest and Irene Cook, is the Edward Cook family.…continue reading →

Donald Wesley DeLancey

Posted on February 17, 2019
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Donald Wesley DeLanceyHigh school graduation picture1929 Today my grandpa DeLancey would have been 108 years old. He meant the world to me. He was, in a way, a second father figure to me. There was an old '54 Chevy in the back yard that used to be the family car.…continue reading →

Aunt Luella

Posted on February 16, 2019
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Luella Ellis Cookc1915 Today is the 126th birthday of my Great Great Aunt Luella. She was the first family historian in the family and is responsible for much of what we know about our lineage as well as many of the stories you will see published on this website. She…continue reading →

The Ellis Home Farm

Posted on February 15, 2019
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William Barber & Sarah Cordelia (Walton) EllisWedding Photograph 1857 PREFACE The Ellis Farm, situated in Elk Township, Delaware County, Iowa, two miles southwest of the village of Greeley, has been the property of the family for almost a century and a quarter. Never since the 15th day of August 1853,…continue reading →

Intent

Posted on February 13, 2019
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I thought I'd add a personal note about the website and what I'm doing with it. Right now I've allotted a half a day three times a week to it. It is obviously under construction. I'm flying by the seat of my pants on this endevor. I have never put…continue reading →

Biography of Emory B. Cook

Posted on February 11, 2019
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This is a biography that was given to me by a new-found cousin last year. It's a short biography of my Great Great Great Grandfather Emory B. Cook who moved here from New York in 1869. It was taken from the 1890 Buchanan and Delaware Counties IA History pgs. 447-448…continue reading →

Cook Stories – 2

Posted on February 10, 2019
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EDWARD COOK COMES TO IOWA This is a story written by my Great Great Aunt Luella Cook. she was the daughter of Edward Cook and the family historian. I found it in a box that my sister has had in safekeeping for several years. (thank you, sister!) It appears as…continue reading →

Month: February 2019