Hi, I am also searching for information on the Cook's. I two bibles from my ggrandfather with information on the Cook's on my side of the family. Here is the information listed in one of the bibles. Maryann Sivers b Nov. 17, 1842 Lincoln Shire, England John Henry Cook b Feb 25, 1863 Keg Creek Tp, Pottawattami Iowa Lillie Leader Cook b March 7, 1866 Glenwood Mills C. Iowa Edward Cook b Nov. 7, 1869 Keg Creek Tp Pottawattami Iowa Joseph Cook b March 4, 1834 Gravely Cambridge, Shire, England John Sivers b Jan 1818 Manthoya, Lincoln Shire, England Maryann Sivers b March 19, 1824 Manhoya, Lincoln Shire, England Also listed in the same bible are the surnames: Overman. Many from Nebraska, North Carolina and Virginia. Thanks, Sharlyn ANYHOOT CATCH YOUS GUYS ON THE FLIP SIDE WITH A CAN OF COLL BEANS... ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:44:44 -0500 > From: carolyna15@earthlink.net > To: cook@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [COOK] COOK FAMILY INFORMATION including a Daniel > > Ron : > I have had no luck tracing this Cook line further back than > *John Henry Cook. > He was born , October 12, 1839 Stokes County North Carolina, and > died September 12, 1927 in Lawrence County Kentucky , he and Winnie > were on The 1870 Lee County Virginia census and were married October > 04, 1859, in **Stokes County North Carolina. > In 2003, The Sons of Confederate Veterans dedicated a Confederate > Stone for John in The Laurel Cemetery in Lawrence. Sure would like to > find the key to this locked door some day ! > Carolyn > * > > > RONALD BARTLETT wrote: > > Carolyn, Are your Cook's from New England, RI or MA. My grandmother was a cook, Lydia Allen Cook. > > > > Ron Bartlett > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Carolyn Adkins<mailto:carolyna15@earthlink.net> > > To: cook@rootsweb.com<mailto:cook@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:06 AM > > Subject: Re: [COOK] COOK FAMILY INFORMATION including a Daniel > > > > > > Sorry Pat; > > I'm an Adkins my marriage, my maternal great grandmother was a > > Cook ; Minta Francis Cook daughter of John Henry Cook and Winnie > > Johnson Harrison. My husbands Adkins show no Harold. Good Luck ! > > Carolyn > > > > Pat Westmoreland wrote: > > > Carolyn the reason I'm answering this is because I'm researching the Cooks. Thomas James Cook Born Nov.8th 1819 Green County Pa In his descendents there is a Betty Ann Deil who married a Harold Adkins they had son Dean and Dean had 3 girls one was Carolyn Adkins is this your family.If so i would very much like to talk to you. > > > Pat Westmoreland Independence Mo. > > > > > > Carolyn Adkins <carolyna15@earthlink.net<mailto:carolyna15@earthlink.net>> wrote: > > > * > > > * > > > > > > *I live in Mansfield Ohio, Richland County, I believe I've trampled > > > through nearly every cemetery here, and I can't begin to tell you how > > > many Cook families lived and died here. Some were from PA, VA, WV, and > > > many other places. The Mansfield Cemetery's oldest graves are of the > > > Cook and McCoy families. [Of course their not mine ] > > > * > > > > > > > > > *I've been following all the Cook postings and finally decided to send > > > the following information, I found at Ohio Richland County web site. > > > There's lots more at the site, Hoping this may be helpful to another > > > researcher.* > > > > > > *Carolyn * > > > > > > *http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohrichla/BiographyShelf/C.htm > > > * > > > > > > *Cook Family* -- Wm. Cook and Daniel Cook, brothers, came from > > > Washington county, Pa., in the spring of 1815, and settled, Wm. on the > > > farm one mile west of Lexington now owned by James Chambers, and Daniel > > > on the farm two and half miles southwest from Mansfield, on the > > > Lexington road. They put in crops, and in the fall went after their > > > families. The two families, with Jabez Cook's family, all came out in > > > one wagon with a five-horse team. Wm. Cook remained on this farm until > > > February, 1817, when he traded with Ichabod Clark, one-half mile south > > > of Lexington. While living on the Chambers place Wm. Cook was sadly > > > troubled with bears. They devoured his hogs in the woods. He therefore > > > took up the life of a hunter. Game of all kinds was abundant, and > > > multitudes of deer, turkeys, raccoons fell a prey. The bears soon quit > > > troubling him. Bee-trees were frequently found, so that with but little > > > trouble the table was most sumptuously supplied. He went up to Jerry > > > Bowers' farm, several miles north, and procured some tallow from an ox > > > he had the misfortune to lose, and mixing it with raccoon oil and > > > beeswax, indulged in the then great extravagance of candles. Had to go > > > thirty miles into Knox county for all breadstuffs and for any other than > > > wild meat. Wolf trapping, by means of log pens, and a cover fixed so > > > that when the wolf jumped into the pen after the bait the cover fell, > > > was generally indulged in. In 1819 he lost his barn by fire. The fire > > > from a clearing got into a dry tree and was blown from that to the barn, > > > causing the loss of nearly all his grain. He lost a horse by the burning > > > of a tree on a neighbor's farm. The horse got into the field and stood > > > around the fire until the tree fell. Fodder being very scarce, one > > > spring he cut trees for brousin? his cattle, and one morning > > > accidentally fell a tree upon his best cow. The Indian trail from > > > Sandusky south led them through his vicinity, and their calls at this > > > house with cranberries for sale were frequent. They were always ????. > > > There was a grist-mill and sawmill at Lexington, which was a regularly > > > laid-out village when he came. There was no church at Lexington for many > > > years. Meeting was held by all denominations in school houses, private > > > houses, and in groves -- God's first temples. Frequently preaching was > > > held at the house of Noah Cook; one-half mile from Lexington, on the > > > farm now owned by Thomas Cook. In 1831 he sold the farm bought of Clark > > > and bought another three miles southwest of Mansfield, on what is known > > > as the "Gass road," where he lived un 1855, when he moved to Mansfield. > > > He married Eunice Corwin on October 28, 1813. There were thirteen > > > children -- all living (in 1857) in robust health. Their names were: > > > Hannah, Samuel, Stephen, Elsa, Asenath, Sarah, William P., Eunice, > > > Catherine, Julia Ann, Eleanora, Isabel Martha and Mary E. Cook. Wm. > > > Black married Hannah in 1832 and settled on J.H. Cook's farm, Madison > > > township, O. Samuel married Catharine J. Brown in 1839 and settled in > > > Allen county, O. Stephen married Miss Amanda Mitchell in 1839 and > > > settled in Allen county, O. Aaron Brown married Aseneth in 1842; at the > > > old homestead. Robert Beattie married Elisa in 1849; on Lexington road, > > > three miles southwest. John H. Richie married Eunice 1850 and moved to > > > Farmington, Vanburen County, Iowa. Wm. P. married Eleanor Craig in > > > 1853; on J.H. Cook's farm. Catharine married Samuel Cockley in 1833 and > > > moved to Farmington, Vanburen county, Iowa. Samuel Cook married Belle > > > M. Cook in 1854 and settled in Morrow county. 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