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Alexander C. Martin
(1777-1865)
Sarah Lightfoot
(1798-1882)
David Fortney
(Abt 1820-)
Mary A. Leckrone
(Abt 1825-)
Jefferson Martin
(1840-1913)
Elmira Jane Fortney
(1845-1918)
Sarah Arvilla Martin
(1871-1952)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jacob E. Cook

Sarah Arvilla Martin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: March 1871, Pennsylvania, United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Jacob E. Cook on 20 October 1887 in Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 6 December 1952, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States at age 81 8
  • Buried: 9 December 1952, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States 8
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1880 US Census, June 1880, Monaghan Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States. 6 1880 US Census
page 211A, Roll 1205
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Sarah A. Martin..Daughter..9..PA

(Living with parents.)

2. 1900 US Census, 7 June 1900, Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 125, Household 69
Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Years Married: 12
Sara A. Cook..Wife..Mar 1871..29..PA..2/2

(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)

3. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 23, Household 8
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah A. Cook..Wife..39..PA

(Living with husband, 4 children, and brother-in-law.)

4. 1920 US Census, 7 January 1920, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 64, Dwelling 132, Family 149, Roll 1558
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, Ward 2
1615 Swatara Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Sarah A. Cook..Wife..48..PA

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

5. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 5 1930 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 0048, Household 368, Roll 2027
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah A. Cook..Wife..59..PA

(Living with husband, daughter, and grandson.)

6. 1940 US Census, 22 April 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 7 1940 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 22-52, Family 230, Roll 3482
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, Ward 9
1854 Holly Street; Home rented, $25
Sarah Cook..Mother-in-law..69..PA..9th grade

(Living with husband at the home of their married daughter, Arvilla, and her family.)

7. Obituary: The Gettysburg Times, 8 December 1952, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States. Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah A. Cook, 81, who died Saturday at her home in Harrisburg, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the funeral home at 2001 Market St., Harrisburg.

She is survived by a son John J. of Harrisburg; three daughters, Miss Theresa E. Cook and Mrs. John S. Look, both at home, and Mrs. Nelson M. Jones of Green Acres, Carlisle Pike; a sister, Mrs. John H. Martin, Dillsburg R. 3; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Her pastor, the Rev. George E. Johnson of Stevens Memorial Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial in Shoop's Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home tonight after 7 o'clock.

(Source: The Gettysburg Times, December 8, 1952)
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8. Cemetery: Shoops Cemetery, 9 December 1952, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 8 Find A Grave Memorial #61434526


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Sarah married Jacob E. Cook, son of John W. Cook and Catharine Bentz, on 20 October 1887 in Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States.1 2 3 4 5 (Jacob E. Cook was born on 8 April 1865 in Carroll Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States,1 2 3 4 5 7 9 died in 1944 9 and was buried in 1944 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



1. Marriage Image, 20 October 1887, Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States. 1

2. 1900 US Census, 7 June 1900, Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 125, Household 69
Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Years Married: 12
Jacob E. Cook..Head..Apr 1865..35..PA
Sara A. Cook..Wife..Mar 1871..29..PA..2/2
Theresa E. Cook..Daughter..Aug 1889..10..PA
Arvilla C. Cook..Daughter..Nov 1895..4..PA
Daisy Woll..Servant..Jun 1885..14..PA

3. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 23, Household 8
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Jacob E. Cook..Head..45..PA
Sarah A. Cook..Wife..39..PA
Theresa E. Cook..Daughter..20..PA
Arvilla C. Cook..Daughter..14..PA
Mable B. Cook..Daughter..8..PA
John J. Cook..Son..6..PA
Lewis D. Cook..Brother..34..PA

4. 1920 US Census, 7 January 1920, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 64, Dwelling 132, Family 149, Roll 1558
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, Ward 2
1615 Swatara Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Jacob E. Cook..Head..54..PA..Salesman, Dept. Store
Sarah A. Cook..Wife..48..PA
Theresa E. Cook..Daughter..30..PA..Typist, Typewriter Wrks
Anabella C. Cook..Daughter..24..PA..Typist, Typewriter Wrks
Mabel B. Cook..Daughter..18..PA..Typist, Typewriter Wrks
John J. Cook..Son..16..PA

5. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. 5 1930 US Census
Sheet 14B, Roll 2027, District 0048, Household 368
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Jacob E. Cook..Head..65..PA
Sarah A. Cook..Wife..59..PA
Theresa E. Cook..Daughter..40..PA
Richard C. Jones..Grandson..9..PA


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Jacob E. Cook
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Oct 1887
Event Place: , York, Pennsylvania, United States
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1865
Father's Name: John W. Cook
Mother's Name: Catharine
Spouse's Name: Sarah Arvilla Martin
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
Spouse's Father's Name: Jefferson Martin
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elmira J.

Citing this Record:
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFMR-54L : accessed 16 Aug 2014), Jefferson Martin in entry for Jacob E. Cook and Sarah Arvilla Martin, 20 Oct 1887; citing , York, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 22139.
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Sources


1 "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 15 Aug 2014); Jacob E. Cook and Sarah Arvilla Martin, 20 Oct 1887; citing, York, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 22139.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 125, sheet 3B, family 69, Jacob E. Cook and Sarah Arvilla Martin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 16 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 1A, family 8, Jacob E. Cook and Sarah Arvilla Martin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 16 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 7A, dwelling 132, family 149, Jacob E. Cook and Sarah Arvilla Martin; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 5 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1558.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0048, sheet 14B, family 368, Jacob E. Cook and Sarah Arvilla Martin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 16 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2027.

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania, p. 211A, Jefferson Martin and Elmira J. Fortney; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 16 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1205.

7 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 22-52, sheet 10A, household 230, John Stewart Look and Arvilla C. Cook; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 5 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3482.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61434526.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61434500.


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