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James A. Cook (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1833 d. 1907-03-01

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.

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Sex
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Race
White

Bibliography

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.

Citation

Cook, James A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205581 (November 12, 2026).

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