Edward Ambrose Cooke
Edward Ambrose Cooke, son of Dr. Henry Gansevoort Cooke, MD and Maria Burritt Cowdrey, was born at Holmdel, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, 22 April 18871,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and baptized at the First Reformed Dutch Church, Holmdel, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, 3 September 1887.2 He died at San Clemente, Orange Co., California, 14 September 1960. Both he and his wife were buried at Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Orange Co., California.9,10
Edward married Adele La Force, daughter of Walter Sylvester Force and Marion Bain Jackson, at Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, 12 November 1913.11,12
He is shown to be a son of Dr. Henry Gansevoort Cooke, MD and Maria Burritt Cowdrey by his birth certificate which name them. Other evidence includes a baptism record from the Holmdel Dutch Reformed Church, his parent's family bible, and the 1900 federal census where he is listed in Henry's household as son.1
Edward was named after his mother's brother, Edward Cowdrey, who died of wounds suffered in the Civil War.
He attended Mohegan Lake Military Academy, 1902-03; Rutgers Prep, 1904-05 and Coleman Business College in 1906. From 1906-08 he worked at Lloyds Insurance and returned to Rutgers for another year in 1909. In 1910 he worked for Dewey's (unknown type of business) as a manager, and from 1911-13 he was a manager at the W. H. Force Co., which is apparently how he became acquainted with Adele.
On 5 June 1917, he registered for the draft in Atlantic Township, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. At the time he was a self-employed farmer of Eatontown. Although having a wife and child, he did not claim exemption.13
He may have graduated from Rutgers Agricultural School and did run several farms in the Red Bank and Lincroft areas of New Jersey before moving to Southern California in February, 1928. He started at Westinghouse January 1931 and worked for them for 20 years as a clerk in the X-Ray and warehouse departments before retiring and settling in San Clemente.
In a 1942 city directory for Los Angeles, he is shown as a storekeeper for Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. and residing in Los Angeles with wife Adele at 2733 Harcourt Ave., which he owned.14 In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Congress extended the age limits for selective service registration, requiring men between 45 and 65 to register. Commonly referred to as the "Old Man's Draft," none of these registrants were drafted. Ed registered at Local Board 235, 4652 W. Washington Blvd., April 26, 1942, and indicated he was employed at Westinghouse Electric on So. San Pedro St.15
At his home in San Clemente, he maintained an extensive garden plot and flew the American Flag every day. The house was on a hill behind the town and had a tremendous view of the ocean. The house is still visible from Interstate 5 if you know where to look. As his illness progressed, the place became too much to maintain and they were forced to move to a much smaller house in town.
He died of lung cancer resulting from years of heavy cigarette smoking.
Edward married Adele La Force, daughter of Walter Sylvester Force and Marion Bain Jackson, at Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, 12 November 1913.11,12
He is shown to be a son of Dr. Henry Gansevoort Cooke, MD and Maria Burritt Cowdrey by his birth certificate which name them. Other evidence includes a baptism record from the Holmdel Dutch Reformed Church, his parent's family bible, and the 1900 federal census where he is listed in Henry's household as son.1
Edward was named after his mother's brother, Edward Cowdrey, who died of wounds suffered in the Civil War.
He attended Mohegan Lake Military Academy, 1902-03; Rutgers Prep, 1904-05 and Coleman Business College in 1906. From 1906-08 he worked at Lloyds Insurance and returned to Rutgers for another year in 1909. In 1910 he worked for Dewey's (unknown type of business) as a manager, and from 1911-13 he was a manager at the W. H. Force Co., which is apparently how he became acquainted with Adele.
On 5 June 1917, he registered for the draft in Atlantic Township, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. At the time he was a self-employed farmer of Eatontown. Although having a wife and child, he did not claim exemption.13
He may have graduated from Rutgers Agricultural School and did run several farms in the Red Bank and Lincroft areas of New Jersey before moving to Southern California in February, 1928. He started at Westinghouse January 1931 and worked for them for 20 years as a clerk in the X-Ray and warehouse departments before retiring and settling in San Clemente.
In a 1942 city directory for Los Angeles, he is shown as a storekeeper for Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. and residing in Los Angeles with wife Adele at 2733 Harcourt Ave., which he owned.14 In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Congress extended the age limits for selective service registration, requiring men between 45 and 65 to register. Commonly referred to as the "Old Man's Draft," none of these registrants were drafted. Ed registered at Local Board 235, 4652 W. Washington Blvd., April 26, 1942, and indicated he was employed at Westinghouse Electric on So. San Pedro St.15
At his home in San Clemente, he maintained an extensive garden plot and flew the American Flag every day. The house was on a hill behind the town and had a tremendous view of the ocean. The house is still visible from Interstate 5 if you know where to look. As his illness progressed, the place became too much to maintain and they were forced to move to a much smaller house in town.
