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James Madison Cook 1841 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1841

Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1926

Death Location: Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas

Father: Thomas Cook

Mother: Susan Wright

Spouse(s): Almira Wootton

Children(s): Mary Cook, James Cook, Elija Cook, Georgia Cook, Daniel Cook, Italy Cook, Lela Cook, Laura Cook, Johnie Cook, Carry Cook, Zelda Cook, Zada Cook

In 1841, James Madison Cook entered the world in Pike County, Georgia, USA, born to Thomas S. Cook and Susan Sarah Wright. In 1850, James Madison Cook resided in District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA. In 1860, James Madison Cook resided in Pike, Georgia, USA. James Madison Cook married Almira Wootton, and had children including Mary Ida Cook, James William Cook, Elija Cook, Georgia Dominion Cook, Daniel Henry Cook, Italy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cook, Lela Claytonia Cook, Laura Dean Cook, Johnie B Cook, Carry Belle Hall Cook, Zelda Cook, Zada Cook. James Madison Cook passed away in 1926 in Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1841, James Madison Cook entered the world in Pike County, Georgia, USA, born to Thomas S. Cook and Susan Sarah Wright.
  • In 1850, James Madison Cook resided in District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, James Madison Cook resided in Pike, Georgia, USA.
  • James Madison Cook married Almira Wootton, and had children including Mary Ida Cook, James William Cook, Elija Cook, Georgia Dominion Cook, Daniel Henry Cook, Italy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cook, Lela Claytonia Cook, Laura Dean Cook, Johnie B Cook, Carry Belle Hall Cook, Zelda Cook, Zada Cook.
  • James Madison Cook passed away in 1926 in Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cook
1805 – 1897
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, United States of America
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Susan Wright
1802 – 1849
Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Almira Wootton
1857 – 1929
Birth Location: Burleson, Texas
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Children(s)

Mary Cook
1876 – 1936
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, United States of America
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James Cook
1877 – 1951
Birth Location: Milam, Texas, United States
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Elija Cook
1879 – 1880
Birth Location: Texas
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Georgia Cook
1881 – 1901
Birth Location: Milam, Texas, United States
GC
Daniel Cook
1884 – 1957
Birth Location: Milam County, Texas, USA
DC
Italy Cook
1886 – 1971
Birth Location: Milam, Texas, USA
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Lela Cook
1888 – 1970
Birth Location: Milam, Texas, USA
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Laura Cook
1890 – 1980
Birth Location: Milam, Texas, United States
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Johnie Cook
1893 – 1972
Birth Location: , Milam, Texas, USA
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Carry Cook
1895 – 1984
Birth Location: Milam, Texas, United States
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Zelda Cook
1898 – 1899
Birth Location: Milam, Texas, United States
ZC
Zada Cook
1898 – 1991
Birth Location: Milam County, Texas, USA
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James Cook's Ancestors

Self
James Cook
1841 – 1926
Birth Place: Pike County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Thomas S. Cook
1805 – 1897
Pike County, Georgia, United States of America
Susan (Sarah) Wright
1802 – 1849
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Cook
1774 – 1856
Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States
Delilah Bullard
1785 – 1812
Amherst County, Virginia, United States
George (Washington) Wright
1772 – 1861
South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Bridges
1774 – 1850
South Carolina USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Cooke
1729 – 1813
Sarah Dudley
1730 – 1799
Thomas Bullard
1759 – 1837
William Wright
1740 – 1783
Hannah McCarty
1740 – 1808
John Bridges
1745 – 1810
Abigail Coggeshall
1746 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Sr.
1703 – 1779
Mary Patrick
1705 – 1774

