John Thomas Cook

1893 - 1962  (69 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	John Thomas Cook
  Born	13 Feb 1893	Chipley, Washington County, Florida   [1, 2, 3]
  	John's birth year varies on the documents created in his lifetime. The information nearest John's birth indicates he was born 1893 or 1894. See narrative for details.
  Gender	Male
  Kinship	13 Feb 1893
  John Thomas Cook was the son of James C. Cook and Emily Harris. He is found listed as a son in the household of James & Emily Cook in the 1900 census and with his widowed mother in 1910. He lists them as his parents on his social security application and he is buried in the row of James C. Cook descendants at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Vernon, Washington County, Florida   [4]
  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
  Census	15 Apr 1910	Vernon, Washington County, Florida   [5]
  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 26 246 Emily Cook Head Female White 1849 61 Widowed 6 5 Alabama Alabama North Carolina 27 246 Rew Cook Son Male White 1892 18 Single Florida South Carolina Alabama 28 246 John Cook Son Male White 1894 16 Single Florida South Carolina Alabama  NARA Pub:  T624  Roll:  169  Page:  14A  ED:  District 0116   Transcript ID is  dbid=7884&iid=31111_4327455-00529
  Physical Description	5 Jun 1917  [3]
  Brown eyes, black hair, , short, slender
  Census	1 Jan 1920	Millers Ferry, Washington County, Florida   [6]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 33 102 John Cook Head Male White 1894 26 Married Florida South Carolina South Carolina Laborer 34 102 Minnie Cook Wife Female White 1901 19 Married Florida Georgia Florida None 35 102 Darthus Cook Daughter Female White 1919 1 Single Florida Florida Florida  ED:  District 0164   Transcript ID is  dbid=6061&iid=4295800-00470
  Census	1 Apr 1930	Vernon, Washington County, Florida   [7]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 96 139 John Cook Head Male White 1893 37 Married Florida Florida Florida Farmer Yes 97 139 Liza Jame Cook Wife Female White 1910 20 Married Florida Alabama Florida Farm Labor 98 139 James Cook Son Male White 1922 8 Single Florida Florida Florida 99 139 John Cook Son Male White 1923 7 Single Florida Florida Florida 100 139 Helen Cook Daughter Female White 1926 4 Single Florida Florida Florida 1 139 Minnie Lee Cook Daughter Female White 1929 1 Single Florida Florida Florida  ED:  District 0002   Transcript ID is  dbid=6224&iid=4531956_00890
  State Census	1935	Vernon, Washington County, Florida   [8]
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments ? ? John Cook Head 1890 Florida 45 M Farmer 3rd grade ? ? Lizer Jane Cook Wife Florida F House wife 3rd grade ? ? James Cook Son 1921 Florida 14 M 4th grade ? ? Johnie Cook Son 1923 Florida 12 M 3rd grade ? ? Hellen Cook Daughter 1925 Florida 10 F 1st grade ? ? Mennie L. Cook Daughter 1929 Florida 6 F ? ? Tomers Cook Son Florida 0 M   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=g6br_21
  Property	4 Jan 1935	Washington County, Florida   [9]
  SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 3, Township 2, Range 15
  Census	1 Apr 1940	Other Places, Washington County, Florida   [10]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 33 107 John T Cook Head Male White 1892 48 Married Florida Farmer Off Road 39 34 107 Eliza Cook Wife Female White 1909 31 Married Florida Off Road 39 35 107 James A Cook Son Male White 1921 19 Single Florida Laborer Off Road 39 36 107 Johnnie Cook Son Male White 1923 17 Single Florida Laborer Off Road 39 37 107 Helen Cook Daughter Female White 1926 14 Single Florida Off Road 39 38 107 Minnie Lee Cook Daughter Female White 1929 11 Single Florida Off Road 39 39 107 Thomas J Cook Son Male White 1935 5 Single Florida Off Road 39 40 107 Hubert J Cook Son Male White 1909 4 Single Florida Off Road 39 41 107 Odeal Cook Daughter Female White 1939 1 Single Florida Off Road 39  ED:  67-2   Transcript ID is  dbid=2442&iid=m-t0627-00622-00673
  State Census	1945	Vernon, Washington County, Florida   [11]
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments ? ? J.T. Cook 1893 Florida 52 M Farmer 4th grade ? ? Eliza J. Cook 1907 Florida 38 F H. wife 6th grade ? ? Hellen N. Cook 1925 Florida 20 F 8th grade ? ? Thomas J. Cook 1935 Florida 10 M student 3rd grade ? ? Hubert J. Cook 1937 Florida 8 M student 1st grade ? ? Martha O. Cook 1939 Florida 6 F student 1st grade ? ? Mary A. Cook 1942 Florida 3 F ? ? Jimmie E. Cook 1944 Florida 1 M   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=0z8t_19
  Census	1 Apr 1950	Washington County, Florida   [12]
  John T Cook, head, 58 Eliza Cook, wife, 42 Thomas J Cook, son, 15 Hubert Cook, son, 13 Odeal Cook, daughter, 10 Adell Cook, daughter, 8 Jimmie Earl Cook, son, 5 Lunell Cook, daughter, 3
  Property	22 Jul 1950	Washington County, Florida   [13]
  John & Liza bought an additional ten acres from Bud & Lillie Mae. It was the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 2, Range 15 and adjoined the original ten acres on the south side.
  Property	27 Mar 1961	Washington County, Florida   [14]
  John & Liza sold their twenty acres to George & Blyn Bryant. They had already moved to DeFuniak Springs at the time of this deed.
  Death Cause	28 May 1962  [1]
  	Cerebral Thrombosis due to Arteriosclerosis
  Signatures	John Thomas Cook signatures  [3, 15, 16]
  	John T Cook 1917 Signature on WWI draft registration card
  	John T Cook 1918 signature Witnessed the marriage of Arthur Cook & Annie Mae Weeks
  	John T Cook 1939 signature Signature on Social Security application
  Died	28 May 1962	Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida   [1]
  Buried	2 Jun 1962	Pleasant Grove Untied Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinsons Crossroads, Washington County, Florida   [17, 18]
  Person ID	I20	CookFolger
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2022

