Ruth (McNeill) Cook (abt. 1901 - 1998)

Born about 13 Sep 1901 in North Carolina, United States

Wife of Julian Abele Cook Sr. — married 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1998 at about age 97 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Ruth (McNeill) Cook is a part of US Black heritage.

Ruth McNeill married Julian A. Cook, Sr. in 1929 in Philadelphia.^[1][2] In 1930 the couple was living in Washington, DC.^[3] Their son Julian was born later that year. In 1940 Ruth's husband was a general superintendent at [Howard] University. The family was enumerated at "Howard Manor" in Washington.^[4]

She died in 1998 in Washington, DC.^[5]

Research notes

Birth date per US Social Security Death Index. Census returns once married make her a bit younger.

Per her FamilySearch profile she was the daughter of Thomas and Lizzie McNeill of Fayetteville, North Carolina.^[6][7] (enumerations consistent with Sept 1901 birth date).

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVCP-9T5 : 2 March 2021), Ruth E McNeill and Cook, 1929.
2. ↑ Judge Julian Abele Cook, obituary https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/PDFFIles/JAC.pdf accessed Apr 2021.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMK1-K8G : accessed 15 April 2021), Ruth M Cook in household of Julian A Cook, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 218, sheet 1B, line 100, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 298; FHL microfilm 2,340,033.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K73M-GR4 : 22 December 2019), Ruth E Cook in household of Julian Cook, Tract 34, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 10, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-423, sheet 7B, line 72, family 117, 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 567.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBWX-DNT : 11 January 2021), Ruth M Cook, 11 Oct 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSN-4YR : accessed 15 April 2021), Ruth E Mcneill Twin in household of Thos H Mcneill, Fayetteville Ward 3, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 8B, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1105; FHL microfilm 1,375,118.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKP-GT4 : 2 February 2021), Ruth McNeill in entry for Thomas Mc Neill, 1920.