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Calixte Clayton Cook Jr.

Born at California in 1928 and died at Modoc County in 1968.

born 10 Aug 1928 at California, United States died 26 Apr 1968 at Modoc County, California

Also written Calixte C. Cook, Calixte Cook

Calixte Clayton Cook Jr. was born in California on 10 August 1928, at Oakland according to the index of his obituary, the son of Calixte Clayton Cook, a Nebraska-born son of James Harrison Cook, and his wife Margaretha F., whose maiden name was Fincke.1–3 By 1950 the family was living in Modoc County, in the far northeastern corner of California; the old family tree's reading of that year's census gives Calixte, twenty-one and unmarried, as a laundryman, and his parents as cleaners.4

He made his home at Alturas, the county seat, and married; his obituary names his wife and two children. He died on 26 April 1968, only thirty-nine years old, and his obituary was printed in the Redding papers on 1 May.1–3

What we know

Proven

  • Birth at California, 1928
  • Death at Modoc County, 1968
  • 2 homes, from the census and other records

What's still open

  • Sources. com obituary index (AI-extracted) were read in the death checks of 27 Sep 2026; the obituary page itself and his 1950 census line (known only as the old family tree cites it) have not been read.

Sources

Sources 1–3

1 California, U.S., Death Index, 1928

"California, U.S., Death Index, 1940–1997," database, Ancestry.com, Calixte C Cook, male, born 10 August 1928, California; died 26 April 1968, Modoc County; mother's maiden name Fincke (record 11583883; index read 27 September 2026).

2 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1928

"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014," database, Ancestry.com, Calixte Cook, born 10 August 1928; number issued in California before 1951; died April 1968 (record 12166631; index read 27 September 2026).

3 U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s–current, 1928

"U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s–current," database, Ancestry.com, "Calixite Clayton Cook", age 40 [sic], born 19 [sic] August 1928, Oakland, Alameda County, California; residence Alturas, Modoc County; obituary 1 May 1968, Redding Record-Searchlight and Courier Free Press (Redding, California); mother "Marga Cook"; a wife and two children named [not given here]; no father named (record 910582932; AI-extracted index read 27 September 2026; the newspaper page not read).

Source 4

4 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Modoc County, 1899

1950 U.S. Federal Census, Modoc County, California, E.D. 25-9, p. 22 (NARA roll 4827): Calixte Clayton Cook (head, married; occupation cleaner), Margaretha F. Cook (wife, born about 1899, Hawaii; cleaner) and Calixte Cook [Jr.] (son, never married, born about 1929, California; laundryman), as cited in the old Ancestry family tree "Hegnauer (Old)" (records 266417934, 266417935 and 266417936; not read in this study).

Life in time

10 Aug 1928

Birth , California, United States

proven Sources 1, 2, 3

How we know

The California death index and the SSDI give 10 Aug 1928; the obituary index gives 19 Aug 1928 at Oakland, Alameda County (the 19th is taken as an extraction error).

Two independent indexes, the California death index (with his mother's maiden name) and the Social Security Death Index, agree on 10 Aug 1928, and the death index gives California. Oakland is from the AI-extracted obituary index only.

  1. 1928 Birth 10 Aug 1928 · California, United States · proven

    The California death index and the SSDI give 10 Aug 1928; the obituary index gives 19 Aug 1928 at Oakland, Alameda County (the 19th is taken as an extraction error).

    Two independent indexes, the California death index (with his mother's maiden name) and the Social Security Death Index, agree on 10 Aug 1928, and the death index gives California. Oakland is from the AI-extracted obituary index only.

    Sources 1, 2, 3

  2. 1950 Residence Modoc County, California · proven

    Son, never married, a laundryman, in the household of his parents Calixte Clayton and Margaretha F. Cook (E.D. 25-9, p. 22), as the old family tree cites the census; not read here.

    The old family tree attaches his line of the 1950 census to him; the entry has not been read in this study.

    Source 4

  3. 1968 Residence Apr 1968 · Alturas, Modoc · proven

    His residence in his obituary index.

