Don (Cooke) Donovan
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Don (Cooke) Donovan

Don I. Donovan formerly Cooke
Born 1910s.
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Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died 1960s.
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Biography

Don (Cooke) Donovan was born in Washington State.
SGT Don (Cooke) Donovan served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 13 Apr 1936
Unit(s): Qurtermaster Corps
Service ended: 04 Nov 1948

Henry Cooke was born 5 Oct 1919, in Washington State, per his Official Birth record, although later in life he used 1917 as his birth year. His legal father is listed as Ray Cooke on his birth certificate. See notes below about his DNA/biologcal father and how this was determined. When his mother remarried, he assumed his Step-Fathers name and was from then on, known as Don F Donovan. One man, 3 surname connections,

He Served in the US Army from 1936-1939, and again from 1945 until 1948. He is assumed to have been in the National Guard in the interim, based on his 1945 enlistement record (Source: National Guard in Federal Service, within 3 months of Discharge). His records were sadly a victim of the 1973 fire at NPRC, so reconstuction has been a pain.

His rank at the end of WWII was Grade 4 (Sergeant) as reflected on his Grave Marker, but his discharge papers 2 months after the war reflects the rank re-structing post-WWII as Grade 4 (Corporal).

Military Awards

  • Army Good Conduct
  • American Defense Service (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
  • European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign
  • World War II Victory
  • Army of Occupation (with Germany Clasp)

Name

Name: Henry Irving /Cooke/
Given Name: Henry Irving
Surname: Cooke
Note: Washington State Birth Record: 346-382
Name: Don Fredrick /Donovan/
Given Name: Don Fredrick
Surname: Donovan[1][2][3]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Henry Irving /Cooke/ .

Birth

Birth:
Date: 05 OCT 1917
Place: Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America[4][5][6]
Birth:
Date: 04 OCT 1919
Place: Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States of America
Note: Certificate: 346-382
Birth:
Date: ABT 1920
Place: Washington, United States of America[7]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 05 OCT 1919 per original (certified Copy) Record of Birth.

Event

Event:
Type: Arrival
Date: ABT 1926
Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Note: Per Death Certificate
Event:
Type: Milit-Beg
Date: 20 NOV 1945
Place: Camp Breckinridge, Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, United States of America
Note: US Army; Private First Class; Quartermaster Corps
Army Serial Number: 06560982[8]

Marriage

Husband: Ray Welcome Cooke
Wife: Clara Theresa Waterman
Child: Henry Irving Cooke
Marriage:
Date: 01 AUG 1908
Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America[9][10]

Residence

Residence:
Date: 01 APR 1935
Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America[11]
Residence:
Date: 07 APR 1940
Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America[12]
Residence:
Date: 20 NOV 1945
Place: Los Angeles, California, United States of America[13]

Death

Death:
Date: 01 MAY 1964
Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Note: Certificate: 10080[14]

Burial

Burial:
Date: 07 MAY 1964
Place: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
Note: Section A-C, Site 301[15]


Notes on current accepted NPE theory

Y-DNA tests have proven this line actually traces back to George Reeves, Sr. of Grayson County, Virginia, and does not connect genetically to any known and documented genetic Cook/e lines (or Donovan lines). Many months of looking into this using many sources, tactics and even migration mapping of the Cooke males from Massachusetts to Washington, their spouses, and the Reeves descendants from Virginia to Washington/Oregon, and their spouses. Given Clara Waterman's location at the window of conception and subsequent birth, and one William Robert Reeves, either in transit at the time, or working (as a teamster) with the oppurtunity to be in contact with Clara, have shown to be the only viable candidates for the NPE causing Reeves Y-DNA in a surnamed Cooke. This hypothesis has been reviewed by additional researchers in the Reeves line and it is agreed to be the most likely NPE point. Depite Henry's (Don's) Birth Certificate from Washington State liting his legal father as Ray Welcome Cooke and Clara Waterman, his connection here will be changed to reflect the DNA connection to the Reeves line.

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S3314 Note: Online publication - Ancestry.com. California, USA Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - State Of California, USA. California, USA Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento,California, USA: State Of California, USA Department Of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
  2. ↑ Source: #S3803 Note: Online publication - National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number MergedFile, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records Of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
  3. ↑ Source: #S3804 Note: Online publication - National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, California, USA.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - National Cemetery Administration. NationwideGravesite Locator..
  4. ↑ Source: #S3314 Note: Online publication - Ancestry.com. California, USA Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - State Of California, USA. California, USA Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento,California, USA: State Of California, USA Department Of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
  5. ↑ Source: #S3803 Note: Online publication - National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number MergedFile, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records Of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
  6. ↑ Source: #S3804 Note: Online publication - National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, California, USA.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - National Cemetery Administration. NationwideGravesite Locator..
  7. ↑ Source: #S1940 Page: 74897842.pdf
  8. ↑ Source: #S3803 Note: Online publication - National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number MergedFile, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records Of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
  9. ↑ Source: #S1930
  10. ↑ Source: #S5038
  11. ↑ Source: #S1940 Page: 74897842.pdf
  12. ↑ Source: #S1940 Page: 74897842.pdf
  13. ↑ Source: #S3803 Note: Online publication - National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number MergedFile, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records Of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
  14. ↑ Source: #S3314 Note: Online publication - Ancestry.com. California, USA Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - State Of California, USA. California, USA Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento,California, USA: State Of California, USA Department Of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
  15. ↑ Source: #S3804 Note: Online publication - National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, California, USA.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - National Cemetery Administration. NationwideGravesite Locator..
  • Source: S1940 Title: 1940 United States Federal Census Abbreviation: 1940 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002
  • Source: S3314 Title: California, USA Death Index, 1940-1997 Abbreviation: California Death Index, 1940-1997 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000 Note: State Of California, USA, California, USA Death Index, 1940-1997, Sacramento, California, USA: State Of California, USA Department Of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics
  • Source: S3803 Title: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Abbreviation: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-19 Author: National Archives and Records Administration Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005
  • Source: S3804 Title: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, California, USA. 1775-2006 Abbreviation: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, California, USA. 1775-20 Author: National Cemetery Administration Publication: Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006 Note: National Cemetery Administration, Nationwide Gravesite Locator

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Donovan-807 Seán Donovan
Feb 2024 - Recent discoveries, and many tested hypotheses, have revealed a strong possibility the Father listed on Henry's Birth Certificate, is not his Biological father. Time and place data-points, as well as Y chromosome DNA data, is strongly pointing to a Reeves being the Biological Father (NPE/Misattribution). Migrations of both this Cooke lines migration from Massachusetts, and the Migrations of the Reeves from Virginia, were "mapped" and analyzed. This whittled the possible NPE to within 2 generations of the Cooke Spouses and Reeves Males being in clos proximity. Further digging into records, led to the mother of Henry being the cause. One day, I may get back to adding the "true" bloodline of Henry here, but this has been recorded/published in early 2023 for public scrutiny on a few other sites (ancestry, The Reeves Project, FamilyTreeDNA-Surname project and a couple others). The consensus amongst reeves researchers, DNA analysts and myself, comes up just shy of proving 100% fact that Henry Cooke is a Biological Reeves. But everything points in that direction.
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