William Beale COOKE^[1]

c.1855 - 1901

• Name	William Beale COOKE
  Birth	c.1855	Kentucky   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900	Memphis, Shelby Co, TN   [3]
  	The 1900 census notes William's occupation as "printer".
  Death	29 Nov 1901	San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX   [4]
  	William died in San Antonio, Texas on 29 November 1901.
  Burial	Shelby Co, Tennessee   [4]
  	According to the Shelby County, Tennessee death register, his body was shipped to Memphis for interment.
  Person ID	I59607	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. Stephen COOKE,   b. c.1818, Virginia d. prior to Jun 1870
  Mother	Sally Newsum CARY,   b. 2 Aug 1821, Virginia d. 1 Aug 1909, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1841  [1]
  Notes	According to the 1900 census, the couple had twelve children; of whom, five survived to adulthood.
  Family ID	F5922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth B. (UNKNOWN),   b. 22 Apr 1858, Mississippi d. 11 Jun 1930, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	c. 1878  [3]
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Elizabeth had given birth to 6 children, of whom 4 were living.
  Children	1. Carrie A. COOKE,   b. 23 Feb 1883, Tennessee d. 15 Sep 1970 (Age 87 years)   2. Irene B. COOKE,   b. c.1885, Tennessee   3. Flora E. COOKE,   b. 13 Oct 1889, Tennessee d. Jun 1980 (Age 90 years)   4. Dorothy COOKE,   b. c. 1896, Tennessee d. 9 Oct 1945 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F7156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S953] Wilson Miles Cary, compiler, Cary, "Ancestral Lineage of Hunsdon Cary of Richmond, VA", Accession No. 27382. [S1186] 1860 US Census / Cooke, Stephen. [S1191] 1900 US Census / Cooke, William B. [S1175] Memphis/Shelby Co, TN Death Index: 1848 - 1945. Death Register, book B, file B28.