Dear Cousins, I have been working on this line for some time and recently found information I had lost sometime ago. This connects to the family of VIRGIL Y. COOKE who he states in a letter that his father was William Cook, mother Pernecia Dodds (dau. of Capt. John Craig Dodds) and grandfather John Cook. That he was born in Graves Co., KY. His parents moved there from Caldwell Co., KY. From a Obituary Re: Virgil Young Cook (From Batesville, Ark Record, March 16, 1922): Col. Cook was born in Boydsville, Graves Co., KY on Nov. 14, 1848. He was twice married first on June 29, 1871 to Miss Ophelia Lamb who died in Batesville July 7, 1916. They had six children: Neva, Virgil Whitfield, Mae, Jennie & Varina. He married second to Mrs. Sarah Wyse April 28, 1920 in New Orleans, La. This is what I have put together. Can you help me further? JOHN COOK b. 4 Dec. 1792 Banks of the James River, Portsmouth, VA. d. 15 Sep. 1830. (See Graves Co., KY Cook Cemetery on Pat Scheele's Web Page.) m. 16 Aug. 1814 Philadelphia, PA. MARGARET DITTERLINE b. 9 Jan. 1792 PA. d. 19 Dec. 1884 (See Graves Co., KY Cook Cemetery on Pat Scheele's Web Page.) They resided in Boydsville, Graves Co., KY and had 10 children. JOHN COOK said to be the son of: WILLIAM COOK b. 1760. William appears first on the 1810 Caldwell Co., KY tax list with JOHN, ROBERT, RUBIN but WILLIAM is not on the 1810 Federal Census. William appears on the 1824 Graves Co. Tax List H. H. 6, with John . He is present on the: 1825 with LEWIS, JOHN & my JOSEPH. 1826 with JOHN, WM., LEWIS & my JOSEPH. 1828 with LEWIS, JOHN, JAMES & my JOSEPH. 1829 with HUDSON, JAMES, LEWIS, JOHN & my JOSEPH. 1830 WILLIAM, JOHN, LEWIS - all of Tarapin Creek. 1830 My JOSEPH - of Bayon de Chien - with JAMES COOK. In 1832 WILLIAM COOK of Graves Co., KY filed for Revolutionary Pension, S#10480. He states he was born 15 Oct. 1763, Pittsylvania Co., VA (Halifax Co., VA until 1767). He states he entered the Revolution 1 Sep. 1779 Greene Co., NC (Dobbs Co., NC at the time); moved to SC for 18 yrs before coming to Graves Co., KY. He received his first pension check Mar. 4 1831. (Kentucky Pension Rolls of 1835). On Caldwell Co., Marriages: LOUISA COOK m. WILLIAM DITTERLINE 31 Dec. 1816. Sec. Wm. Cook - Wm. Cook, father of Louisa. GRAVES CO., KY - Source Cemetery Records Vol. 1, Graves Co.Gen. Society. COOK CEMETERY - Located on Stateline Rd., Boydsville, KY. COOK, JOHN b. 4 Dec. 1792 d. 15 Sep.1830 COOK, MARGARET (Ditterline) b. 19 Jan. 1792 d. 19 Dec. 1884. COOK, WM. DITTERLINE b. 21 Aug. 1815 d. 18 Nov. 1882 (son of John & Margaret Cook). COOK, MARTHA JANE CLEMENTINE b. 14 Jun. 1837 d. 14 Jul 1837 (dau. of W.D. & P.D. Cook - William Ditterline & Pernecia (Dodds) Cook) COOK, WM. WHITFIELD b.14 Feb. 1844 d. 23 Mar. 1861 (son of W.D. & P.D Cook) COOK, JOHN EWING b. 8 Feb. 1840 d. 25 May 1844 (son of W.D. & P.D. Cook.) This cemetery was established in 1830, as there was no cemeteries started when John Cook died. He is buried on his land. GRAVES CO. KY BIBLE RECORDS BOLUME II - By Graves Co. Gen. Society. Margaret DITTERLINE, a German girl, the oldest of ten children, among them, William, Griffith and Betsy, little is known of her family, but they were from Philadelphia and later Golconda, Pope Co., IL. Margaret DITTERLINE COOK died at the age of ninety-three. She was very small of stature, and her great grand children called her "little grandma". William Ditterline COOK and his wife Penecia DODD COOK lived in Batesville, Arkansas. But they are buried at Boydsville, KY. His youngest son, Virgil Young COOK was born Nov. 13, 1848, was Colonel of 2nd Arkansas Reg. in Spanish American War, quite prominent the remainder of his life in U.C.V. organization. Died March 12, 1922.