    The obituary index (AI-extracted; page not read) gives his residence as Alturas, Modoc County.

    Source 3

  4. 1968 Death 26 Apr 1968 · Modoc County, California · proven

    Aged 39. The obituary appeared in the Redding Record-Searchlight and the Courier Free Press on 1 May 1968.

    The California death index gives Calixte C. Cook, born 10 Aug 1928 in California, mother's maiden name Fincke, died 26 Apr 1968 in Modoc County; the SSDI gives the same birth date and a death in Apr 1968; the obituary index names his mother "Marga Cook" and his residence Alturas.

    Sources 1, 2, 3

  • proven

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Places in this life

3 places, in order
1 2 3
  1. 1 California, United States Birth 10 Aug 1928
  2. 2 Modoc County, California Residence 1950 · Death 26 Apr 1968
  3. 3 Alturas, Modoc County Residence Apr 1968

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Family

Father Calixte Clayton Cook 1899–aft. 1950 Mother Margaretha F. Fincke c. 1899–aft. 1968
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The evidence 4 facts with their grades, 4 sources, and the research notes

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Birth 10 Aug 1928 California, United States proven 1 , 2 , 3
Residence 1950 Modoc County, California, United States proven 4
Residence Apr 1968 Alturas, Modoc, California, United States proven 3
Death 26 Apr 1968 Modoc County, California, United States proven 1 , 2 , 3

Research notes

  • Sources: The California death index, the Social Security Death Index and the Newspapers.com obituary index (AI-extracted) were read in the death checks of 27 Sep 2026; the obituary page itself and his 1950 census line (known only as the old family tree cites it) have not been read.1, 2, 3, 4
  • Identity: The rare given name Calixte with the middle name Clayton (his father's), the mother's maiden name Fincke (the "F." of his mother Margaretha F.), the mother "Marga Cook" of the obituary index, and Alturas, Modoc County, where the family lived in 1950, tie the death records to the Calixte Jr. of the 1950 household.1, 3, 4
  • Birth date: 10 Aug 1928 in the death index and the SSDI; the obituary index's 19 Aug and age 40 are extraction errors.1, 2, 3 The study's earlier "about 1929" came from his 1950 census age.
  • Family: His wife and two children are named in the obituary index; they are presumed living and are not named here.3
  • Living flag: Changed to deceased on 27 Sep 2026 on the strength of the death records above.
  • This profile is part of the Hegnauer one-name study, as a first cousin of Adelaide Louise (Curtis) Hegnauer.

Working notes

  • Jr.

Sources

  1. 1

    "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940–1997," database, Ancestry.com, Calixte C Cook, male, born 10 August 1928, California; died 26 April 1968, Modoc County; mother's maiden name Fincke (record 11583883; index read 27 September 2026).

    Ancestry

  2. 2

    "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014," database, Ancestry.com, Calixte Cook, born 10 August 1928; number issued in California before 1951; died April 1968 (record 12166631; index read 27 September 2026).

    Ancestry

  3. 3

    "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s–current," database, Ancestry.com, "Calixite Clayton Cook", age 40 [sic], born 19 [sic] August 1928, Oakland, Alameda County, California; residence Alturas, Modoc County; obituary 1 May 1968, Redding Record-Searchlight and Courier Free Press (Redding, California); mother "Marga Cook"; a wife and two children named [not given here]; no father named (record 910582932; AI-extracted index read 27 September 2026; the newspaper page not read).

    Ancestry

  4. 4

    1950 U.S. Federal Census, Modoc County, California, E.D. 25-9, p. 22 (NARA roll 4827): Calixte Clayton Cook (head, married; occupation cleaner), Margaretha F. Cook (wife, born about 1899, Hawaii; cleaner) and Calixte Cook [Jr.] (son, never married, born about 1929, California; laundryman), as cited in the old Ancestry family tree "Hegnauer (Old)" (records 266417934, 266417935 and 266417936; not read in this study).

    Ancestry