Walker was the fourth child of six children born to William Liga Cook and Nancy Haley. He married Louisa Ann Green on 16 Feb 1870 in Rockcastle, Kentucky. They had eleven children:

Eliza
John
Theophilus
Jennie
Hilda
Nancy "Nannie"
Bessie
George Elmer
Ethel
William Henderson
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"United States Census, 1900," Walker L Cook, ED 11 Condit & Hensley Townships, Champaign, Illinois, United States

name: Walker L Cook
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 11 Condit & Hensley Townships, Champaign, Illinois, United States
birth date: Jul 1852
birthplace: Kentucky
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Kentucky
mother's birthplace: Kentucky
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 30
estimated marriage year: 1870
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 1
sheet letter: A
family number: 9
reference number: 44
film number: 1240240
digital folder number: 004113696
image number: 00758

Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Walker L Cook M 48 Kentucky
wife Louisa Cook F 49 Kentucky
daughter Hilda Cook F 19 Kentucky
daughter Nancy Cook F 16 Kentucky
daughter Bessie Cook F 14 Kentucky
son George Cook M 11 Illinois
daughter Emma Cook F 8 Illinois
daughter Ethel Cook F 7 Illinois
son William H Cook M 4 Illinois

Source Citation
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSSC-PFJ : accessed 27 Aug 2012), Walker L Cook, ED 11 Condit & Hensley Townships, Champaign, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240240.
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"United States Census, 1910," Walker L Cook, Bowdre, Douglas, Illinois

name: Walker L Cook
birthplace: Kentucky
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Bowdre, Douglas, Illinois
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Kentucky
mother's birthplace: Kentucky
family number: 225
page number: 16

Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Walker L Cook M 57y Kentucky
wife Louisa Green Cook F 58y Kentucky
dau Emma Cook F 18y Illinois
dau Ethel Cook F 16y Illinois
son Willie H Cook M 12y Illinois

Source Citation
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MK8R-5F7 : accessed 27 Aug 2012), Walker L Cook, Bowdre, Douglas, Illinois; citing sheet 16A, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374298.
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"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," Walker Linsey Cook, 1918

name: Walker Linsey Cook
titles and terms (original):
death date: 20 Nov 1918
death place: Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois
gender: Male
marital status:
race or color:
age: 66
estimated birth year: 1852
birth date: 29 Jul 1852
birthplace: Kentucky
father: Liga Cook
father's titles and terms (original):
father's birth place: Ky
mother:
mother's titles and terms (original):
mother's birth place:
occupation: Retired Farmer
residence:
street address:
spouse:
spouse's titles and terms (original):
spouse's birthplace:
burial date: 22 Nov 1918
burial place: Camargo
cemetery:
informant:
additional relatives:
digital folder number: 4008007
image number: 1637
film number: 1543829
volume/page/certificate number: cn 14046

Source Citation
"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQTJ-Y8Z : accessed 6 July 2012), Walker Linsey Cook, 1918.
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