got this from another list I am on and found it worth sharing....it really says alot > Written by Tom Dunn > > The Story Tellers....we are the chosen..or why I am so fascinated > ("obsessed") with Genealogy. > > My feelings are in each family there is one who seems called to find the > ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the > family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. > > To me doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, > breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the > tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called as it were by our genes. > Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. > > In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood > before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the > ancestors you > have a wonderful family you would be proud of us? How many times have I > walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot > say. > > It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and why do I do > the things I do? > > It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever o weeds and > indifference and saying I can't let this happen. The bones here are bones of > my bone and flesh of my flesh. It goes to doing something about it. > > It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they > contributed to what we are today. > > It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving in or > giving up, their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family. > > It goes to deep pride that they fought to make and keep us a Nation. It goes > to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us. That we > might be born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do. > > With love and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, because we > are them and they are us. > > So, as a scribe called I tell the story of my family. It is up to that one > called in the next generation to answer the call and take their place in the > long line of family storytellers. > > That, is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those young and > old to step up and put flesh on the bones. -- Climbing my family tree, one branch at a time. researching Scott, Marler, Cook, Watson, Goodin, Goforth, Qualls and others DSM & REM __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with [email protected]! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

Back in my "early days" of research (about a year ago :O), I (gasp!) made a copy of a document without recording the source of it or (shudder!) where/when I copied it! So, please help me put the missing bits & pieces to this information: from: unknown printed publication, p. 998, Hart County: John B. Cook, (3rd s/o Wm. F. Cook's 6 sons & 5 daus), b. 10/23/1819 in Hart Co., KY. Wm. F. Cook (2nd s/o Henry Cook's 5 sons & 2 daus), b. 3/28/1789 in VA; farmer & slave owner in VA; immigrated to KY before evacuation by Indians. Wm. F. Cook lived @ home till marriage (age 22); stonemason; 1815 entered 250 ac. in Hart Co. (now owned/occupied by John B. Cook). Wife: Nancy Gum (from a family of 1 son/1 dau; her mother Margaret Ann Kennedy, b. MD m. 3 times to: McComus, Gum, Dale). Wm. F. Cook went w/Gen. Hopkins in Indian Campaign to Indiana; d. there 6/21/1865; Nancy Gum Cook d. 7/3/1865; member of Christian Ch., she member of Baptist Ch. John B. Cook took charge of father's farm abt 1852 till 1865. 1/11/1866 m. Mary F. Harlow (3rd ch. of Jesse & Nancy Wright Harlow who had 4 daus). Jesse Harlow b. Barren Co., his wife b. LaRue Co. John Cook (bef. 1865) w/his brother bought 60 ac. of the original tract of Wm. F. Cook. His bro. died and he inherited 16.5 ac. of it.... 2 Ch: Wm. Lee (schooled @ Glasgow, KY); Mary Clementina (d. 1786, age 7) John B. Cook & wife member of Christian Ch.; a Mason; a Whig and later Democrat. Other Ch: George W., Elizabeth (m. McComus), Valentine, Margaret A. (m. Lindell & Carter), James M., Mary J. (m. Hardy), Martha S. (m. Prewitt), Dorinda T. (m. Edwards), William W., Henry C. & Jonathan W. If someone on the list knows the name of the publication where this information is included, please email me with the title of the book, author/compiler, pub. co., and date of pub. Thanks in advance. Be well & God bless, Kate Beaugrand Cook Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Richard, Do you know the names of Nancy's parents or siblings? Sarah Davis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Foster" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 11:57 AM Subject: [COOK-L] Nancy A. COOK > Looking for information about Nancy A. Cook, who married Jesse Alfred Lamb > in Grimes County, Texas in 1868. Unfortunately, I don't have a birth/death > date or birthplace/place of death on her. Any help in this matter would be > greatly appreciated. > > Richard Foster > Austin, TX > > > ==== COOK Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Looking for information about Nancy A. Cook, who married Jesse Alfred Lamb in Grimes County, Texas in 1868. Unfortunately, I don't have a birth/death date or birthplace/place of death on her. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Richard Foster Austin, TX