James Cook's Descendants

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James (Madison) Cook (4 Feb 1841 – 9 Sep 1926) m. Almira Wootton (1 Feb 1857 – 29 Mar 1929)
  1. 1. Mary (Ida) Cook (25 Jan 1876 – 13 Jul 1936) m. Pryor (Holston) Choate (27 April 1868 – 6 March 1946)
    1. 1. James (Madison) Choate (Oct 1892 – 31 Oct 1961) m. Ethel (J) Hartman (abt 1899 – )
      1. 1. Ophelia (Etheleen) Choate (12 Oct 1923 – )
      2. 2. James (W) Choate (20 March 1926 – 31 January 1997)
    2. 2. Marion (Jackson) Choate (18 October 1895 – 7 November 1896)
    3. 3. Henry (Dickson) Choate (22 May 1897 – 6 May 1948)
    4. 4. Dewey (Earnest) Choate (abt 1898 – )
    5. 5. Charles (G) Choate (May 1899 – )
    6. 6. Joseph (B) Choate (abt 1903 – )
    7. 7. Horace (Pryor) Choate (3 Sep 1904 – 18 Jun 1957) m. Clara Knapp (4 August 1907 – 7 January 1981)
      1. 1. Horace Choate (19 Feb 1931 – )
      2. 2. Joann (Geneva) Choate (abt 1933 – 19 September 2014) m. Lewis (Elvin) Wise (abt 1931 – ) m. Douglas (Hardy) Hughes (19 October 1933 – 23 October 2017)
        1. 1. Donna (Kay) Wise (16 Dec 1950 – )
    8. 8. Ruth Choate (21 August 1906 – 1906)
    9. 9. Mary (I) Choate (abt 1908 – )
    10. 10. Vada (Lanora) Choate (abt 1911 – 13 August 1998)
    11. 11. Amanda (Almira) Choate (7 May 1912 – 24 July 1953) m. Boone (Culberson) McCullough (21 Apr 1906 – 5 June 1984)
      1. 1. B (C) McCullough (22 Jan 1931 – Dec 1979)
      2. 2. Vivian (Cristine) McCullough (23 Jul 1934 – 31 Jan 1975) m. Andrew (Calvin) Alexander (3 January 1928 – 1 September 2003) m. Emmett (W) Waits (1937 – )
        1. 1. Roy (Calvin) Alexander (27 Jun 1950 – 21 Jun 2022)
        2. 2. Vickie (Diann) Alexander (27 Feb 1952 – 24 Aug 1995) m. Thomas (A) Davis (abt 1950 – ) m. Carl (W) Lancaster (1950 – ) m. Darrell (Glen) Phillips (20 November 1953 – 27 December 2017)
        3. 3. Nancy (Yvonne) Alexander (24 Jan 1953 – ) m. Donnie (L) Campbell (abt 1949 – )
      3. 3. Bobbie (D) McCullough (abt 1940 – )
    12. 12. Louise Choate (abt 1915 – )
    13. 13. Clarence Choate (abt 1918 – )
  2. 2. James (William) Cook (24 November 1877 – 10 November 1951) m. Sarah (Ellen "Sallie") Collier (17 September 1882 – 30 May 1982)
    1. 1. Mattie (Jewell) Cook (1904 – )
    2. 2. Fern (Rosa) Cook (31 Jul 1905 – 17 August 1981) m. Arnett (E) Colson (10 August 1906 – 6 June 1964)
      1. 1. Janyce (Faye) Colson (11 Feb 1942 – )
      2. 2. Arnett (Edward "Eddie") Colson (abt 1944 – 1 Mar 2017)
    3. 3. Augie (F) Cook (1909 – )
    4. 4. Albert (B) Cook (abt 1912 – )
    5. 5. Mildred Cook (abt 1914 – )
  3. 3. Elija Cook (abt 1879 – 13 Oct 1880)
  4. 4. Georgia (Dominion) Cook (24 Oct 1881 – 4 Dec 1901)
  5. 5. Daniel (Henry) Cook (21 Jun 1884 – 6 Jun 1957) m. Emily Bryan (1888 – 15 Oct 1962)
    1. 1. James (Montie) Cook (4 Jul 1910 – 15 February 1966) m. Sally (Lavaughn) O'Quinn (17 July 1917 – 8 Jan 2007)
      1. 1. Marilyn (Ann) Cook (27 July 1938 – 7 Nov 2016)
    2. 2. Vera (Earleen) Cook (14 Jul 1914 – 12 Dec 1993) m. Joe (Rice) Cooper (30 April 1918 – 20 April 1993)
    3. 3. Daniel (Henry) Cook (27 Nov 1917 – )
    4. 4. Grace (Truman) Cook (14 Sep 1924 – 31 Jul 1995) m. Luther (Elvin) Lewing (23 January 1923 – 15 November 1984) m. Francis (Billings) Schermerhorn (18 May 1917 – 4 Mar 1987) m. Sammie (Edward) Hudson (Abt. 1920 – 3 Mar 1986)
      1. 1. James (Dwight "Lew") Lewing (9 Oct 1944 – 12 Dec 2007) m. Linda (Kay) Lancaster (abt 1946 – 20 Dec 1996) m. Gwen (Alice) Gallagher (7 Jan 1948 – )
        1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Lewing (abt 1964 – ) m. Suzanne (Ida (Ida Suzanne) Smith) (Moore) (31 May 1966 – )
        2. 2. Paul (Allen) Lewing (15 Jun 1970 – )
      2. 2. Samuella (Elizabeth) Hudson (8 Jul 1949 – 16 Nov 1992) m. Wesley (Henry) Coleman (12 Dec 1934 – 20 Apr 1974)
        1. 1. Candice (Marie) Coleman (7 May 1966 – ) m. Ronald (F) Schermerhorn (6 Oct 1958 – )
  6. 6. Italy (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Cook (27 Jun 1886 – 1 Dec 1971) m. Ernest (Lafayette) Dillen (21 February 1886 – 17 April 1970)
  7. 7. Lela (Claytonia) Cook (10 Dec 1888 – 14 Feb 1970)
  8. 8. Laura (Dean) Cook (Dec 1890 – 17 APR 1980)
  9. 9. Johnie (B) Cook (24 May 1893 – 26 Dec 1972) m. Benjamin (Eugene) Taylor (13 January 1873 – 27 August 1940)
    1. 1. Harry (Ashby) Taylor (12 August 1896 – 15 July 1977)
    2. 2. Albert (Eugene) Taylor (11 February 1898 – 22 October 1963)
    3. 3. Charles (R.) Taylor (1900 – 1980)
    4. 4. Carrie (M.) Connelly (22 March 1903 – 1 July 1971)
    5. 5. Etha (Lynn) Ridennoure (24 August 1904 – 7 August 2002)
    6. 6. James (Edward) Taylor (12 November 1909 – 16 May 2001)
    7. 7. Verna (Pearl) Brooks (28 October 1928 – 18 June 2018)
  10. 10. Carry (Belle Hall) Cook (1 Nov 1895 – 21 MAR 1984)
  11. 11. Zelda Cook (8 Sep 1898 – 29 Oct 1899)
  12. 12. Zada Cook (8 Sept 1898 – 29 Jan 1991) m. Paul (Ervin) Reid (23 Sep 1895 – 8 Feb 1975)
    1. 1. Lois (Ovelia) Reid (24 Sep 1916 – 21 Jan 1973) m. Alton (Marvin) Jenkins (11 May 1911 – 3 August 1992)
      1. 1. Marvin (Thomas) Jenkins (21 Oct 1933 – ) m. Jackie (Delores) Lewis (1944 – )
      2. 2. Peggy (Jean) Jenkins (abt 1936 – )
      3. 3. Paul (E) Jenkins (abt 1938 – )
      4. 4. Zada (Elizabeth) Jenkins (20 Jun 1940 – 31 Dec 2020) m. Billy (George) McDaniel (28 Feb 1936 – 6 Apr 2009)
        1. 1. Kevin (Ward) McDaniel (9 Mar 1961 – )
        2. 2. Mike McDaniel
        3. 3. Larry McDaniel
        4. 4. Tammy McDaniel
      5. 5. Jerry (Steve) Jenkins (13 Oct 1946 – 14 Oct 1946)
    2. 2. Paul (Ervin) Reid (19 May 1918 – 4 Feb 1998)
    3. 3. Violet (Pearl) Reid (9 May 1921 – 26 July 1997)
    4. 4. Hazel (Katherine) Reid (31 Oct 1924 – 21 Jul 2004)
    5. 5. Zelda (Fern) Reid (18 May 1928 – 19 October 2007)
    6. 6. Johnnie (Allene) Reid (25 March 1934 – 23 January 2002)
    7. 7. James (D) Reid (abt 1938 – )

