John
J
Cookenmaster
Born in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Brother of
Mary V. (Cookenmaster) Hall
Husband of
Ada Emma (Bennett) Cookenmaster
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James Henry Cookenmaster and Albert John Cookenmaster
Died
at age 84
in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 May 2015
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Biography
John Cookenmaster was born in Dearborn, Michigan in 1855 to Heinrich J. C. "Henry" (Kuchenmeister) Cookenmaster (1822-1899) and Sophia (Matthews) Cookenmaster (1835-1876).
In 1879 he married Ada Emma (Bennett) Cookenmaster (1859-1934) who lived across the street from the Bennett homestead where she grew up about 2.5 miles south of Fairgrove.
John and Ada had four children: James Henry Cookenmaster (1880-1956), Albert John Cookenmaster (1883-1964), Edmund Ray Cookenmaster (1887-1967) and Ethel Cookenmaster (?-?) all born on the Homestead. Later in life they moved to to Fairgrove. John was a stone mason and plasterer.
John was born in 1855. John Cookenmaster ... He passed away in 1939. First-hand information as remembered by Holly TerBush Bracy, Sunday, May 3, 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 John:
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~6.25%
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