Dr. William Nathan Cook

27 June 1873–9 March 1940 (Age 66)
Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States

The Life Summary of William Nathan

When Dr. William Nathan Cook was born on 27 June 1873, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, his father, John Cook, was 23 and his mother, Maria Cora May Sanford, was 17. He married Ruby Josephine Rounds on 8 May 1893, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 9 March 1940, in Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Driscoll Cemetery, Driscoll, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. William Nathan Cook
1873–1940
Ruby Josephine Rounds
1875–1970
Marriage: 8 May 1893
Mildred Viola Cook
1895–1976
Maria Victory Cook
1898–1960
Willard Ray Cook
1901–1902
William Raymond Cook
1901–1902
Son Cook
1902–1903
Leon C Cook
1903–1965
Ruby Margarite Cook
1905–1984
Verna May Cook
1906–1954
Fawn Vivien Cook
1912–1999
John F Cook
1922–1985

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 May 1893Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 2
    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.
    1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
    Age 6
    After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 23
    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: occupational name for a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house, from Middle English cok, coke, cook, couk, cuk(e) (Old English cōc) ‘cook’ or ‘seller of cooked foods’. See also Kew .Irish and Scottish: usually identical in origin with the English name (see 1 above), but in some cases a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cúg ‘son of Hugo’ (see McCook ).Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘cook’, such as German and Jewish Koch , Dutch Kook , Polish Kucharz and Kucharczyk , Slovenian and Croatian Kuhar , North German Kuk .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Cookson
    Cocke
    Coke
    Kuhar
    Cooke
    Kew

    Sources (44)

    • William Cook in entry for Ruby Cook, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
    • William Cook, "United States Census, 1920"
    • William Cook in entry for Leon Cook and Mildred Covey, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"

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