I have recently begun a family tree on rootsweb and have determined family beyond what is written from the 'old trunk'..one ancestor is N. A Cook. recently discovered to be last of Montogmery co Iowa, Red Oak city. That is where we have the information on him from the county book of 1881. It is posted on Rootsweb and should be totally uploaded by Monday afternoon,under N. A. Cook. Now, he came from Cattaraugus,NY. His father died circa 1830 and N A was sent to live with an uncle ( doesnt say what side of the family) in Ontario, NY. He finished Acadamy at West Bloomfield , ontario, NY. He went west from there at age 18. He has a son listed in the county book as Norman Green Cook ( his wife being Mary E. Green). so its a good bet that N A will be Norman A. Cook, but we dont know for sure. I am searching for N A...he has a Civil War Record as well , and detailed I have taken some steps to get that information as well..just thought i would post this and see what comes up..I am thinking the census of 1840 ontarioNY might show a family member with this name or even as a Cook with a nephew living with the family etc... Thank you ..Alan S. Cook Gr Gr grandson, Washington State