Shelby County, Kentucky

Cook Family Information

updated: 02/13/00

USGENWEB site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyshelby/ Shelby County, named for Isaac Shelby, was formed in 1792 from Jefferson County. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. 

several helpful pages are linked here including: 

Civil War http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyshelby/civilwar.html 
1850 Census Partial ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ky/shelby/1850/  

census information - look ups apprecaited! 

1820 Index ONLY

Cook Catharine Shelby 151
Cook IshamShelby 111
Cook James Shelby 114
Cook Jesse Shelby 151
Cook Seth Shelby 151
Cook Thomas Shelby 136
Cook William Shelby 115

1830 Shelby County, KY Census Index Only

#254 Cook, Abram 

#253 Cook, Abram Jr. 

#220 Cook, Andrew S. E. District

#263 Cook, Catherine 

#219 Cook, James S. E. District

#222 Cook, James S. E. District

#246 Cook, Seth 

#264 Cook, William 

1840 Census Index 

COOK ABRAHAM JR. page  129
COOK WILLIAM F. page  129
COOK A. SR. page 138
COOK SETH page  138
COOK WESLEY page 138
COOK G.W.  page 168

1850 Census Index Shelby County partial records are located at: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ky/shelby/1850/ 

282 282 Cook J.C. 24 M Mussician

177 177 Cook W.H. 17 M Farmer Kentucky

182 182 Cook S. 30 F Kentucky 

Cook W.H. 17 M Farmer Kentucky 
Cook D.W. 13 M Kentucky 
Cook J.T. 11 M Kentucky X 
Cook J. 10 M Kentucky X 
Cook T.M. 7 M Kentucky X 
Cook T.C. 4 M Kentucky 
Cook M.J. 2 F Kentucky

 

Cook, A. District 1 218 328
Cook, A District 1 218 329
Cook, Abram C. District 2 218 352
Cook, Andy District 2 218 353
Cook, D. . District 1 218. & District 2 222 488
Cook, John District 2 218 350
Cook, John District 2 218 345
Cook, J. District 1 218 333
Cook, H. K District 1 218 284
Cook, P. District 1 218 299
Cook, R. W. District 1 218 297
Cook, S. District 1 218 324
Cook, S. District 1 218 310
Cook, Shepherd, District 2 218 381.
Cook, S. District 1 218 328
Cook, W. B. District 1 218 329
Cook, W. F. District 1 218 330 
Cook, W. M. District 1 218 328

1860 Index Only

COOK ABRAHM 147
COOK ANDREW 138
COOK ELIZABETH C. 074
COOK FRANCES 073
COOK JOHN 050
COOK JOHN 138
COOK WESLEY B. 087
COOK WESLEY M. 106
COOK WILLIAM 086
COOK WILLIAM 100
COOK WILLIAM 134
COOK WILLIAM E. 140

1870 index only

COOK ABRAHAM 564
COOK ABRAHAM C. 536
COOK ANDREW 535
COOK ANN 369
COOK CAROLINE* 390
COOK FRANCIS 565
COOK FRANCIS 547
COOK GEORGE 510
COOK GEORGE 386
COOK HENRY H. 535
COOK HENRY* 381
COOK ISAAC 536
COOK JOHN 532
COOK JOHN 369
COOK JOHN 442
COOK LUCY A. 418
COOK MAGGIE*** 390
COOK MARY 463
COOK MELVINA 535
COOK SALLIE 449
COOK WESLEY 569
COOK WILLIAM 550
COOK WILLIAM 534
COOK WILLIAM E. 535

OLD WILL INDEX

Cook William Shelby 421 3 1816
Cook Seth Shelby 157 14 1841

SNIDER GRAVEYARD, 1 mile west of Mt. Eden, in sight of road

 