Can anyone help me in obtaining an obituary on my Great Uncle: Guy Wright Cook, d. May 22, 1978 in Sacramento and is buried in East Lawn Cemetery on May 25, 1978. His wife was Florence Martinez Cook and lived at 2405 D. Street, Sacramento at time of death. He was born on November 28, 1893 in South Carolina. The above was from his death certificate which I just received. I would be most appreciative of any suggests on how to obtain an obituary and/or possibly for an archive facility that I could contact. I am trying to connect with his California family. I thank you in advance for your time and effort. Cousin Ed Cook in Florida

Commonwealth Of Kentucky File No.: 15974 Place of Death: County: Hart Vot. Pct: Monroe Name: Maud Cook Sex: Female Color/Race: White Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced: Married Date of Birth: 9/18/1882 Age: 37 years, 3 months, 28 days Occupation: House work Birthplace: Hart Co., KY Father: L. W. Tucker, b. Hart Co., KY Mother: H. L. Hensley, b. Hart Co., KY Informant: Clay Edward, Hardyville, KY Filed: 6/20/1820, C. H. Pace Date of Death: 6/16/1920, 7:00 PM Cause of death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis Attending physician: William A. Weldon, MD, Hardyville, KY, 6/17/1920 Burial: Pleasant Grove, 6/17/1920 Undertaker: J. W. Wells? (illegible), Canmer, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Commonwealth of Kentucky File No.: 27981 Place of Death: County: Hart Vot. Pct: 6 Town: Horse Cave Registration Dist: 682 Primary Registration Dist: 5626 Name: H. D. F Cook (sic -- Henry D. F. Cook) Sex: Male Color/Race: White Date of Birth: 8/13/1926 (sic -- 10/15/1854) Age: 72 years, 10 months, - days Occupation: Farmer Birthplace: Green Co., KY Father: Henry Cook, b. VA Mother: Charity Mouser, b. Metcalfe Co., KY Informant: Tom Bumgardner, PHC, Horse Cave, KY Filed: 9/14/19126, by E. F. Watt? (illegible) Date of death: 8/13/1926 Cause of death: Suicide; gunshot in head Signed: Tom Bumgardner, PHC, Horse Cave, KY Burial: Crail Hope, KY, 9/13/1926 Undertaker: Jessie Hatcher, Hiseville, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

General Services Administration; National Archives & Records Service, Washington 25, D. C. Report on search of pension & bounty land warrant application files Act of May 11, 1912 Declaration for Pension The Pension Certificate should not be forwarded with the application State of: Kentucky County of: Hart On this 23 day of May, AD 1912, personally appeared before me, a county court clerk within and for the county and State aforesaid, Washington T. Cook, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 75 years of age and a resident of Monroe, County of Hart, State of Kentucky and that he is the identical person who was enrolled at Campbellsville, Kentucky, under the name of Washington T. Cook on the 4 day of Nov 1861, as a private in Co. A, 13 Regiment KY Volunteer Infantry in the service of the United States Civil War and was honorably discharged at Louisville, KY on the 18 day of January 1865. That he was not employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above. That his personal description at enlistment was as follows: Height: 6 feet 1 inches; complexion: fair; color of eyes: blue; color of hair: dark; that his occupation was farming that he was born in Green County KY at near Center KY (called Lafeyatt then) on the 16 day of May 1837. That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been as follows: 1st in Green Co., KY 2 years near Webbs PO; 2nd in Green Co. KY near Osceola PO 4 years; 3rd near Moody, Texas 2 years; ballance of the time in Hart County KY near Monroe. That he is a pensioner under Certificate No. 401986. That his post office address is Monroe, County of Hart, State of Kentucky Attest(1): Joe E. Lann? (illegible on copy); (2) T. E. Conyers Signed: Washington T. Cook Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 23 day of May AD 1912 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made known and explained to the applicant before