James Emmett Cook (1889 - 1941)

Born 23 Aug 1889 in Attala County, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Died 12 Aug 1941 at age 51 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA

Locomotive Fireman

Emmett Cook was enumerated as son of the head of household in Justice precinct 2 (voting precinct 2), Cherokee County, Texas for the June 18, United States Census, 1900. He was noted as at school, born August 1889 in Mississippi and single as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are head James R Cook, wife Mary Cook, daughter Lula Cook, son Lucas Cook and mother Mary Jane Cook.^[1]

James E Cook was enumerated as head of the household at 502 Burleson Street, San Antonio Ward 6, Bexar County, Texas for the January 2, United States Census, 1920. He was noted as born 1891 in Texas. He was married, a renter and a fireman (railway) as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Inez Cook and son James Cook Jr.^[2]

James E Cook was enumerated as head of the household at 1130 Lamar Street, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas for the April 7, United States Census, 1930. He was noted as born 1890 in Mississippi and married. He was first married at the age of twenty-seven. He was an owner of a home worth $5000 and a locomotive fireman (steam railroad) as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Inez Cook, son James E Cook Jr., daughter Beula J Cook and daughter Florence E Cook.^[3]

1935 - 1130 Lamar, Area E, San Antonio, Justice Precinct 1, Bexar County, Texas

United States Census, 1940 image of document

May 13, 1940 - 1130 Lamar, Area E, San Antonio, Justice Precinct 1, Bexar County, Texas

1941 Texas Death image of document

As listed in the Find A Grave Index,^[4] James Emmett Cook is buried at Mission Burial Park South in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LF-81M : accessed 26 June 2015), Emmett Cook in household of James R Cook, Justice precinct 2 (voting precinct 2), Cherokee, Texas, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,619.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBV-G9T : accessed 26 June 2015), James E Cook, San Antonio Ward 6, Bexar, Texas, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,778.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C38D-KZM : accessed 26 June 2015), James E Cook, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0109, sheet 9B, family 138, line 83, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2296; FHL microfilm 2,342,030.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Z-XCNS : accessed 26 June 2015), James Emmett Cook, 1941; Burial, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States of America, Mission Burial Park South; citing record ID 59529988.
5. ↑ Find A Grave website

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4W6-9FP : accessed 26 June 2015), James E Cook, Area E, San Antonio, Justice Precinct 1, Bexar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 259-156, sheet 15B, family 355, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4206.

• "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39W-W29 : accessed 26 June 2015), James Emmett Cook, 12 Aug 1941; citing certificate number 35617, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,744.

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