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Jesse COOK's parents: William COOK ( - ) and ? MILES ( - )

Family of Jesse Allen COOK and Sarah Ann Mahaley (Mohala?) MOORE

Husband: Jesse Allen COOK (1814-1866)
Wife: Sarah Ann Mahaley (Mohala?) MOORE (1817-1899)
Children: Martha Ann Mahaley COOK (1834- )
Mary Marian "Masail" COOK (1837- )
Eleanor "Ellen" Adaline COOK (1839-1910)
Erasmus "Rasmus" Warren COOK (1841-1861)
Luanzie "Lou" E. COOK (1842-1920)
Robert "Bob" Abraham COOK (1844-1888)
Sarah Ann Jemmina COOK (1846- )
Sarah Ann Mahaley COOK (1848- )
Nancy Carolina COOK (1850- )
Jesse DeBrule COOK ( - )
Georgiana A. COOK ( -1907)
Eugenia O'Rosa COOK (1856-1925)
Major Alphous J. COOK (1858-1902)
Marriage 1831

Husband: Jesse Allen COOK

Name: Jesse Allen COOK
Sex: Male
Father: William COOK ( - )
Mother: ? MILES ( - )
Birth 1814
Death 1866 (age 51-52)
Burial Cook Cemetery, Lake City, SC

Wife: Sarah Ann Mahaley (Mohala?) MOORE

Name: Sarah Ann Mahaley (Mohala?) MOORE
Sex: Female
Father: Robert Abraham MOORE (1796-1864)
Mother: Mary "Polly" EVANS (1790-1899)
Birth 1817
Death 1899 (age 81-82)

Child 1: Martha Ann Mahaley COOK

Name: Martha Ann Mahaley COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: Benjamin R. EVANS (1824- )
Birth 1834

Child 2: Mary Marian "Masail" COOK

Name: Mary Marian "Masail" COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: Caswell S. DUBOSE (1830- )
Birth 1837

Child 3: Eleanor "Ellen" Adaline COOK

Name: Eleanor "Ellen" Adaline COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: Willie Duncan SMELLY (1832-1910)
Birth 1839
Death 1910 (age 70-71)

Child 4: Erasmus "Rasmus" Warren COOK

Name: Erasmus "Rasmus" Warren COOK
Sex: Male
Birth 1841
Death 1861 (age 19-20) Civil War age 19

Child 5: Luanzie "Lou" E. COOK

Name: Luanzie "Lou" E. COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: David E. CANTEY (1846-1925)
Birth Nov 1842
Death 1920 (age 77-78)
Burial Cook Cemetery

Child 6: Robert "Bob" Abraham COOK

Name: Robert "Bob" Abraham COOK
Sex: Male
Spouse: Martha Jane "Ma" BARRINEAU (1848-1930)
Birth 1844 Ireland(?)
Death 1888 (age 43-44) (1898?)
Burial Cook Cementary, Lake City, SC

Child 7: Sarah Ann Jemmina COOK

Name: Sarah Ann Jemmina COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: Elias MATHEWS ( - )
Birth 1846

Child 8: Sarah Ann Mahaley COOK

Name: Sarah Ann Mahaley COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: James "Jim" M. MATHEWS (1840- )
Birth 1848
Death "2 APRIL 1917"
Burial Cook Cemetery

Child 9: Nancy Carolina COOK

Name: Nancy Carolina COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: Samuel Dubose EVANS ( - )
Birth 1850
Burial Evans Cemetery

Child 10: Jesse DeBrule COOK

Name: Jesse DeBrule COOK
Sex: Male
Spouse: Indiana Elizabeth "Betsy" ROGERS (1852-1935)
Birth "9 APR 1852"
Death "20 JUN 1908"
Burial Cook Cemetery

Child 11: Georgiana A. COOK

Name: Georgiana A. COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: Joseph Laurie CANTEY (1850-1933)
Birth "1 APRIL 1854"
Death 14 Sep 1907
Burial Cook Cemetery

Child 12: Eugenia O'Rosa COOK

Name: Eugenia O'Rosa COOK
Sex: Female
Spouse: Eli Watson FEAGIN (1856-1915)
Birth 1856
Death 4 Jul 1925 (age 68-69)

Child 13: Major Alphous J. COOK

Name: Major Alphous J. COOK
Sex: Male
Spouse: Alice Eugenia "Janie" EVANS (1861-1946)
Birth 18 Oct 1858
Death 26 Sep 1902 (age 43)
Burial Cook Cementary, Lake City, SC

Note on Husband: Jesse Allen COOK

Buried in Cook Cemetery on Moore Road(now), Lake City, SC. 8-April-1858 Will in Williamsburg County Wills book No. A 755 II page 389 was examined and copied by Ola Cook Timmons in The South Carolina Archive Building. 1840 Census - Cook, Jesse A., Williamsburg County, 1 male 20-30, Females; 2 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 20-30.

1850 Census Williamsburgh District REEL NO: M432-860 PAGE NO: 125B Val-1000

 

Also 1860 Census Murry's Ferry District. Charles Cook says that Jesse, brother, and sister Peggy came from Ireland to Virginia, then SC (brother went to Texas)? was McCook.