swearing ... and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. Signed: E. E. Biggs, Clerk of the County Court for Hart County KY By: J. W. Stuell, D. C. *** War Dept., Adj. Gen. Office, Washington, 11/17/1882 Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions. Washington T. Cook, a private of Company A, 13th Regiment, Ky Inf'ty Volunteers, was enrolled on the 9th day of November 1861, at Camp Andy Johnson, 37 years and is reported on Muster Rolls to June 30th, 1862 ... sick at home to Aug 31, 1862. Captured & paroled; to Dec 31st, 1862 (4 months muster) "Paroled prisoner sent to Camp Chace"; Lame report to Feb'y 28, 1863; to April 30, 1963 present ... Lame report on rolls to April 30, 1864 to June 30th 1864; Detached, on provost Guard duty at Div. HdQrs, same to Aug 31, 1864 ... to Oct. 31, 1864 present; mustered out with Co. Jan. 12, 1865 at Louisville, Ky. Prisoner of War records show him captured in Hart Co., KY July 10, 1862, paroled in Hart Co., KY July 11, 1862; reported at Camp Chase, Ohio, date not given, where his name appeared on MR dated Oct. 31, 1862 without remark, again reported at Camp Chase, Ohio Jan'y 27, 1863. Sent to Reg't Mar. 10 1863. No evidence of medical treatment or disability on said records. The records of this office furnish no evidence of disability as alleged. (Co. A. Reg't Records not on file.) *** Certificate No.: 401086 Name Washington T. Cook Department of the Interior; Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C. January 15, 1898 Sir: In forwarding to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with replies to the questions enumerated below. Very respectfully, signed: H. Clay Evans, Commissioner 1st: Are you married? If so, please state your wife's full name and her maiden name. Answer: yes, Nancy Ellen Cook; Nancy Ellen Davenport 2nd: When, where and by whom were you married? Answer: Sept. 20, 1860, Green Co., KY, W. M. Kidd 3rd: What record of marriage exists? Answer: Greensburg, KY 4th: Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce. Answer: no 5th: Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth. Answer: Yes; W. J. Cook, 8/22/1861; J. L. Cook, 3/36/1868; L. E. Cook, 10/14/1865; J. W. Cook, 11/24/1870; J. C. Cook 9/13/1874; C. B. Cook, 2/13/1878; J. B. Cook 9/9/1880. Signed: Washington T. Cook Date of reply: 5/4/1898 *** Declaration of a Widow for Original Pension State of Kentucky County of Hart On this 14 day of June AD 1913, personally appeared before me, a county court clerk within and for the county and State aforesaid, Lucy M. Cook, aged 69 years, a resident of Monroe, County of Hart, State of Kentucky, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain pension under the acts of Congress granting pension to the widows of soldiers and sailors who have died by reason of wound or injury received, or disease contracted in the service of the United States and in the line of duty: That she is the widow of Washington T. Cook, who was enrolled under the name of Washington T. Cook in Greensburgh, KY on the ... day of Sept 1861 as a private in Co. A, 13 Regiment, KY Volunteer Infantry and was discharged on the 12 day of January 1865 and who died at Monroe, KY on the 4 day of March 1913 because of hart failure due to Rheumatism incurred n the above named service. That the said soldier was not in the military or naval service of the United States except as stated above.... That the said soldier was born May 16, 1837 ... that his occupation was farming. That she was married under the name of Lucy M. Robinson (lined through) Murray to said soldier at near East fork Ky on the 19 day of August 1901 by Rev. W. M. Kidd; that there was no legal barrier to the marriage; that she had been previously married, that the soldier had been previously married. That she was never divorced from said soldier and that she has not remarried since his death. That said soldier left no children under 16 years of age. That she has not heretofore applied for pension. That her post office address is (street and number) Monroe, RFD, City or town of Monroe, County of Hart, State of Kentucky. Attest: (1) T. A. Wallace (2) Magg Wallace Signed: Lucy M. Cook Also personally appeared T. A. Wallace residing at Monroe KY and Magg Wallace, residing at Monroe, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say they were present and say Lucy M. Cook the claimant sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration, that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her of 50 years and 50 years, respectively, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. Signed: T. A. Wallace, Magg