Fred's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Cook family tree.

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Fred's Parents

Lena E (Tribbey) Henry Cook

Charles Cook

Fred William Cook

Charles Ray Cook

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Lena E (Tribbey) Henry Cook

Feb 28, 1885 - 1944 1885 - 1944

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Charles Cook

1870 - 1960 1870 - 1960

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Charles Ray Cook

1916 - Unknown 1916 - ?

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Fred William Cook & Helen Josephine Sositko

Fred William Cook

Helen Josephine Sositko

Terry Ann (Cook) Tuttle

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Helen Josephine Sositko

Jan 14, 1915 - Feb 13, 1968 1915 - 1968

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Terry Ann (Cook) Tuttle

Jan 17, 1948 - Unknown 1948 - ?

Photos and snapshots taken of Fred William Cook, his Cook family, and locations and places or events from his life.

Fred "Bud" Cook at the Rialto Theatre

Age: 20 Age: 20

John Sositko and his children

Age: 43 Age: 43

Charles Ray Cook and Fred William Cook

Fred and Charles Cook

Fred "Bud" Cook in the Army

Sositko Family, c.1961

Sositko Family, c.1950's

Helen and Bud Cook

Fred W. 'Bud' Cook

Fred William Cook

Charles and his brother, Fred Cook

Fred Cook and Charles Ray Cook

Charles and Fred Cook

Fred W. Cook in WWII

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In 1919, in the year that Fred William Cook was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.

In 1926, Fred was only 7 years old when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.

In 1937, at the age of 18 years old, Fred was alive when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

In 1944, Fred was 25 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.

In 1963, in the year of Fred William Cook's passing, on November 22nd, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was sworn in on the plane carrying Kennedy's body back to Washington D.C.