James C. Cook

1821 - 1901  (~ 79 years)

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• Name	James C. Cook
  Born	Sep 1821	North Carolina   [2]
  	Likely Bladen County or near there [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1850	Pike County, Alabama   [3]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 10 317 J C Cook 29 1821 Male North Carolina 11 317 Elisabeth Cook 28 1822 Female South Carolina 12 317 Sarah Cook 8 1842 Female Alabama 13 317 William Cook 7 1843 Male Alabama 14 317 Stephen Cook 5 1845 Male Alabama 15 317 Mary Cook 3 1847 Female Alabama 16 317 James Cook 2 1848 Male Alabama 17 317 Martha Cook 2 1848 Female Alabama   Transcript ID is  dbid=8054&iid=4191538-00319
  Occupation	1 Jun 1850	Pike County, Alabama   [4]
  James is listed in the population schedule as not owning land. The agriculture schedule shows him farming 50 acres of improved land. He was likely renting. He had one horse, two milk cows, fifteen other cattle, and twenty-five swine with a value of $100. He produced 125 bushels of Indian corn, 50 bushels of sweet potatoes, and 20 pounds of butter. He is listed on the agriculture schedule as “S.C.” rather than “J.C.” Comparing the neighbors show that it is him.
  Property	29 Sep 1856	Butler County, Alabama   [5, 6]
  James purchased 70.72 acres at fifty cents per acre. The land was the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 1 of Township 7, Range 16. This was the Township north of where Elizabeth's family lived. The required affidavit was never filed and the transaction was canceled.
  Property	23 May 1860	Butler County, Alabama   [7]
  182.10 acres at .50 per acre. $91.05 Section 36, Township 8, Range 16 West half of the southwest quarter Southwest quarter of the northwest quarter East half of the northwest quarter Northwest quarter of the northeast quarter: this parcel adjoins Sarah Benson.
  Census	1 Jun 1860	Precinct 15, Butler County, Alabama   [8]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 36 24 J C Cook 38 1822 Male North Carolina 37 24 E Cook 31 1829 Female South Carolina 38 24 S A Cook 18 1842 Female Alabama 39 24 W S Cook 16 1844 Male 40 24 S L Cook 14 1846 Male 1 24 M E Cook 12 1848 Female 2 24 J D Cook 11 1849 Male 3 24 J N Cook 9 1851 Male 4 24 R M Cook 8 1852 Male   Transcript ID is  dbid=7667&iid=4211176_00003
  Military Service	14 Jan 1864	Ft. Gaines, Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama   [9]
  War Between the States
  James enlisted in 2nd Co. H, 1 Confederate Infantry at Ft. Gaines on Dauphin Island, Alabama. He and his son, William Sanford, were taken prisoner on 7 December 1864 at the Third Battle of Murfreesboro (also known as Battle of the Cedars). They arrived at Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky, 5 January, 1865, and left for Camp Chase, Ohio, on 9 January, arriving on the 11th.[1] James was no. 80 and William was no. 81 in Barracks No. 20. James was released on 11 June and William was released on 13 June, 1865.[2] [1] Compiled service record, James C. & William S. Cook, Pvts., 2nd Co. H, 1st Confederate Inf.; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, Civil War; Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825–1927; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [2] Prison release for James & Wm. S. Cook, June 1865; Camp Chase, Ohio; Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865, microfilm publication M598, roll 23, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1965), digital images, Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org : accessed 12 March 2012).
