James M. Cook, 79, of R.R. 7, was found dead at 8 a.m., Feb. 27, 1944, seated in a chair at his home.
Coroner W.L. Dragoo said the man, who had been in ill health, ended his life by shooting himself. He was found by his wife, Jane S. Cook, who told the coroner that she returned to the house after feeding chickens and found her husband dead.
He was a member of Sangamon lodge No. 6, I.O.O.F.
In addition to this wife, he is survived by six sons, James H., of Hallsville, Mo.; Arthur H., of Williamsville; Jesse A., Thomas F., David E. and Robert O. Cook, all of Springfield; stepson, E.C. Staley, of St. Louis; daughter, Mrs. Delphia Manley; and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Belle Kelly and Mrs. Anna McDaniels, all of Springfield; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Ellinger & Kunz funeral home.
Burial was in Mechanicsburg cemetery. Member of the Odd Fellows lodge conducted rites.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Feb 28, 1944
Springfield, IL
Page: 5
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Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: James Madison Cook
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Alice Lillian McCalister
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1885
Marriage County: Sangamon
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Springfield, IL.
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: James Madison Cook
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1864
Birth Place: Homer, Illinois
Death Date: 27 Feb 1944
Death Place: Springfield Twp, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Mar 1944
Burial Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Ill
Cemetery Name: Mechanicsburg
Death Age: 79
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, Ill
Father Name: James Cook
Mother Name: Mary Cofer
Spouse Name: Jane A
FHL Film Number: 1983615
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Coroner W.L. Dragoo said the man, who had been in ill health, ended his life by shooting himself. He was found by his wife, Jane S. Cook, who told the coroner that she returned to the house after feeding chickens and found her husband dead.
He was a member of Sangamon lodge No. 6, I.O.O.F.
In addition to this wife, he is survived by six sons, James H., of Hallsville, Mo.; Arthur H., of Williamsville; Jesse A., Thomas F., David E. and Robert O. Cook, all of Springfield; stepson, E.C. Staley, of St. Louis; daughter, Mrs. Delphia Manley; and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Belle Kelly and Mrs. Anna McDaniels, all of Springfield; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Ellinger & Kunz funeral home.
Burial was in Mechanicsburg cemetery. Member of the Odd Fellows lodge conducted rites.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Feb 28, 1944
Springfield, IL
Page: 5
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Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: James Madison Cook
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Alice Lillian McCalister
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1885
Marriage County: Sangamon
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Springfield, IL.
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: James Madison Cook
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1864
Birth Place: Homer, Illinois
Death Date: 27 Feb 1944
Death Place: Springfield Twp, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Mar 1944
Burial Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Ill
Cemetery Name: Mechanicsburg
Death Age: 79
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, Ill
Father Name: James Cook
Mother Name: Mary Cofer
Spouse Name: Jane A
FHL Film Number: 1983615
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James M. Cook, 79, of R.R. 7, was found dead at 8 a.m., Feb. 27, 1944, seated in a chair at his home.
Coroner W.L. Dragoo said the man, who had been in ill health, ended his life by shooting himself. He was found by his wife, Jane S. Cook, who told the coroner that she returned to the house after feeding chickens and found her husband dead.
He was a member of Sangamon lodge No. 6, I.O.O.F.
In addition to this wife, he is survived by six sons, James H., of Hallsville, Mo.; Arthur H., of Williamsville; Jesse A., Thomas F., David E. and Robert O. Cook, all of Springfield; stepson, E.C. Staley, of St. Louis; daughter, Mrs. Delphia Manley; and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Belle Kelly and Mrs. Anna McDaniels, all of Springfield; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Ellinger & Kunz funeral home.
Burial was in Mechanicsburg cemetery. Member of the Odd Fellows lodge conducted rites.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Feb 28, 1944
Springfield, IL
Page: 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: James Madison Cook
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Alice Lillian McCalister
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1885
Marriage County: Sangamon
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Springfield, IL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: James Madison Cook
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1864
Birth Place: Homer, Illinois
Death Date: 27 Feb 1944
Death Place: Springfield Twp, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Mar 1944
Burial Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Ill
Cemetery Name: Mechanicsburg
Death Age: 79
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, Ill
Father Name: James Cook
Mother Name: Mary Cofer
Spouse Name: Jane A
FHL Film Number: 1983615
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Coroner W.L. Dragoo said the man, who had been in ill health, ended his life by shooting himself. He was found by his wife, Jane S. Cook, who told the coroner that she returned to the house after feeding chickens and found her husband dead.
He was a member of Sangamon lodge No. 6, I.O.O.F.
In addition to this wife, he is survived by six sons, James H., of Hallsville, Mo.; Arthur H., of Williamsville; Jesse A., Thomas F., David E. and Robert O. Cook, all of Springfield; stepson, E.C. Staley, of St. Louis; daughter, Mrs. Delphia Manley; and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Belle Kelly and Mrs. Anna McDaniels, all of Springfield; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Ellinger & Kunz funeral home.
Burial was in Mechanicsburg cemetery. Member of the Odd Fellows lodge conducted rites.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Feb 28, 1944
Springfield, IL
Page: 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: James Madison Cook
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Alice Lillian McCalister
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1885
Marriage County: Sangamon
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Springfield, IL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: James Madison Cook
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1864
Birth Place: Homer, Illinois
Death Date: 27 Feb 1944
Death Place: Springfield Twp, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Mar 1944
Burial Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Ill
Cemetery Name: Mechanicsburg
Death Age: 79
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, Ill
Father Name: James Cook
Mother Name: Mary Cofer
Spouse Name: Jane A
FHL Film Number: 1983615
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