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Ancestors of Ulys Benjamin Cook

Generation No. 2

      2. William (Jack) Preston Cook, born May 03, 1879 in Maynardville, Union County, Tennesee; died March 08, 1953 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan. He was the son of 4. Benjamin Cook and 5. Susan Emaline Haynes. He married 3. Matilda Jane Whited March 10, 1900 in Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee.

      3. Matilda Jane Whited, born April 11, 1870 in Union County, Tennesee; died August 04, 1934 in University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was the daughter of 6. Reuben Whited and 7. Rebecca Hurst.

Notes for William (Jack) Preston Cook:
Census 1910 Union County, Tennessee
Cook, William P. (m, w, 30, married 11 years, farmer), Tilda (f, w, wife, 38, 4 children 3 still alive), Ulys (m, w, son, 10), Rebecca (f, w, daughter, 8), Bessie (f, w, daughter, 3). All born in Tennessee.

Census 1920 Union County, Tennessee
Cook, William P. (m, w, owns home, 39, married, farmer), Matilda (f, w, wife, 47, married), Rebecca E. (f, w, daughter, 17, single), Bessie (f, w, daughter, 12), Teddie (m, w, son, 8). All born in Tennessee.

Census 1930 Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
Cook, William (head, m, w, 50, Married at 21, owner, Value $800, TN, TN, TN, merchant, grocery store), Matilda (wife, f, w, 60, Married at 30, can read/write, TN, TN, TN), Ted (son, m, 2, 19, s, can read/write, TN, laborer in grocery store), Odesel (roomer, f, w, s, can read/write, TN, TN, TN). Living at 1702 Peters Street.

March 9, 1953 Monroe Evening News
William Cook
William (Jack) Cook, 73, of 600 Nadeau Road, died at 2:10am yesterday in Monroe Hospital, where he had been since Monday. He had been in poor health eight months and seriously ill five weeks.

He was born May 3, 1879, at Maynardville, Tenn., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Cook. March 10, 1900 he married Matilda Whited at Maynardville. She died Aug 4, 1934. He married Clara Sears April 2, 1937 at Monroe.

In 1926 he came to Monroe from Maynardville. For many years he operated a grocery at Peters St. and Fernwood Dr.

His is survived by his wife, Clara, two sons, Ted, with whom he lived, and Ulys of Hillsdale; two daughters, Mrs. Dewey Graves of Knoxville, and Mrs. George Mabe of Frenchtown Township; a brother R. H. Cook of Verden Oklahoma; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Baker of Pratt, Kansas, and Mrs. Curtis Braden of Maynardville; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. One son, Wayne, died in infancy.

Services will at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Earle Little Funeral Home and 1:20 in the Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. E. E. Patterson will officiate. Burial will be in the Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

More About William (Jack) Preston Cook:
Burial: March 10, 1953, Roselawn Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe County, Michiagan
Occupation: Grocery Store Owner

Notes for Matilda Jane Whited:
Monroe Evening News August 7, 1934

Funeral for Matilda Cook

Mrs. Matilda Cook was buried in Memorial Park cemetery this morning following funeral services from the home at Glenwood and Peters Street. The Rev. E. Wollman officiated. Mrs. Cook died in the University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Saturday evening.

More About Matilda Jane Whited:
Burial: August 07, 1934, Roselawn Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe County, Michiagan
Occupation: House Wife

Children of William Cook and Matilda Whited are:

1	i.	Ulys Benjamin Cook, born February 18, 1901 in Union County, Tennessee; died November 17, 1987 in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan; married Bertie Cook January 01, 1924 in Union County, Tennessee.
	ii.	Wayne Cook, born January 12, 1902 in Union County, Tennessee; died Bet. 1902 - 1910 in Union County, Tennessee.
	iii.	Rebecca Elizabeth Cook, born November 16, 1902 in Union County, Tennesee; died March 04, 1995 in Union County, Tennesee; married Dewey Scott Graves November 15, 1925 in Union County, Tennessee; born September 18, 1898 in Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee; died February 25, 1980 in Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes for Dewey Scott Graves:
Not listed in the 1930 census.

iv.

Bessie Cook, born June 10, 1907 in Union County, Tennessee; died August 25, 1997 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan; married (1) Ernest Ulysses Fultz September 04, 1923 in Union County, Tennessee; born September 13, 1897 in Claiborne County, Tennessee; died April 05, 1932 in Union County, Tennesee; married (2) George Washington Mabe June 18, 1935 in Bowling Green, Ohio; born October 20, 1892 in Hancock County, Tennessee; died February 21, 1961 in Frenchtown Township, Monroe County, Michigan.

Notes for Bessie Cook:
Census 1930, Union County, Tennessee
Fultz, E. M. (m, w, 32, Married at 26, farmer, Renting, can read/write), Bessie (f, w, 23, Married at 16, can read/write), Maxine (f, w, 5, s, is not in school and cannot read/write), Annalee (f, w, 2, s, is not in school and cannot read/write). They are living south of Tennessee Highway 35.