  Physical Description	11 Jun 1865  [9]
  Dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, 5' 10"
  Residence	1866	Butler County, Alabama   [10]
  J.C. Cook and W.S. Cook are lined out, along with several others, in the 1866 Butler County census. This may have been because Crenshaw County was formed that year and they were no longer considered Butler County residents. J.C. Cook 1 male under 10 3 male 10–20 1 male 40–50 1 female 10–20 1 female 40–50 W.S. Cook 1 male 20–30 1 female 10–20
  Residence	7 Aug 1867	Crenshaw County, Alabama   [11]
  He said he had been a resident of the state for 27 years which indicates 1840.
  Census	1 Jun 1870	Township 7, Crenshaw County, Alabama   [12]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 24 206 Elisabeth Cook 48 1822 Female White Keeping House South Carolina 25 206 James Cook 52 1818 Male White Farmer North Carolina 26 206 John Cook 20 1850 Male White School Alabama 27 206 Marion Cook 18 1852 Male White School Alabama 28 206 Fermon Cook 8 1862 Male White School Alabama   Transcript ID is  dbid=7163&iid=4257486_00048
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Shorterville, Henry County, Alabama   [13]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 46 unk James Cooke Self Male White Abt 1830 50 Married North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina Laborer 47 unk Emily Cooke Wife Female White Abt 1858 22 Married Alabama Alabama Alabama Laborer 48 unk Elbert Cooke Son Male White Abt 1875 5 Single Alabama North Carolina North Carolina Laborer 49 unk E. Harris Self Male White Abt 1855 25 Single North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina Laborer 50 unk Martha Dykes Mother Female White Abt 1836 44 Widowed North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina Laborer  ED:  085   Transcript ID is  dbid=6742&iid=4239777-00031
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Vernon, Washington County, Florida   [14]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 38 74 James Cook Head Male White 1821 78 Married 23 Alabama North Carolina North Carolina Farmer 39 74 Hariet E Cook Wife Female White 1859 41 Married 23 6 5 Alabama Alabama Alabama 40 74 Daniel S Cook Son Male White 1883 17 Single Alabama Alabama Alabama At School 41 74 Rhoda V Cook Daughter Female White 1886 13 Single Alabama Alabama Alabama At School 42 74 Renne C Cook Son Male White 1881 9 Single Alabama Alabama Alabama At School 43 74 John T Cook Son Male White 1893 7 Single Alabama Alabama Alabama  ED:  District 0123   Transcript ID is  dbid=7602&iid=4120052_00957
  Died	21 Mar 1901	Washington County, Florida   [15]
  Buried	Pleasant Grove Untied Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinsons Crossroads, Washington County, Florida   [16]
  	If there was an original headstone for James it is long gone. The United Daughters of the Confederacy placed a marker on his grave using the incorrect Regiment that Emily used for her pension. The dates on the headstone say 1822–1902.
  Person ID	I135	CookFolger
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2019

