Richard died on Jan. 20, 1914 at the age of 17 years from injuries sustained when he was paralyzed after being thrown by a bronco. He is buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville, Iowa.[1]
United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch Richard H Cook in household of Jose C Cook, Lincoln, Washington, Eureka, Haaland, Antelope, Buffalo, Eddy & Crystal Lake Township Schools, Wells, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,234.
United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch Richard H Cook in household of Jose C Cook, Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 11B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,408.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard: