Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hancock County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married Rachael Cook. Father of Sarah Cook, Lurissa Jane Cook, and Martha Cook. Farmer in Hancock County in 1850. Shoemaker in Hancock County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, Unnamed District, p. 292 B; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, Unnamed District, p. 102; Find A Grave, "William Cook (1794 - 1876)," Memorial #167479782, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=167479782 (accessed September 13, 2017).

Citation

Cook, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213719 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (1)

Petition
Jeff Burnett et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-06

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