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Cook Stories 9

Posted on September 27, 2019
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Vials containing what is thought to be gold from the trip.Susan E. (Randall) Benson - wife of William BensonRandall BensonMary Jane BensonJohn C. Benson (either William's brother or son) BENSON STORY OF TRIP TO CALIFORNIA IN 1849 (no date given) COOK STORIES 9 To my brother and me, Sunday evening…continue reading →

Cook Stories 8

Posted on July 15, 2019
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Mary Jane Benson wearing "The Dress" in 1853Vials of Gold Dust, supposedly from the trip to California during the Gold Rush THE DRESS (no date given) Cook Stories 8 The dress, as it was referred to in our branch of the family, meant my grandmother's wedding dress; it was a…continue reading →

Cook Stories 7

Posted on June 20, 2019
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Main Street of Masonville, Iowa, c1910, where this story took place. QUICK LEARNERS (no date given) Cook Stories 7 One of the facts too seldom noticed is the differences between children born to parents in New York or other Eastern cities and the younger children born to the same parents…continue reading →

Cook Stories 6

Posted on June 1, 2019
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Ed Cook with one of his Percheron horses (probably not the ones mentioned in this story) c1917. THE SORREL HORSE (no date given) When I was a child growing up on Oak Grove Farm, we seldom kept any animal which had outlived its usefulness. Either the animal was sold or…continue reading →

Cook Stories 5

Posted on May 11, 2019
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Edward William Cook ADDITIONAL STORIES TOLD BY OR ABOUT ED COOK 4-2-74 Edward Cook loved to fish and use a boat. He and his friends used to take a boat and go to the river (Mississippi) and fish all night. Sometimes they went to the Maquoketa River. They talked of…continue reading →

The Denver Trip!

Posted on May 10, 2019
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The author, on the California Zephyr somewhere in Colorado It's been a few weeks since my return from Denver, Colorado. I went there to visit relatives that I haven't seen in a while and, well, to get away. Oh, what a trip I had! I rode with my daughter to…continue reading →

David Dorin & Margaret (Wilson) DeLancey

Posted on April 7, 2019
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David Dorin & Margaret (Wilson) DeLancey One hundred forty-four years ago yesterday (April 6, 1875) David Dorin and Margaret Wilson were united in marriage in Delaware County, Iowa, according to our records. David was born in Dubuque, Iowa and Margaret was born in Irvinestown, Derryvullan, County Fermanagh, Ireland. They had…continue reading →

Dorothea (Roggman) Buelow

Posted on April 6, 2019
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Dorothea (Roggman) Buelow6 Apr 1800-29 Sep 1890 On the Rossow side of the tree is a lady named Dorothea (Roggman) Buelow. She is my GGG Grandmother, and today she would've been 219! She was born in 1800 in Prussia. In a document that my parents, Larry & Sharon Cook published…continue reading →

The Japanese Dolls

Posted on April 3, 2019
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These are two of the Japanese dolls from my mother, Sharon Lee (DeLancey) Cook's collection. They were purchased in Japan during she and her husband Larry Alvin Cook's stay while he served in the Navy there. Inscription on base-"Fuji Musume"This is a scene from a Japanese Kabuki drama. This doll…continue reading →

Happy Birthday Olive Elizabeth Haynes

Posted on April 3, 2019
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https://youtu.be/2DbKp_wKTJc Happy 117th birthday Aunt Olive! Thank you for teaching me to never wear patterned shirts with plaid pant, and thank you for all the laughs. Here's a link to a little video tribute I put together to honor her. You'll see a lot of her family including her mother,…continue reading →

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