RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Family Records Entries: 11099Updated: 2006-08-24 18:21:06 UTC (Thu) Contact: Janelle Swearingen(janellesw@cox.net) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janelle/genealogypage/genpage.htm Home Page: Janelle's Genealogy Home Page * * * If you copy material from these pages, please credit Janelle Swearingen as your source.* * * http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tu-osu&id=I4105 ID: I4105 Name: James COOK Sex: M Change Date: 29 JUL 2005 Birth: 1811 in TN Death: AFT 1880 in TN Note: BIOGRAPHY: James was born in Tennessee in 1811 and married his first wife Elizabeth in 1831. He is found in Monroe Co., TN in the 1850 Census. Elizabeth died 4 Nov 1857. James married his second wife Jane Rhoda Garrett Land in 1858. They moved to Texas between 1858 and 1860. This family was found 15 miles southwest of Bonham in Fannin Co., TX in the 1860 census. Between 1866 and 1869 the family moved to Putman Co., Tennessee. The family is listed in the 1880 census in Putman Co. as James COOKE 60 farmer TN PA PA Jane 45 TN TN TN Marion 20 TX Joseph 17 TX Jackson 14 TX Allice 11 TN <-------- Cora 7 TN Ada 2 TN It is in this census that we find that both of his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Henry and Catharine Cook are the only ones found to date who were born in Pennsylvania. Henry was in Monroe Co., Tennessee in the 1850 census and he listed his age as 75 and Catharine as 72. His son John F. Cook listed his father's birth place as SC on the 1900 census in Monroe County. Father: Henry COOK b. 1775 in Franklin, PA Mother: Catherine SNYDER b. 1778 in PA Marriage 1 Elizabeth b. FEB 1816 in TN Married: ABT 1832 Children 1. David COOK b. 1833 in Monroe County, TN 2.+ George Walter COOK b. 1835 in Monroe County, TN 3. Nancy COOK b. 1836 in Monroe County, TN 4. Franklin COOK b. 1838 in Monroe County, TN 5. Edward or Edmond G COOK b. 1840 in Monroe County, TN 6. Sarah COOK b. 1842 in Monroe County, TN 7. +Jacob COOK b. 1842 in Monroe County, TN 8. +John F. COOK b. 1842 in Monroe County, TN 9. Mary Jane COOK b. 1847 in Monroe County, TN 10. Margaret COOK b. 1849 11. Martha E. COOK b. 1850 in Monroe County, TN 12. Andrew COOK b. 1852 in Monroe County, TN 13. Catherine E. COOK b. 1855 in Monroe County, TN Married: 2nd 03 JUN 1858 in Monroe County, TN ID: I4107 Jane Rhoda GARRETT Change Date: 15 DEC 1997 Birth: 1835 Children 14. +Francis Marion COOK b. 04 APR 1860 in Fannin, TX 15. Joseph COOK b. 1863 in Fannin, TX 16. Jackson COOK b. 1866 in Fannin, TX 17+ Alice COOK b. 1869 in Putnam, TN <--------- 18. Cora COOK b. APR 1873 in Putnam, TN 19.+ Ada COOK b. 1878 in Putnam, TN ******** ID: I4510 Name: Alice COOK (d/o James COOK & 2nd Wife: Jane Rhoda GARRETT Change Date: 09 NOV 2003 Birth: 1869 in Putnam, TN Married: 09 JAN 1887 in Roane Co., TN ID: I8657 John SURRETT Change Date: 29 JUL 2005 Birth: MAY 1868 Note: Children 1. Mattie J. SURRETT b. __ ___ 1888 in TN 2. Mollie L. [or Millie] SURRETT b. __ ___ 1892 in Hamilton Co., TN 3. Laura E. SURRETT b. 12 JUL 1896 in TN 4. James Morgan SURRETT b. __ NOV 1899 in Hamilton Co., TN 5. Gwinnie SURRETT b. 15 SEP 1901 in Hamilton Co., TN 6. Dorothy SURRETT b. __ ___ 1906 in Kanawaha Co., WV 7. Vonna or Vanna SURRETT b. __ ___ 1908 in Kanawaha Co., WV 1900 census of Hamilton Co. TN. John Surrett b. May 1868 age 32 TN TN TN married 14 years miner Alice D. b. Nov 1870 TN TN TN had 6 children, 4 living. Mattie J. 11 [date smudged] TN TN TN Mollie L. 7 TN TN TN Laura E. 3 TN TN TN James M. Nov 1899 TN TN TN Note: On the 1910 census of Kanawha District, Fayette Co. WV census taken May 4, 1900 John R. Surrett 43 married at 26, TN TN TN miner Alice 42 had 8 children, 7 living TN TN TN Mollie 18 TN TN TN Laura 14 TN TN TN Morgan 12 TN TN TN Gwinie 9 WV TN TN Dorothy 4 WV TN TN Vona 1 8/12 WV TN TN Mattie Parker [daughter] 22 married 3 years Alma [Parker] 1 3/12