#1-Published in the Pilot July 23, 1919

Former Blair Resident Died in Omaha

Mrs. Julia F. Cook, mother of Mrs. C. O. Lobeck, 1811 Spencer Street, and widow of the late Capt. Edwin Cook, 22nd Kentucky U.S. Volunteer Infantry, Civil War, died Friday morning after a lingering illness.

Mrs. Cool was born near Greenup, Ky., October 20, 1833, and married Captain Cook, Febr., 2, 1852.

Shortly after the close of the Civil War the family moved west to California Junction, Ia., where they were engaged in farming until 1873, when Captain Cook and the family moved to Blair, Neb., and engaged in the mercantile business. She and Captain Cook resided at Blair, except for a short time in Florida, until his death, September 12, 1895.

For the last few years Mrs. Cook had been in poor health and had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Lobeck.

Mrs. Cook is survived by three sons, Charles Cook of Spencer, Nebr., W. J. Cook, of Omaha and Edwin F. Cook, of Beaver Dam, Wis., and her daughter, Mrs. Lobeck. She has also two brothers living, Henry L. Downs, of Maple Boyd County, Kentucky and James G. Downs, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla.

The funer services will be held Sunday morning at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lobeck, and the burial will be in the family lot in the cemetery at Blair, Neb—Omaha Bee.

#2-Published in the Enterprise July 25, 1919

Former Blair Woman Dies

Mrs. Julia F. Cook, a resident of Blair about twenty-five years ago, died last Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. O. Lobeck of Omaha at the advanced age of eighty-six.

Mrs. Cook was a Kentuckian by birth and came west with her husband after the close of the Civil War and located near California Junction, Ia., where they farmed until 1873 when they moved to Blair and conducted a general mercantile business on the site where Sas Bros. are now located. Mr. Cook died in 1895.

The older residents of Blair will remember that they lived in the Lena Russell home on Grant Street.

Mrs. Cook leaves one daughter and three sons, Wesley, of Omaha, Ed, of Beaver Dam, Wis., and Chas., of Spencer, Nebr., with whom she made her home before going to her daughters in Omaha.

Mrs. Cook was a sweet faced, kindly disposed woman who made many warm friends here many years ago and the sympathy of these old friends and neighbors goes out to the bereaved family at this time.

The funeral services were held Sunday morning at the residence of her daughter in Omaha and interment was made in the Blair Cemetery on the after of that day.

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public library.