Source: Dianne Hamilton
Subject: 4 COOK brothers, Tenn , Ala , Tx
1. Jefferson Cook, dob 1816 in Tennessee (maybe) never married , no children, He moved to Titus Cty, Texas about 1844 and was that county's first County Clerk.
2. William Cook, dob 1817 in Tenn. m Emily. 8 children by Emily all born in Tenn. They moved to Titus Cty, Texas around 1849. He homesteaded land. Emily died and he remarried Liza, they had 3 more children. He was in the Civil War. He's buried on his homeplace in Texas in a family cemetery,date of death 1870's.
3. Daniel Mashburn Cook, dob March 12, 1825 in Alabama; married 1850 to Mary J. Welch of Alabama. They had 15 children. We believe he came to Texas with Jefferson. He aquired several hundred acres of land in Titus Cty, Texas. He was in the Mexican War & the Conferate Forces in Civil War. He is buried on his homeplace in family cemetery. Date of death 1880.
4. Jasper Cook, dob April 21, 1841, place unknown. m.1866 to Eliza E. dob 1847 in Carrol Cty, Tennessee. She came to Texas in 1854 when she was 7. He was in the Civil War. ** Jasper was a half-brother to the other 3 brothers**
Diane's homepage: http://geocities.datacellar.net/Heartland/Flats/6488
I decided to put this information on our Jackson Purchase, KY Area page because I have both the names Jasper and Jefferson in my family tree and they may have had ties to Tennessee.
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