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with James C. Cook
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-67	Private	R-M343/R-FGC14877	Most distant ancestor: James C. Cook,   b. Sep 1821, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Mar 1901, Washington County, Florida Ancestral surnames: Cook Relevant links: Family Tree DNA

  
  

  Father	Stephen H Cook,   b. c 1794, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 15 Jul 1853  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Martha,   b. c 1796, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1850  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Family ID	F743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Elizabeth Holland,   b. Abt 1822, South Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Jul 1841	Butler County, Alabama   [17]
  	Butler County, Alabama, had a major loss of records in an 1853 courthouse fire. No marriage record found in Butler or Pike Counties, Alabama.[1] Estate file of Mary Holland lists her heirs, including “Elizabeth Cook, wife of James C. Cook.”[2] Elizabeth is likely the female 15–19 in her father, James's, household in 1840. James & Elizabeth’s first child, Sarah, was born in April 1842. Based on those dates, they were likely married between 2 June 1840 and sometime in July 1841. Tom King, a descendant of William Benson & Sarah Cook, says he has copies of a Bible that lists their marriage as 8 July 1841. He has not supplied a copy for me. This date fits in the time frame above.[3] [1] Pike County, Alabama, Marriages, September 1830–January 1849, Cook surname; images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : viewed 24 July 2016); FHL microfilm 1,033,193. [2] Butler County, Alabama, Estate Files, Box 6, folder 37, Mary Holland (1863); FHL microfilm 2,417,359. [3] Tom L. King [(e-address for private use),] to Lori Cook-Folger, e-mail, 24 November 2016,“Benson-Holland-Cook”; privately held by Cook-Folger.
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Ann Cook,   b. Apr 1842, Alabama ,   d. 7 Sep 1919, Munson, Santa Rosa County, Florida  (Age ~ 77 years) + 2. William S. Cook,   b. 29 Nov 1843, Butler County, Alabama ,   d. 3 Sep 1907, Texas  (Age 63 years)   3. Stephen L. Cook,   b. Abt 1845, Alabama ,   d. Aft 1860  (Age ~ 16 years) + 4. Mary E. Cook,   b. 28 Jan 1847, Alabama ,   d. 21 Feb 1910, Pigeon Creek, Crenshaw County, Alabama  (Age 63 years)   5. Martha Cook,   b. 6 Jun 1848, Alabama ,   d. Aft 1850  (Age 2 years) + 6. James David Cook,   b. 6 Jun 1848, Butler County, Alabama ,   d. 9 Feb 1912, Crenshaw County, Alabama  (Age 63 years) + 7. John N. Cook,   b. 2 Aug 1850, Butler County, Alabama ,   d. 4 Aug 1934, Pigeon Creek, Butler County, Alabama  (Age 84 years) + 8. Robert Marion Cook,   b. 11 Nov 1851, Alabama ,   d. 17 Jul 1930, Kosse, Limestone County, Texas  (Age 78 years) + 9. Furman Jackson Cook,   b. 14 Apr 1862, Butler County, Alabama ,   d. 29 Jan 1949, Covington County, Alabama  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 2	Harriet Emily Harris,   b. 7 Feb 1858, Alabama ,   d. 27 Jul 1930, Vernon, Washington County, Florida  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Between 1871 and 1875
  	Emily’s brother, Ezekial, is living in the household of James C. & Elizabeth Cook in 1870, and Elizabeth is listed as the head of household rather than James. His Confederate pension states that he had suffered diphtheria and “wounded by being struck on the head with a ball.” If James was physically impaired, Ezekial may have been there to help the family with farming chores. Emily and her mother were living just a few farms from James & Elizabeth. No marriage record has been found for James and Emily or a divorce for him and Elizabeth. It is likely that they were never legally married. Emily’s widow’s pension of 1908 says they were married in Crenshaw County, Alabama in 1871, she did not remember the date. The 1927 application she lists about 10 January and no year. Elwood was born c. 1875 or 1876. The 1880 census only shows one child: Elbert, age 5, who is most likely Elwood.
  Children	+ 1. James Elwood Cook,   b. 11 Jan 1876, Crenshaw County, Alabama ,   d. 6 May 1955, Vernon, Washington County, Florida  (Age 79 years) + 2. Daniel S. Cook,   b. 12 Jun 1880, Alabama ,   d. 21 Aug 1924, Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida  (Age 44 years) + 3. Rhoda Viola Cook,   b. 3 Dec 1883, Alabama ,   d. 2 Apr 1959, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina  (Age 75 years) + 4. Wren Clifton Cook,   b. 7 Apr 1889, Chipley, Washington County, Florida ,   d. 12 Jan 1919, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia  (Age 29 years) + 5. John Thomas Cook,   b. 13 Feb 1893, Chipley, Washington County, Florida ,   d. 28 May 1962, Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Sep 1821 - North Carolina Married - 8 Jul 1841 - Butler County, Alabama Census - 1 Jun 1850 - Pike County, Alabama Occupation - 1 Jun 1850 - Pike County, Alabama Property - 29 Sep 1856 - Butler County, Alabama Property - 23 May 1860 - Butler County, Alabama Military Service - War Between the States - 14 Jan 1864 - Ft. Gaines, Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama Residence - 1866 - Butler County, Alabama Residence - 7 Aug 1867 - Crenshaw County, Alabama Census - 1 Jun 1880 - Shorterville, Henry County, Alabama Census - 1 Jun 1900 - Vernon, Washington County, Florida Died - 21 Mar 1901 - Washington County, Florida Buried - - Pleasant Grove Untied Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinsons Crossroads, Washington County, Florida  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories		James C. Cook Confederate Service
  		Family of James C. Cook

