Rhoda Viola Cook
1883 - 1959 (75 years)
Set As Default Person 
1821 - 1901 (~ 79 years)
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Name Rhoda Viola Cook Nickname Viola Born 3 Dec 1883 Alabama 
[1, 2] - It is likely that Viola did not know exactly what year she was born. Although most records created in her life indicate that she was born in 1880 it is highly unlikely since her brother, Daniel, was born 12 June 1880. Because she is listed in the census taken 1 June 1885, we know she was born before that date. Even with the discrepancies in that enumeration, she was already born. She is listed as 1 year old and if the unknown informant was guessing at ages, a baby or toddler would have been an easier guess than an older child so her age may be more accurate than the other household members. Since she was born in December, if the question was answered correctly, she had turned 1 year old in 1884, indicating a birth year of 1883.
Gender Female 
Census1 Jun 1900 Vernon, Washington County, Florida [3] Census15 Apr 1910 Vernon, Washington County, Florida [4] Death Cause Coronary Occlusion [5] Died 2 Apr 1959 Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina [5] Buried 4 Apr 1959 Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina [6] Person ID I139 CookFolger Last Modified 27 Aug 2017
Father 
James C. Cook
b. Sep 1821, North Carolina
d. 21 Mar 1901, Washington County, Florida (Age ~ 79 years) Mother 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.
Family ID F48 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Husband 1 Jesse Hough Married 27 Oct 1901 Washington County, Florida [7] Last Modified 24 Aug 2017 Family ID F110 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Husband 2 Angus J. Dykes
b. 25 Sep 1875
d. 15 Sep 1922, Vernon, Washington County, Florida (Age 46 years) Married 28 Oct 1908 Washington County, Florida [8] Children + 1. Verlie Marie Dykes
b. 22 Sep 1907
d. 4 Jan 1995, Washington County, Florida (Age 87 years)+ 2. Angus Dee Dykes
b. 5 Aug 1909, Washington County, Florida
d. 18 Nov 1956 (Age 47 years)+ 3. J. C. Dykes
b. 6 Feb 1912, Florida
d. 15 Mar 1968, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina (Age 56 years)
4. Callie Dykes
b. 29 Nov 1915, Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Washington County, Florida
d. 16 May 1998, Maryland (Age 82 years)+ 5. Johnny Jefferson Dykes
b. 19 Feb 1919, Vernon, Washington County, Florida
d. 17 Oct 1997, Clay County, Florida (Age 78 years)+ 6. Angus Jefferson Dykes
b. 1 Mar 1923, Vernon, Washington County, Florida
d. 26 Jul 1969 (Age 46 years)Last Modified 24 Aug 2017 Family ID F111 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 3 Dec 1883 - Alabama 
Census - 1 Jun 1900 - Vernon, Washington County, Florida 
Married - 27 Oct 1901 - Washington County, Florida Married - 28 Oct 1908 - Washington County, Florida Census - 15 Apr 1910 - Vernon, Washington County, Florida 
Died - 2 Apr 1959 - Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 
Buried - 4 Apr 1959 - Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S129] 1885 Florida state census, Holmes County, population schedule, p. 26, line 12, James Cook, image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 1 November 2009); citing NARA microfilm M845, roll 4.
- [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.
- [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.
- [S19] 1910 U.S. census, Washington County, Florida, population schedule, Vernon, ED 116, p. 14A, dwelling 248, family 249, Angus J. Dykes, digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 December 2016); citing NARA microfilm T624, roll 169.
- [S209] North Carolina, “North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909–1976,” database with images, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com accessed 20 May 2009), death certificate image for Viola Dykes, 2 April 1959, no. 9362.
- [S200] Oakwood Cemetery (Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina), Viola C. Dykes marker, photographed by Lori Cook-Folger, 22 November 2009.
- [S208] Washington County, Florida, Marriage Licenses and Returns, Jesse Hough and Viola Cook, 1901; digital images, via “Florida Marriages, 1830–1993,” FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 December 2016); FHL microfilm 1,901,666.
- [S189] Washington County, Florida, Marriages, F:364, A. J. Dykes to Mrs. Viola Hough, 28 October 1908; Clerk's Office, Chipley.
- [S129] 1885 Florida state census, Holmes County, population schedule, p. 26, line 12, James Cook, image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 1 November 2009); citing NARA microfilm M845, roll 4.