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Benjamin Smith Cook 1834–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 1913

Death Location: Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Cook

Mother: Sarah Fewell

Spouse(s): Sarah Hoke

Children(s): Robert Cook, Margaret Cook, James Cook, Frank Cook, Virginia Cook, John Cook, Harvey Cook, Dewitt Cook, William Cook, Unnamed Cook, Unnamed Cook, Millard Cook

The story of Benjamin Smith Cook began in 1834 in West Virginia. In 1860, Benjamin Smith Cook resided in Greenbrier, Virginia. In 1880, Benjamin Smith Cook resided in Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA. Benjamin Smith Cook married Sarah Elizabeth Hoke, and had children including Dewitt Clinton Cook, Frank Leslie Cook, Harvey Anderson Cook, James Madison Cook, John Milton Cook, Margaret Catherine Cook, Millard Filmore Cook, Robert Lee Cook, Unnamed Twin Boy Cook, Virginia Elizabeth Cook, William Shields Cook. Benjamin Smith Cook passed away in 1913 in Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Smith Cook began in 1834 in West Virginia.
  • In 1860, Benjamin Smith Cook resided in Greenbrier, Virginia.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Smith Cook resided in Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Smith Cook married Sarah Elizabeth Hoke, and had children including Dewitt Clinton Cook, Frank Leslie Cook, Harvey Anderson Cook, James Madison Cook, John Milton Cook, Margaret Catherine Cook, Millard Filmore Cook, Robert Lee Cook, Unnamed Twin Boy Cook, Virginia Elizabeth Cook, William Shields Cook.
  • Benjamin Smith Cook passed away in 1913 in Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cook
1803–1879
Birth Location: Virginia
TC
Sarah Fewell
1813–
Birth Location: Virginia
SF

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hoke
1845–1905
Birth Location: Monroe, VA.
SH

Children(s)

Robert Cook
1871–1952
Birth Location: Lowell, West Virginia
RC
Margaret Cook
1861–1881
Birth Location: –
MC
James Cook
1875–1954
Birth Location: Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
JC
Frank Cook
1889–1958
Birth Location: –
FC
Virginia Cook
1863–
Birth Location: –
VC
John Cook
1866–1949
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
JC
Harvey Cook
1868–1936
Birth Location: –
HC
Dewitt Cook
1873–1950
Birth Location: Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
DC
William Cook
1877–1949
Birth Location: Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
WC
Unnamed Cook
1880–1880
Birth Location: –
UC
Unnamed Cook
1880–1880
Birth Location: –
UC
Millard Cook
1882–1951
Birth Location: Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
MC

