Lucinda Cook (1861 - 1937)

Born 8 Jun 1861 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Died 21 Apr 1937 at age 75 in Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Lucinda Cook is a part of US Black heritage.

Lucinda Cook was born in 1861in Detroit, Michigan. She was the youngest child of Major Cook, a shoemaker, and his wife Priscilla Branham.^[1]

In 1880, Lucinda Cook, 18, was living in the household of her sister-in-law Belle M. Cook (who was a teacher, widowed) in Washington, DC.^[2]

In 1900 Lucinda was a school teacher in Washington, DC. She was living in the household of Simon and Chloe Butler. She is listed as "aunt" though she was in fact much younger than them.^[3]

In 1910, she was a public school teacher in Baltimore, Maryland. She was living with her widowed sister Jennie and a fellow teacher, Miss Annie Williamson.^[4]

College teacher in 1930.^[5]

Lucinda travelled to France in 1936.^[6]

Lucinda died at Wilberforce on 21 April 1937. The informant was her niece, Cora Parchment.^[7]

Lucinda Cook as a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority at Wilberforce for several years during the 1920's. She worked at Wilberforce from 1915 through her death in 1937. Her positions at Wilberfoce University included Head of Normal Department, Head of School of Education, and Supervisor of Student Teaching. Central State University named a building after her in 1958. An article was written by Dr. Clara Henderson on the history and development of the Lucinda Cook Laboratory School in the "Wilberforce Reporter" April 11, 1966. ^[8]

Research notes

Did not find her in the 1920 enumeration.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCR-ZYJ : 3 January 2021), Lucintha Cook in entry for Major Cook, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C3-P2Z : 12 November 2020), Lucinda Cook in household of Belle M. Cook, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 4, sheet 102C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,121.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXB-5KP : accessed 7 February 2021), Lucinda Cook in household of Simon Butler, University, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 16A, family 247, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,158.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2F4-JFC : accessed 7 February 2021), Lucinda Cook, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 220, sheet 5B, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 557; FHL microfilm 1,374,570.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X476-236 : accessed 7 February 2021), Lucinda Cook, Xenia, Greene, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 15B, line 61, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1804; FHL microfilm 2,341,538.
6. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95F4-9D9K?cc=1923888&wc=MFK3-229%3A1030044001 : 2 October 2015), 5874 - vol 12638-12639, Sep 24, 1936 > image 51 of 704; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZFP-RY8 : 15 August 2019), Lucinda Cook, 21 Apr 1937; citing Wilberford, Greene, Ohio, reference fn 25384; FHL microfilm 2,023,495.
8. ↑ Lucinda Cook, Sigma Gamma Rho Inc. https://www.angelfire.com/oh4/daytonsigmas/wu_hideout/lucindacook.html

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