Wallace Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14 day of June AD 1913 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration,etc., were fully made known and explained to by the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words Robinson, erased ... and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim Signed: E. E. Biggs, clerk of the county court for Hart County KY by J. W. Stuell, D. C. Submitted by Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Commonwealth of Kentucky File No.: 26834 Place of Death: County: Hart Vot. Pct: #6 Name: Lucy Cook Sex: Female Color/Race: White Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced: Widow Date of birth: 2/20/1843 Age: 70 years, 8 months, 7 days Occupation: housewife Birthplace: VA Father: Hugh Robinson, b. VA Mother: Charity Johnson, b. VA Informant: Margaret Wallace, Monroe, KY Filed: 10/30/1913, by C. H. Pace Date of death: 10/27/1913 Cause of death: Pulmonary tuberculosis; Fibrosis (illegible word follows) Attending physician: W. T. Pace, MD Monroe, KY Burial: Monroe, KY 10/28/1913 Undertaker: Mary B. Conyers, Monroe, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Commonwealth Of Kentucky File No.: 27198 Place of death: County: Hart Vot. Pct: #6 Name: Washing T. Cook (sic--Washington Taylor Cook) Sex: Male Color/Race: White Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced: Married Date of Birth: 5/16/1837 Age: 75 years, 9 months, 18 days Occupation: no occupation Birthplace: Green Co., KY Father: Richard Cook, b. Green Co., KY Mother: Sarah Beasley, b. Green Co., KY (sic--Caroline Beasley) Informant: J. W. Light, Monroe, KY Filed: 3/10/1913 Date of death: 3/4/1913 Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage, died suddenly, only complaining 20 minutes; Rheumatism Attending physician: W. T. Pace, MD, Monroe, KY, 3/10/1913 Burial: Monroe, KY 3/5/1913 Undertaker: J. W. Dishman, Monroe, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Does anyone have a copy of an obituary or any news articles about this death? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Commonwealth of Kentucky File No: 17201 Registration Dist: 680 Primary Registration Dist: 5831 Place of Death: County: Hart City: Rural Residence: KY, Hart, Horse Cave, KY Name: Harry Pfinget Cook Sex: Male Color/Race: White Single/Widowed/Married/Divorced: Married Wife: Martha Cook Age: 35 Date of Birth: 3/21/1904 Age: 37 years, 3 months, 5 days Birthplace: KY Occupation: Restaurant Prop. Father: J. W. Cook, b. KY Mother: Emma Conyers, b. KY Informant: W. E. Cook, Glasgow, KY Burial: Canmer, KY 6/27/1941 Filed: 6/28/1941, H. ? Puckett Date of Death: 6/26/1941, abt. 10:30 (A/P?) M Cause of Death: Bullet through head; shot from gun Coronary Jury Verdict: Death caused by shot by person or persons unknown Date of occurrence: 6/26/1941, in home Signed: Earl Essex(? hard to read my copy), MD, Canmer, Hart Co., KY, by D. W. Dundydees(? hard to read my copy), Horse Cave, KY 6/26/1941 Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

This is my husband's grandfather. Is anyone connected? Does anyone know the maiden name of Mrs. Mary Etta Cook (2nd wife)? Thanks in advance. Commonwealth of Kentucky File No.: 116-54-15627 Registration Dist: 680 Primary Registration Dist: 5831 Place of Death: County: Hart Residence: KY, Hart Co., Hardyville Name: Charlie B. Cook Date of Death 8/15/1954 Sex: Male Color/Race: White Married/Never married/Widowed/Divorced: Married Date of Birth: 2/13/1878 Age: 76 Occupation: Farmer Birthplace: KY Citizen: USA Father: Taylor Cook Mother: Nancy Ellen Davenport Informant: Mrs. Mary Etta Cook Cause of Death: Probably Coronary Occlusia, for short interval before death Autopsy: no Time of death: 10:30 PM (8/15/1954) Attending Physician: J. W. York, MD, Canmer, KY 8/16/1954 Burial: Wickerville Cemetery, Hart Co., KY, 8/17/1954 Filed: 8/17/1954 by E. L. Pedigo (by Rowena Riggs, DR) Funeral director: Kellner, Bennett, Greensburg, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook [email protected] or [email protected]

QUESTION: Which COOK Family in Green Co., KY is this fellow attached to? Who was he married to? Did he have children? Thanks in advance. Commonwealth of Kentucky Registration Dist: 6023 Primary Registration Dist: 6023 File No.: illegible Place of Death: County: Green Vot. Pct: Donansburg Name: Richard B. Cook Sex: Male Color/Race: White Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced: Married Date of Birth: 3/19/1843 Age: 74 years, 5 months, 26 days Occupation: Farmer Father: William Cook, b. VA Mother: Nancy Harness, b. VA Informant: E. Cook, Donansburg (KY) Filed: 9/1919, by E. L. Chaudoin Date of Death: 9/15/1917, 2:30 PM Cause of Death: Mitral Incompetency Attending Physician: James C. Graham, MD, Webbs, KY 9/17/1917 Burialplace: Cook Graveyard, 9/16/1917 Undertaker: Pierce & Jeffries, Pierce, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

