Iowa Family Group Sheet for the Charles Henry COOKINHAM Family Submitted by: Jan BOUFFARDHUSBAND: Charles Henry COOKINHAM Birth date: Aug 1872 Birthplace: Richmond, Winona, Minnesota Death date: 24 Aug 1930 Place of death: Ayrshire, Palo Alto, Iowa Burial date: 1930 Burial place: Silver Lake Cemetery, Ayrshire, Iowa Other Spouse: Prudence SUMMERVILLE Father: Charles Oscar COOKINHAM Mother: Elizabeth McDONALD Marriage date: 15 Jul 1896 Marriage place: Palo Alto County, Iowa WIFE: Mattie Mae SUMMERVILLE Birth date: 16 May 1879 Birthplace: Monticello, Jones, Iowa Death date: 18 Aug 1904 Place of death: Des Moines, Story, Iowa Burial date: 1904 Burial place: Silver Lake Cemetery, Ayrshire, Iowa Other Spouse: Father: David W. SUMMERVILLE Mother: Elizabeth Minnick KIRK CHILDREN Child No. 1: Helen Elizabeth COOKINHAM Sex: F Birth date: 21 Jan 1898 Birthplace: Ayrshire, Palo Alto, Iowa Death date: 1 Feb 1985 Place of death: Ames, Story, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Cremated Spouse's name: Walter G. GESFORD Marriage date: Marriage place: Child No. 2: Hattie (Harriet) Beatrice COOKINHAM Sex: F Birth date: 1 Feb 1900 Birthplace: Ayrshire, Palo Alto, Iowa Death date: Oct 1992 Place of death: Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Merle Reed CAMPBELL Marriage date: 1934 Marriage place: Iowa Child No. 3: Leah Franc COOKINHAM Sex: F Birth date: 24 Nov 1902 Birthplace: Ayrshire, Palo Alto, Iowa Death date: 27 Jan 1988 Place of death: Ames, Story, Iowa Burial date: Jan 1988 Burial place: Warren Twp Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake, Illinois Spouse's name: Herbert Nelson FORSTER Marriage date: 23 Nov 1938 Marriage place: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois Child No. 4: Gertrude Maxine COOKINHAM Sex: F Birth date: 10 Jul 1906 Birthplace: Ayrshire, Palo Alto, Iowa Death date: Feb 1985 Place of death: Ames, Story, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Ames, Iowa Spouse's name: Russell SMITH Marriage date: Marriage place: Documentation and Sources: Helen, Harriet and Leah were born to Charles and Mattie Cookinham. Gertrude was born to Charles and Prudence Cookinham. Sources include: (1) Social Security Death Indexes for Prudence, Helen, Harriet, Leah and Gertrude. (2) Iowa State Census records from 1885 to 1930. (3) Copy of marriage certificate for Herbert FORSTER and Leah COOKINHAM. (4) Newspaper articles on Charles's death, Mattie's death, and the marriage of Charles and Prudence. (5) Personal knowledge as the daughter of Leah Cookinham Forster. (6) The Genealogy of David Elder and Margery Stewart (page 14). ************************************************** Copyright © 2009 by Jan BOUFFARD. All rights reserved. http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm **************************************************