Annie Paterson (1874 - 1943)

Born 8 Aug 1874 in Peel County, Ontario, Canada

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Died 1 May 1943 at age 68 in Maywood, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Annie Paterson, who sometimes goes by the name “Anna,” is born in Ontario, Canada on August 8, 1874. She is the daughter of James Paterson (1793-1874) and Jane Davidson (1834-1899). Her father had come to Upper Canada from Scotland in 1820 and was known as Laird of Bonnie Braes. (Ontario was Upper Canada in 1820.) He settled on Lot 4, Concession 5 in Toronto Township, Home District (in 1851 this would become Peel County). Bonnie Braes was the 100 acres immediately to the west of the first house built in Streetsville. This, presumably, is where Annie is born. Her mother, Jane Davidson, was from England and she was James Paterson’s second, and much younger, wife.

Annie’s father dies in 1874, the same year Annie is born. Shortly after, her mother moves into town (Streetsville) and lives on Thomas Street with the widow of Thomas Paterson. Thomas Paterson (1820-1860) was Annie’s and the street was named after him. Her mother then takes the remaining children and moves north to the town of Durham in Grey County – this is about 120 kilometres north of Streetsville. On August 19, 1875 Jane Davidson marries a widower, the 67-year old Alexander Glendinning. For some reason, the couple did not live together for long or else (perhaps) the marriage didn’t last because in the 1881 census, Jane Davidson is living in the town of Durham with her four children, including the seven-year old Annie, and her surname is shown as “Patterson” (sic). The census record indicates she is a widow. Alexander Glendinning, who is 74 years old in the 1881 census, is living on a farm in Egremont Township south of Durham with his bachelor son. The census record shows him as married.

In 1891 Annie is living in Toronto with her mother, a widow, her sister Jean and her brother-in-law (Robert Craig Nicholson) and she is 17-years old.

Annie marries the much older Frederick Cooke (1849-1917) in Toronto on December 28, 1892. This is Frederick’s third marriage. Frederick was born in Canada but in 1879 he had moved to the United States. He is a travelling salesman selling drugstore products all over the western United States. Before moving to the United States, Frederick owned a drugstore in Canada. And in what has to be a remarkable coincidence, Annie’s older sister, Agnes, also married someone with the surname “Cooke,” who was also born in Canada, who also moved to the United States. And who also was a druggist in a drug store. Two people from Canada with the surname Cooke involved with drugstores when they move to the United States. There does not appear to be a family relationship between these two people.

Annie and Frederick leave for the United States shortly after the wedding. (We know this because the U.S. 1900 census record shows Annie immigrated in 1892.)

Annie and Frederick are found living in Minneapolis in the United States 1900 census – Annie’s first name is shown as “Anna.” There are two children living with them: an 18-year old Fredrick E. Cooke born in Illinois, and a five-year old Frederick A. Cooke born in Minnesota. The first child is from on of Frederick’s earlier marriages. This census record describes Frederick Cooke (the father) as a travelling salesman.

The couple are still in Minneapolis in the U.S. 1910 census and Annie now has two children: a 14-year old Frederick A. and an 8-year old Jean M. Annie again is shown as “Anna.” Both children were born in Minnesota. This census record shows the husband, Frederick Cooke, born in Canada in 1850 with his father born in England and his mother born in Ireland.

Frederick dies on July 2, 1917 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota and he is buried in the Lakeview cemetery in Minneapolis. (St. Paul is on the other side of the river from Minneapolis.)

The 46-year old Annie is living in St Paul in the U.S. 1920 census, with her surname spelt “Kooke.” Both of her children are still with her: Fred Kooke (24) and June M Kooke (18).

In the 1930 census the 55-year old widow, Annie, is living in Bluffton, Indiana with her daughter, Jean Arnold, her son-in-law, Albert Arnold, and her granddaughter, the seven-year old Margaret D. Arnold. Bluffton is about 40 kilometres south of Fort Wayne. In the 1940 census, Annie is still living with her daughter. They are now in Proviso, Illinois (1818 Third Ave. Proviso, Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago) and the census record indicates that, before Proviso, they lived in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.

Annie dies on May 1, 1943 in Maywood Cook County, Illinois. Maywood is in Chicago. Her address at the time was 1818 South Third Avenue. She is buried in Forest Home Cemetery.

Annie and Frederick have two children:

• Frederick Arthur Paterson Cooke 1895-1973 + Irma Wilkinson 1903-1981

• Jean M. Cooke c1904-? + Albert G. Arnold c1882-?

