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Title: Arthur Cooke
Post by: jimbach on Saturday 22 April 17 23:18 BST (UK)

My great uncle Arthur Cooke was born 25 May 1874 in Eye, Herefordshire.On27 sept 1904 he  departed from Liverpool on the Saxonia for Boston , Mass.He  died on 27 Dec 1941 in Church,Wetzel County, West Virginia. That s  all I know of him. I didn't know of his existence.Is any  information available re his life and death ...in Wetzel  county.ive drawn a blank. Jimbach.

Title: Re: Arthur Cooke
Post by: shellyesq on Saturday 22 April 17 23:27 BST (UK)

Where did the information come from about his death?  I see multiple trees with that death date, but I'm not seeing a source.  West Virginia death records from that time frame are usually easy to find, but I don't see any that fit.

Title: Re: Arthur Cooke
Post by: RJ137 on Sunday 23 April 17 00:51 BST (UK)

I see him on an incoming passenger list for 6 Oct 1904 (left  Liverpool 27 Sept. 1904). Line 16.  His destination is Boston  and his contact there looks like The Salvation Army?

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23XM-FH5

Title: Re: Arthur Cooke
Post by: RJ137 on Sunday 23 April 17 01:11 BST (UK)

Is this him on the 1901 census?

If so, his occupation is listed as gardener, but on incoming passenger list in 1904 he is listed as a decorator? These occupation types are completely different?

1901 census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9BB-G84