‎Martha Jane McClarren‏‎ 1) 2), daughter of Merle "Merrell McClarren" McClarren and Dessie Pearl Boyer‏. Born ‎ May 21, 1919 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 2) 3) 4) 5), died ‎ Apr 10, 1991 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 71 years 3) 4) 5), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 4) 5) Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 5) Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and sister. 2) Census (‎ 1930 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6) Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 7) Located: (‎ Mar 1983 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) 8) Located: (‎ Oct 1984 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) 9) Married to: ‎David Caspar Cooke‏‎ 1) 10), son of Charles Albert Cooke and Mary Florence Snyder‏. Born ‎ Mar 2, 1917 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 11) 12) 10), died ‎ Nov 24, 1988 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎, 71 years 4) 11) 12), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 11) 12) Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 12) Military Service: Served in World War II as a Navy pilot. 11) Census (‎ 1920 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 13) Census (‎ 1930 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 10) Census (‎ 1940 at East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in a steel mill. Living with parents and sister. 14)

Sources

1) source: Peter Boyer Family of Plum Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page: pp. 63-72
2) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 47, Sheet 5-B, Dwelling 111, Family 113, Dessie McClarren Family
3) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Martha Jane McClarren [Martha Jane Cooke] [Martha Cooke]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 May 1919
Birth Place: Rural Valley, Pennsylvania [Rural Valley??, Pennsylvania]
Death Date: Apr 1991
Father:
Merle McClarren
Mother:
Dessie P Boyer
SSN: 209073549
Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as MARTHA JANE MCCLARREN; Feb 1945: Name listed as MARTHA JANE COOKE; 03 Jun 1993: Name listed as MARTHA J COOKE, page: Entry for Martha Jane McClarren
4) source: Obituary of Martha Jane Cooke
5) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Martha Jane McClarren Cooke (Memorial # 34843541)
6) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-10, Sheet 12-A, Dwelling 198, Family 200, Merl McClarin Family
7) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-14, Sheets 4-A and 4-B, Household 67, Merrill McClarren Family
8) source: Obituary of Dessie Pearl McClarren
9) source: Obituary of Frances E. Dodds
10) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kittanning Borough (Ward 1), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-25, Sheet 6-B, Dwelling 120, Family 172, Charles Cooke Family
11) source: Obituary of David C. Cooke
12) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for David Caspar Cooke (Memorial # 34843430)
13) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kittanning Borough (Ward 1), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 26, Sheet 10-A, Dwelling 231, Family 231, Charles A. Cook Family
14) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-19, Sheet 8-B, Household 8, Charles A. Cook Family

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Martha Jane McClarren & David Caspar Cooke." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F5825&main_person=I16266 : accessed 04 October 2025) Martha Jane McClarren #I16267, born ‎ Mar 2, 1917 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA