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
Birth | Sep 14, 1891 | ||||
Marriage | Aug 5, 1911 | Owen County, Indiana, USA - Cora Ethel Query | |||
Death | 1934 | Jordan Village, Owen County, Indiana |
Families
Spouse | Cora Ethel Query (1893 - ) |
Child | Mildred Cook ( - ) |
Child | Veneta Cook ( - ) |
Child | Lucille Cook ( - ) |
Child | Wilbur Cook (1915 - 1980) |
Child | Charles Cook (1928 - ) |
Father | Joshua V Cook ( - ) |
Mother | Josephine Schroer ( - ) |
Sibling | William E Cook (1885 - 1948) |
Sibling | Margaret Cook (1887 - 1976) |
Endnotes
1. Marriage Record, Owen County, Book 24, Page 20.