COOK, JOHN
JOHN COOK
Biographical Souvenir of Texas, p. 197.
John Cook is a native of Madison county, Illinois and was born August 7, 1807. His father was Henry Cook, who was born in Virginia, but moved to Illinois about 1790, being among the earliest settlers of the State, and purchased a large farm fourteen miles from St. Louis, Missouri, but situated in Illinois. Henry Cook spent much of his time in St. Louis when a young man, and acted as interpreter for the Indians and the French and Germans. he also served in the War of 1812, with the rank of major. In 1822 he sold his farm, which in the meantime he had improved, and moved to Greene county, Illinois, where he lived until 1846, when he came to Texas and here died in June, 1862. He had married a Miss McCormack of Missouri, whose father had settled near St. Louis, and at one time owned a large tract of land. Of the five children born to this union the eldest is John Cook, whose name heads this sketch. Mr. Cook did not come to Texas with the balance of the family, but arrived in 1849, a poor man; but he had been reared a farmer and was possessed of energy and industry, and with these he set to work, earning since then all he now possesses, owning now a fine farm of 370 acres, one hundred acres of which are under cultivation and highly improved.
Mr. Cook served in the Black Hawk War in Illinois, but was too old to take part in the late Civil War, to aid in which, however, he furnished four sons who served throughout and returned home in safety. The first marriage of Mr. Cook took place in Illinois, December 14, 1826, to Miss Rebecca Finley, daughter of John Finley, of Ohio; to this marriage were born five children – John H., William J., Jacob II., Havens and Gabriella M. Mrs. Rebecca Cook died March 6, 1870, and in January, 1876, Mr. Cook married Mrs. Alice P. Wims, a daughter of Benjamin Eaves, of Illinois, who settled in Texas in 1853, and here died. To this second marriage two children have been born – Mattie L. and Lucy L. Mr. Cook is a member of the Farmers’ Alliance.
Biographical Souvenir of Texas, p. 197.
John Cook is a native of Madison county, Illinois and was born August 7, 1807. His father was Henry Cook, who was born in Virginia, but moved to Illinois about 1790, being among the earliest settlers of the State, and purchased a large farm fourteen miles from St. Louis, Missouri, but situated in Illinois. Henry Cook spent much of his time in St. Louis when a young man, and acted as interpreter for the Indians and the French and Germans. he also served in the War of 1812, with the rank of major. In 1822 he sold his farm, which in the meantime he had improved, and moved to Greene county, Illinois, where he lived until 1846, when he came to Texas and here died in June, 1862. He had married a Miss McCormack of Missouri, whose father had settled near St. Louis, and at one time owned a large tract of land. Of the five children born to this union the eldest is John Cook, whose name heads this sketch. Mr. Cook did not come to Texas with the balance of the family, but arrived in 1849, a poor man; but he had been reared a farmer and was possessed of energy and industry, and with these he set to work, earning since then all he now possesses, owning now a fine farm of 370 acres, one hundred acres of which are under cultivation and highly improved.
Mr. Cook served in the Black Hawk War in Illinois, but was too old to take part in the late Civil War, to aid in which, however, he furnished four sons who served throughout and returned home in safety. The first marriage of Mr. Cook took place in Illinois, December 14, 1826, to Miss Rebecca Finley, daughter of John Finley, of Ohio; to this marriage were born five children – John H., William J., Jacob II., Havens and Gabriella M. Mrs. Rebecca Cook died March 6, 1870, and in January, 1876, Mr. Cook married Mrs. Alice P. Wims, a daughter of Benjamin Eaves, of Illinois, who settled in Texas in 1853, and here died. To this second marriage two children have been born – Mattie L. and Lucy L. Mr. Cook is a member of the Farmers’ Alliance.
Alice, John and Alea Cook - Frankford Cemetery
