The Cook Family

1886 January 13: John W. Cook died at his residence near Ralston Creek [Foothills Inquirer,v5, p4]

The 1885 Federal Census for Colorado, Jefferson County
Name
 RelationAge BirthplaceOccupation
CookMHead 47MaineMerchant
Esther E.Wife 48New Brunswick Keeps house
AllenSon 21MaineRR watchman
LizettaDaughter 14MaineAt school
LillianDaughter 12MaineAt school
HarrySon 8Colorado

1888 October 11: Marriner Allen Cook married Lucy Marie Wagner [Jefferson Co. Marriage Records]

1899 September 20: M. Allen Cook (age 54) married Mabel E. Peabody (age 45) at Hamilton, Colorado. The ceremony was performed by George E. Burton (minister) of Fairplay. [Colorado Marriage Record; there are unexplained age differences shown in this record and the census record below…]

1900 Federal census, Colorado, Park Co., Precinct 5, Como, Sheet 14, Line 78
Name
 RelationAge BirthplaceComment
CookM. Allen head 37Maine
Mabel E.wife 41Pennsylvania Lelon's wife
PeabodyMabel E. step-daughter 19Colorado
Leonstep-son 15Colorado
Janestep-daughter 11Colorado

[Lelon died 4/15/1898; Mabel lost little time in remarrying. Her new husband was M. Allen Cook, Jr. There is a one year discrepancy in his age reported here compared to the 1885 Jefferson Co. census, but this is almost certainly the same person. He had previously (1888) married Lucy Marie Wagner, the daughter of Lelon's sister Almeda. Thus, Mabel was Lucy Marie's aunt (in-law).]

1910: Federal Census, Colorado, Park Co., Precinct 5, Como:
Name
 RelationAge BirthplaceOccupation
CookAllenHead 47MaineProp., Livery Stable
Mabelwife 51Pennsylvania