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Ezra Asher Cook

Male 1841 - 1911  (69 years)


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  • Name Ezra Asher Cook 
    Born 05 Nov 1841  New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Sep 1911  Wheaton,, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I66  B03 Thomas Hore, b1649, Chilham, Kent, England
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2018 

    Father Rev Ezra Sprague Cook,   b. 01 May 1811, West Fulton,Schoharie,NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1881, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother M. Permelia Milke,   b. 07 May 1810, Jefferson,,NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1901, Chicago,Cook,IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 16 Jan 1834  West Fulton,,NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F99  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Elizabeth Blanchard,   b. 30 Oct 1846, Galesburg,, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Mar 1915, Wheaton,, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 05 Aug 1869  Wheaton,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lillian Cook,   b. 1870, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870, Chicago,,IL - died young Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     2. Mary Amelia Cook,   b. 27 Sep 1871, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Jun 1954, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     3. Julia Elizabeth Cook,   b. 05 Nov 1872, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Blanchard Cook,   b. 1874, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1874, Chicago,,IL - died young Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     5. Ezra Albert Cook,   b. 14 Jul 1875, Wheaton, DuPage, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Apr 1957, Aledo, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     6. Hannah Ida Williston Cook,   b. 05 Oct 1877, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Mar 1929, (resided Seattle, WA) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)  [natural]
     7. Grace Eloise Cook,   b. 30 Oct 1879, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1969, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)  [natural]
     8. M.D. Jonathan Blanchard Cook,   b. 11 Sep 1861, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1961, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years)  [natural]
     9. David Maurice Cook,   b. 09 Oct 1883, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1929  (Age 45 years)  [natural]
     10. Lyman Joseph Cook,   b. 13 Sep 1885, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (resided Omaha, NE) Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     11. Ethel Marguerite Cook,   b. 14 Aug 1887, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1918, Elgin, IL (resided in) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)  [natural]
     12. Helen Geraldine Cook,   b. 16 Apr 1889, Chicago,,IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925, (resided Bellflower, CA) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F98  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • See notes for M. Pamela MILKE, his mother.

      "As a very young soldier, he fought in McClellan's Army (Civil War) and was seriously wounded." (Later) Ezra Asher Cook owned a large stationery store and print business in Chicago.

      Source: Civil War Pension File - Card for Ezra Asher:

      Filed in Illinois
      Widow: Maria E. B.Cook
      39th Illinois Infantry - enrolled as a Private on 2 Sept 1861
      Invalid application 1870 May 22 Application # 156669
      Certificate # 106736
      Widow's application 1911 September 25 Application # 972315 Certificate # 733244

      Notes from email from Linda Cook, April 26, 2004: Linda found the following information on the internet about "Ezra A. Cook Publishing" of Chicago, Illinois.
      Ezra A. Cook published a number of anti-Masonic books and histories of all sorts of secret societies--- The American chapters of Knights Templar, the Ku Klux Klan, and others. One of the books published was written by Jonathan Blanchard, who wrote "Scotch Rite Masonry Illustrated" published by EAC Pub., 1882.

      US Federal Census 1900 - Chicago Ward 18, Cook County, IL

      Ezra A. Cook - 58 Head
      Maria B. Cook - 53 Spouse
      Albert E. Cook - 24
      Lyman J. Cook - 14
      Ethlel M. Cook - 12
      Helen J. Cook - 11
      Permelia S. Cook 90, mother
      Antonette J. Konop - 21, servant
      Arthur Schaffer - 33 - boarder
      Nellie V. Walker - 25 - boarder