(submitted by Patricia McLean)
Walter Daniel Cook (c. 1868 -) was the son of Robert and Annie Cook. According to the 1881 census, Robert Cook, a widower by this time, and his children Fairant (17), Robert (15), Walter (12), Samuel (9), and Alphred (2) lived in Watford.
Cook’s Meat Market: Roy Cook and Glen Edwards in front. Courtesy D Wilson.
Walter married Annetta (Nettie, c. 1868 -) Smith from the Arkona area in 1890. Annetta's parents were Joseph C. and Susan Smith. Her siblings were David E. (25), Albert (24), Clement (22), Erastus (20), Joseph (17), Mary Ann (12), William (7) and Byron (5).
Walter and Annetta had six children: Lilly Maud (1891 -), Marguerita (1891 -), Harriett June (1896 -), Clarence Leo (1899 -), Beatrice Anna (1905 -) and Roy Berton (1907 -). Only two stayed in Canada; the rest moved to the Detroit area in the United States to work.
Walter was a butcher and had his store in the southeast business block of Arkona. His son, Roy, was born in Watford. Roy took over the store in later years and added a grocery line as well as the meat. It was called Cook's South End Market. He also had a store in Watford.
Roy married Hilda Guilfoyle of Sarnia and had two children, Donald and Karen (m. Smith). Roy was a village councillor in 1950 and was Reeve from 1951 - 1954. Roy was also the local driver test examiner for many years, a member of the Anglican Church choir, a volunteer fireman and a Masonic Lodge member.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Cook, Walter Daniel
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