Charles Jeptha Cook ^{3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: LKSM-6J1.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Fact: His middle name honored his maternal grandfather Jephta Dunn.

2. Census in 1920 in Lexington, Fayette, KY. ⁷ The 1930 census recorded renting at 300 S. Livingston Street: Jeptha Dunn, farmer, 60, living with wife Nannie B., boarding house keeper, 55, and grandson Charles J. Cook, 8. Also in the ome are two unrelated boarders. Everyone and their parents were born in Kentucky.

3. Residence: in 1924 in Lexington, Fayette, KY. ⁸

4. Census in 1930 in Lexington, Fayette, KY. ⁹ The 1930 census recorded owning a $8000 home at 338 Harrison Avenue: Nannie L. Dunn, 65, widowed, living with her grandson, Charles J. cook, 18. They and their parents were born in Kentucky.

5. Census in 1940 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. ¹⁰ The 1940 census recorded at renting for $20 a month at 418 Winterhoff Court: Charles Cook, cutting dept. at carton manufacturier, 28, living with wife Mary, case coverer at band instruction manfacturer, 28, and daughter Patricia, 3. The ladies were born in Indiana and Charles in Kentucky. In 1935 Charles was living in Lexington, Kentucky and the Mary in Elkhart.

6. Occupation: Employer: American Coating Mills, Elkhart, IN on 16 Oct 1940 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. ⁶

7. He was described as 5' 7 1/2" 140 lbs blue eyes brown hair light complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. ⁶

8. Residence: 418 Winterhoff Ct., Elkhart, IN on 16 Oct 1940 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. ⁶

9. Census in 1950 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. ¹¹ The 1950 census recorded at 616 Aspenwald Avenue: Charles J. Cook, cylinder cutting pressman at carton factory, 38, living with wife Mary T., assembly at band instrument factory, 38, and daughter Patricia C., 13. Charles was born in Kentucky, the others in Indiana.

10. Residence: on 26 Aug 1969 in Elkhart, Elkhart, IN. ¹²

11. Residence: on 15 Sep 1985 in Elkhart, Elkhart, IN. ⁴

12. Obituary: South Bend Tribune on 30 Nov 1985 in South Bend, St. Joseph, IN. ¹ ELKHART. Services for Charles J. Cook, 74, of 29541 Locust Drive, who died at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in Elkhart General Hospital, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Vincent's Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Westbrook-Metz & Clouse Funeral Home, where the rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Mr. Cook was born Sept. 11, 1911, in Lexington, Ky.
On Feb. 17, 1936, he married Mary T. Murray. She died Sept. 6, 1984.
He is survived by a daughter, Patricia Habic of Elkhart; and three grandchildren.
Mr. Cook retired in 1973 from Federal Paperboard after 36 years of service. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and VFW of Crystal Falls, Mich.

Charles married Mary T. Murray, daughter of Charles D. Murray and Catherine M. Bowman, on 17 Feb 1936.^{1 2} (Mary T. Murray was born on 9 Aug 1912 in Mecca, Parke, IN, United States,^{1 2} died on 6 Sep 1984 in Elkhart, Elkhart, IN ^{1 2} and was buried in Elkhart, Elkhart, IN ¹.)