Note on Wife: Sarah Ann Mahaley (Mohala?) MOORE

http://members.tripod.com/~nightbirdgypsy/moore.html

Children of Abraham and Mary

(Mohala Moore b.1817, d.1899 married Jesse Allen Cook b.1814, d.1866 Their 13 children were, Ellen, Martha A, Mary

Masail, Robert A, Erasmus, Carolina, Lanzie, Jesse D, Jemima, Mahaley, Eugenia, Major Alphous and Georgiana.) (Evander E Moore b.1825, d.1874 married Eliza Postell b.1831, d.1900 Their 8 children were, Mary, W. A. J., Sally, Ben Warren, R.R.J.,

John Jay, Evander E. and Wesley.) (Robert A. Moore b.1822, d.1906 married Matilda Barrineau b.1826, d.1905 Their 3

children were Molly, W. Watson and John Lewis) (Benjamin C. Moore b.1827, d.1890? married Agnes Evans b.?,d.? Their 7

children were Mary E.V., Evander B., Susannah, Ester, Ella, Matilda, William J.) (Benjamin also married a second wife

Hannah Sophronia Gray b.1848, d.Aug/2/1924 Their 8 children were Aginorah V., Robert A.E., John H. Milton, Benjamin A.,

Alice Caroline, Ansa J., John P.R., and Elias T.) (Jemima Moore b.1819, d.1885 married Martin S. Feagin b.1825, d.1880

Their 10 children were James A., Mary A., Richardson, Martha E., Martin E., William A., W.B., M.O., P.B., and C.A.) (John J

Moore b.1821, d.1865 married Magah Wilson b.dec/10/1825, d.feb/18/1888 Their 4 children were Mary Ann, William A.,

S.A., and Louis Alexander)

Note on Child 4: Erasmus "Rasmus" Warren COOK

E. R. Cook enlisted in the Civil War 26 FEB 1862 - Battery Island Company On 26 APR 1865, he was among the 25th S.C. Infantry that surrendered to Sherman near Greensboro, N.C. where he died.

Note on Child 5: Luanzie "Lou" E. COOK

Luansey E. Cook? Born 1843? Lake City, SC

Three Rivers marriage list says Luanzie A. COOK.

Note on Child 6: Robert "Bob" Abraham COOK

1880 Census, Clarendon County, Sandy Grove Township, page 7 ED. 24 CookRobtA WM 35 Farmer Maimed Crippled or Bedridden M.Jane VF 30 Wife SusanD. F 11 Daughter CharlesMcD M 3 Son Jemmina L 1 Daughter According to son Charles, one Sunday evening a cow put her head into the window while Bob was asleep, he put cow in pasture and came back with stroke and died 12 hours later.

 

1900 census list his children's father place of birth as SC.

Note on Child 9: Nancy Carolina COOK

Caroline?

Note on Child 13: Major Alphous J. COOK

Major A. J. Cook on Tombstone in Cook Cemetary

Bible of the Major A.J. Cook Family.

WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER, LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER. This Certifies THAT THE RITE OF HOLY MATRIMONY WAS CELEBRATED BETWEEN Major A.J. Cook of South Carolina and Eugenia Evans of South Carolina on 20th of Nov. 1878 at Mr. Sam Evans, by Rev. Madison Baker. Witness: Mr. & Mrs. W.D. Smiley and Mr. W.B. Evans and Miss Mary Evans. (Have a copy from Three Rivers).

 

MARRIAGES (Have a copy of this also)

Ja Cook (Sept. 4th 1900) Lillie McClam

J.E. Cook Emily Cox

Amanda Cook (Apr. 10, 1911) Paul Askins

H.B. Cook (Feb. 3, 1916) Jessie BeThea

R.J. Cook (Jun. 19, 1908) Juanita Feagin

Clarie Cooke W.M. Smiley

Pearl Cook (Dec. 16, 1914) H H Smiley

Cora Cook (Oct 28, 1914) Tillman Thomas

Preston Cook Berta Dennis

Clifton Cook (May 30, 1920) Ruby Collins

 

BIRTHS

Major A.J. Cook Born. Oct. 18, 1858

Alice Eugenia Evans Born Dec. 7, 1861

Jessie Alpheus Cook, was borned - Jan 8th, 1880

John Edward Cook, was borned - July 22nd 1882

Mary Amanda Cook, was borned - June 19th 1884

Harvey Benson Cook, was bonred Feb. 13th 1886

Robert James Cook, was borned Aug. 19th 1888

Clara Viola Cook, was borned Aug. 13, 1891

Anna Pearle Cook, was borned May 21, 1893

Cora Eugenia Cook, was borned Sept. 12 1895

Samuel Preston Cook, was borned Sept 25th, 1897

William Clifton Cook, was borned Feb. 21st, 1900

 

DEATHS

Major A.J. Cook died Sept 26th, 1902.

Alice Eugenia Evans Cook

Mary Amanda Cook Askins died March 7, 1911

Jill Cook died Dec. 28, 1928

J.E. Cook

H.B. Cook MAY 30, 1947

PRESTON COOK DEC. 15, 1962

 

The Moore Family also has an 11th child, Willie COOK who married Agnes McKnight.