Individual Details

John Wesley Cook

(Sep 14, 1891 - 1934)

Cause of Death:<CAUS> suicide, he hung himself DEATH: The family p assed down t he story that John was the member of vigilante group tha t hung a horse thief, a nd that the horse thief put a curse on each me mber of the vigilante group. The story goes that each member of th e vigilante group had hung themselves, one by one.

Events

BirthSep 14, 1891
MarriageAug 5, 1911Owen County, Indiana, USA - Cora Ethel Query
Death1934Jordan Village, Owen County, Indiana

Families

SpouseCora Ethel Query (1893 - )
ChildMildred Cook ( - )
ChildVeneta Cook ( - )
ChildLucille Cook ( - )
ChildWilbur Cook (1915 - 1980)
ChildCharles Cook (1928 - )
FatherJoshua V Cook ( - )
MotherJosephine Schroer ( - )
SiblingWilliam E Cook (1885 - 1948)
SiblingMargaret Cook (1887 - 1976)

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