Adelaide H (Cook) Daly (abt. 1899 - 1954)

Born about 1899 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Victor Reginald Daly — married 5 Feb 1918 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Died 28 Apr 1954 at about age 55 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Biography

Adelaide (Cook) Daly is a part of US Black heritage.

Adelaide H. Cook was born about 1896 in Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Cook. Her father was a professor at Howard University. She was raised in Washington, DC.^[1][2]

In 1907 Adelaide travelled to Spain with her aunt Elizabeth Appo Cook. They returned from Gibraltar in October 1907.^[3]

Adelaide H. Cook married Victor Daly on 5 February 1918 in DC.^[4] In 1930 they were living with their two daughters in Washington. Adelaide was a teacher.^[5]

Adelaide was a Spanish teacher at Dunbar High School from 1923 to her death. She graduated from M Street High School, attended Cornell University (she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa) and received her Master's Degree in Education from Catholic University.^[6]

She died on 28 April 1954 in Washington.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6X99-TSX?cc=1325221&wc=9BWH-7MQ%3A1030552201%2C1030552202%2C1030621201 : 5 August 2014), District of Columbia > Washington > ED 16 Howard University Washington city > image 16 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLG-MF3 : accessed 4 April 2021), Adelaide H Cook in household of Chas C Cook, Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 158, sheet 8A, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 153; FHL microfilm 1,374,166.
3. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9RB-Z3MV?cc=1368704&wc=4XBX-378%3A1600422353 : 26 January 2018), Roll 1012, vol 2240-2241, 9 Oct 1907 > image 490 of 856; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F71W-N23 : 11 January 2020), Adelaide H. Cook in entry for Victor R. Daly, 1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKB-HMC : accessed 3 April 2021), Adelaide C Daly in household of Victor R Daly, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 202, sheet 18A, line 19, family 444, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 297; FHL microfilm 2,340,032.
6. ↑ Dedication of the 1955 Dunbar High School Yearbook. Find A Grave: Memorial #196286484 (photo).
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53J-NH79 : 18 March 2020), Adelaide Cook Daly, 1954.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K734-HVG : 26 November 2019), Adelaide C Daly in household of Victor R Daly, Tract 42, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 13, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-548, sheet 61A, line 7, family 8, 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 572.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #196286484, database and images (accessed 04 April 2021), memorial page for Adelaide Helen Cook Daly (1896–26 Apr 1954), citing National Harmony Memorial Park Cemetery, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by FamilyTies (contributor 47950600).