Brief Life History of Rhes Farmer
When Rhes Farmer McCook was born on 23 January 1892, in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States, his father, Jasper Baker Woodruff McCook, was 47 and his mother, Bathsheba "Bashie" Estelle Farmer, was 33. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Annie Belle Swift. He lived in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States in 1930 and Ward Three, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 20 May 1944, at the age of 52, and was buried in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Rhea A McCook, "United States Census, 1940"
- Rhes Farmer McCook, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Rhes Farmer Mccook, "Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1959"
Spouse and Children
1892–1944 Male
1896–1959 Female
Children (3)
1920–1982 Male
1922– Female
1926–2005 Male
Parents and Siblings
1845–1911 Male
1858–1905 Female
Siblings (7)
1882–1922 Female
1884–1947 Female
1886–1958 Female
1889–1916 Male
1892–1944 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 6
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 14
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhubhóig or Mac Dhubhaig, ‘son of Dubhóg’ or ‘son of Dubhag’, a diminutive of Dubh, from dubh ‘black’; see Dow and Duff .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhabhóg ‘son of Davock’, a pet form of David . The surname, borne by a branch of the Burkes of Connacht, was first Anglicized in Ireland as McGavock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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