Benjamin Cook's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Cook
1834–1913
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Thomas N Cook
1803–1879
Virginia
Sarah (Katherine) Fewell
1813–
Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph (Cook) Sr
1772–1860
Virginia
Anne Lewis
1780–1860
Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Cook's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Smith) Cook (1834–1913) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hoke (1845–1905)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Cook 1871–1952 m. Mary (Ellen) Kounse 1879–1966
    1. 1. George (Ray) Cook 1907–1983 m. Alma (Lucille) Boothe 1917–2005 m. Zula Bostic 1910–1933
    2. 2. Arthur (Benjamin) Cook 1900–1959 m. Faye (Ora) Scott 1900–1971
      1. 1. Ronald (Gene) Cook 1928–1933
    3. 3. Fred (Kester) Cook 1904–1971
    4. 4. Margaret (Madeline) Cook 1902–1973 m. Marion (Alexander) Gilchrist 1903–1980
  2. 2. Margaret (Catherine) Cook 1861–1881 m. William (Erastus) Pitzer 1856–1895
    1. 1. Bessie Pitzer 1881–1881
  3. 3. James (Madison) Cook 1875–1954 m. Loma (Cora) McDaniel 1879–1938
    1. 1. Harry (Alfred) Cook 1916–1983 m. Violet Taylor 1916–
      1. 1. James (Harry) Cook 1950–1992
    2. 2. Lawrence (Russell) Cook 1903–1977 m. Bessie Gibson 1905–1984
      1. 1. Ruth (Louise) Cook 1924–1992 m. Hubert (Ray) Bunch 1927–1959
      2. 2. Marion (Elizabeth) Cook 1930–2001
    3. 3. Gladys (Cathryn) Cook 1905–1986 m. Claude LaRue 1897–1974
    4. 4. Leonard (Earl Cook) Sr 1906–1971 m. Ellene Shanklin 1904–1974
    5. 5. James (Edward) Cook 1911–1978 m. Alice (Odetta) Ratliff 1911–1999
    6. 6. Nora (Elizabeth) Cook 1914–1996 m. William (Lewis) Kidd 1915–
    7. 7. Guy (Aubrey) Cook 1919–1997 m. Mary (G. Juanita) Neal 1920–
  4. 4. Frank (Leslie) Cook 1889–1958 m. Grace (Prudence) McDaniel 1890–1986
    1. 1. Nora (Virginia) Cook 1910–1997 m. Harve (A) Hoke 1915–1980
    2. 2. Mildred (Elizabeth) Cook 1912–1997 m. Cecil (M) Hinkle 1907–1965
    3. 3. Frank (Leslie Cook) Jr 1915– m. Nannie (Margaret) Lemons 1918–
    4. 4. Julian (Russell) Cook 1920–1997 m. Karleen (Opal) Harvey 1920–1993
  5. 5. Virginia (Elizabeth) Cook 1863–
  6. 6. John (Milton) Cook 1866–1949 m. Rosa (May) Jankans 1865–1914
    1. 1. Charles (Jankans) Cook 1891–1958 m. Bettie (Pearl) Richardson 1898–1964
      1. 1. Charles (Claude) Cook 1919–1986 m. Mary Krimm –1996
    2. 2. Horace (Gray Cooke) Sr 1897–1983 m. Elsie (Vivian) Carpenter 1910–1984
    3. 3. Ruth (Elizabeth) Cook 1895–1992 m. Kent (Evans) Sr 1889–1955
  7. 7. Harvey (Anderson) Cook 1868–1936 m. Rachel (Virginia) Carney 1877–1956
    1. 1. Tedd (S Cook) Sr 1903–1945 m. Helen Cruikshanks 1903–1988
      1. 1. Tedd (Simpson Cook) Jr 1925–1998
      2. 2. Anna (Helen) Cook 1929–1987
  8. 8. Dewitt (Clinton) Cook 1873–1950 m. Viola (May) Riffe 1880–1955
    1. 1. Lola (Marie) Cook 1899–1992
      1. 1. Frederick (Clinton Hilton) Sr 1930–1996
    2. 2. Rosa (Eline) Cook 1902–1925
      1. 1. Virgil (Lewis Crosier) Jr 1922–1999
      2. 2. Juanita (Constance) Crosier 1923–1997
    3. 3. Lottie (Riffe) Cook 1907–1994 m. Charles Keatley –1991
    4. 4. Nettie (Pauline) Cook 1913–1993
    5. 5. Veva (Adele) Cook 1920–
  9. 9. William (Shields) Cook 1877–1949 m. Vida (Ethel) Wickline 1884–1960
    1. 1. Myrtle (Minnie) Cook 1904–1975 m. John (Malcome) O'Conner 1901–1969
      1. 1. Phyllis (Ruth) O'Conner 1932–1993
    2. 2. Gilmer (Patton) Cook 1906–1973
    3. 3. Mabel (Grace) Cook 1909–1988 m. Eddie Carper 1906–1999
      1. 1. Charles (Robert) Carper 1933–1986
    4. 4. Robert (Clayton) Cook 1913– m. Rachel (Ida) Arrington –1999
      1. 1. Robert (Louis) Cook 1937–1999
    5. 5. Paul (Shields) Cook 1924–
      1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Cook –1958
  10. 10. Unnamed (Twin Boy) Cook 1880–1880
  11. 11. Unnamed (Twin Boy) Cook 1880–1880
  12. 12. Millard (Filmore) Cook 1882–1951 m. Maggie (Delania) McDaniel 1883–1944
    1. 1. Twins Cook 1915–1915
    2. 2. Twins Cook 1917–1917
    3. 3. Robert (Monroe Cook) Sr 1919–
    4. 4. William (Melvin) Cook 1920–1997
    5. 5. Jessie (Orville) Cook 1907–1966
    6. 6. Alma (Ruth) Cook 1909–1911
    7. 7. Eva (Lucille) Cook 1911–2004 m. Laos (Waite) McGehe 1906–1982
    8. 8. Ralph (Lester) Cook 1912–1983

Benjamin Cook's Timeline

6 Records

1834
1834
Birth of Benjamin Smith Cook in West Virginia
West Virginia
1860
1860
Age 26
Benjamin Smith Cook resided here in Greenbrier, Virginia
Greenbrier, Virginia
1880
1880
Age 46
Benjamin Smith Cook resided here in Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 66
Benjamin Smith Cook resided here in Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 76
Benjamin Smith Cook resided here in Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
1913
1913
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Smith Cook
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia; Roll: 1409; Family History Film: 1255409; Page: 383C; Enumeration District: 086
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia; Roll: 1767; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1241767
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Greenbrier, Virginia; Roll: M653_1348; Page: 245; Family History Library Film: 805348
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1690; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1375703
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Greenbrier, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Greenbrier, Virginia; Roll: M653_1348; Page: 245; Family History Library Film: 805348

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia; Roll: 1409; Family History Film: 1255409; Page: 383C; Enumeration District: 086

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia; Roll: 1767; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1241767

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1690; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1375703

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1913
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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