MONROE EVENING NEWS

BESSIE MABE (Monroe Evening News August 27, 1997)

Bessie Mabe, 90, of Monroe, passed away August 25, 1997.

Born in June 10, 1907, she was the daughter of William Preston Cook and Matilda (Whited) Cook, in Union County, Tennessee. She had lived in Monroe since 1951.

She was married to Earnie Fultz on September 4, 1923, who passed away April 5, 1932. She was married to George Mabe on June 18, 1934, who passed away on February 21, 1961.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Maxine Berry, a grandson, Ernie Johnson; a great-Grandson, Jonathan Loop; two son-in-laws, Jewel Berry and George Cunningham.

She is survived by her children and their spouses; Anna Talsma, Wanda Weiler and husband Lee, Mary Cunningham, John Mabe (all of Monroe), Betty Matousek and husband Duane, Jim Mabe and wife Beverly, and Jack Mabe (all of Dallas, Texas); grandchildren, Mike Berry of Atlanta, Patricia Berry of San Diego, Brenda Reed, Faye Morrison, Sandy Hayter, Ted Wieler, Shari Weiler (all of Monroe) Scott Weiler of Vista California, Kevin Cunningham, Lisa Wallace (both of Dallas), great-grandchildren, Lora Lacy, Jennifer Berry, Dr. Scott Johnson, Melissa Stewart, Christian Tobert, Corey Tolbert, Joshua Loop, Lindsay Hayter, Jamie Hayter, Alisha Weiler, Larissa Weiler, Tonya Weiler, Brett Weiler, Brittany Weiler, Eric Weiler, Jason Weiler, Jeremiah Weiler, Tammy Weddle, Chelsey Weiler, Spencer Weiler, Kenneth Cunningham, and Heath Cunningham; great-great grandchildren Kayla Powell, Tyler Lacy, Alex Johnson, Hannah Johnson, Sydney Stewart, Aubrey Weiler, and Christina Weddle.

Services are pending at the Earle Little Funeral Home, Barcarella Chapel.

More About Bessie Cook:
Burial: August 29, 1997, St Joseph's Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe County, Michiagan
Occupation: House Wife

Notes for George Washington Mabe:
George W. Mabe (Monroe Evening News Feb 22, 1961)

George W. Mabe, 68, of 2370 Nadeau Road, died of a heart attack at 12:06 p.m. yesterday in Monroe Hospital.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Earl Littel Funeral Home, with the Rev. E.E. Patterson, pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Born Oct. 20, 1892, in Claiborne County, Tenn., he was the son of John and Louisa Mabe. He married Bessie Cook in 1935 at Bowling Green, Ohio, and they came to Monroe from Jefferson County, Tenn. Mr. Mabe was a retired watchman for Gould-National Batteries, Inc.

Surviving are his wife; three sons, John, James, Jack at home; three daughters, Mrs. Lee Weiler of Ida, Mrs. George Cunningham of Monroe, and Miss Betty Mabe at home; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Jewell Berry and Mrs. Boyd Johnson of Monroe; a sister, Mrs. Amanda Gibson of Pineville, Ky.; two grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren.

More About George Washington Mabe:
Burial: February 24, 1961, Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Occupation: Sawmill, Labor, Carpenter, Guard
Social Security #: Social Security #: 371-03-6509
SS# issued in: SS# issued in: Michigan

Ted Cook, born June 01, 1910 in Union County, Tennessee; died July 27, 1996 in Claiborne County, Tennessee; married (1) Georgie L. Mabe July 02, 1934 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan; born February 13, 1919 in Claiborne County, Tennessee; died May 20, 1977 in University of Tennesse Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; married (2) Edna Gray Aft. 1980 in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About Ted Cook:
Burial: Irish Memorial Gradens, Claiborne County, Tennessee

Notes for Georgie L. Mabe:

TAZEWELL, Tenn - Mrs. Ted (Georgie Mabe) Cook, 58, of Roue 3, Tazewell, formerly of Monroe, died Friday in the University of Tennessee Hospital, Knoxville, Tenn. after a long illness,

Funeral services will be at 2 pm Monday in the Chittum Chapel Church in Tazewell where her body will lie in state from noon to time of the services. The Rev. Radon Howard will officiate and burial will in the Irish Memorial Gardens in Tazewell. Cook's Mortuary of Maynardville, Tenn., is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Cook was a member of the Monroe Chapter 226, Order of the Eastern Star, and a former member of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. She had lived in Monroe since she was 15 and moved to Tennessee six years ago.

Surviving are her husband; a brother Rev. James T. Mabe of Tazewell; five sisters Chelcie Rayburn and Mrs. Nell Nickens of Tazewell; Mrs. Maude Marlow and Mrs. Bertha Marlow of Monroe and Mrs. Betty Riddle of Grays, Ky., and several nieces and nephews.

More About Georgie L. Mabe:
Burial: May 23, 1977, Irish Memorial Gradens, Claiborne County, Tennessee

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