Brief Life History of Chester Ensign
When Chester Ensign Cookson was born on 25 August 1868, in Minnesota, United States, his father, Leon Martin Cookson, was 20 and his mother, Ruth E Fenno, was 20. He married Lena Knutsen on 2 November 1892. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Judicial Township 5, Merced, California, United States in 1940 and New Delhi, Delhi, India in 1944. He died on 10 August 1944, in Merced, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Turlock Memorial Park, Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States.
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Sources (27)
- Chester E Cookson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Chester Ensign Cookson - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Chester Ensign Cookson
- Chester E Cookson, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
Spouse and Children
1868–1944 Male
1862–1957 Female
Children (4)
1893–1900 Male
1896–1977 Female
1899–1978 Male
1903–1999 Female
Parents and Siblings
1848–1928 Male
1848–1931 Female
Siblings (5)
1868–1944 Male
1872–1929 Male
1874– Female
1878–1956 Male
1888– Female
World Events (8)
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
Age 1
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): from Middle English cok ‘cook’ or the surname Cook + son, denoting either ‘son of (the) cook’ or ‘son of (a man called) Cook’. See Cook .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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