Todd Luther Cooke

Brief Life History of Todd Luther

When Todd Luther Cooke was born on 10 May 1873, in Watauga, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Samuel Cook, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Louise Hartley, was 24. He married Nora Victoria Phillips on 26 March 1897, in Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Lenoir Township, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 March 1952, in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Todd Luther Cooke
1873–1952
Nora Victoria Phillips
1878–1969
Marriage: 26 March 1897
Estie J Cook
1897–1929
Nina Coralee Cook
1898–1942
William Barney Cooke
1900–1980
Julius Coy Cooke
1902–1966
Jacob Art Cooke
1904–1972
David B. Cooke
1906–1909
Valeo M Cook
1910–1999
Nona Eloise Cooke
1911–1994
Lily Juanita Cooke
1915–2001

Sources (58)

  • Todd L Cook, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Todd L Cook, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
  • Todd Cook, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1889

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Cook .

History: Francis Cooke (died 1663) and his eldest son John were passengers on the Mayflower in 1621; they were joined two years later by Francis's wife and other children. In the words of William Bradford, he lived long enough ‘to see his children's children have children’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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