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Sources

[1] The 1968 Paterson family tree shows Annie as 5th child of James Paterson & Jane Davidson, shows her spouse & 2 children – Frederick & Jean. One of the children (Jean) is married to an Albert Arnold (a critical clue to finding Annie in the US census).

[2] Directory for the County of Peel for 1873-4, by John Lynch: shows a Mrs Jane Paterson living on Thomas Street, Streetsville. This presumably is Jane Davidson and it appears she is living with the widow of Thomas H. Paterson. (The Directory doesn’t show children.)

[3] http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/grey75.htm contains the wedding notice:”2621-75 (Grey Co) Alexander GLENDINNING, 67, widower, farmer, Scotland, Durham, s/o Archibald GLENDINNING & Mary PARK married Jane DAVIDSON, 43, widow, England, Durham, d/o James DAVIDSON & Mary NIXON, witn: Mary H. MCLAREN of Mt. Forest, Ontario & Alethea Grace PARK of Durham, 19 Aug 1875. Durham.” [A thank you to Ian Glendinning’s web site for giving the clue to this evidence.]

[4] 1881 census, Ontario, Grey South, 154. Durham, pg 29. household 147: Jeanie Patterson (47), born Ont [she was born in 1832 in England], Presb, Scotch, widow; Bennet Patterson (21) , clerk; Jeanie Patterson (18), music teacher; Attie (15); Annie (7).

[5] 1881 census, Ontario, Grey South, 154, Egremont, pg 34, household 152: Archibald Glendenning (sic) (46) born in Scotland, farmer; Alex Glendenning (sic) (74) born in Scotland, farmer. The letter “M” appears to be in the column for marital status – ie, Alexander is married, although there is only he and his son in the household.

[6] 1891 census, Ontario, Toronto City 119, St Stephens Ward, pg 43, household 196: Robert Nicholson (29) born Ireland, religion (looks like “C.E.” ie Church of England), occupation (looks like “house painter”); Jean (writing difficult to read but appears to be “Jean”) (27) born Ont, father born Scotland, mother born (??can’t read it, appears to be something like “Luk”) presb (ie Presbyterian), occupation difficult to read but could be “music teacher;” Jane Paterson (55) “mother in law” born in (? appears to be “Luk”), parents born in England, presb (ie Presbyterian); another person with the surname Paterson but difficult to make out first name although appears to begin with an “A”, (17) sister-in-law, born Ont, father born Scotland; mother born (? “Luk”). This last person is Annie Paterson (c1874>1940).

[7] Ancestory.ca has a record for a marriage of Annie Paterson & Frederick Cooke on Dec 28, 1892 in Toronto.

[8] United States Census, 1900, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9SV-S1Z : accessed 08 Dec 2013), Anna Cooke in household of Fredrick Cooke, Election District 12 Minneapolis city Ward 8, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet , family 377, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240769. This census record shows a 28-yr old “Anna” Cooke, born Aug 1872 in Canada where her father was born in Scotland and her mother was born in Canada. [she was actually born in England] The record says she has been married for 7 years to a Frederick Cooke who also was born in Canada. Anna came to the USA in 1892 (presumably right after the wedding as it was in Dec. 1892). The couple have 2 children: a 18-yr old Fredrick E. Cooke born in Illinois and a 5-yr old Frederick A. Cooke born in Minnesota. The census record for her husband shows that he is 50-yr old, born in Canada, both parents born in Ireland and the he cane to the USA in 1879.

[9] "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. Anna’s husband was born in Canada in 1850 with his father born in England and his mother born in Ireland. It shows he entered the U.S.A. in 1879.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] 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.

[13] familysearch: Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947: Annie Patterson Cooke died on 01 May 1943 in Maywood, Cook County, Illinois. She was 68 years old. She was born on 08 Aug 1874 in Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. Her father was James Patterson and her mother was Jane Davidson. Her father was born in Edinborough, Scotland. Her mother was born in Qc [?Quebec], Canada. Her occupation was a housewife; she lived in Maywood; her spouse was Frederick Cooke. She was buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Proviso Township, Illinois. The informant was Jean Arnold.

[14] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 May 2020), memorial page for Annie Paterson Cooke (8 Aug 1874–1 May 1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. 181068083, citing Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) . The cemetery stone reads: “Rest in Peace / Annie Paterson / Cooke / August 8, 1874 – May 1, 1943”

Acknowledgments

The current version of this biography was prepared by Fred Paterson Nix on June 9, 2014 (with up dates added in May 2020)

Thank you to Fred Nix for creating Paterson-821 on 12 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Fred and others.