Owsley County KY Cook Genealogy

USGENWEB: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyowsley/owsley.html Owsley County was formed in 1843 from parts of Clay, Estill and Breathitt Counties.  It was named in honor of Gov. William Owsley and was Kentucky's 96th county.  Parts of Owsley County were taken to form Jackson County in 1868 and Lee County in 1870.

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Cemetery index http://users.rootsweb.com/~kyowsley/cemetery/ocemetery.html 
Census index http://users.rootsweb.com/~kyowsley/census/censusindex.html

didn't find any Cook families in the 1850 or 1860 census

1870

151-148 COOK William A. 44 M Farmer 500 120 TN

Diana 40 F Keeping House VA
William W. 15 M Farm Labor VA
Walter B. 12 M Farm Labor VA
Florence V. 9 F VA
James M. 7 M VA
William A. Cook Jr. page 305

10-10 COOK, William A., Jr. 42 M Farmer 200 232 TN

Sarah P. 31 F Keeping House TN
Orleana C. 13 F TN
James M. 11 M Farm Labor TN
William J. 7 M TN
Minerva J. 5 F KY
Daniel 3 M KY
Mary E. 2/12 F KY Mar.

1910 heads of households

Wilson's Fork Sturgeon Road

40-40 COOK William N. H M W 39 m1 17y KTK

Mary E. (Gabbard) H M W 35 m1 17y 7-7 KKK
Edward S M W 16 s KKK
Delbert S M W 14 s KKK
Grayden S M W 12 s KKK
Sarah D F W 10 s KKK
Sherman M. S M W 8 s KKK
Lester S M W 6 s KKK
Robert S M W 2 s KKK (b 10/31/1907)

Island Creek

51-53 COOK Edward H M W 37 m1 17y KKK

Delilah (Taylor) W F W 37 m1 17y 7-7 KKK
Gracie D F W 16 s KKK
Add S M W 15 s KKK
Ida D F W 13 s KKK
Fred S M W 10 s KKK
Sarah D F W 8 s KKK
Ruth D F W 7 s KKK
Ella D F W 2 s KKK (Edna b. 7/13/1910)

Kentucky Death Index Information

name - date of death - age - vol - cert #

Johnie   Cook 04 May 1939 1 Month 39 16120
Robert P. Cook 10 Mar 1939 53 Years 39 13730
Ruth   Cook 21 Mar 1940 1 Month 41 03093
Ruth   Cook 21 Mar 1940 1 Month 40 15615
Deliah   Cook 02 Dec 1955 86 Years 55 25897
Della P. Cook 31 Aug 1968 72 Years 68 28329
Edward   Cook 13 Apr 1959 87 Years 59 08546

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