Born in Clackamas, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Willis Cooke
and Martha Jane (Young) Cook
Brother of
Henry H Cook [half], Luellen Cook, Sarah Elizabeth (Cooke) Howlett, Mary Frances (Cook) Foster, Mildred Elvira (Cook) Willoughby, Leah Arabella Cook, Albert Walker Cook, Mariah Clintonia Cook, John Joseph Cook, David Herbert Cook, Alfred Cobb Cooke and James Howell Cook
Husband of
Jessie Thompson (Winston) Cooke
— married
18 Jun 1882 in Damascus, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
Father of
Maude Winston Cooke
Died
at age 87
in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
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Biography
Oregon City Couple Observe Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cooke Both Natives of Clackamas County
OREGON CITY, Or., June 18.- (Special.)- Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cooke, natives of Clackamas county, today celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
William Henry Cooke and Jessie T. Winston were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Winston, in Damascus, Or., June 18, 1882, by Rev. J. N. Teal. The couple immediately took up their residence in Oregon City, first residing on Main street, and later moving to their present home at 1307 Seventh street.
Mr. Cooke is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cooke of Damascus, pioneers of 1852, and Mrs. Cooke is the daughter of the late James and Mary E. Winston, pioneers of 1846 and 1845, respectively, Mrs. Cooke is the grand-daughter of Rev. Hezekiah Johnson and wife, pioneer Baptist missionaries of Oregon City, who were sent here by the New York Baptist mission board in 1845, Mrs. Cooke has been an active member of the First Baptist church for more than 50 years, and before her marriage taught school for five years in Clackamas county. Among her ex-pupils are Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Dedman, Hiram E. Straight and the late Alex Lewthwaite of Portland.
Mrs. and Mrs. Cooke have one daughter, Maude W. Cooke, who teaches in Grant high school, Portland.
In honor of her parents, and of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Caufield, who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary June 8. Miss Cooke entertained today at dinner at Mrs. Candee's, on the Mount Hood loop highway at Parkdale, and completed the trip around the loop.
The Oregonian, June 19, 1932.
COOKE- William Henry, long time resident of Oregon City; father of Maude W. Cooke. Funeral services Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 2 P. M., from the Chapel of Holman & Hankins, Oregon City. Vault interment, Mountain View cemetery.
The Oregonian, Dec 17, 1940.
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Rejected matches › William Cook (1853-) › William Henry Cook (abt.1851-) › William Cook (1852-1932) › Henry Newton Clark Cooke (abt.1855-) › William Henry Couch (1852-1914) › William Henry Cook (abt.1854-) › William Cook (abt.1848-) › Wilhelm Christian Friedrich Koch (1854-1940)
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