Seek ancestors/siblings/descendents of JOSIAH H. COOK b. 1818 in Mechlenberg CO., NC. Parents and siblings unknown. Married June 21 1838 in Henderson Co., TN to SARAH BUCK (b. 1816 in Concord, Cabarras Co., NC the daughter of George Henry BUCK (b. 1789 PA) and Martha Susannah Neisler (b. 1793 Cabarras Co., NC). Josiah and Sarah Cook's children were all born in Henderson Co., TN except the last, (Lydia was born in Sebastian Co., ARK) and they and their spouses were as follows: 1. George Henry Cook b. July 17, 1838 m. Lovina TEAGUE; 2. Mary Ann Cook b. 1842 m. William AKE; 3. John W. Cook b. 1843 believed killed in Civil War serving in Union Army; 4. Margaret Susannah Cook b. Feb 26 1844 m. William BUSH; 5. Elizabeth J. Cook b. 1847; 6. James Harvey Cook b. Jan 18 1849 m. Mary Isabelle GANN; 7. Sarah Emily Cenith Cook b. July 19 1851 m. Thomas Berry; 8. Lydia Catherine Cook b. Mar 18 1855 in Sebastian Co., ARK. Josiah H. Cook served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and died in the US Army Regimental Hospital in Huntersville (Huntsville, Hunter??) ARK June 19 1864, burial site is unknown. His oldest son, George, served in the Confederacy, and was wounded in the Battle of Prairie Grove, ARK. His second son, John, is believed to have been killed serving in the Union Army. Several of the Cook family survivors of the Civil War moved from Arkansas to central Texas in the early-mid 1880s and settled in the areas around Brown County and Mason County, TX. It is believed that Josiah H. Cook was of German descent (Koch, Kuch ?) from the vicinity of Mechlenberg and Cabarras Counties of NC in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Other related families include: TEAGUE & SILER, EARP & PIRTLE, STOGSDILL, TRAMMEL, SHELBY & POLK. Any leads or assistance would be sincerely appreciated. Thank you. Robert L. Cook Austin, TX