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     Alida Edith McAllister was born on 5 October 1869 in Charleston Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^4,3 She was married by Caroline Bartlett Crane, Minister, to Walter Edgar Allen, son of Charles B. Allen and Sarah A. Abbott, on 27 June 1900 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.¹ She died on 28 December 1956 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 87.³ She was buried on 31 December 1956 at Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.³
     She graduated from the Kalamazoo training school for teachers², and before her marriage taught for several years in the Vine and Frank street schools.² She apparently gave up teaching after her marriage, however, as no occupation is listed for her in the 1910-1940 censuses.^5,6,7,8
     She and her husband Walter lived most of their lives, if not all, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan. They were both living there at the time of their marriage in 1900, and they are listed there together in the censuses from 1910 to 1930. They were next door to Walter's parents in 1910, and to his mother in 1920. In 1930 they had a boarder, Elizabeth Marks.^1,5,6,7
     She continued living in Kalamazoo after her husband's death, and is listed there in the 1940 census, still with Elizabeth Marks as a boarder.⁸

     Henry Hial Cook was born on 25 December 1873 in Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3,4 He died on 17 September 1949 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Portage Co., Ohio, at age 75 after suffering a heart attack.³ He was buried on 19 September 1949 at Edinburg Cemetery in Edinburg, Portage Co., Ohio.³
     At times he used the spelling "Cooke" for his surname.^4,3
     He lived for a time in Barberton, Summit Co., Ohio, where he is listed as a boarder in the household of Mathias Hublinger in the 1900 census, and where he and his widowed mother are listed together in the 1910 census.^5,6 In 1918, when he registered for the World War I draft, he and his mother were living in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.⁴ He is also listed there in the 1920 census, without his mother, living with Charles E. Bonsack and his wife Sadie.⁷ He is probably the Henry H. Cook listed as a hired man living with John C. Urey and his wife Clara in Springfield Twp., Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, in the 1930 census.⁸ He is apparently listed twice in the 1940 census. There's a Henry Cook, age 66 born in Pennsylvania, living as a lodger with Earl and Laura Teaby in Wolf Creek Twp., Mercer Co., and a Henry H. Cook, also age 66 born in Pennsylvania, living as a resident of the Mercer County Home & Hospital in Coolspring Twp., Mercer Co.^9,10
     He worked in a variety of jobs over his lifetime, including as a laborer, in a foundry, in a lumber yard, and as a hired farm hand.^5,6,4,11,8,3
     He was never married.³

     Frank Allen Cook was born on 17 October 1875 in Pennsylvania.^3,4 He was married by H. Norman Harrison, Rector, to Modlin Rachel Archer, daughter of Josiah Archer and Matilda Grace, on 16 September 1903 in Delray, Wayne Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 24 January 1928 at Kee Hospital in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 52 from tuberculosis.⁴ He was buried on 28 January 1928 at Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.⁴
     For most of his adult life he used the spelling "Cooke" for his surname.^5,6,4
     In 1900 he was living as a boarder with the family of William Clinker in Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio,⁷ and working as a molder.⁷ After their marriage he and his wife Modlin lived in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^5,6
     After moving to Michigan he worked for a time as an ironworker¹, then as a riveter in a boiler shop.⁵ From at least 1918 until his death in 1928 he was a foreman and warehouse manager for the Detroit Edison Co.^3,6,4

     George Cook was born about 1878 in Pennsylvania.¹
     He is listed with his parents in Columbus, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, in the 1880 census, but has not been identified in any other online records.¹ However, his mother's entries in the 1900 and 1910 censuses both list her as having had three children, with all three still living, indicating that he was living in 1910.^2,3

     Modlin Rachel Archer was born on 23 December 1880 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.³ She was married by H. Norman Harrison, Rector, to Frank Allen Cooke, son of William E. Cook and Justina A. Allen, on 16 September 1903 in Delray, Wayne Co., Michigan.¹ She died on 11 January 1927 at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 46, from heart problems following an operation for removal of her gall bladder nine days earlier.³ She was buried on 13 January 1927 at Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^3,4
     She and her husband Frank lived in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^5,6

     Claude S. Allen was born on 30 October 1878 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.¹ He was married first, by F. Schriefer, Pastor, to Nellie Dregge, daughter of John Dregge and Adreanna Hoffius, on 4 September 1901 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.³ He married second Marie Ethel Duffus, daughter of James H. Duffus and Mary E. Carroll, on 10 April 1926 (his obituary says 1925) in Manhattan, New York, New York.^4,5 He died on 11 December 1938, the same day as his mother Flora, in Homestead, Dade Co., Florida, at age 60.⁵ He was interred at Graceland Memorial Park and Mausoleum (Upper Level - Northeast Corridor, Room O) in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.⁶
     In 1910 he and his first wife Nellie were living with Nellie's widowed mother in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.⁷ By 1920 they had moved to East Grand Rapids, and Nellie's mother was still living with them, along with their daughter Elizabeth.⁸
     In 1926, not long after their marriage, he and his second wife Marie moved to Florida⁵, where they are listed in Dade Co. in the 1930 federal census⁹ and in the 1935 state census. Claude's daughter Elizabeth from his first marriage was living with them in 1935.¹⁰
     In 1900, while living at home with his parents, he was working as a railroad clerk.² He later joined the Show Case Co. in Grand Rapids, which made furniture and display cases, etc., for retail use, eventually serving as secretary.^7,8,11,5 After moving to Florida he ran a fruit farm⁹ and worked as a real estate broker.¹⁰