He died of lung cancer resulting from years of heavy cigarette smoking.
Family | Adele La Force b. 18 Oct 1893, d. 5 Oct 1990 |
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| This person was last edited on | 4 Apr 2022 |
Citations
- [S1016] Edward Ambrose Cooke, Birth Certificates, File No. C108 (1887), New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton, New Jersey.
- [S512] Holmdel, New Jersey, Church Records 1825-1934, 104-105, FHL microfilm 1298672, item #2, further cited as Holmdel Church Records.
- [S461] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Census [on-line database and images] (http://www.ancestry.com), New Brunswick City, 4th Ward, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet #2A, dwelling #21, family #25, Henry G. Cooke household, age 13, born April 1887 in New Jersey; original data: NARA micropublication T623, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1854 rolls, roll #791.
- [S462] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Census [on-line database and images] (http://www.ancestry.com), New Brunswick, 4th Ward, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet #23A, dwelling #328, family #429, Henry G. Cooke household, Lived at 7 Livingston Ave, age 22, born in New Jersey, a farm laborer; original data: NARA micropublication T624, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1784 rolls, roll #898.
- [S463] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Census [on-line database and images] (http://www.ancestry.com), Atlantic Township, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet #8A, dwelling #181, family #181, Edward Cooke household, age 32, born in New Jersey, a farm manager; original data: NARA micropublication T625, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 2076 rolls, roll #1058.
- [S464] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Census [on-line database and images] (http://www.ancestry.com), South Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., California, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 1519, sheet #2A, dwelling #41, family #41, Edward A. Cooke household, Rented his home at 1026 Milan Street for $40 per month, age 42, born in New Jersey, and was a clerk for an oil well supply co; original data: NARA micropublication T626, Fifteenth Census of the United States, 2668 rolls, roll #175.
- [S465] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Census [on-line database and images] (http://www.ancestry.com), Los Angeles City Ward 11, Block 9, Los Angeles Co., California, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 60-927, sheet #13A, dwelling #2733 Harcourt, family #308, Edward Cooke household, age 52, born in New Jersey, clerk in electric industry; original data: NARA micropublication T627, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 4643 rolls.
- [S2463] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Census [on-line database and images] (http://www.ancestry.com), Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, population schedule, enumeration district (e.d.) 66-1019, sheet 15, line 30, residing at 2733 Harcourt, Edward Cooke household, age 62, born in New Jersey, worked 40 hours in previous week as a Clerk in Retail Electrical; original data: NARA micropublication T628, Sixteenth Census of the United States, , 6373 rolls.
- [S1014] Edward Ambrose Cooke, Death Certificates, File No. 60-092577 (1960), California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
- [S2323] Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed Aug 2020), memorial page for Edward Ambrose Cooke, Find a Grave memorial #213230297 & 190642783, maintained by Cookie, further cited as Find A Grave.
- [S678] Walter Sylvester Force Family Bible Records, 1858-1958, The Holy Bible: Containing The Old and New Testaments (London and New York: Castle, Petter and Galpin, unknown publish date); held by Bruce Mitchell, [address for private use], 2023.
- [S147] Brooklyn, New York, Marriage certificates 1866-1937, Marriage Certificate #12921, FHL microfilm 1613585, further cited as Kings County Marriage Licenses.
- [S1877] United States, Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, No. 1, Serial #2057, FHL Film #1712352, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, original data: NARA micropublication M1509, 4,582 rolls, further cited as WW I Draft Registration.
- [S1821] Los Angeles Directory Co., Los Angeles City Directory (Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Directory Co., 1942), 548, further cited as Los Angeles Directory Co., Los Angeles City Directory.
- [S1878] United States, Selective Service System, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Los Angeles Co., California, Local Board 235, Serial # U577, FHL Film #2428782, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, further cited as WW II Draft Registration.
- [S213] Henry Gansevoort Cooke Family Bible Records, 1797-1960, The Comprehensive Bible; Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorized Version (Hartford, Connecticut: Andrus & Judd, 1832); held by Gregory Cooke, Clarkdale, Arizona,.
- [S464] 1930 United States Census, South Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., California, pop. sched., e.d. 1519, sheet #2A, dwelling #41, family #41, Edward A. Cooke household.
- [S1016] Donald Force Cooke, Birth Certificates.