Marilyn, Have you tried his Civil War military/pension file for more information? -----Original Message----- >From: Myoung755@cs.com >Sent: Oct 10, 2006 9:18 AM >To: cook@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [COOK] Most Wanted - William Cook I > >My William Cook was born 1843 in Philadelphia. Moved to Illinois when out of grammer school. Always said he was an orphan and I can't find any record of him in PA or his family. I know a lot about him later, he fought in Civil War, married, had 11 children. One of the sons was my grandpa. Wish I could find more on his parents. >Marilyn Cook Young >"Ganusgal" <shellt@xmission.com> wrote: >