Son of George Cook (b. 1892 GER) and Alice Felinger (b. 1894 GER), a Prussian farmer who immigrated in 1906.
They lived in Toppenish, WA in 1920, Castroville, CA in 1930, and he had an older sister, and a younger sister and brother.
He and Jeanne Ruttan were married in 1939 for 2 years and divorced.
George J. Cook (24, MT) with a 6th grade education and wife Gene (sic) (18, KS) are listed in the 1940 census for San Jose CA. He was working in sausage manufacturing in the wholesale meat products industry. It says he lived in Salinas, CA in 1935.
He also registered for the Draft on 16 Oct 1940, while living at 535 S. 4th St in San Jose with his wife Jeanne Louise (Ruttan) Cook, and working for Golden State Meat Products. He was described as 5’5”, 125 lbs with blonde hair and blue eyes.
He was in the US Navy during WWII ( 12 Dec 1942-18 Aug 1945) and received an honorable discharge.
He is listed in the 1944 San Jose City Directory as being in the Navy, and living at 697 Palm with his wife Blanche Cook.
George (32, MT) is listed in 1950 in Los Gatos CA as a vegetable truck driver with his wife Blanche (29, CA) and children Dennis William Cook (1947-2012) and Shirley L. (5 mos).
He was listed as living in Fortuna, CA in 1980.