REUBEN
COOK OF CALDWELL CO., KY
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from: CALDWELL COUNTY,
KENTUCKY HISTORY, P. 239
RUBIN COOK
Rubin Cook, Bertie County, N.C. died approximately 1835,
married Edith Mitchell, daughter of William and
Elizabeth Mitchell.
Known children:
- John married Ann ? lived in vicinity
of Smithland
- James born November 21, 1768, died
February 20, 1853, married Sarah ?
- Sarah born September 13, 1783, died
Aguust 12, 1822, married William Howared
- Silas married Olive Pitman Fort August
26, 1802, moved to Louisiana
- Allen married Mary "Polly"
Newsom March 9, 1813, moved to Louisiana
- Patsy married Eli Griffith September
3, 1800
James Cook
and Sarah Earley children:
- Penelope married Duncan Campbell
November 12, 1816
- Kiddy married Barnett or Burnett
- Cordie married Polly Ann Hopper
- James Jr. married Sally Darnell March
13, 1828
- Minerva born 1812, died September 4,
1878 married Thomas W. Pickering
- Ede Cook married Duncan Campbell
(after death of her sister Penelope)
- Lurany married Uriah Baker first and
then a Brown
- Cullin born March 8,1800, died
February 16, 1853 married Matilda Howard (born April 11,
1803, died August 6, 1897), on February 22, 1824
- Sally married Hardy Perry on March 12,
1829
- Drury born approximately 1798, married
Isabella Glass and died Dallas Co., Mo. 1882.
Cullen and Matilda Howard Cook children:
- Henry H. and wife Lucindy moved to
California
- Nancy born Septgember 25, 1826 married
Joseph P. Cook
- Eliza born July 12, 1828
- Reuben born May 25, 1830, died
February 18, 1905, married Julia Hawkins
- Franklin William, born March 19, 1832,
died February 18, 1905, married Mary A. Youngblood (lived
Paragould, Ark.)
- Elizabeth A. born November 30, 1836,
died September, married R.W. Pickering
- Milton Burnett born January 21, 1839,
died September 27, 1919
- Martha born March 24, 1841, died
September 19, 1910 married William H. Brown, February 13,
1861
- Sarah Agnes born March 5, 1843, died
September 13, 1911
- Cullen Peyton born March 7, 1847, died
May 5, 1863
- Willia A. born April 16, 18??
- Milton Burnett married (1) Amanda
Webster Adams on February February 20, 1866. She was
daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Adams. He married (2)
Mary A. Youngblood Cook, October 21, 1906, and married
(3) Mary Spangler November 2, 1915.
Children of Milton and Amanda:
- Lelar Clay born September 11, 1868,
died October 27, 1910 (drowned shortly before her
marriage in Cook Spring
- Docia Henry born July 19, 1870, died
April 9, 1951, married Joe N. Gray November 25, 1889
- James Newton born October 9, 1872,
died August 28, 1889, married Lizzie Perkins (Mary E.) on
December 21, 1893
- Eva Mae born May 15, 1875, died
December 3, 1875
- Firmon Milton born October 21, 1877,
died October 30, 1948 married Ruth Gardner on September
2, 1903
- Eliza Pearl born May 12, 1881, died
October 23, 1965 married Lawrence Morris
- Fred Wilkerson born December 6, 1882,
died May 26, 1953 married Pat (Martha) Gardner.
Sources: Family Records, Court Records, Tombstones, and Wills.
NOTE: There is a picture of Firmon Milton & Ruth Gardner Cook
on page 239
Because of the similiarites in the families, researcher: Carla
Dixon-Wolcoff who ties to Joseph Payne Cooke who married PERMELIA MORSE in Caldwell Co., KY in
1816 is looking for possible links between Rueben and Joseph.
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