I am new to the Cook List, I joined hoping that someone might get me started on finding the ancestors of my GG-Grandmother Mary Louise Cook. I paste below what I have on her. Sincerely, Bob Valentine Descendants of Mary Louise Cook Generation No. 1 1. MARY LOUISE1 COOK1 was born April 09, 1827 in MS, and died October 23, 1865 in Winn Parish, LA---Mercer Cemetery.. She married WILLIAM HENDERSON SMITH1,2,3,4 Abt. 1845 in Smith Co., MS, son of ISHAM SMITH and ELIZABETH KEES. More About MARY LOUISE COOK: Burial: October 24, 1865, Buried, Mercer Cemetey.., Winn Parish, LA More About WILLIAM HENDERSON SMITH: Burial: 1893, Rapides Parish, LA. , Craig Cemetery. Children of MARY COOK and WILLIAM SMITH are: i. EMMELINE ELIZABETH2 SMITH5, b. April 08, 1846, Smith Co., MS; d. June 01, 1906, LA; m. LA. More About EMMELINE ELIZABETH SMITH: Burial: June 02, 1906, Grant Parish, LA ii. COLUMBUS WILLIAM SMITH6, b. November 04, 1847, MS; d. March 09, 1923, LA; m. ELIZA GRIFFIN, August 23, 1870, LA. More About COLUMBUS WILLIAM SMITH: Burial: March 10, 1923, Pineville, LA., Mt. Olive Cemetery. iii. ISHAM MARION SMITH, b. November 29, 1849, MS; d. February 1923, LA; m. (1) MOLLY CHANDLER; m. (2) MARY BOYETT, Abt. 1869, LA. More About ISHAM MARION SMITH: Burial: 1923, Winn Parish, LA iv. MARY JANE SMITH, b. December 08, 1853, LA; d. April 26, 1937, LA; m. B. F. GRIFFIN, LA. More About MARY JANE SMITH: Burial: April 27, 1937, Pineville, LA., Mt. Olive Cemetery. More About B. F. GRIFFIN: Burial: Pineville, LA., Mt. Olive Cemetery. v. PLEASANT A. SMITH7, b. December 18, 1855, LA; d. November 23, 1917, LA; m. DONNA ARNEZ RISHER, LA. More About PLEASANT A. SMITH: Burial: 1917, Urania, LA., Pine Hill Cemetery. More About DONNA ARNEZ RISHER: Burial: 1931, Urania, LA., Pine Hill Cemetery. vi. MARY LOUISE (LOU) SMITH8,9, b. August 09, 1859, LA; d. July 15, 1909, Dry Prong, LA; m. RICHARD DUNCAN BROWN10,11,12, December 11, 1882, LA13. More About MARY LOUISE (LOU) SMITH: Burial: July 16, 1909, Buried Dry Prong, LA., Dry Prong Cemetery. More About RICHARD DUNCAN BROWN: Burial: June 15, 1949, Buried Dry Prong , LA, Dry Prong Cemetery.