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Fred William Cook 1919 - 1963

Fred William Cook was born on December 4, 1919 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States to Lena E (Tribbey) Henry Cook and Charles Cook, and had a brother Charles Ray Cook. He was in a relationship with Helen Josephine Sositko, and had a child Terry Ann (Cook) Tuttle. Fred Cook died at age 44 years old on December 20, 1963 in Hamilton, and was buried at St Stephen's Cemetery in Hamilton.

Fred William Cook

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December 4, 1919

Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, United States

December 20, 1963

Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, United States

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1919

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December 4, 1919

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Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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U.S. Army 1942-46. He was in the 393rd Infantry Regiment with the 99th Division
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1963

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December 20, 1963

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bronchial pneumonia

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Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States
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St Stephen's Cemetery in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio 45011, United States
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Fred William Cook lived 28 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 44.

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Family Tuttle

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12/29/2017

Sositko Family, c.1961

A photo of the Sositko family around 1961: Standing in back: Pauline (Guyler) Sositko, Mary (Sositko) Ridenour, Helen J. (Sositko) Cook, John Sositko, William "Bill" Harrison and Fred "Bud" Cook. Kneeling in front: Joseph "Joe" Sositko and Jennie 'Jean' (Sositko) Harrison. Taken in about 1961 or 62 in Hamilton, Ohio.

Date & Place: 1961 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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03/03/2022

Cole's and Sositkos bumping into each other

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P Tuttle

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11/01/2003

Charles and his brother, Fred Cook

Charles Ray ("Jinks" or "Jinx") Cook and his brother, Fred William "Bud" Cook in the late 1930's or early 1940's in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. They were the sons of Lena (Tribbey) and Charles Cook. Charles Ray was born in 1916 and Fred William was born in Dec. 1919. They were both born with the last name of Henry but probably didn't know it. They probably thought they didn't have birth certificates. It was believed their mother married their father, Charles Cook in 1914 but she didn't marry him until 1920. Leroy Henry was not their father. Their mother was married to Leroy Henry from 1903-about 1920. In the March 25, 1915 Butler County Democrat newspaper it said that Lena was suing Leroy for divorce because he deserted the family. Charles Cook was a boarder in Leroy and Lena's home from about 1918-1919 while Leroy was supposedly in the U.S.A. (United States Army). The 1920 census shows Lena and her children living with Leroy but Leroy was not there. Maybe someone else gave the wrong information for Lena. Charles' sister, Mary (Cook) Cartwright was married to Leroy's brother, Edward Henry. They all knew each other well. No records have been found in Butler County, Ohio on Leroy after the Jan. 1920 census. No family members ever talked about him. His oldest grandson, Mark "Gene" Henry (born 1934) said he never thought about asking about his paternal grandfather and nobody talked about him. He also said his paternal grandmother, Lena wasn't the grandmotherly type. He was closer to his maternal grandparents instead (The Sositko family). No photographs have been found of an adult Charles Cook but his son, Charles was suppose to have looked something like him.
Update: In 2016 a 1945 death certificate was found for Leroy Henry in Indiana. His death certificate said he was divorced. We still do not know why he left Ohio and his family.
Update: On May 20, 2018 proof has been found that Fred's father was Charles Cook through DNA relative matches of Fred's grandaughter, Pamela Tuttle and other descendants of Charles Cook's (maternal) Diver grandparents.

Date & Place: in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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12/29/2017

Sositko Family, c.1950's

A photo of Fred W. "Bud" Cook, Wilbur Ridenour, (someone unidentified) and Mary (Sositko) Ridenour. Fred was married to Helen J. Sositko. Party at Mary's in December in probably the 1950's.

Date & Place: in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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08/12/2018

Charles Ray Cook and Fred William Cook

A photo of Charles Ray Cook and Fred William Cook in about the late 1920's. Photo probably taken at 1805 Pleasant Ave in Hamilton, Ohio since they lived there at the time. Charles and Fred were the sons of Lena E. (Tribbey) and Charles E. Cook.