Ora H., Jan 9-13, 1886; infant dau., b. & d. Dec. 14, 1886; children of Arch H. & M. E. Raymond
Jesse B., b. Jan. 28, 1871, d. Nov. 10, 1874; Tommy, b. Sept. 15, 1863, d. Nov. 6, 1865; sons of O. & C. B. Raymond
Emmeline, wife of Jesse J. Morris, b. June 3, 1830, d. July 16, 1884
Nancy, wife of J. G. Burnett, b. July 13, 1830, d. June 17, 1884
Clarence, son of J. H. & N. J. Nichols, b. June 3, 1830, d. June 19, 1871
Jas. H. Harrison, Corporal in 15th Reg., Ky. Vol., b. Jan 12, 1841, fell in Battle of Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862
Abraham Hedden, b. Apr. 16, 1793, d. Feb. 15, 1857; wife, Nancy, b. Dec. 22, 1794, d. Sept. 16, 1838
Sarah, wife of Jas. Harrison, b. Aug. 20, 1808, d. Sept. 6, 1872
Axie M., dau. of Wm. Austin & B. Lyon, Nov. 16-23, 1873
Zachariah Terrel, July 8, 1779-Mar. 4, 1861; wife, Polly, b. 1792, d. July 26, 1848
Mary Cook, July 5, 1779, d. Sept. 2, 1871
Andrew Cook, Sept. 28, 1799-Jan. 26, 1878; wife, Catherine, Feb. 15, 1800-Feb. 24, 1876
Sarah Bell, July 8, 1854-Aug. 30, 1855; Susan E., July 19, 1856-1858; daus of J. & E. H. Cook
Elisha A. Hedden, Mar. 2, 1788-Oct. 10, 1853; wife, Mary, 1789-1852
Two infant sons of N. J. & N. Brown, no dates
Nancy, wife of John Rigg, 1783-1862
Nancy, 1850-1858; William T., 1856-1861; dau. & son of J. & A. F. Hedden
James, son of H. & M. A. Hedden, 1852-1862
Minervy Lyons, 1812-1872

Marriages:

