Birdie Ellen CookAge: 87 years1883–1970
- Name
- Birdie Ellen Cook
- Given names
- Birdie Ellen
- Surname
- Cook
- Married name
- Birdie Ellen Williams
- Married name
- Birdie Ellen Zeigel
 Birth | April 1, 1883 20 17 |
 Birth of a brother | Edward Everett Cook October 11, 1885 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Albert Cook October 16, 1889 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Albert Cook October 22, 1889 (Age 6 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Albert Cook October 22, 1889 (Age 6 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Berea Church Cemetery |
| Birth of a sister | I Dovie Cook January 31, 1892 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | I Dovie Cook November 27, 1892 (Age 9 years) |
| Burial of a sister | I Dovie Cook November 27, 1892 (Age 9 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Berea Church Cemetery |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | William Walker “Willie” Williams — View this family August 15, 1899 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Isaiah McKinley Cook September 16, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Walter Everette Williams February 19, 1906 (Age 22 years) |
 Census | May 19, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Frances Lorene Williams July 22, 1914 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Isiah Cornine January 13, 1915 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 34 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell March 31, 1920 (Age 36 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Reed “Big Willie” Williams June 29, 1923 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Walker E Harrison Williams January 29, 1927 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Walker E Harrison Williams January 30, 1927 (Age 43 years) |
| Burial of a grandson | Walker E Harrison Williams February 1, 1927 (Age 43 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Walter Enoch Williams April 17, 1928 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 46 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a father | Everett Fielding Cook April 16, 1931 (Age 48 years) Cause: chronic myocarditis |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Pollard Eldon Williams September 23, 1933 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Frances June Shelby July 9, 1936 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Loretta Kay Shelby November 11, 1941 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine January 23, 1943 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Edward Everett Cook February 11, 1954 (Age 70 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Edward Everett Cook February 13, 1954 (Age 70 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Death of a husband | William Walker “Willie” Williams May 14, 1963 (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage | William Arthur Zeigel — View this family January 24, 1965 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 28, 1970 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Berea Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Everett Fielding Cook Birth: September 16, 1862 27 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1931 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine Birth: August 8, 1865 36 31 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: January 23, 1943 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 2, 1882 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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13 months herself |
Birdie Ellen Cook Birth: April 1, 1883 20 17 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Edward Everett Cook Birth: October 11, 1885 23 20 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 11, 1954 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Albert Cook Birth: October 16, 1889 27 24 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1889 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
I Dovie Cook Birth: January 31, 1892 29 26 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 27, 1892 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Isaiah McKinley Cook Birth: September 16, 1900 38 35 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: June 18, 1978 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Family with William Walker “Willie” Williams |
| husband |
William Walker “Willie” Williams Birth: March 18, 1877 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 14, 1963 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Birdie Ellen Cook Birth: April 1, 1883 20 17 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 15, 1899 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years son |
Walter Everette Williams Birth: February 19, 1906 28 22 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 25, 1993 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Frances Lorene Williams Birth: July 22, 1914 37 31 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1979 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States |
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9 years son |
William Reed “Big Willie” Williams Birth: June 29, 1923 46 40 — Beaman, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1996 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| Family with William Arthur Zeigel |
| husband |
William Arthur Zeigel Birth: September 8, 1880 — Sweet Springs, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 22, 1972 — Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Birdie Ellen Cook Birth: April 1, 1883 20 17 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 24, 1965 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
Birdie Ellen Cook has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents James Thomas Milton Cook + Margaret Cornine
Parents John William “J.W.” Cook + Mary Emma Cornine
Mother's family (5)
Parents Jasper Cornine + Rosa Lee Lindsey
Parents John William “J.W.” Cook + Mary Emma Cornine
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Walker “Willie” Williams - Household
Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri
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