James Wilburn Cook, son of Wilburn Green (Rudy) and Alice Hurt Cook.
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Athens Youth
Shot to Death;
Farmer Charged
Athens, Tex. - James Wilburn Cook, 18, was shot to death early Saturday and T. W. George, 58, a farmer, was charged with murder.
Bill Cain, who was riding in the front seat of the car Cook was driving, suffered numerous facial wounds from a charge of a 12-gauge shotgun. Four other youths in the car escaped injury.
Sheriff J. W. Brownlow said George made a statement at 4 a.m., about three hours after the shooting.
The boys said they were trying to find a back road to the Travis Ward Airport, where a high school party was being held. Brownlow said George told him the boys had driven across his pasture, and found a fence blocking the road.
George was freed on a $5,000 bond.
Cook was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Cook of Athens. Cain is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Cain.
From THE CORSICANA (TX) DAILY SUN, Saturday, May 14, 1966, Page 1
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Henderson County Death Certificate
Name: James Wilburn Cook
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 May 1966
Event Place: Route 2, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States (4 miles, FM 1615)
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound - not self-inflicted (ruled homicide, shotgun blast by another person at 1 a.m. on 5/14/1966 in the Pine Grove Community)
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 04 Apr 1948
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Father's Name: W G Cook
Mother's Name: Allice Hurt
Occupation: Pipefitter, Brown & Root Construction
Residence: 201 Laird Lane, Athens, Texas
Burial/Removal: Frankston Cemetery
Date: 15 May 1966
Informant: W. G. Cook
Certificate Number: 32558
GS Film number: 2117978
Digital Folder Number: 005145965
Image Number: 02703
Citing this Record:
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3XH-12S : 13 March 2018), James Wilburn Cook, 14 May 1966; citing certificate number 32558, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,978.
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Athens Youth
Shot to Death;
Farmer Charged
Athens, Tex. - James Wilburn Cook, 18, was shot to death early Saturday and T. W. George, 58, a farmer, was charged with murder.
Bill Cain, who was riding in the front seat of the car Cook was driving, suffered numerous facial wounds from a charge of a 12-gauge shotgun. Four other youths in the car escaped injury.
Sheriff J. W. Brownlow said George made a statement at 4 a.m., about three hours after the shooting.
The boys said they were trying to find a back road to the Travis Ward Airport, where a high school party was being held. Brownlow said George told him the boys had driven across his pasture, and found a fence blocking the road.
George was freed on a $5,000 bond.
Cook was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Cook of Athens. Cain is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Cain.
From THE CORSICANA (TX) DAILY SUN, Saturday, May 14, 1966, Page 1
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Henderson County Death Certificate
Name: James Wilburn Cook
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 May 1966
Event Place: Route 2, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States (4 miles, FM 1615)
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound - not self-inflicted (ruled homicide, shotgun blast by another person at 1 a.m. on 5/14/1966 in the Pine Grove Community)
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 04 Apr 1948
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Father's Name: W G Cook
Mother's Name: Allice Hurt
Occupation: Pipefitter, Brown & Root Construction
Residence: 201 Laird Lane, Athens, Texas
Burial/Removal: Frankston Cemetery
Date: 15 May 1966
Informant: W. G. Cook
Certificate Number: 32558
GS Film number: 2117978
Digital Folder Number: 005145965
Image Number: 02703
Citing this Record:
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3XH-12S : 13 March 2018), James Wilburn Cook, 14 May 1966; citing certificate number 32558, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,978.
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James Wilburn Cook, son of Wilburn Green (Rudy) and Alice Hurt Cook.
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Athens Youth
Shot to Death;
Farmer Charged
Athens, Tex. - James Wilburn Cook, 18, was shot to death early Saturday and T. W. George, 58, a farmer, was charged with murder.
Bill Cain, who was riding in the front seat of the car Cook was driving, suffered numerous facial wounds from a charge of a 12-gauge shotgun. Four other youths in the car escaped injury.
Sheriff J. W. Brownlow said George made a statement at 4 a.m., about three hours after the shooting.
The boys said they were trying to find a back road to the Travis Ward Airport, where a high school party was being held. Brownlow said George told him the boys had driven across his pasture, and found a fence blocking the road.
George was freed on a $5,000 bond.
Cook was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Cook of Athens. Cain is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Cain.
From THE CORSICANA (TX) DAILY SUN, Saturday, May 14, 1966, Page 1
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Henderson County Death Certificate
Name: James Wilburn Cook
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 May 1966
Event Place: Route 2, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States (4 miles, FM 1615)
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound - not self-inflicted (ruled homicide, shotgun blast by another person at 1 a.m. on 5/14/1966 in the Pine Grove Community)
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 04 Apr 1948
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Father's Name: W G Cook
Mother's Name: Allice Hurt
Occupation: Pipefitter, Brown & Root Construction
Residence: 201 Laird Lane, Athens, Texas
Burial/Removal: Frankston Cemetery
Date: 15 May 1966
Informant: W. G. Cook
Certificate Number: 32558
GS Film number: 2117978
Digital Folder Number: 005145965
Image Number: 02703
Citing this Record:
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3XH-12S : 13 March 2018), James Wilburn Cook, 14 May 1966; citing certificate number 32558, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,978.
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Athens Youth
Shot to Death;
Farmer Charged
Athens, Tex. - James Wilburn Cook, 18, was shot to death early Saturday and T. W. George, 58, a farmer, was charged with murder.
Bill Cain, who was riding in the front seat of the car Cook was driving, suffered numerous facial wounds from a charge of a 12-gauge shotgun. Four other youths in the car escaped injury.
Sheriff J. W. Brownlow said George made a statement at 4 a.m., about three hours after the shooting.
The boys said they were trying to find a back road to the Travis Ward Airport, where a high school party was being held. Brownlow said George told him the boys had driven across his pasture, and found a fence blocking the road.
George was freed on a $5,000 bond.
Cook was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Cook of Athens. Cain is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Cain.
From THE CORSICANA (TX) DAILY SUN, Saturday, May 14, 1966, Page 1
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Henderson County Death Certificate
Name: James Wilburn Cook
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 May 1966
Event Place: Route 2, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States (4 miles, FM 1615)
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound - not self-inflicted (ruled homicide, shotgun blast by another person at 1 a.m. on 5/14/1966 in the Pine Grove Community)
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 04 Apr 1948
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Father's Name: W G Cook
Mother's Name: Allice Hurt
Occupation: Pipefitter, Brown & Root Construction
Residence: 201 Laird Lane, Athens, Texas
Burial/Removal: Frankston Cemetery
Date: 15 May 1966
Informant: W. G. Cook
Certificate Number: 32558
GS Film number: 2117978
Digital Folder Number: 005145965
Image Number: 02703
Citing this Record:
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3XH-12S : 13 March 2018), James Wilburn Cook, 14 May 1966; citing certificate number 32558, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,978.
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