Cook, Andrew J Spouse : Nation, Eliza Jane

Marriage date : Mar 19, 1873

Cook, Andrew J Spouse : Russell, Mary E

Marriage date : Mar 24, 1880

Cook, Andrew J Spouse : Tennell, Mary E

Marriage date : Aug 18, 1872

Cook, Ann Eliza Spouse : Hatchett, John C

Marriage date : Jan 9, 1873

Cook, Caroline Spouse : Foreman, Vandyke R

Marriage date : Dec 16, 1874

Cook, Celia Spouse : Vanmeter, Daniel

Marriage date : Dec 29, 1887

Cook, Celia F Spouse : Mccarty, William

Marriage date : May 24, 1876

Cook, Charles H Spouse : Murphey, Mildred

Marriage date : Apr 10, 1882

Cook, Delila Spouse : Morehead, Herndon

Marriage date : Nov 2, 1856

Cook, Delilah Spouse : Morehead, Herndon

Marriage date : Nov 2, 1856

Cook, Elizabeth Spouse : Reynolds, Joseph

Marriage date : Feb 23, 1876

Cook, Elizabeth Spouse : Stilwell, John B

Marriage date : Mar 1, 1866

Cook, Elizabeth Spouse : Stout, William

Marriage date : Nov 25, 1847

Cook, F M Spouse : Tichenor, Sue M

Marriage date : Feb 25, 1884

Cook, George Spouse : Alsop, Rebecca

Marriage date : - -

Cook, Jacob H Spouse : Traux, Margaret Jane

Marriage date : Jan 2, 1868

Cook, James Spouse : Stilwell, Elizabeth

Marriage date : Jan 6, 1847

Cook, James R Spouse : Shelburne, Amanda E

Marriage date : Mar 1, 1881

Cook, James T Spouse : Hedges, Hortense

Marriage date : Jan 21, 1868

Cook, Jesse Spouse : Terrell, Elizabeth H

Marriage date : - -

Cook, Jesse Spouse : Terrell, Elizabeth H

Marriage date : Dec 23, 1847

Cook, John Spouse : Mcclain, Perlina

Marriage date : - -

Cook, John Spouse : Mcclain, Perlina

Marriage date : Nov 1, 1846

Cook, John C Spouse : Thurman, Cora L

Marriage date : Dec 20, 1882

Cook, John H Spouse : Greer, Frona

Marriage date : Dec 20, 1887

Cook, Jonathan Spouse : Hatfield, Frances

Marriage date : Dec 23, 1841

Cook, Jordon L Spouse : Hardesty, Minie

Marriage date : Feb 2, 1888

Cook, Joseph Spouse : Mclean, Margaret

Marriage date : Apr 12, 1838

Cook, Lou Spouse : Mcgaughey, James T

Marriage date : Jan 7, 1887

Cook, Margaret Spouse : Stewart, Elijah

Marriage date : - -

Cook, Margaret Spouse : Stewart, Elijah

Marriage date : Aug 31, 1837

Cook, Margaret E Spouse : Noel, William T

Marriage date : Jul 27, 1885

Cook, Mary A Spouse : Middleton, Alexander

Marriage date : Sep 13, 1882

Cook, Mary A Spouse : Riley, John C

Marriage date : Nov 22, 1866

Cook, Mary Ann Spouse : Lankford, Larkin

Marriage date : Oct 5, 1856

Cook, Matilda Spouse : Franklin, James B

Marriage date : Jan 11, 1863

Cook, Matilda Spouse : Stout, Henry

Marriage date : Aug 27, 1850

Cook, Nancy Spouse : Gunter, Charles

Marriage date : Aug 12, 1888

Cook, Nancy Spouse : Russill, Enoch

Marriage date : Oct 24, 1853

Cook, Obadiah A Spouse : Truax, Rachel E

Marriage date : Oct 17, 1889

Cook, Olivia F Spouse : Mccarty, Wm

Marriage date : May 24, 1876

Cook, Peyton A Spouse : Lackey, Mary E

Marriage date : Sep 16, 1862

Cook, Sallie Spouse : Foreman, Alonzo

Marriage date : Nov 15, 1883

Cook, Sarah B Spouse : Murphey, Wm H

Marriage date : Feb 4, 1886

Cook, Sarah C Spouse : Newton, Flemon

Marriage date : Nov 2, 1870

Cook, Susan Spouse : Mcgee, Hall A

Marriage date : Sep 1, 1878

Cook, Susan M Spouse : Mcgee, Hall A

Marriage date : Sep 1, 1878

Cook, William Spouse : Prewitt, Delia O

Marriage date : Aug 24, 1884

Cook, William Spouse : Reynolds, Sabre B

Marriage date : Dec 23, 1875

Cook, William H Spouse : Reynolds, Sabra

Marriage date : Dec 25, 1875

Cook, William J Spouse : Jackson, Mildred Ann

Marriage date : Oct 5, 1847

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RESEARCHER NOTES: 

Barbara Whiteside bookworm42@earthlink.net 

Subject: Seth Cook Born about 1765 and married to Frances Wilcoxson [various spellings including Wilcox] . He died Oct 9, 1840 [approximate].

He and Frances had 

  1. John, born about 1803 and married to Eliza Jane Brumley 
  2. Nancy born 1805 and married to James Kessler 
  3. Ann married twice, one to Abraham Newland and second to Lewis Guthrie 
  4. William married to Dorcas Lewis
  5. Sarah married to Abraham Kessler 
  6. Seth Jr, married to Lydia Montfort 
  7. Frances married to James Roberson 
  8. Mary married to David Montfort [my direct line] 
  9. Malinda married to Isaac Brumley 
  10. Jesse married to Elzabeth Catherine Brown 
  11. Jane married to Henry Whitman Daviel 
  12. Martha married to John Johnson

Seth was the son of William and Margaret Jones Cook and came to KY in 1780 from Franklin Co., VA They also had Jesse, Hosea, Rachel, Bethsheba. Helen, Rhoda, William 3rd, Seth, Margaret, Eunice and Abraham.

Seth's wife, Frances was the daughter of John and Sarah Boone Wilcoxson. Sarah Boone Wilcoxson was the daughter of Squire and Sarah Morgan Boone and was the eldest in the family that included, Daniel and Squire Boone Jr.

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