James Cook's Timeline

8 Records

1841
4 Feb 1841
Birth of James Madison Cook in Pike County, Georgia, USA
Pike County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 9
James Madison Cook resided here in District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA
District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
James Madison Cook resided here in Pike, Georgia, USA
Pike, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
James Madison Cook resided here in Precinct 2, Taylor, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Taylor, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 59
James Madison Cook resided here in Clarkson, Milam, Texas, USA
Clarkson, Milam, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 69
James Madison Cook resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Knox, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Knox, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 79
James Madison Cook resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Brazos, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Brazos, Texas, USA
1926
9 Sep 1926
Age 85
Death of James Madison Cook in Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas
Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Pike County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Brazos, Texas; Roll: T625_1781; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 914
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Taylor, Texas; Roll: 1328; Family History Film: 1255328; Page: 281B; Enumeration District: 188
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clarkson, Milam, Texas; Roll: 1657; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241657
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pike, Georgia; Roll: M653_134; Page: 80; Image: 79; Family History Library Film: 803134
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Knox, Texas; Roll: T624_1571; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375584
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 68, Pike, Georgia; Roll: M432_80; Page: 161A; Image: 332
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [9] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 68, Pike, Georgia; Roll: M432_80; Page: 161A; Image: 332

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pike, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pike, Georgia; Roll: M653_134; Page: 80; Image: 79; Family History Library Film: 803134

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Taylor, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Taylor, Texas; Roll: 1328; Family History Film: 1255328; Page: 281B; Enumeration District: 188

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clarkson, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clarkson, Milam, Texas; Roll: 1657; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241657

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Knox, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Knox, Texas; Roll: T624_1571; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375584

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Brazos, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Brazos, Texas; Roll: T625_1781; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 914

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1926
    Event Place: Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 197; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 42451 to 42485, Application Years 1917 to 1926
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coleman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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