Hi - Less than a year ago, myself and another researcher, Carla, tryed to start a web site dedicated to the many Cook Families that lived in the Jackson Purchase Area - that page has grown from JP and now includes all of KY and TN .. A complete listing of our census - marriage and misc information is at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookcens.html for all of these miscellaneous counties. Our main Cook page is at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookmain.html My motivation for building these pages was to help others as well as myself find GREAT GREAT GRANDPA Jefferson Davis Cook - well - I still haven't broken down that brick wall - So I thought maybe someone else might see something I'm missing. What I know about Jefferson is that he went by several names - some called him "Dave" and sometimes he is listed as JD Cook - his wife was Mary Emma Roach Cook - they had 5 children but only 3 lived to adulthood - Willim O; David Iley and Jasper Marvin. David ILEY Cook was a farmer in GRAVES County and his family still lives in that area - but I am stuck as to where some of his desendants are currently - specifically - Milton Cook family moved to NOVI Michgan and I can't find them - Eunice Cook Stanley had 2 sons Jesse and Herman and I can't find them but suspect that they may still be in KENTUCKY. Jasper is my direct line and everyone has been contacted in this side .. Willim O. Cook died in St. Louis in the late 40's .. don't know much else about him - Back to Jefferson: Husband: JEFFERSON DAVIS COOK Birth: 5 Nov 1860 Place: CALLOWAY, County Kentucky, USA or was it Tennessee? Death: 23 Sep 1916 Place: Ballard County, Kentucky Burial: Sep 1916 Place: Bethleham Cem, Ballard County, Kentucky, USA Father: Newton Cook (but which Newton?) Mother: ????? -------------------------------------------------- Marriage: 1 Jan 1882 Place: WICKLIFFE, Ballard County, Kentucky, USA Wife: MARY EMMA MATILDA ROACH Birth: Jul 1865 Place: Kentucky, USA Father: JOSEPH H ROACH (1832-) Mother: SUSAN LOUISE (1832-) Children... I did find this census entry that might be good ole' g'pa - can anyone help? BALLARD CO, KENTUCKY 1880 Census #1864-218 COOK, Andrew, 26, head, laborer, Ky, Ky, Ky Janey, 29, sis, Ky, Ky, Ky Jeff P., 18, bro, Ky, Ky, Ky is this Jefferson Davis Cook? I haven't a clue where this family came from ] Notes: Jefferson Davis Cook was a widow when he died in 1916. I have a copy of his death certificate in which Iley Cook is the informant. Little information is available on "David" Cook but a photo exists of him which was probably taken about 1896-1900 with his wife, "Emma" and boys Willie, Iley and Jasper Marvin. He was a farmer by trade. Wife's Notes... A photo taken about 1900 notes her name as Emma Matilda O'Roche. O'Rache. However, I belive that the notation was made many years after the photo. Census information for "Emma" Cook identifies her as the head of the household, a widow, born in Kentucky, father born in Tennessee, mother born in Tennessee with children: Willie, Jasper, and Ollie. (Census record for 1900). I have not found a census record for her in 1910 or beyond. By 1900 she had had 5 children total, only 3 living. She was enumerated in Carlisle County. * * * * * * * * * * Jefferson Davis Cook's death certificate stated that he was a widow when he died: Sep 23, 1916 in Ballard Co, Kentucky. It further states that he was born in Calloway Co, Ky on Nov 5, 1860 to Newton Cook. By trade he was a farmer. Iley Cook is the informant on the death certificate. Burial took place at Bethlehem Cemetery, Wickliffe, Kentucky. I believe that the Bethleham Church had a fire and lost church records from this era. I did not find a stone for Mary Emma Roach Cook when I visited the Bethleham Cemetary a few years ago. And while I have not found a death certificate for (Mary) Emma Roach Cook, my great great grandmother, I have found this census information. BALLARD CO, KENTUCKY 1880 Census #1864-218 COOK, Andrew, 26, head, laborer, Ky, Ky, Ky Do you know anything about this family? pscheele@navix.net Janey, 29, sis, Ky, Ky, Ky Jeff P., 18, bro, Ky, Ky, Ky is this Jefferson Davis Cook? CARLISLE CO, KENTUCKY 1900 CENSUS Cook, Emma, head, white female, July 1865, 35 widowed, 5 children / 3 living, KY, TN, TN ** great great grandmother (Mary Emma Roach) Enumerated: West Bardwell Willie, son, white, male, August 1887, 12, single, KY, KY, KY Jasper, son, white, November 1893, 6, single, KY, KY, KY Ollie, son, white, male, February 1886, 14, single, KY, KY, KY Hart, Martha, May 1840, 60, widow, 2 children, 1 living, TN, Ireland, England - boarder Boutwell, Lewis, March 1880, 20, laborer - boarder, IL, IL, IL Holloway, William, June 1865, 34, farm- laborer, TN, TN, TN 1910 Ballard Co, Kentucky Census Ballard Co. Iley L Cook, head of household, white, 24, is married to Marvis G. Ballard Co. Jasper M. Cook , white, 16, enumerated with William J. Gardner Ballard Co. Will O Cook , white, 22 enumerated with Charlie McChristain What happened??? The death certificate for Jefferson Davis Cook is 1916. But the 1900 census shows Mary (Emma) already a widow in 1900. I could not find a census record for either Mary Emma Roach Cook or Jefferson Davis Cook in 1910. My guess is that Jefferson Davis Cook may not have been home at the time of the census taker's visit in 1900 and the information was recorded incorrectly. >From Don Simmons Publication "Graves Co, Ky Gen Abstracts", on Feb 22, 1882 an infant of J. D. Cook died and was buried at Antioch. These dates do not line up very well with the marriage date for Jefferson Davis Cook and Mary Emma Roach Cook. Another researcher, John Roach was kind to find the marriage record for Mary E Roach & J D Cook, married 1 Jan 1882 in Wickliffe, Ky. I believe that Mary Emma Roach could be the daughter of Joseph H Roach born 1832 Graves Co, Ky and Susan Louise born 1832 in Tennessee. More information about the Roach family follows later. I did say that Jasper was one of 5 children, 2 died and their names are unknown to me. It should be noted that Ollie on the census of 1900 is really DAVID ILEY COOK, brother of Jasper Cook. I have death certificates for Jefferson Davis Cook, David Iley Cook and Jasper Cook to "prove" this information. Pat Ray Scheele http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookmain.html http://www.co.saunders.ne.us/mead.htm Come surf with us!