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with John Thomas Cook
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-67	Private	R-M343/R-FGC14877	Most distant ancestor: Stephen H Cook           b. c 1794, North Carolina           d. Aft 15 Jul 1853 Ancestral surnames: Cook Relevant links: Family Tree DNA

  
  

  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

  
  

  Wife 1	Sarah Davidson
  Married	11 Jan 1912	Washington County, Florida   [19, 20]
  	The Family Bible lists a marriage for John on 11 January 1911 but not the name of a wife. Nor is she mentioned in the Births or Deaths. Since this marriage was added at a later time based on the 1915 copyright date of the Bible, it is likely that the year was off because of memory.
  Divorced	14 Aug 1917	Washington County, Florida   [21]
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 2	Minnie Levator Rivers           b. 25 Sep 1902           d. 31 Jan 1929, Washington County, Florida  (Age 26 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1917	Washington County, Florida   [22]
  Children	6 children
  1. Dorthas Jane Cook           b. 1 Dec 1918, Washington County, Florida           d. 8 Feb 1923, Washington County, Florida  (Age 4 years) + 2. James Albert Cook           b. 25 Oct 1920, Washington County, Florida           d. 5 Nov 1974, DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida  (Age 54 years) + 3. Johnie J.R. Cook           b. 30 Aug 1922, Washington County, Florida           d. 15 Aug 1993, Panama City, Bay County, Florida  (Age 70 years)   4. Infant Cook           b. 14 Feb 1924, Washington County, Florida           d. Mar 1924, Washington County, Florida  (Age 0 years) + 5. Helen Levator Cook           b. 10 Sep 1925, Washington County, Florida           d. 5 Jan 2016, Jay, Santa Rosa County, Florida  (Age 90 years)   6. Minnie Lee Cook           b. 28 Nov 1928, Washington County, Florida           d. 23 Apr 1941, Washington County, Florida  (Age 12 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 3	Liza Jane Pettis           b. 4 Mar 1909, Wausau, Washington County, Florida           d. 11 Jan 2000, DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida  (Age 90 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1929	Wausau, Washington County, Florida   [23]
  Children	7 children
  1. Infant Cook           b. 30 May 1930, Vernon, Washington County, Florida           d. 30 May 1930, Vernon, Washington County, Florida  (Age 0 years) + 2. Thomas John Cook           b. 31 Jul 1934, Vernon, Washington County, Florida           d. 6 Sep 2021, Texas  (Age 87 years) + 3. Hubert John Cook           b. 24 Jun 1936, Vernon, Washington County, Florida           d. 24 Jul 2005, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 69 years) + 4. Living + 5. Mary Adell Cook           b. 29 Oct 1941, Vernon, Washington County, Florida           d. 19 Jul 2010, Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas  (Age 68 years) + 6. Living + 7. Living
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Feb 1893 - Chipley, Washington County, Florida Census - 1 Jun 1900 - Vernon, Washington County, Florida Census - 15 Apr 1910 - Vernon, Washington County, Florida Married - 11 Jan 1912 - Washington County, Florida Divorced - 14 Aug 1917 - Washington County, Florida Married - 6 Dec 1917 - Washington County, Florida Census - 1 Jan 1920 - Millers Ferry, Washington County, Florida Married - 11 Aug 1929 - Wausau, Washington County, Florida Census - 1 Apr 1930 - Vernon, Washington County, Florida State Census - 1935 - Vernon, Washington County, Florida Property - 4 Jan 1935 - Washington County, Florida State Census - 1945 - Vernon, Washington County, Florida Census - John T Cook, head, 58 Eliza Cook, wife, 42 Thomas J Cook, son, 15 Hubert Cook, son, 13 Odeal Cook, daughter, 10 Adell Cook, daughter, 8 Jimmie Earl Cook, son, 5 Lunell Cook, daughter, 3 - 1 Apr 1950 - Washington County, Florida Property - 22 Jul 1950 - Washington County, Florida Property - 27 Mar 1961 - Washington County, Florida Died - 28 May 1962 - Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida Buried - 2 Jun 1962 - Pleasant Grove Untied Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinsons