James A. Cook

Birth Date

1833

Death Date

1907-03-01

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Lydia Pettit Cook. Father of Mary E. "Mittie" Cook and John Cook. Married to Adeline Pettit Cook in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on February 14, 1865. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Employed J. J. Chambers as an overseer in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned thirty-one enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860. Held seven enslaved persons in trust for J. W. Cook in Caldwell County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 41.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 223B.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 504B.
"James A. Cook (1833-1907)," Find A Grave, Memorial #197658332, accessed November 3, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197658332.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994029, Caldwell County Births.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000546374.

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