Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. COOK, Charles was born about 1918 in New York.

Reuben married BERGSTRESSER, Alice J about 1891 in New York. Alice (daughter of BERGSTRESSER, Henry and HERMAN, Margaret) was born about 1866 in New York; died on 16 Oct 1940 in Penn Yan, Yates County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Geneva NY Daily Times - 10/17/1940

Penn Yan. Oct. 17-Mrs. Alice J.
Cook, 74. died at her home. 138
Lake street, Wednesday, Oct. 16th.
She leaves one son, Charles Cook,
Penn Yan; two brothers, Jacob
Bergstresser, of Pulteney; Albert
Bergstresser, Hammondsport; four
sisters, Mrs. Bertha Shean, and
Mrs. George Lehman,both of
Hammonsdport; Mrs. Fred Ham-
mond, Benton.
Funeral services will be held at
Thayer funeral chapel, Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Earl W.
Chapin, of Batavia. officiating.
Burial in Second Milo.

Notes:

Corning NY Evening Leader - 2/24/1927

HAMMONDSPORT, Feb. 24.-
Death claimed another of the older
resident's of Hammondsport early
Tuesday morning, when Henry
Bergstresser. aged 83 years, was
stricken as a result of a six weeks
illness. Pneumonia was the direct
cause of his death. The deceased
man was one of the best known
farmers in this section, Owning
a farm about one mile north of
this village. He was born in
Yatea County and removed to
Hammondsport about 3 6 years
ago. He was a member of the
Lutheran Church at Gorham,
where funeral services and burial
will be conducted on Thursday
afternoon, A short prayer service
will be conducted from his late
home here Thursday morning at
10 o'clock, following which his
remains will be taken to Gorham.
Besides his wife, he is survival
by five daughters, Mrs. Bertha
Sheehan, Mrs. William Laffler and
Mrs. George Lehman of Ham-
mondsport. Mrs Fred Hammond
and Mrs, Alice Cook of Penn Yan;
two sons. Albert of Hammonds-
port, and Jacob of Pulteney.

Henry married HERMAN, Margaret about 1867. Margaret (daughter of HERMAN, Henry) was born about 1848 in New York; died on 22 Oct 1930 in Hammondsport, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Corning NY Evening Leader - 10/25/1930

HAMMONDSPORT, Oct. 25.--
Mrs. Henry Bergstresser died at
her home on the middle road, one
mile from here Wednesday afternoon
at 5:30 o'clock. She had
been ill since the preceding Saturday,
Mrs. Margaret Bergstresser
was the daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Herman, of Yates
county. She was married to Henry
Bergstresser 63 years ago. For
the past 30 years she bad lived
at the farm where she died. Mr.
Bergstresser died four years ago.
Mrs. Bergstresser was of a quiet,
retiring disposition and by her
kind acts won the esteem of many
friends. The deceased was for
many years a member of the Lutheran
Church at Gorham.
She is survived by seven children,
Mrs. Reuben Cook, Penn
Yan; Mrs, Fred Hammond, Benton.
Jacob Bergstresser, Mrs.
William Latter, Pulteney. Mrs.
Bertha Sheehan of this village;
Mrs. George Lehman of the town
of Urbana, and Albert Bergstresser
at home; three sisters.
Mrs. Fred Keohler. Benton, Miss
Lena Herman, Potter, and Mrs.
Dell Fisher, Rushville; one brother,
Michael Herman of Potter.
She also leaves several grandchildren.
The funeral was held Friday
afternoon with a prayer at the
house at 12:30 o'clock by the
Rev. p. F. Asher and at the Lutheran
Church at Gorham at 2
o'clock. Burial was in Schuman
Cemetery, near Gorham