Crossroads, Washington County, Florida  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S65] Florida Department of Health, death certificate no. 62-025464 (29 May 1962), John Thomas Cook; Office of Vital Statistics, Jacksonville. [S97] John Thomas Cook Family Bible Records, 1911-1953, The Holy Bible (New York: American Bible Society, 1915), “Births”; privately held by Lori Cook-Folger. [S18] “United States World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918,” digital image, FamilySearch, (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 31 December 2014), card for John Thomas Cook, Local Draft Board Precinct 1, Washington County, Florida; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509. [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 245, family 246, Emily Cook, image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 May 2009); citing NARA microfilm T624, roll 169. [S21] 1920 U.S. census, Washington County, Florida, population schedule, Millers Ferry, E.D. 164, p. 5B, dwelling 100, family 102, John Cook; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1 November 2009); citing NARA microfilm T625, roll 232. [S15] 1930 U.S. census, Washington County, Florida, population schedule, Vernon, E.D. 2, p. 7B, dwelling 132, family 139, John Cook; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1 November 2009); citing NARA microfilm T626, roll 335. [S154] 1935 Florida state census, Washington County, Florida, population schedule, Precinct 1, Vernon, unpaginated, John Cook household; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 May 2010); citing State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee. [S46] Washington County, Florida, Deeds, 67:11, Isabel & J. W. Smith to John Cook, 1935; Clerk’s Office, Chipley. [S47] 1940 U.S. census, Washington County, Florida, population schedule, ED 67-2, p. 7A & B, family 107, John T. Cook; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 April 2012); citing NARA microfilm T627, roll 622. [S156] 1945 Florida state census, Washington County, Florida, population schedule, Precinct 1, Vernon, unpaginated, J.T. Cook household; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 May 2010); citing State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee. [S826] 1950 U.S. census, Washington County, Florida, ED 67-11, p. 3, household 26, John T Cook; digital images, U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ : accessed 1 April 2022). [S232] Washington County, Florida, Deed Books, 108:239, James A. & Lillie Mae Cook to John T. Cook, 1950; Clerk’s Office, Chipley. [S233] Washington County, Florida, Deed Books, 121:74, John T. & Eliza Pettis Cook to George I. Bryant, 1961; Clerk’s Office, Chipley. [S257] Florida, “Florida Marriages, 1830–1993,” database with images, FamilySearch, (http://www.familysearch.org : viewed 27 October 2016); Washington County, Florida, Marriage Licenses and Returns, H:209, Arthur Cook to Annie Mae Weeks, 10 February 1918. [S497] Application for Account Number (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland, John Thomas Cook, SS no. 267-18-0562, 28 August 1939. [S66] John Thomas Cook, copy of funeral program, citing services held 2 June 1962; Cook-Folger Collection, privately held by Lori Cook-Folger. [S67] Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, (Shakey Joe Rd. near Hinsons Crossroads, Washington County, Florida), John T. Cook marker, photographed by Lori Cook, 24 June 1994. [S88] Washington County, Florida, Marriage Licenses and Returns, Cook-Davidson, 1912; accessed via “Florida Marriages, 1830–1993,” database with images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 April 2016); imaged from FHL microfilm 1,901,6. [S2] John Thomas Cook Family Bible Records, 1911-1953, The Holy Bible (New York: American Bible Society, 1915), “Marriages”; privately held by Lori Cook-Folger, 2013. [S44] Washington County, Florida, Chancery Orders, Book 1:368, John & Sarah Cook, 1917; Court Clerk's Office, Chipley. [S3] Washington County, Florida, Marriage Licenses and Returns, Cook-Rivers, 1917; County Clerk's Office, Chipley. [S62] Washington County, Florida, Marriages, Book J:152, Cook-Pettis, 11 August 1929; County Clerk's Office, Chipley.