James P COOK

1827 - Bef 1871  (43 years)

• Name	James P COOK  [1]
  Born	1827	, , South Carolina, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jul 1850	, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
  pg 814
  District 30?, hh #216 James P Cook M 23 South Carolina Eliza Cook F 22 South Carolina Sarah E Cook F 9/12 Alabama James Johnston M 27 South Carolina I believe the date on this census is actually Jany 1 1851
  Property	1 Jun 1858	, Fayette, Alabama, USA
  AL2900__.486
  "the south half of the North West quarter of Section two in Township fifteen of Range fifteen West in the District of Lands subject to sale at Tuscaloosa, Alabama containing eighty acres and thirty nine and a half hundredths of an acre" [this property is now in Lamar County, see notes]
  Census	19 Jul 1860	, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
  pg 115
  James P Cook M 35 S. C. Elmina Cook F 34 S. C. Missouria Cook F 11 Ala James Cook M 9 Ala Martha Cook F 9 Ala Sofia Cook F 3 Ala Margret A Cook F 0 Ala
  Tax List	1868	, Bell, Texas, USA
  Property	26 Oct 1870	, Bell, Texas, USA
  1280 acres
  County: Bell Abstract Number: 161 District/Class: Milam 1st File Number: 1665 Original Grantee: James Cook Patentee: James Cook Title Date: Patent Date: 26 Oct 1870 Patent No: 262 Patent Vol: 18 Certificate: 1 Part Section: Survey/Blk/Tsp: Adj County: Acres: 1,280.00 Adj Acres: Remarks: I don't know if this is our James. It was originally received in Matagorda County in 1838 by H.L.? Cook, then surveyed and patented in Bell County in 1870 and finally filed in 1879. I don't know who H L Cook is and it's possible that this is not our James P, although he lived in this area.
  Died	Bef 1871	, Bell, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I4304	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas K COOK,   b. 1801, , , South Carolina, USA ,   d. Abt 1879, , , Alabama, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Nancy P ???,   b. 1804, , , South Carolina, USA ,   d. 1867-1870, , , Alabama, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Abt 1825	, , South Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F1953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza JOHNSTON,   b. 21 Feb 1827, , Laurens, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1855, , Calhoun, Alabama, USA  (Age 27 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1849	, Calhoun, Alabama, USA   [3]
  	Benton County, was renamed Calhoun County in 1858.
  Children	1. Sarah Elizabeth COOK,   b. 9 Mar 1850, , Calhoun, Alabama, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1937, Thorndale, Milam, Texas, USA  (Age 86 years)   2. Daniel T COOK,   b. Abt 1852, , , Alabama, USA ,   d. Bef 1867, , , Alabama, USA  (Age ~ 14 years)
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F1594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elmina BLACK,   b. 1827, , , South Carolina, USA ,   d. Deceased
  Married	14 Aug 1856	, Calhoun, Alabama, USA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Sofia E COOK,   b. 9 Jun 1857, , Calhoun, Alabama, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1934, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA  (Age 77 years)   2. Margaret A COOK,   b. Mar 1860, , Calhoun, Alabama, USA ,   d. Deceased
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F6460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  His patent in Fayette County, Alabama, was located northeast of Vernon, actually in Lamar County. It straddled Reedy Creek and Yellow Creek, just south of Boman Road, almost centered on the joining of these two creeks, and extending past Yellow Creek Road in the southeast and Beaver Creek Road in the northwest. I don't believe he ever lived at this property and probably sold it or traded it for the property in Texas. Killeen, Texas, ABS 161 I would love to know more about these other children. (Research):Usry, John M.; "Early Waco Obits"; 1980; Cook, James, CSA, 1st ST Cemetery "Index to Early McLennan Co, Texas Deaths", p110

  
  

• Sources

  [S297] Estate Records, Calhoun Co, AL, Cook, Thomas K. "Sarah E. Wills is the daughter of James P. Cook of Calhoun County, Alabama." [S1038] 1850 Benton, AL, pg 814. age 23, South Carolina [S794] Calhoun Co, AL Marriage Book, James P Cook. to Eliza Johnston, 1 Mar 1849 [S1180] Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957, (Family Search.org), Cooks, James P. to Elimna [sic] Jones, 14 Aug 1856, Calhoun County This is a transcription. [S1329] Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, (FamilySearch.org), Cook, Jas P. to Elmina Jones, 14 Aug 1856, Benton County This one has a scan of the original.