QUESTION: Which COOK was her husband? Thanks in advance! Commonwealth of Kentucky Registration Dist: 611 Primary Registration Dist: 5396 File No.: 12284 Place of death: County: Green Vot. Pct: New Salem Name: Sarah Ann Cook Sex: Female Color/Race: white Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced: Widowed Date of Birth: 1/3/1844 Age: 84 years, 4 months, 1 day Occupation: Housewife Birthplace: Hart Co., KY Father: Robert Jones, b. KY Mother: Margaret Murry, b. KY Informant: E. R. Cook, Donansburg (KY) Filed: 6/12/1928, B. C. Judd Date of Death: 5/4/1928, 6:00 AM Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia Attending Physician: James C. Graham, MD, Webbs, KY 6/12/1828 Burialplace: Cook Graveyard, 5/5/1928 Undertaker: R. L. Davis, Grab, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Commonwealth of Kentucky Registration Dist: 610 Primary Registration Dist: 5579 File No.: 1024 Place of Death: County: Crail Hope Inc. town: Hardyville City: R #2 Name: Luther B. Cook Length of residence in town where death occurred: 93 years Sex: Male Color/Race: White Date of Birth: 7/11/1846 Age: 93 years, 5 months, 14 days Occupation: Farmer, retired 20 years Birthplace: KY Father: R. V. Cook, b. VA Mother: Caroline Beasly (sic--Beasley), b. VA Informant: Liza Riordan, Hardyville, KY, RR 1 Filed: 12/28/1939, by Lizzie Graham Date of Death: 12/26/1939, 7:00 AM Cause of Death: old age Attending Physician: no physician in charge Burial: Macedonia Cemetery, 12/26/1939 Undertaker: J. M. Kidd, Center, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Commonwealth of Kentucky Registration Dist: 611 Primary Registration Dist: 5395 Place of death: County: Green Vot. Pct: Russell Creek Name: John B. Cook Residence: Green Co., KY Sex: Male Color/Race: White Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced: Married Husband of: Lilly B. Cook Date of Birth: 12/21/1858 Age: 71 years, 2 months, 21 days Occupation: Farmer Birthplace: Green Co., KY Father: Henry Cook, b. Green Co., KY Mother: Charity Mouser, b. Green Co., KY Informant: Henry Cook, Pierce, KY Filed: 4/3 or 8/ 1930, B. C. Judd Date of Death: 3/12/1930, 10:00 AM Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis Attending physician: James C. Graham, MD, Webbs, KY 3/171930 Burial place: Cook Graveyard, 3/13/1930 Undertaker: Henry Kidd, Pierce, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Commonwealth of Kentucky File No.: 9742 Registration Dist: 6023 Primary Registration Dist: 6023 Place of death: County: Green Name: Johnson Cook Sex: Male Color/Race: white Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced: Married Date of birth: 9/7/1841 Age: 77 years, 5 months, 3 days Occupation: Farmer Birthplace: Green Co., KY Father: Richard Cook, b. VA Mother: Carline (sic--Caroline) Beasly (sic--Beasley), b. MO (sic-- VA) Informant: Edward S. Cook, Bale, KY Filed: 2/1919, by E. L. Chaudoin Date of death: 2/10/1919; 5:00 AM Cause of Death: Mitral Stennis (hard to read) Attending physician: W. T. Pace, Monroe, KY Burial place: Macedonia Cemetery, 2/11/1919 Undertaker: J. J. Perkins, Defried, KY Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

Commonwealth of Kentucky File No. 14490 Registration Dist: 610 Primary Registration Dist: 5568 Place of Death: County: Green City/Town: Rural Full name: Mary Susan Cook Sex: F Color/Race: W Single/Widowed/Married/Divorced: Widowed Age: 86 years, 0 months, 27 days Birthplace: KY Usual occupation: Housewife Father: Ben Kessler, b. KY Mother: Eliza Wright, b. KY Informant: Loy Ingram, Gummville, KY Burial place: Macedonia, 6/3/1940 Funeral Director: J. C. Cowherd, Greensburg, KY Filed: 6/3/1940, by Lizzie Graham Date of Death: 6/2/1940, 6:00 PM Cause of death: Mycarlitle?, arteriosclerosis Attending Physician: James C. Graham, MD, Greensburg, KY 6/3/1940 Submitted by: Kate Beaugrand Cook, Minnesota [email protected] or [email protected]

