Walter Herbert CookAge: 83 years1896–1979
- Name
- Walter Herbert Cook
- Given names
- Walter Herbert
- Surname
- Cook
 Birth | October 8, 1896 36 25 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 months)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 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Isiah Cornine January 13, 1915 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Claude M Cook December 16, 1916 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/ |
 Religious marriage | Marie Blanche Roussel — View this family February 17, 1919 (Age 22 years) Note: WWII French War Bride |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell March 31, 1920 (Age 23 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Antoinette Yvonne “Toni” Cook January 26, 1921 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Paulette Albertine Cook October 24, 1922 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Jacqueline Blanche Cook May 14, 1926 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Janice Ethel Blaine August 23, 1945 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 father | John William “J.W.” Cook December 2, 1954 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Irene A Cook November 17, 1959 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Emma Cornine May 10, 1960 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 | October 8, 1979 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John William “J.W.” Cook Birth: April 4, 1860 25 24 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 2, 1954 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Emma Cornine Birth: December 12, 1870 41 36 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: May 10, 1960 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 23, 1885 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Claude M Cook Birth: February 1, 1887 26 16 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1916 — Argentine, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Irene A Cook Birth: December 26, 1891 31 21 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 17, 1959 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
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5 years himself |
Walter Herbert Cook Birth: October 8, 1896 36 25 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 8, 1979 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| Family with Marie Blanche Roussel |
| himself |
Walter Herbert Cook Birth: October 8, 1896 36 25 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 8, 1979 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Marie Blanche Roussel Birth: February 10, 1897 — Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France Death: June 22, 1987 — Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: February 17, 1919 — Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France |
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23 months daughter |
Antoinette Yvonne “Toni” Cook Birth: January 26, 1921 24 23 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: February 18, 2010 — Richmond, Franklin, Kansas, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Paulette Albertine Cook Birth: October 24, 1922 26 25 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: February 14, 1988 — El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Jacqueline Blanche Cook Birth: May 14, 1926 29 29 — Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States Death: January 19, 2002 — Alpine, San Diego, California, United States |
| Marriage | WWII French War Bride |