Texas Family Group Sheet for the James P COOK Family #1

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Husband: James P COOK (1)
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   Birthdate: 1827 - , , South Carolina, USA (2)
  Death date: Bef 1871 - , Bell, Texas, USA
      Buried:
      Father: Thomas K COOK (1801-Abt 1879) (3)
      Mother: Nancy P ??? (1804-1867/1870) (4)
    Marriage: 1 Mar 1849                    Place: , Calhoun, Alabama, USA (5)
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Other Spouse: Elmina BLACK (1827-    ) (6,7) Date: 14 Aug 1856 - , Calhoun, Alabama, USA (8)
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   Wife: Eliza JOHNSTON (9,10,11)
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   Birthdate: 21 Feb 1827 - , Laurens, South Carolina, USA (12,13)
  Death date: 20 Jan 1855 - , Calhoun, Alabama, USA (3,13)
      Buried: 21 Jan 1855 - Duck Springs, Etowah, Alabama, USA
     Address: Bristow Cemetery, Etowah County, Alabama
      Father: Daniel JOHNSTON (1784-1835) (14)
      Mother: Margaret ??? (1785-1852) (14)
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Children
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1  F  Sarah Elizabeth COOK (16,17,18,19)
   Birthdate: 9 Mar 1850 - , Calhoun, Alabama, USA (3,20,21)
  Death date: 6 Mar 1937 -Thorndale, Milam, Texas, USA (22,23,24)
      Buried: 7 Mar 1937 - Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA (25)
     Address: Friendship Cemetery, Milam County, Texas
      Spouse: George Alexander WILLS (1841-1922) (26,27,28,29)
  Marr. Date: 11 Jun 1868 - Rogers, Bell, Texas, USA (30)
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2  M  Daniel T COOK
   Birthdate: Abt 1852 - , , Alabama, USA
  Death date: Bef 1867 - , , Alabama, USA
      Buried:
      Spouse:
  Marr. Date:
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General Notes: Husband - James P COOK
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Killeen, Texas, ABS 161 His land was located in what is now Killeen and Ft Hood.

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Notes: Marriage
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Benton County, was renamed Calhoun County in 1858.

Last Modified: 7 Dec 2014

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Sources
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    1. Estate Records, Calhoun Co, AL, Cook, Thomas K.
    2. 1850 Federal Census, Alabama, Benton, pg 814.  age 23, South Carolina.
    3. Anonymous, Biography of Sarah E Wills. This is 4 pages, typewritten, discribing
         the life of Sarah. It was found in my grandmother's (Ima Jean Senn Holder)
         things when she died.
    4. 1850 Federal Census, Alabama, Benton, pg 795.  Nancy P Cook.
    5. Calhoun Co, AL Marriage Book, James P Cook to Eliza Johnston, 1 Mar 1849.
    6. 1850 Federal Census, Alabama, Benton, pg 795.  Elmyna Jones.
    7. Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 (Family Search.org), Cook, James P.  to Elimna [sic]
         Jones.
    8. Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 (Family Search.org), Cooks, James P.  to Elimna [sic]
         Jones, 14 Aug 1856, Calhoun County.
    9. Estate Records, Calhoun Co, AL, Cook, Thomas K.  Oct 13, 1866 - - Petition of
         Thomas K. Cook to be appointed guardian of Missouri A. Jones, James F. Jones,
         Martha J. Jones, minor heirs of H.E. Jones, deceased and also Sarah Cook, minor
         child of James P. Cook and his first wife Eliza Cook, now deceased. James P.
         Cook is now their Guardian and is about to remove to the State of Texas.
    10. Tucker, Michael,
         http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mtucker&id=I4176. web page
    11. Calhoun Co, AL Marriage Book, James P Cook to Eliza Johnston.
    12. 1850 Federal Census, Alabama, Benton, pg 814.  age 22, South Carolina.
    13. Bristow Cemetery, Etowah County, Alabama, Cook, Eliza.
    14. Tucker, Michael. web page
    15. 1900 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, ED 20, pg 15A.  Sallie Wills.
    16. Senn, Ima Holder. I had several telephone interviews with Ima from 2000-2002. We
         discussed her family and Wiley's family. She had an incredible memory and she
         had "notes" about things she was afraid she would forget. I don't know what
         happened to her notes and I wish I had recorded our conversations. She is my
         grandmother.
    17. Estate Records, Calhoun Co, AL, Cook, Thomas K.  - - Petition of Thomas K. Cook
         to be appointed guardian of Missouri A. Jones, James F. Jones, Martha J. Jones,
         minor heirs of H.E. Jones, deceased and also Sarah Cook, minor child of James P.
         Cook and his first wife Eliza Cook, now deceased. James P. Cook is now their
         Guardian and is about to remove to the State of Texas.
    18. Death Certificate, Wills, Ray Cook #48659.  Sarah Cook.
    19. Death Certificate, Senn, Beatrice #34157.  Elizabeth Cook.
    20. 1900 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, ED 20, pg 15A.  age 51, Mar 1849, Alabama.
    21. Death Certificate, Wills, Sarah #16870.  9 Mar 1850, Alabama.
    22. Pension File, Wills, Sarah E #38120.  "The said pensioner Mrs. Sarah Wills, died
         on the 6th day of March, 1937, in the town of Thorndale - RFD...in the home of
         Mrs. B. Seens (Senn)...daughter."
    23. Milam Co, Texas Death Register, bk 5 pg 405.
    24. Death Certificate, Wills, Sarah #16870.
    25. Death Certificate, Wills, Sarah #16870.  Friend Ship.
    26. Senn, Ima Holder, Ima lived with Sarah Cook Wills and Beatrice Wills Senn for
         almost four years until their deaths.
    27. 1850 Federal Census, Texas, Washington, ppg 288B-289A.  Alexander Mills.
    28. 1900 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, ED 20, pg 15A.  age 58, Oct 1841, Texas.
    29. Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (FamilySearch.org), Wills, Sidney
         Albert.  George Alexander Wills.
    30. Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, D/279.

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My Notes
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