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Subject: George or Charles COOK, German
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 22:52:41 -0400

I can share information about my Cooks, but I most urgently would like help
to find records about or other descendants of my great grandfather COOK who
lived in Allegheny County, Allegheny River Valley, Natrona or Tarentum area
in the 1860-1870's. He was born in Germany, perhaps Bavaria. His first name
may be George. His son was Charles Alexander COOK, b 19 Jan 1864 in Natrona,
or Tarentum, East Deer, or Harrison Twp of Allegheny Co, PA; d 6 May 1952,
Homewood suburb of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA. He was bur in Prospect Cem,
Tarentum, Allegheny Co, PA. Sister of C. A. COOK was Caroline "Carrie" COOK
(b Dec 1861, d aft 1920 Natrona, Allegheny Co, PA; she mar Charles J. Appleby
abt 1881 in Natrona. Another sister of C.A. COOK was Annie E. Cook (b 2 Aug
1870 Allegheny Co, d ?) mar Edward Roberts in Tarentum.

My father, Charles Lawrence COOK and mother Marion Gerstner left their
parents in Pittsburgh and moved to Houston, TX before I was born. I never
knew any of my relatives in PA until I started trying to locate them for my
family history. I had help from my cousin George McKee of Mt. Troy, Reserve
Twp, Pittsburgh, PA on the research for our Gerstner and Bepler families.
With some professional help in Austria I was able to get my Gerstner line
back to the 1500's to a german village near what is now Prague. I wrote
letters to Beplers in the Giessen, Hesse, Germany area and hit the jackpot.
When I went to Germany 3 years ago they had my bound family history, and
village history ready for me. I have this information to share with BEPLER
and GERSTNER, PENNA-DUTCH.

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