Frank Alphonso Cook (1883 - 1954)

Born 16 Apr 1883 in Kansas

Ancestors

Died 12 Feb 1954 at age 70 in Colorado, United States

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Biography

Frank was born in 1883, the son of Joseph Cook and Hattie Colton. According to the 1910 census Frank was farming and living on his brother Ernest's farm in Mesa, Colorado. By 1918 he had a "wife," Gistand (sic) and doing casual labor around the Colorado coal mines.^[1] In 1923 he married Maggie Wright.^[2] In 1930 Frank was working in the coal mines operating a coal tippler.^[3] "Tipples were initially used with minecarts, also called tubs or tram cars, or mine cars in the U.S. These were small hopper cars that carried the product on a mine railway out of the mine. When a mine car entered the upper level of the tipple, its contents were dumped through a chute leading to a railroad hopper car positioned on a track running beneath the tipple. At some facilities, each car was tipped over manually—thus the name, "tipple"...In the early 20th century, mine operators began using conveyor belts to load coal and ores into railroad cars, eliminating the use of mine cars. At some mines the conveyor loading facility is still referred to as a "tipple". ^[4] Frank passed away in 1954.

Notes

By 1930 he had 4 children. The oldest were two girls age 13 and 12. Since he married Maggie in 1923, these girls appear to be Gistand's daughters. The census lists their mother's birth state as Kansas, different from the other 2 siblings. Maggie was born in Texas.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKN-RLN : 23 February 2021), Frank Alphonso Cook, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQM-65J : 19 February 2021), Frank A Cook and Maggie Wright, 12 May 1923, Aguilar, Las Animas, Colorado, United States; citing no. 4886, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,065.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X743-GQD : accessed 1 March 2021), Frank A Cook, Chandler, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 2B, line 99, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 241; FHL microfilm 2,339,976.
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2021, February 27). Tipple. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:33, March 1, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tipple&oldid=1009284758
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X743-GQD : accessed 1 March 2021), Frank A Cook, Chandler, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 2B, line 99, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 241; FHL microfilm 2,339,976.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4D-WZJ : accessed 18 December 2018), Frank A Cook in household of Ernest M Cook, Mesa, Mesa, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 88, sheet 3A, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 122; FHL microfilm 1,374,135.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQM6-VMH : accessed 18 December 2018), Frank A Cook in household of Joseph Cook, Precinct 9, 17 Aguilas, Lower Apishapa Aguilar city, Las Animas, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 4A, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,126.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR6Z-STQ : 14 March 2018), Frank A Cook, Chandler, Election Precinct 19, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-28, sheet 2B, line 70, family 29, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 463.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-3VH1 : 20 January 2021), Frank Alphanso Cook, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 March 2021), memorial page for Frank A Cook (16 Apr 1883–12 Feb 1954), Find a Grave Memorial no. 48028587, citing Florida Cemetery, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by szelag (contributor 46991641) .