George Wilbur Cook

1876 - Abt 1962  (85 years)

• Name	George Wilbur Cook  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 Nov 1876	Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt Jul 1962	Portland, Multnomah Co, Oregon   [3]
  Person ID	I2267	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Frederick Cook,   b. 21 Mar 1846, Chillicothe, Ross Co, Ohio d. 17 Dec 1902, Elkader, Clayton Co, Iowa (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Clara Salome Cooley,   b. 3 Sep 1848, Garnavillo Twp, Clayton Co, Iowa d. 7 Mar 1941, Strawberry Point, Clayton Co, Iowa (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1869	Probably Iowa   [4]
  	There is presently (Dec 2020) no marriage information on this couple. The Dubuque county history has 1849 as the marriage year.
  Family ID	F215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George lost one eye (WWI Draft Registration) Obituary Service for George W. Cook, 85, ex-purchasing agent of Portland public schools, was Thursday, with entombment following at Riverview Mausoleum. The service was conducted by the Albert Pike Masonic Lodge, which Mr. Cook served as secretary for 35 years. He was born in Garnavillo, Iowa, and came to Oregon in 1907, where he was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad. Later he was a purchasing agent for the Portland public schools until his retirement. For the last 18 months he has lived at Mr. Tabor Convalescent Hospital, where he died Tuesday. He was a member of the Rose City Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Benjamin F. Schumacher, Corvallis, and a brother, Lee, Oelwein, Iowa. Three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. - The Oregonian, 3 Aug 1962, p25 [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S341] U.S. Government, WWI Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918, Local Board, Div 5, Portland Oregon; registration order A400 (Reliability: 3). [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1880-US-Iowa-Clayton-Garnavillo Twp; aged 3 (Reliability: 3). [S510] Obituary, The Oregonian, 3 Aug 1962, p25 (Reliability: 3). [S537] County-appointed writers, Iowa counties history, pp550-51 (Reliability: 3).