These links were created as a
resource for Cook Researchers searching the Commonwealth of
Kentucky for their Cook Ancestors. We hope that these tidbits
will help aid in your quest for family tree information.
NEW:If any of you are looking for ancestors in AL, GA,
IA, IN, KY, MO or TX...... there are several census, marriage,
tax lists, Civil War soldiers online for these areas. The
databases are searchable. Take a peek for your lost ancestors.
URL is http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm
The ROOTS-L Archives
contain many files of value to both beginners and
experts. THE PISGAH BOOK 1784 - 1909 By W. O.
SHEWMAKER Pastor of Pisgah Church at Pisgah,
Woodford County, Kentucky. This executable
requires Windows, or you can download a viewer
for UNIX or the Mac from
http://www.hummingbird.com Double clicking on the
executable launches a Common Ground viewer which
will bring up the Digital Paper file containing
the book. The executable takes 1.5MB including
viewer and book. This book is a history of Pisagh
church written in 1909 by the Pastor of Pisgah at
that time. It includes a roster of members from
1808-1909 which has been indexed alphabetically.
Good early history of Woodford County, KY. Talks
a lot about the first families to start the
church (and Woodford Co) including STEVENSON,
GAY, McILVAIN. (note: from Ellie stephens61@aol.com )
1750 - Dr. Thomas Walker explored eastern Kentucky
1767 - Daniel Boone came to Kentucky
1774 - Harrodsburg, first permanent settlement
1775 - Half of Kentucky purchased from the Indians
1776 - The Kentucky area was taken from Fincastle County, VA
1780 - Kentucky County was divided into 3 counties: Fayette,
Jefferson, and Lincoln
1 June 1792 - Kentucky became the 15th state
1803 - Louisana Purchase
1818 - Jackson Purchase region extreme western tip purchased from
the Chickasaw Indians
My Old Kentucky Home Words and Music by: Stephen C. Foster
The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home
'tis summer, the people are gay,
the corn top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom
while the birds make music all the day.
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor
all merry, all happy, and bright.
By'n by hard times comes a-knocking at the door,
then my old Kentucky home, good night.
Chorus:
Weep no more, my lady,
oh weep no more today.
We will sing on song for the old Kentucky home,
for the old Kentucky home far away.
They hunt no more for the 'possum and the coon
on meadow, the hill and the shore.
They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon
on the bench by that old cabin door.
The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart
with sorrow where all was delight.
The time has come when the people have to part
then my old Kentucky home, good night.
The head must bow and the back will have to bend
wherever the people may go.
A few more days and the trouble all will end
in the field where sugar-canes may grow.
A few more days for to tote the weary load.
No matter, 'twill never be light.
A few more days till we totter on the road,
then my old Kentucky home, good night.
These pages are full of Cook
family information. The primary focus of the researchers who
started this effort, Carla and Pat was to break down the brick walls in
our family tree research. Along the path, we collected lots of
information and decided to post it to this web site. Hundreds of
Cooks are waiting on these pages to be discovered. But to become
a premier site, we need more data. Census data
is a number one priority.
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