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SOURCES
Census
1870, John Cook, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, Ward 7, p.202
1880, John A. Cook, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY ED209
1900, John Cook, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY ED366
1920, John A. Cook, Sr., Miami, Dade Co., FL, ED21
1930, John A. Cook, Miami, Dade Co., FL ED13-18
Immigration
John Cook, arrived 13 Jan 1865, age 20, occupation Barman, London to New
York, ship E W Stetson
Directories
Brooklyn, New York Directories, 1888-1890
John A. Cook, 351A 14th, hotelkpr
Newspaper Article
NY Times, 30 Aug, 1908, p.X5, SHELTER ISLAND BUSY
NY Times, 7 Feb, 1933, p.19
JOHN ALFRED COOK. MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 6 (AP)--John Alfred Cook, 87 years
old, retired Brooklyn real estate operator, died at his Winter home here
today. The body will be sent to Brooklyn tomorrow.
Burial
John A. Cook, 15 Feb 1933, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Lot 30074;
section 197
Susie E. Cook, 27 Dec 1939, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Lot 30074;
section 197 [wife of John]
Albert E. Cook, 1 Sept 1959, Greenwood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Lot 30074; section 197
Edna S. Cook, 12 Aug 1961, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Lot 30074;
section 197 [wife of Albert]
Clarence Yale Beecher, 12 Nov 1947, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Lot
30074; section 197
Florence H. Beecher, 12 Jan 1966,
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Lot 30074; section 197
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BIOGRAPHY
John Alfred Cook, Sr. immigrated from England in 1865. On the ship
manifest he lists his occupation as "Barman." He must had funds to support
his business for in 1870, at the age of 24, he had a personal estate of
$2,000 and listed his occupation as "liquor business." Ten years later he
was in "liquor retail," and the family had a servant, Maggie Pigeon. In
1890 he was a hotelkeeper, and in 1900 was dealing in "real estate."
We find in his wife's probate that she owned the Sparta Hotel on Coney
Island. There was a theater at the hotel that showed silent movies, but no
other information could be found on it.
John A. Cook was obviously part of the social set. He is mentioned often
in the New York Times. Staying at the Propect House on Shelter Island,
August 20, 1908, are mentioned Mr. and Mrs. John A Cook, Dr. Albert E.
Cook and Roy Cook.
John Cook moved to Miami, Florida in the 1910s and must have been a
successful businessman. In 1930 his Miami home on home N E 37th Street was
valued at $75,000, a very appreciable amount in that day.
John married
Susan Pierson about
1874-75. Her family was living in Clarkstown, New York, up the
Hudson River, and John was living in Brooklyn, so it's
not clear how and where they met. John and Susan retired in Miami,
Florida, where we find them living in 1920 and 1930.
John and Susan had four children: John
AlfredCook Jr., b. 29 Jan 1876, Albert Edward Cook,
b. 10 Mar 1878, Florence M. Cook, b. Jul 1881,
Edna
Cook, b. Jun 1884, and
Roy Jennings Cook, b. 23 Aug 1893. John
died in Miami in 1933 and his body was returned to Brooklyn, where as he was
buried in Greenwood Cemetery. His wife
"Susie" and children Albert and Edna were also buried in the same lot
along with his son-in-law and daughter Clarence and
Florence Beecher.
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