Jean Cooke (abt. 1902)

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Jean is born in Minneapolis in about 1902, the daughter of Annie Paterson (c1872-1943) and Frederick Cooke (1849-1917). Both parents were born in Canada. Her father had come to the United States in about 1879 and (apparently) gone back to Canada to marry Annie in 1892. Annie came to the United States right after the wedding in 1892. Annie Paterson was Frederick Cooke’s third wife as his first two wives had died young.

The first record of Jean is the 1910 census where she can be found as an eight-year old living with her parents and a brother in Minneapolis. Her father dies in 1917 and in the 1920 census she is living with her mother and brother in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (just north of Minneapolis). Her name is given as “June M. Kooke.”

Sometime between the 1920 census and the 1930 census, Jean marries Albert G. ARNOLD (c1882-?). Albert was born in Indiana. Not much is known about Albert other than he was born in Indiana. In the 1920 census, the only Albert G. Arnold that fits what is known about the one Jean married, is a single person, born in about 1891 in Indiana, who is living by himself in Cuyahoga, Ohio. It cannot be determined with certainty that this is the correct person.

In the 1903 census, Jean and Albert are living in Bluffton, Indiana. Bluffton is about 40 kilometres south of Fort Wayne. They have living with them their seven-year old daughter, Margaret D Arnold who was born in Michigan. And Jean’s mother, the 55-year old Annie (Paterson) Cooke, is also living with them. Jean and Albert apparently lived in Michigan for some time between 1920 and 1930.

In 1940 census, Jean and Albert are in Proviso, Cook County, Illinois (ie, Chicago). Jean’s mother, the 65-year old Annie, is still with them. Buttheir daughter is not. She has married and is living near by. According to the census, Arnold works as a salesman in the “novelty” industry and makes $500 a year. Jean is a “demonstrator” in the retail industry making $1,040 a year.

This is the last record that has been found on either Jean or Albert.

Jean and Albert had one child:

• Margaret D Arnold (1923-?) +(1) Robert Page + (2) Leo Harold

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[1] 1968 Paterson family tree shows Jean as the 2nd child of Annie & Frederick; it shows her spouse, Albert Arnold; and it shows one child, Margaret who married twice and had 3 children.

[2] "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2G8-M8T : accessed 08 Dec 2013), Anna Cooke in household of Fredrick Cooke, Minneapolis Ward 8, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet , family 336, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374717. This record shows a 36-year old “Anna” Cooke, born in Canada, father born in Scotland, mother born in Canada [she was born in England]. It shows her husband as a 60-yr old Frederick Cooke, also born in Canada. It shows 2 children: a 14-yr old Frederick A. Cooke and an 8-yr old Jean M. Cooke. Both children were born in Minnesota..

[3] "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW17-PXF : accessed 09 Jun 2014), June M Kooke in household of Annie Kooke, St Paul Ward 11, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 16A, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820855. This record shows a 46-year old Annie Kooke (sic) as the head of the household in St Paul Ward 11, Ramsey, Minnesota (abt 30 km north of downtown Minneapolis). She is a widow and she was born in Canada. Living with her are her two children: 24-yrd old Fred Kooke, born in Minnesota and the 18-yr old June M. Kooke, also born in Minnesota.

[13] "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X41C-NV5 : accessed 09 Dec 2013), Annie Cooke in household of Albert G Arnold, Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0006, sheet , family 123, NARA microfilm publication . This record shows a 55-yr old Annie, who is a widow, born in abt 1875 in Ontario, her father born in Scotland her mother born in Canada, and she immigrated to the USA in abt 1892. She is living with her daughter, the 28-yr old Jean M. Arnold and her son-in-law, the 49-yr old Albert G. Arnold. In addition, her granddaughter, a 7-yr old Margaret D. Arnold is living with them. The granddaughter was born in Michigan. The comparable record for her son-in-law shows that Albert was born in Indiana as were both of his parents.

[14] United States Census, 1940, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW4J-SMG : accessed 09 Dec 2013), Annie Cooke in household of Albert Arnold, Maywood, Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-442, sheet 12B, family 270, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 787. The record shows a 65-yrd old Annie Cooke, a widow born in Canada in abt 1875; living with her daughter, the 36-yr old Jean Arnold; and her son-in-law, the 58-yr old Albert Arnold. The census record also shows her last place of residence as Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.

[15] http://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Illinois/Albert-Arnold_4vv28p - the same US 1940 census record as above but provides more information: the household lives at 1818 Third Ave. in Provisio, Illinois. The household consists of: Albert Arnold (58), born in Indianna, works as a salesperson in the “novelty” industry making $500/yr; Jean Arnold (36), born in Minnesota, who works as a “demonstrator” in the retails industry making $1,040/yr; and and Annie Cooke (65), mother-in-law., born abt 1875 in Canada.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Fred Nix for creating Cooke-2202 on 3 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Fred and others.