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Cook, Nilla Rowena

Cook, Nilla Rowena

Female 1916 - 2003  (87 years)

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  • Name Cook, Nilla Rowena 
    Birth 28 Jun 1916 
    Gender Female 
    Military as a U.S. Army nurse during World War II 
    Residence 1940  Carter, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Death 30 Aug 2003 
    Burial Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I120891  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2021 

    Father Cook, William Everett,   b. 8 Jun 1894, Watauga Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1981, Carter, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Greer, Martha Rebecca,   b. 1897, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1980, Carroll, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 5 Mar 1916  Avery, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F49829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Collins, Leonard Logan,   b. 1921, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 2008, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1948  Carter, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Collins, Dr. Ricky M. D.
     2. Collins, Alice
    Family ID F49828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Carter, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1948 - Carter, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S162352] Nilla R Cook in household of William E Cook, "United States Census, 1940".

    2. [S162353] Nilla Cook, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950".

    3. [S136878] Logan Collins, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950".