Date & Place: in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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07/28/2003

Charles and Fred Cook

Charles Ray "Jinks" "Jinx" Cook and his brother, Fred William "Bud" Cook (my maternal grandfather) in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio in probably the late 1920's. Charles may have been about 11 or 12 years old and Fred may have been about 8 or 9 years old in this photo. I am only guessing their ages. They were the sons of Lena Ethel (Tribbey) Henry Cook and Charles Cook. This photo was probably taken at 1805 Pleasant Ave because the family lived there in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio from about the mid 1920's to 1929. Fred was born on High St and grew up on Walnut, Pleasant Ave, Sth 14th St and Maple Ave.
Fred always said he had German and Dutch ancestors. Fred's daughter, Terry remembers Fred cooking German foods. Fred would cook German muffins.

Date & Place: in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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05/21/2018

Fred and Charles Cook

Fred William Cook and his older brother, Charles Ray Cook in about the late 1930's or early 1940's in Hamilton, Ohio. They were the sons of Charles and Lena E. (Tribbey) Cook.

Date & Place: 1940 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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07/25/2003

Fred W. Cook in WWII

My maternal grandfather, Fred William "Bud" Cook in the U.S. Army. He was the son of Lena Ethel (Tribbey) and Charles Cook in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. This picture was taken while Fred was in the U.S. Army during World War II in the early to mid 1940's. An ancestry website says that he enlisted in Cincinnati in 1942 but we saw other information that he enlisted in 1942 in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. A family member's obituary says he was stationed in Camp Maxey (near Paris, Texas). He was an automobile serviceman in Europe. He was in Cannon Company 393rd Infantry Regiment 99th Division (Checkerboard Division). Fred had a French girlfriend in France during the war. He came home about January 1946.
Fred married Helen J. (Sositko) Henry Cook after the war. Helen built airplane parts in Ohio during the war.
Fred received three bronze star medals from the Army.

Date & Place: circa 1943 at Camp Maxey in Paris, Texas United States

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11/01/2003

Fred Cook and Charles Ray Cook

Fred "Bud" Cook and his brother, Charles Ray "Jinks" (or "Jinx") Cook in about the late 1930's or early 1940's in Hamilton, Ohio.
They were the sons of Lena Ethel Tribbey and Charles Cook. The 1920 census has Fred and Charles' surname as Henry and their father as Leroy Henry (Lena's first husband) but Leroy was not their father and Leroy wasn't actually in the home with them in 1920. Lena was suing Leroy for divorce in a 1915 newspaper. He deserted the family.
Update: May 20, 2018 DNA evidence proves that Fred was the son of Charles Cook. Fred's granddaughter's Ancestry DNA matched Ancestry DNA with other descendants of Charles Cook's maternal grandparents (Diver Family).

Date & Place: in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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07/19/2004

Fred William Cook

Fred William "Bud" Cook at a stag bar (Tony's Cafe) on the corner of Ludlow and 7th. Street in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio when the neighborhood was still a good and decent neighborhood. My family was not Italian but the neighborhood had many Catholic Italian families. Fred and his wife, Helen (Sositko) Henry Cook had many Italian friends. This photo was possibly taken in the late 1950's (or early 1960's). Fred and his family lived upstairs from the stag bar at 7th and Ludlow Streets from about 1949 until he died in Dec.1963. His wife still lived there until her death in 1968.
Fred was the son of Charles and Lena Ethel (Tribbey) Cook. His birth certificate says his father was his mother's first husband, Leroy Henry but Leroy was not his father. His mother was probably still legally married to Leroy at the time. She married Charles Cook in 1920. (Update: On May 20, 2018 DNA cousin matches proves that Charles Cook was his father.)
I just want to add a note to this that Fred did not like certain hillbillies when they started moving into the neighborhood because these hillbillies who moved into the neighborhood would put their living room couch (sofa) and television set outside on the sidewalk to sit and watch TV. They would threaten to shoot people who would just be walking on the sidewalk and in front of their television. That was a bad first impression the neighbors got of those people. I think he knew that not all were like that.
Fred's ancestors were in England, Germany and possibly in Ireland and the Netherlands (Holland). He always said he was German and Dutch (Dutch or Deutsch?). All of his ancestors were Christians.

Date & Place: in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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03/03/2016

Helen and Bud Cook

Helen Josephine (Sositko) Henry Cook and Fred William "Bud" Cook in the late 1940's in Hamilton, Ohio. They got together after he got back in January 1946 from serving in the U.S. Army during WWII. They had three daughters together.

Date & Place: in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio United States

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Lena E (Tribbey) Henry Cook Feb 28, 1885 - 1944

Charles Cook 1870 - 1960

Fred William Cook Dec 4, 1919 - Dec 20, 1963

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