Mary Emily Cook
b. 9 November 1887, d. 24 October 1977
- Father: John W. Cook Cook b. October 1862, d. 11 September 1951
- Mary Emily Cook was born on 9 November 1887 in Indian Territory (later Oklahoma).
- John W. Cook Cook appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Healdton Township, Pickens (later Carter) County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma). Other members of the household included Mary Emily Cook. Also in the household were children Ida E. (age 10) and Randolph (5).
- She married Jasper Deen Rayburn, son of John Franklin Rayburn and Mary Elizabeth (?), on 7 January 1906 in Pickens (later Carter) County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma), by license issued on the 4th, with Pastor A. B. Hughes officiating. Both bride and groom were residents of Robberson at the time of their marriage.
- Jasper Deen Rayburn registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Garvin County, Oklahoma, while living with his wife Mary Emily in Stratford, employed there as a farmer.
- She officially witnessed the death of Jasper Deen Rayburn on 18 August 1972 at Ray's Hospitality Home in Lubbock, Texas.
- Mary Emily Cook became a widow at the 18 August 1972 death of her husband Jasper Deen Rayburn.
- Mary Emily Cook died on 24 October 1977 at age 89 in Lubbock County, Texas.
- She was interred at Lubbock City Cemetery, Lubbock, Texas.
- Last Edited: 5 Feb 2014
Family: Jasper Deen Rayburn b. 25 March 1886, d. 18 August 1972
- Jasper James Rayburn+ b. circa 1912, d. 3 September 1945