  
  

• Sources

  [S763] Lori Cook-Folger, “James C. Cook of North Carolina, Alabama, and Florida,” Lori's Genealogy Research (https://cookfolger.com/the-family-of-james-c-cook/ : 2019). [S358] 1900 U.S. census, Washington County, Florida, population schedule, Vernon, E.D. 123, p. 160B, dwelling/family 74, James Cook; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 March 2014); citing NARA microfilm T623, roll 177. [S166] 1850 U.S. census, Pike County, Alabama, population schedule, p. 159A, line 26, dwelling/family 317, J C Cook; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 March 2014); citing NARA microfilm M432, roll 13. [S167] 1850 U.S. census, Pike County, Alabama, agriculture schedule, p. 415, line 14, SC Cook; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 July 2015). [S168] James C. Cook (Butler County) cash entry file, certificate no. 50301, W1/2 of NW1/4, Greenville, Alabama, Land Office; Land Entry Papers, 1800–1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [S170] Bureau of Land Management, Records Improvement [U.S. Tract Books], microfilm, 1,265 rolls (Washington, D.C.: Department of the Interior, 1957), Alabama, Greenville Land Office, vol. 57, p. 129, entry for James C. Cook, 29 September 1856, W1/2 of NW1/4, Section 1, Township 7, Range 16, certificate of purchase no. 33528; digital image, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 January 2016) via “United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820–1908,”>Alabama>Vol 57 (Greenville)> image 82 of 226. [S169] James C. Cook (Butler County) cash entry file, certificate no. 52143, Greenville, Alabama, Land Office; Land Entry Papers, 1800–1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [S286] 1860 U.S. census, Butler County, Alabama, population schedule, Precinct 15, p. 3, dwelling/family 24, J.C. Cook; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2009); citing NARA microfilm M653, roll 3. [S30] Compiled service record, James C. Cook, Pvt., 2nd Co. H, 1st Confederate Inf.; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, Civil War; Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825–1927; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [S126] 1866 Alabama state census, Butler County, population schedule, p. 46, J. C. & W. S. Cook households; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 December 2015); citing Alabama Department of Archives, Montgomery. [S125] Alabama, “Alabama, Voter Registration, 1867,” database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 June 2010), entry for James C. Cook; citing Alabama Department of Archives, Montgomery. [S127] 1870 U.S. census, Crenshaw County, Alabama, population schedule, Township 7, p. 23A, dwelling/family 206, Elisabeth Cook; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2009); citing NARA microfilm M593, roll 12. [S355] 1880 U.S. census, Henry County, Alabama, population schedule, Shorterville, ED 85, p. 674A, line 46, James Cooke, image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 March 2014); citing NARA microfilm T9, roll 16. [S358] 1900 U.S. census, Washington County, Florida, population schedule, Vernon, E.D. 123, p. 160B, dwelling/family 74, James Cook; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 March 2014); citing NARA microfilm T623, roll 1773. [S28] Soldier's and Widow's Pension Claim, October 1899–September 1927, application no. A02824, James C. Cook and Emily Cook, widow, Co. A, 33rd Regiment Alabama Infantry; Confederate Pension Files; Records of the State Board of Pensions, RG 137; State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee. [S67] Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, (Shakey Joe Rd. near Hinsons Crossroads, Washington County, Florida), James C. Cook marker, photographed by Lori Cook-Folger, 24 December 2006. [S124] Tom L. King to Lori Cook-Folger, e-mail, 24 November 2016, “Benson-Holland-Cook”; privately held by Cook-Folger.