     Mabel E. Allen was born on 12 December 1883 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.³ She died on 16 April 1961 in Grosse Pointe, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 77.⁴ She was buried on 20 April 1961 at Oakhill Cemetery (Block K, Lot 87, Space 9) in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.⁴
     She lived in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, with her parents, then her mother after her father's death in 1912.^1,5,6,7 In 1940, after her mother's death, she was still in Grand Rapids, and had taken in a lodger, Marian A. James.⁸
     She was an English teacher.^5,6,7,8
     In 1921 she applied for a passport for a trip to Europe, with plans to sail from Montreal, Canada, on the Sicilian on 3 July 1921, and visit Great Britain and France.²

     Florence E. Allen was born on 2 July 1888 in Michigan.^2,1 She was married by W. F. Kendrick, Minister, to Arthur James Abbott, son of James B. Abbott and Fannie E. Baker, on 19 August 1919 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.³ She died on 6 April 1976 in St. Clair Shores, Macomb Co., Michigan, at age 87.² She was buried at Oakhill Cemetery (Block K, Lot 87, Space 15) in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.⁴
     After her marriage she moved to her husband Arthur's home in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, where they are listed together in the 1920 census.⁵ Later that year Arthur resigned his positions with his law firm in Los Angeles and at Southwestern University, and they moved back to Michigan, to Detroit, Wayne Co.,⁶ where they are listed in the 1930 and 1940 censuses.^7,8

     Nellie Dregge was born on 19 December 1877 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.^2,1 She was married by F. Schriefer, Pastor, to Claude S. Allen, son of Sheldon Allen and Flora I. Wicks, on 4 September 1901 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.¹ She died on 24 March 1925 at her home in East Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, at age 47 from a stroke.^2,3 She was interred at Graceland Memorial Park and Mausoleum (Upper Level - Northeast Corridor, Room O) in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.⁴
     In 1910 she and her husband Claude were living with her widowed mother in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.⁵ By 1920 they had moved to East Grand Rapids, and her mother was still living with them, along with their daughter Elizabeth.⁶

     Marie Ethel Duffus was born on 2 July 1885 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa.^3,2 She married first Thomas H. Whitworth on 19 October 1904 in Victor, Poweshiek Co., Iowa.² She married second Claude S. Allen, son of Sheldon Allen and Flora I. Wicks, on 10 April 1926 in Manhattan, New York, New York.^4,1 She died on 5 May 1966 at age 80.³ She was interred at Graceland Memorial Park and Mausoleum (Upper Level - Northeast Corridor, Room O) in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.³
     In 1926, not long after their marriage, she and her second husband Claude moved to Florida¹, where they are listed in Dade Co. in the 1930 federal census⁵ and in the 1935 state census. Claude's daughter Elizabeth from his first marriage was living with them in 1935.⁶ Marie remained in Dade Co. after Claude's death, and is listed there in the 1940 federal census with two lodgers, and in the 1945 state census.^7,8

     Arthur James Abbott was born on 15 August 1885 in Clayton, Lenawee Co., Michigan.^2,3 He was married by W. F. Kendrick, Minister, to Florence E. Allen, daughter of Sheldon Allen and Flora I. Wicks, on 19 August 1919 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 26 March 1963 at Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 77.⁴ He was buried at Oakhill Cemetery (Block K, Lot 87, Space 14) in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.⁵
     His father died when he was just five⁶, and in 1900 his mother moved the family to Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan,⁶ where he graduated from high school in 1904.⁶ He went on to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, receiving his A.B. degree in 1909, then entered the University of Michigan Law School, graduating in 1911. While at Michigan he was general manager of the Michigan Alumnus and associate editor of the Michigan Law Review.^6,7 He was admitted to the Michigan bar in June 1911, then moved to Los Angeles, California, where he began his practice with the firm of Evans, Abbott, & Pearce. He was admitted to the California bar in 1912, and later to the United States District Court of Southern California.^6,7
     He also served on the faculty of the Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, and was appointed acting dean on 15 April 1915. His position was made permanent in January 1916, and he continued there until 1920, except for a one-year leave of absence in 1918 when he was called to serve on the War Industries Board in Washington, D.C., at the start of World War I.^6,7
     After their marriage in 1919, he and his wife Florence lived for a time in Los Angeles, where they are listed together in the 1920 census.⁸ In May 1920 he resigned his positions with his law firm in Los Angeles and at Southwestern University, and they moved to Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan,⁷ where they are listed in the 1930 and 1940 censuses.^9,10 He became part of the law firm of Abbott, Schoeffel, & Coulter (later Abbott & Coulter) in Detroit⁶, and two years later joined the faculty at the University of Detroit Law School, teaching from 1922-1939, and serving as its managing director from 1932-1958.⁴ He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Southwestern on 10 June 1927.⁶