Claude Leroy “Buster” CookAge: 50 years1910–1961
- Name
- Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook
- Given names
- Claude Leroy
- Surname
- Cook
- Nickname
- Buster
 Birth | April 12, 1910 23 18 |
 Death of a mother | Georgia M Rollins April 26, 1910 (Age 14 days) Cause: Childbirth |
| Marriage of a parent | Claude M Cook — Minnie May Mosher — View this family October 9, 1911 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Waldon Cook August 31, 1912 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Herbert Isaiah Cook October 23, 1914 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | Claude M Cook December 16, 1916 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Cecil Everett Cook January 20, 1917 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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 7 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/ |
 Marriage | Antoinette Audell “Nettie” Daugherty — View this family 1926 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Leona Lavonne Cook November 3, 1927 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Leona Lavonne Cook November 3, 1927 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Anna Louise Cook November 23, 1928 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Anna Louise Cook November 23, 1928 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 son #3 | Bobby Gene Cook February 23, 1930 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | April 28, 1930 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a wife | Antoinette Audell “Nettie” Daugherty May 2, 1932 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Edward Leroy Cook May 4, 1934 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | May 7, 1940 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Leo Owen Cook August 5, 1942 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 39 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 paternal grandfather | John William “J.W.” Cook December 2, 1954 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Emma Cornine May 10, 1960 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 | March 8, 1961 (Age 50 years) |
 Burial | March 11, 1961 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Claude M Cook Birth: February 1, 1887 26 16 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1916 — Argentine, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Georgia M Rollins Birth: September 15, 1891 — Kansas, United States Death: April 26, 1910 — Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: about 1909 — |
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15 months himself |
Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook Birth: April 12, 1910 23 18 — Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, United States Death: March 8, 1961 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Minnie May Mosher |
| father |
Claude M Cook Birth: February 1, 1887 26 16 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1916 — Argentine, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Minnie May Mosher Birth: June 12, 1895 — Winchester, Jefferson, Kansas, United States Death: May 4, 1949 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: October 9, 1911 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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11 months half-brother |
George Waldon Cook Birth: August 31, 1912 25 17 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: January 8, 1984 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Herbert Isaiah Cook Birth: October 23, 1914 27 19 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: July 2, 1990 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Cecil Everett Cook Birth: January 20, 1917 29 21 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: April 14, 1980 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Antoinette Audell “Nettie” Daugherty |
| himself |
Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook Birth: April 12, 1910 23 18 — Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, United States Death: March 8, 1961 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Antoinette Audell “Nettie” Daugherty Birth: March 10, 1910 — Mayetta, Jackson, Kansas, United States Death: May 2, 1932 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: 1926 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Leona Lavonne Cook Birth: November 3, 1927 17 17 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: November 3, 1927 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Anna Louise Cook Birth: November 23, 1928 18 18 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: November 23, 1928 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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15 months son |
Bobby Gene Cook Birth: February 23, 1930 19 19 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: September 1, 2012 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Leatha Rose Glenn |
| himself |
Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook Birth: April 12, 1910 23 18 — Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, United States Death: March 8, 1961 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Leatha Rose Glenn Birth: January 26, 1911 — Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas, United States Death: June 4, 2014 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| son |
Edward Leroy Cook Birth: May 4, 1934 24 23 — Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas, United States Death: November 26, 2013 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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Leo Owen Cook Birth: August 5, 1942 32 31 — Manitou Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: May 12, 1962 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents John Alexander Cuthbert + Irene A Cook
Parents Walter Herbert Cook + Marie Blanche Roussel
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook - Household
1207 Fifth Street Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
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