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Ruben Cook 1808–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1808

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Abt 1882

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: George Cook

Mother: Elizabeth Brock

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Robert Cook, William Cook, Lewis Cook, Lucinda Cook, George Cook, Elizabeth Cook, Margaret Cook, Walter Cook, Rufus Cook, Martha Cook, Nancy Cook, Angelas Cook, L Cook

The story of Ruben Cook began in 1808 in Tennessee. In 1830, Ruben Cook resided in Roane, Tennessee, USA. Ruben Cook married Elizabeth Walker, and had children including Angelas Cook, Elizabeth C Cook, George Washingtin Cook, L A Cook, Lewis Henry Cook, Lucinda Cook, Margaret Ann Peggy Cook, Martha Cook, Nancy E Cook, Robert Cook, Rufus H H Cook, Walter M C Cook, William Melton Cook. Ruben Cook passed away in 1882 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruben Cook began in 1808 in Tennessee.
  • In 1830, Ruben Cook resided in Roane, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ruben Cook married Elizabeth Walker, and had children including Angelas Cook, Elizabeth C Cook, George Washingtin Cook, L A Cook, Lewis Henry Cook, Lucinda Cook, Margaret Ann Peggy Cook, Martha Cook, Nancy E Cook, Robert Cook, Rufus H H Cook, Walter M C Cook, William Melton Cook.
  • Ruben Cook passed away in 1882 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cook
1770–1815
Birth Location: Lyles Creek, Lincoln Co., NC
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Elizabeth Brock
1780–1845
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Cook
1827–1912
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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William Cook
1842–1924
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Lewis Cook
1844–1910
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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Lucinda Cook
1833–1909
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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George Cook
1834–1863
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Cook
1835–
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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Margaret Cook
1841–1923
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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Walter Cook
1842–
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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Rufus Cook
1841–
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Cook
1847–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Nancy Cook
1850–
Birth Location: Tennessee
NC
Angelas Cook
1852–1917
Birth Location: Tennessee
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L Cook
1869–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Ruben Cook's Ancestors

Self
Ruben Cook
1808–1882
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
George Peter Cook
1770–1815
Lyles Creek, Lincoln Co., NC
Elizabeth Brock
1780–1845
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Adam) Koch
1735–1817
Grönebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Isaac Brock
1744–1845
Bladen County, (formerly Orange County), North Carolina, United States
Anne Siniard
1750–1843
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Sr.
1702–1771
Reuben Brock
1719–1807
Kathryn Brock
1725–1780
Jonathan Sinard
1710–1767
Elinor Johnson
1720–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Koch
1682–1745
Juliana Schenkel
1682–1745
James Sinard
1680–1764
Mary Bland
1680–
Benjamin Johnston
1693–1767
Mary Goodloe
1699–1733

