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SOURCES
Family Search
Edward Pierson & Maria A. Smith. Sarah Pierson b. Aug 1853,
Shelburne, Chittenden, VT; Susan Pierson, b. 1855, Shelburn, Chittenden,
VT. [NOTE: In all censuses Susan states she was born in New
York, not Vermont.]
Death Record
Cook, Susie E 84 y, d. Dec 24 1939, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY,
certificate #25326
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
Newspaper articles
NY Times, 11 Feb, 1940. Wills to Probate, Kings, COOK, SUSIE E. (Dec. 24)
NY Times, 26 Apr 1941. Estates Appraised, Kings, COOK, SUSIE E. (Dec. 24,
1939)
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BIOGRAPHY
Susan Pierson was the daughter of Edward and Maria Smith Pierson. She
married about 1874, John A Cook, who became a successful real estate
broker. Susie died the day before Christmas, 1939, in Brooklyn.
Her estate was valued at $237,000. The probate mentions her grandsons
George W. Bennett and Albert Edward Bennet, her daughter
Florence H. Beecher, sons
Albert E. Cook of Caldwell, NJ, and
Roy J. Cook of Upper Montclair, NJ, and
children of deceased son, John A. Cook Jr The Appraisal differs slightly
as it names John A. Cook Jr.'s children: Walter E. Cook, John A. Cook Jr.,
and Emily F. West, who are all children of John Alfred Cook
Also mentioned is her ownership of property at Coney Island "known as the
Sparta Hotel."
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