I would love to be able to do something about this, for even though it's out of state for us it's a good precedent to set. However I recall sending a letter to a congressman, and as it turned out since I was both under 18 and not a constituent of his district, I recieved a reply to the effect of "Your letter would mean a lot more if your vote mattered here." This tends to lead me to believe that, as much as I would like to do something about Indiana's construction problems, I fear that collecting signatures from Wisconsin would be a waste of time. What do you guys think? -Sarah 'Cause now I *am* 18 (2 whole weeks today!) and my vote DOES matter! Bwahahahahaaaa! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Just thought I should re-post our interests. If you discover a connection please feel free to make contact! We'd love to hear from family, friends, and well-wishers! Descendants of Thomas Townley Gradwell Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS TOWNLEY(1) GRADWELL was born October 16, 1855 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, and died November 16, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He married AMELIA HARRISON December 09, 1876 in Christ Church-Lancaster, Lancashire, England. She was born November 15, 1860 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, and died October 23. More About THOMAS TOWNLEY GRADWELL: Burial: Prospect Cemetery-Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Cancer More About AMELIA HARRISON: Burial: Prospect Cemetery-Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Natural Children of THOMAS GRADWELL and AMELIA HARRISON are: i. ALBERT(2) GRADWELL, m. RITA. ii. AMELIA GRADWELL, m. ALBERT SAMUELS. iii. ELIZABETH GRADWELL. iv. JAMES GRADWELL, m. JENNY. v. MARGARET A. GRADWELL, d. February 16, 1924; m. THOMAS WOODMAN. More About MARGARET A. GRADWELL: Burial: Prospect Cemetery-Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Cancer vi. MARIE GRADWELL, m. BEN LITTLEWOOD. vii. MAY GRADWELL, m. GEORGE WOOLTON. viii. THOMAS GRADWELL, m. EDITH. ix. ADA GRADWELL, b. December 16, 1893; m. HERBERT HEATHCOTE, September 1922. x. FLORENCE GRADWELL, b. May 28, 1899, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; m. RALPH CORTESE, June 21, 1921. 2. xi. JESSIE GRADWELL, b. November 17, 1900, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; d. April 26, 1967, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Generation No. 2 2. JESSIE(2) GRADWELL (THOMAS TOWNLEY(1)) was born November 17, 1900 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, and died April 26, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She married WILLIAM JAMES COOK November 24, 1923 in St. Mark's-Church of England-Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was born May 28, 1900 in Hastings, England, and died March 16, 1974 in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada. More About JESSIE GRADWELL: Burial: Schreiber, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Complications from operation More About WILLIAM JAMES COOK: Burial: Schreiber, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Aneurysm Marriage Notes for JESSIE GRADWELL and WILLIAM COOK: Witnesses were Frederick Cook & Ada (Gradwell) Heathcote Ceremony performed at St. Mark's by Lewis B. Vaughan (Rector) Children of JESSIE GRADWELL and WILLIAM COOK are: 3. i. WILLIAM GEORGE(3) COOK, b. November 10, 1925, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. 4. ii. RAYMOND HERBERT COOK, b. November 07, 1930, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; d. July 02, 1989, Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada. Generation No. 3 3. WILLIAM GEORGE(3) COOK (JESSIE(2) GRADWELL, THOMAS TOWNLEY(1)) was born November 10, 1925 in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. He married ANITA STORTINI. Children of WILLIAM COOK and ANITA STORTINI are: i. MARILYN(4) COOK. ii. DEBBIE COOK. iii. DANA COOK. iv. BRADLEY COOK. 4. RAYMOND HERBERT(3) COOK (JESSIE(2) GRADWELL, THOMAS TOWNLEY(1)) was born November 07, 1930 in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, and died July 02, 1989 in Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada. He married PATRICIA MAY RYAN June 16, 1956 in Schreiber, Ontario, Canada, daughter of CHARLES RYAN and CELINA LEMAIRE. She was born May 17, 1934 in Schreiber, Ontario, Canada. More About RAYMOND HERBERT COOK: Burial: Schreiber, Ontario, Canada Children of RAYMOND COOK and PATRICIA RYAN are: i. KENNETH DOUGLAS(4) COOK, b. March 30, 1957, Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada; m. MARIANNE LYNN BLAKE, May 24, 1997, Central United Church-Weston, Ontario, Canada; b. September 20, 1964, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. ii. CATHERINE MARIE COOK, b. August 31, 1959, Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada. Thank you for taking the time to check your family lines for us! Marianne (Blake) Cook http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Orchard/1804 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/o/Marianne-Cook