Arthur Lee Cook was born on April 4, 1892 in Kentucky to Lorenzo Cook (aka Littleton Cocke) and Alice Owen Cook. He was one of nine known children born to the couple.
Before 1900, the family moved to Fayette County, West Virginia. Arthur married Katherine King on February 28, 1914 in Huntington, West Virginia. They had three children and adopted the daughter of his brother Convey after Convey's wife died (Convey died a few years later).
Arthur and Katherine may have separated. He moved to Houston, Texas some time before 1955.
Arthur was worked for the American National Insurance Company as an insurance agent in Houston when he passed away on December 20, 1955 from a heart attack. He was 63 years old. His body was returned to West Virginia and he is buried in Ravenswood Cemetery in Ravenswood, West Virginia.
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