Ella Lee Cook1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15519, (1854 - 1933)
FatherWilliam Cook4,5,6 (27 Apr 1815 - 27 Sep 1872)
MotherSophia Maria Cobb7,4 (3 Feb 1823 - 3 Aug 1859)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 Aug 1854, Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky8,9,10
Marriage: Mar 1878, Dr. James Richardson Brewer (28 Feb 1849 - 29 Dec 1904)11,12,13
Marriage: 27 Apr 1922, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, John Wesley Gross (9 May 1857 - 6 Dec 1935)14,15
Death: 6 Sep 1933, Muskogee, Oklahoma16,17
Burial: Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma18
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     1920 Ella Lee Cook was born on 28 Aug 1854 in Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky.8,9,10 He birth record shows her name as Ellen Cook, but no other record uses that given name. It is not clear whether her name was changed to Ella, or the name on the record was simply an error.4
     Her mother died on 3 Aug 1859, when Ella was 4 years old.21,22,23
     Ella appeared with her father on the 1860 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky, in the household of Elizabeth Rose, her paternal grandmother.24,25
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky, in the household of her father, William Cook, and step-mother, Margaret [surname unknown].26
     Ella married first Dr. James Richardson Brewer, son of Dr. James M. Brewer and Rebecca G. Richardson, in Mar 1878.11,12,13
     Ella and James settled briefly in Arkansas after their marriage.27 They returned to Columbus, Kentucky, in 1879.27
     Ella and James moved to Franklin Co., Arkansas, in 1880.27 They appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Altus, Franklin Co., Arkansas, enumerated 3 Jun 1880. His niece, Fannie Locke, age 6, was listed as living with them, as were Isom Burrow, a teacher, his wife, their seven children and a nephew.20
     Ella and James moved to Muskogee, Indian Territory, about 1883.28 They moved to Pierce City, Missouri, in Nov 1886, staying there five months.29 They then moved to South West City, Missouri.28
     Ella and James returned to Muskogee, Indian Territory, in 1888.28,30 They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Muscogee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, on Okmulgee Ave., enumerated 4 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their home. Sarah Lewis, a 19-year-old servant was listed as living with them.31
     Ella and James moved to Savanna, Indian Territory, about 1902 so he could assume management of coal mines there.32,33
     James and Ella went to California for the winter of 1904 for his health, apparently staying in the village of Santiago, in Orange Co. Santiago was then the site of a mineral springs health resort.34,35
     Her husband died on 29 Dec 1904 in Santiago, California, where he had gone for his health.36,37,38,39
     Ella returned to Muskogee after her husband's death, if indeed she had moved to Savanna with him.
     Ella appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, at 603 Callahan, enumerated 23 Apr 1910, reporting she owned her home, free of mortgage. Also listed in her household were five roomers: a clerk in a newspaper office, a lawyer, a printer, a civil engineer, and Anna Hamer, listed as unemployed.40
     Ella appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, at 603 Callahan St., enumerated 5 Jan 1920, reporting she owned her home, free of mortgage. Also listed in her household were four lodgers: an assistant manager in a notions store, a railroad clerk, an insurance salesman, and his wife.41
     Ella married second John Wesley Gross, son of John Gross and Ann Marie [surname unknown], on 27 Apr 1922 in Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, with Rev. J. W. Israel, pastor, First Methodist Episcopal Church South, officiating.14,15
     Ella and John appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, at 603 Callahan, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $1,500, and owned a radio.42
     Ella died on 6 Sep 1933 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, at age 79, at her home.16,17 She was buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.18

Children:
     There were no children with Dr. James Richardson Brewer

Children:
     There were no children with John Wesley Gross

Citations

  1. [S856] Elizabeth Cook household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows name as Ella Cook.
  2. [S12079] James R. Brewer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Arkansas, shows name as Ella L. Brewer.
  3. [S12085] O'Beirne and O'Beirne, The Indian Territory, pg 396, shows name as Miss Ella Lee Cook.
  4. [S2922] Register of Births, Kentucky, Hickman Co., 1854, pg 3, Ellen Cook.
  5. [S856] Elizabeth Cook household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows them living apparently as parent and child, in the grandmother's household.
  6. [S12020] Wm Cook household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S856] Elizabeth Cook household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows the child living with William apparently as parent and child, in the grandmother's household, and Deborah's record shows Sophia died after the child's birth.
  8. [S2922] Register of Births, Kentucky, Hickman Co., 1854, pg 3, Ellen Cook, shows date and city.
  9. [S856] Elizabeth Cook household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 5 and state.
  10. [S12020] Wm Cook household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 16 and state.
  11. [S12085] O'Beirne and O'Beirne, The Indian Territory, pg 396, shows month and year.
  12. [S12079] James R. Brewer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Arkansas, shows married.
  13. [S12080] James Brewer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Creek Nation Co., Indian Territory, shows married 22 years.
  14. [S10241] Marriage Record, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, 21:52, J. W. Gross and Ella Lee Brewer, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  15. [S12086] J. W. Gross household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 18, and hers as 20.
  16. [S12078] Ella Brewer Gross obituary, The Record-Democrat, shows died Thursday, at her home, and city.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 159096999, Ella Lee C. Cook Brewer, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 159096999, Ella Lee C. Cook Brewer, includes tombstone photo.
  19. [S10241] Marriage Record, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, 21:52, J. W. Gross and Ella Lee Brewer.
  20. [S12079] James R. Brewer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Arkansas.
  21. [S1289] Register of Deaths, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Hickman Co., 1859, pg 239, S. M. Cook, shows date, and county.
  22. [S12019] S. M. Cook entry, 1860 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows month and cause of death.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 105812692, Sophia M Cobb Cook, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  24. [S856] Elizabeth Cook household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  25. [S857] Elisabeth Cook, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, slave schedule, also William Cook, owner, line 35 left, and R. E. Cook, owner, line 36-38 left.
  26. [S12020] Wm Cook household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  27. [S12085] O'Beirne and O'Beirne, The Indian Territory, pg 395.
  28. [S12085] O'Beirne and O'Beirne, The Indian Territory, pg 396.
  29. [S12085] O'Beirne and O'Beirne, The Indian Territory, pg 396, shows state as Arkansas, but no record of a Pierce City has been found in that state.
  30. [S12080] James Brewer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Creek Nation Co., Indian Territory, shows occupation as physician.
  31. [S12080] James Brewer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Creek Nation Co., Indian Territory.
  32. [S12083] Dr. James R. Brewer obituary, Muskogee Daily Phoenix.
  33. [S12084] Dr. James R. Brewer obituary, The South McAlester Capital.
  34. [S12083] Dr. James R. Brewer obituary, Muskogee Daily Phoenix, shows he went to California for his health, and she was with him at the time of his death.
  35. [S12084] Dr. James R. Brewer obituary, The South McAlester Capital, shows town and state, went there "a few days since seeking health."
  36. [S10287] "Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929," Ancestry.com, record for James Richardson Brewer, citing JAMA Citation 44:406, shows date, as 30th, city and state.
  37. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 46554089, James Richardson Brewer, shows date, as 29th, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  38. [S12083] Dr. James R. Brewer obituary, Muskogee Daily Phoenix, shows died Friday, city, as San Diego, and state.
  39. [S12084] Dr. James R. Brewer obituary, The South McAlester Capital, dateline 31 Dec, shows died yesterday, city, and state.
  40. [S12087] Ella Brewer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.
  41. [S12088] Ella L. Brewer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.
  42. [S12086] J. W. Gross household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.