John Cook ^{1 2}

   Another name for John was Jack Cook.⁴

   FamilySearch ID: LJPY-9DN.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Prineville, Crook, OR. ⁵ The 1910 census recorded Jack Cook, occupatoin odd jobs, 32, living with wife Blanch, 20; daughter Gladis, 3; and sons Jack A., 14 months, and Alvin, 3months. They were married for 4 years, being Jack's first marriage and the 2nd for Blanch. Jack and his parents were born in Virgnia. Blanch and her parents were born in Ohio. The children were born in Oregon, and strangely their father is listed as born in Ohio and mother in Kentucy.

2. Census in 1920 in Elkhorn Township, San Joaquin, CA. ² The 1920 census recorded John Cook, 41, born in Virginia, living with wife Nettie, 50, born in Wisconsin; stepdaughter Goldie Miller, 18, born in Alabama; and daughter Gladys Cook, 13, born in Oregon. John's parents were born in Scotland. Nettie's father was born in the United States and mother in Indiana. Goldie's father was born in Alabama and her mother in Wisconsin, indicating she is Nettie's daughter by birth. Glady's father was born in Virginia and mother in Kentucky, indicating her mother is not Nettie.

3. Census in 1930 in Eden Township, Alameda, CA. ⁶ The 1930 census recorded John Cook, salesman in grocery, widowed, 51, living in the household of Lydia Gerard, sales lady in grocery, widowed, 41. John was born in Virginia and his parents in Scotland. Lydia was born in Indiana and her parents in Germany. The census was recorded on 3 Apr 1930.

4. Residence: on 30 Jun 1930 in Hayward, Alameda, CA. ¹

5. Census in 1940 in Eden Township, Alameda, CA. ⁷ The 1940 census recorded at West A. Street: John Cook, married, no occupation, 61, living alone. He was born in Virginia. John had only completed the 2nd grade of school.

6. Fact: On his WWII draft registration he lists his daughter, Gladys Seferd [Seifert] of as his nearest relative. She lived at 100 Clerina, Vallejo, Ca. And married Walter Albert Seifert.., 25 Apr 1942, Vallejo, Solano, CA. ³

7. He was described as 5" 7", 215 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion on 25 Apr 1942 in Hayward, Alameda, CA. ³

8. Residence: 2284 West A Street, Hayward, Ca. On 25 Apr 1942 in Hayward, Alameda, CA. ³

John married Blanch Griffin. (Blanch Griffin was born on 4 May 1888 in , , OH and died in 1959.)

John next married Nettie Miller. (Nettie Miller was born about 1870 in , , WI ^{2 4}.)

John next married Ellen Parthenia Clemm, daughter of James A. Clemm and Elizabeth Ann Stallings, on 30 Jun 1930 in San Leandro, Alameda, CA.¹ (Ellen Parthenia Clemm was born on 16 Apr 1879 in Colfax, Whitman, WA,^{8 9 10 11} died on 30 Jul 1972 in San Leandro, Alameda, CA ^{9 10 11 12} and was buried on 2 Aug 1972 in Oakland, Alameda, CA ¹¹.)