Ezra Asher Cook

1841 - 1911  (69 years)

• Name	Ezra Asher Cook
  Born	05 Nov 1841	New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	Sep 1911	Wheaton,, IL
  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 ,   d. 15 Jan 1881, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	M. Permelia Milke,   b. 07 May 1810, Jefferson,,NY ,   d. 27 Jul 1901, Chicago,Cook,IL  (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	16 Jan 1834	West Fulton,,NY
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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