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William Greenley Cook

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William Greenley Cook

Birth
Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Death
10 Feb 1880 (aged 52)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.7771187, Longitude: -111.8598022
Plot
F-7-10
Memorial ID
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Son of William Cook and Elizabeth Davies, christened 20 Jul 1827, Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

At the age of 23, William listed his work as statuary and living in Warwick, England. At time of marriage he was listed as a quarryman in Sydney, Australia. Occupation was listed as a contractor on the birth certificates of his daughters.

Married Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read, 18 Jul 1858, St. Phillips Church, Sydney, New South Wales Australia

Children - Elizabeth Georgina Cook, Milbrough Alicia Cook
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William's marker is a monument that represents 11 individuals who are family or friend connected. The monument is engraved with the SNELL surname. Those names scribed are:

* Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read Cook Snell, daughter of Samuel George Read and Elizabeth Georgina Quilley. Wife of William Greenley Cook and John Snell.;
* Ella Miriam Hanks, daughter of Ephraim Knowlton Hanks and Thisbe Quilley Read, niece of Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read Cook Snell;
* Milbrough Alicia Cook Richards Weyher, daughter of Clara Quilley Read Cook Snell and William Greenley Cook;
* Charles Madison Drown, shot by some unknown person, 28 Aug 1859, friend of Josiah Arnold;
* Samuel Willard Richards (son of Elizabeth Georgina Cook Richards Crawshaw and grandson of Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read Cook Snell);
* John A. Borlase, step-bro-in-law to Josiah Arnold, died St. Mary's hospital, born in Cornwall, England, died 5 Jan 1881, cause of death is homicide, shot by D. Jenkins;
* Josiah Arnold, father-in-law to Alicia Quilley Read Arnold, shot by some unknown person along with Charles Drown;
* Hyrum Chester Arnold, son of Josiah Arnold;
* John Snell, second husband to Clara Quilley Read Cook Snell;
* William Greenley Cook, first husband to Clara Quilley Read Cook Snell;
* Georgina Arnold, baby daughter to Alicia Quilley Read and Orson Pratt Arnold, niece of Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read Cook Snell. (Georgina's head marker is where her parents are buried but Georgina is buried where the Snell marker is placed).

NOTE: A restoration of the grave was done May, 1997. This was conducted by Read Sorensen, Eva McAllister and Sherry Smith. The monument had been broken by the large tree branches. Steel dowels were drilled into the center piece, then glued and the monument moved two feet to the east; HISTORIAN: Sherry Smith.

Salt Lake City Cemetery Map
Son of William Cook and Elizabeth Davies, christened 20 Jul 1827, Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

At the age of 23, William listed his work as statuary and living in Warwick, England. At time of marriage he was listed as a quarryman in Sydney, Australia. Occupation was listed as a contractor on the birth certificates of his daughters.

Married Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read, 18 Jul 1858, St. Phillips Church, Sydney, New South Wales Australia

Children - Elizabeth Georgina Cook, Milbrough Alicia Cook
_____

William's marker is a monument that represents 11 individuals who are family or friend connected. The monument is engraved with the SNELL surname. Those names scribed are:

* Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read Cook Snell, daughter of Samuel George Read and Elizabeth Georgina Quilley. Wife of William Greenley Cook and John Snell.;
* Ella Miriam Hanks, daughter of Ephraim Knowlton Hanks and Thisbe Quilley Read, niece of Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read Cook Snell;
* Milbrough Alicia Cook Richards Weyher, daughter of Clara Quilley Read Cook Snell and William Greenley Cook;
* Charles Madison Drown, shot by some unknown person, 28 Aug 1859, friend of Josiah Arnold;
* Samuel Willard Richards (son of Elizabeth Georgina Cook Richards Crawshaw and grandson of Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read Cook Snell);
* John A. Borlase, step-bro-in-law to Josiah Arnold, died St. Mary's hospital, born in Cornwall, England, died 5 Jan 1881, cause of death is homicide, shot by D. Jenkins;
* Josiah Arnold, father-in-law to Alicia Quilley Read Arnold, shot by some unknown person along with Charles Drown;
* Hyrum Chester Arnold, son of Josiah Arnold;
* John Snell, second husband to Clara Quilley Read Cook Snell;
* William Greenley Cook, first husband to Clara Quilley Read Cook Snell;
* Georgina Arnold, baby daughter to Alicia Quilley Read and Orson Pratt Arnold, niece of Clara Elizabeth Quilley Read Cook Snell. (Georgina's head marker is where her parents are buried but Georgina is buried where the Snell marker is placed).

NOTE: A restoration of the grave was done May, 1997. This was conducted by Read Sorensen, Eva McAllister and Sherry Smith. The monument had been broken by the large tree branches. Steel dowels were drilled into the center piece, then glued and the monument moved two feet to the east; HISTORIAN: Sherry Smith.

Salt Lake City Cemetery Map


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  • Added: Sep 20, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15829130/william_greenley-cook: accessed ), memorial page for William Greenley Cook (17 Jul 1827–10 Feb 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15829130, citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).