Hi again List, And many thanks Pat and Sharon for your feedback on my query -- every little tidbit helps! Of course, now I have some more questions... 1) Concerning the following > Robertson Co. TX marriages: > COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 > COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) > If the census taker got the ages right, then these two Jane E.s may not be the same person, as Jane E. Stroud is reported being 23 in 1850 which would have her being 11 years old in 1838 when A. W. Cooke married. It is most interesting that, as Pat Oates reports, "The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done on this family by a descendant. ..." Is "Wiles Cook" the following person listed in the census 1850 Limestone Co. TX? Dwelling & Family No. 281 30. Wiles K. Cook w/m 31 yrs Physician $2,000 KY 31. Mary D. Cook w/f 21 yrs AL 32. Mary Cook w/f 10 yrs TX - S 33. Virginia B. Cook w/f 7 yrs TX - S 34. Louis P. Cook w/m 4 yrs TX 35. Joseph Elexander w/m 27 yrs Taylor TN If so, then, indeed, this listing could indicate a second marriage for Wiles Cook since Mary D., 21, would likely be too young to be the mother of Mary, 10, unless, of course, the ages are wrong... 2) Does anyone know what the A. W. stands for in "A. W. Cooke?" 3) Anyone know if there is a list of the original members of Sterling Robertson's Colony? Austin's Colony? 4) Has anyone ever heard of the following? "John COOKE "EVENT: Misc event 10 AUG 1824, Harris (Partner of Isaac Hughes) 1 lg. 1 la The ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin, meeting 12/15/1830, to examine titles made to settlers in Austin's first colony, ruled that Cooke and Hughes abandoned the country in 1826 without improving their land and that the titles were null and void. March 1826 census classified him as a farmer and stock raiser, a single man aged between 25 and 40." Handbook of Texas Online "COOKE, JOHN (?-?). John Cooke was a partner of Isaac Hughesqv as one of Stephen F. Austin'sqv Old Three Hundredqv families. The two received title to a league and a labor of land now in Harris County on August 10, 1824. The census of March 1826 classified Cooke as a farmer and stock raiser, a single man aged between twentyfive and forty. At one time he served as a surveyor for the Coahuila and Texasqv government. The ayuntamientoqv of San Felipe de Austin, meeting on December 15, 1830, to examine titles granted to settlers in Austin's first colony, ruled that Cooke and Hughes had abandoned the country in 1826 without improving their land and that the titles were null and void." Again, thanks for your help! Regards, Karen Trouvat