Ruben Cook's Descendants

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Ruben Cook (abt 1808–Abt 1882)
  1. 1. Robert Cook 1827–1912 m. Malenda Stowers 1824–1913
    1. 1. Rufus (Harvest) Cook 1865–1939 m. Winnie Tinch 1890–1955 m. Frances (Emeline) Carney 1872–1931 m. Sarah (Jane) Beaty 1864–1949
      1. 1. Joseph (A) Cook 1919–1998 m. Phyllis (Doris Edna Cook) McKinney 1922–2004 m. Margaret (Luiza) Ward 1926–
        1. 1. Albert (Joseph Cook) Jr 1948–1983
        2. 2. Glenn (E.) Cook 1941–2011 m. Wanda (Faye Cook) Duncan 1945–2010
      2. 2. Carrie (Edna Young) Cook 1887–1939 m. Robert Young 1874–1953
        1. 1. Ellis (Goldman) Young 1916–1979 m. Betty (Sue) Kring 1935–2019 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Spurling 1922–2011
        2. 2. Hattie (Bell) Young 1920–2002
        3. 3. Ollie (Gertrude) Young 1913–1950
        4. 4. Benjamin (Theodore) Young 1905–1969
        5. 5. Elmer (Lee) Young 1907–1996
        6. 6. Elza (Clyde) Young 1910–1974
      3. 3. Mary (E) Cook 1889–1973
        1. 1. Cynthia (Mae) Norris 1908–1980
      4. 4. Sadie (Ester) Cook 1892–1966 m. Austin (P) Atkinson 1882–1931
        1. 1. Stacie Atkinson 1920–2016
        2. 2. Delbert Atkinson 1915–1991
        3. 3. Willie (Freeman) Atkinson 1918–1919
        4. 4. Dalbert (Ellis) Atkinson 1926–2017
        5. 5. Gratchel Atkinson 1912–
      5. 5. Laura (M) Cook 1895–1980
        1. 1. Rachel Norris 1919–
      6. 6. Robert (William) Cook 1897–1966
      7. 7. Bertha (Edith) Cook 1900–1939
      8. 8. Perielda Cook 1906–1973
        1. 1. Minnie (Mae) Spurling 1938–2012
        2. 2. Pearl (Cora) Spurling 1933–2017
      9. 9. Addie (Pearl) Cook 1903–1989
      10. 10. Elbert (Merville) Cook 1910–1973 m. Velvet Cook 1913–
      11. 11. Julia (Ann) Cook 1921–1969
    2. 2. William (Riley) Cook 1865–1942 m. Mary (Frances) Cook 1866–1946
      1. 1. Amanda (C) Cook 1895–1923
        1. 1. Nellie (Marie) Jacks 1918–1992
      2. 2. Lillie (Emmaline) Cook 1891–1966 m. William (Henry) Bicknell 1887–1961
        1. 1. Henry Bicknell 1925–2006
        2. 2. Lula Bicknell 1914–
        3. 3. Nelson Bicknell 1915–
        4. 4. Susie Bicknell 1918–
        5. 5. Margrett Bicknell 1919–
        6. 6. Clida Bicknell 1921–
        7. 7. Clayton Bicknell 1923–
    3. 3. Myra (Jane) Cook 1868–1953
      1. 1. Emily (Cordelia) Pittman 1889–1974
        1. 1. Nola (Agnes) Davis 1918–2013
    4. 4. Cynthia (Ann) Stowers 1850–1917
  2. 2. William (Melton) Cook 1842–1924
  3. 3. Lewis (Henry) Cook 1844–1910
  4. 4. Lucinda Cook 1833–1909
  5. 5. George (Washingtin) Cook 1834–1863
  6. 6. Elizabeth (C) Cook 1835–
  7. 7. Margaret (Ann "Peggy") Cook 1841–1923
  8. 8. Walter (M C) Cook 1842–
  9. 9. Rufus (H H) Cook 1841–
  10. 10. Martha Cook 1847–
  11. 11. Nancy (E) Cook 1850–
  12. 12. Angelas Cook 1852–1917
  13. 13. L (A) Cook 1869–

Ruben Cook's Timeline

9 Records

1806
About 1806
Birth of Ruben Cook in Tennessee
Tennessee
1808
abt 1808
Birth of Ruben Cook in Tennessee
Tennessee
1830
1830
Age 22
Ruben Cook resided here in Roane, Tennessee, USA
Roane, Tennessee, USA
1837
1837
Age 29
Ruben Cook resided here in Roane, Tennessee, United States
Roane, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 42
Ruben Cook resided here in Subdivision 20, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 20, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Ruben Cook resided here in District 3, Roane, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 62
Ruben Cook resided here in District 2, Roane, Tennessee, USA
District 2, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1882
Abt 1882
Age 74
Death of Ruben Cook in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1883
6 Aug 1883
Age 75
Ruben Cook - Probate in Roane, Tennessee, USA
Roane, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1806
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1555; Page: 337A; Family History Library Film: 553054
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1269; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805269
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 20, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M432_893; Page: 382B; Image: 227

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1808
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Roane, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 180; Page: 66; Family History Library Film: 0024538

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Roane, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 20, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 20, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M432_893; Page: 382B; Image: 227

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1269; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805269

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 2, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1555; Page: 337A; Family History Library Film: 553054

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1882
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records; Author: Tennessee. County Court (Roane County); Probate Place: Roane, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1883
    Event Place: Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records; Author: Tennessee. County Court (Roane County); Probate Place: Roane, Tennessee
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