Thomas Hillary Cook

1844 - 1911  (66 years)

• Name	Thomas Hillary Cook
  Born	23 Jul 1844	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Apr 1911	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Thomas Hillery COOK was born 23 July 1844, in Lewis County, Va., now West Virginia. His early boyhood days were spent in Lewis and Jackson Counties with his parents. At the beginning of the rebellion he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served until the close of the war. He was united in marriage January 15, 1867, to Minervia E. FLESHER, a daughter of the late William B. FLESHER. To this union were born ten children, four boys and six girls, all of whom survive him, except one boy, who died in infancy. In the year 1875 he united with the Christian Church and remained a faithful member until his death, which occurred after a short illness of pneumonia which lasted only five days, April 11, 1911, at his home in Silverton, surrounded by loving relatives and friends, age 66 years, 8 months and 26 days. The funeral was held in the Big Sand Creek Baptist Church. (Mountaineer, 28 April 1911) [http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvjackso/obits/1911.htm]
  Person ID	I41004	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2005

  
  

  Father	Strother Cook,   b. Abt 1817, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary [Cook],   b. Abt 1805, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1850 Wood Co VA Strother Cook 33 VA Mary 45 William 9 Thomas 5 John Ward 20 idiot 1860 Jackson CoVA Strother Cook, 43 shoemaker VA Mary 55 John 32 William 19 Thomas 16 1870 Kanawha Co WV Jefferson Dist Cook, Strawther 50 VA farmer Mary 65 keeping house John 35 William 29 farmer Thomas 25 farmer Louisa 19 keeping house Ellen 20 keeping house Mary 3 Ida 1 1880 Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia Page 505C Strather COOK Self M M W 63 VA Mary COOK Wife F M W 76 VA John COOK Son M S W 50 VA
  Family ID	F11702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minerva Ellen Flesher,   b. 7 Sep 1850, Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 1927, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1867	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	JCMR Thomas Cook 22 Lewis, s/ Strother & Mary Hannah Fisher, 19, Jackson, d/ John B & Eliza 1/1/1867 1870 Jackson Co WV Thomas Cook 27 Hariett R 22 Mary J 3 Jenetta M 8/12 1870 Kanawha Co WV Jefferson Dist Cook, Strawther 50 VA farmer Mary 65 keeping house John 35 William 29 farmer Thomas 25 farmer Louisa 19 keeping house Ellen 20 keeping house Mary 3 Ida 1 1880 Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia Page 505C Thomas H. COOK Self M M W 35 WV Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA Ellen COOK Wife F M W 28 WV Mary C. COOK Dau F S W 13 WV Ida M. COOK Dau F S W 11 WV Charles COOK Son M S W 8 WV Maderson COOK Son M S W 5 WV Minnie COOK Dau F S W 3 WV 1900 Ravenswood Dist Jackson Co WV Thomas H Cook 7/1844 m 33y WV VAVA Nervie E 9/1850 10-9 children Lizie 9/1880 Nettie 2/1884 Thomas E 7/1888 Nellie 1/1891 JCBR: Mary C, 12/7/1867 Thomas U and Mary E Minnie Threcia 2/16/1878 Thomas Hillary and Menerva Eileen (Flesher) Cook, Ripley, (fpob) Lewis Co (mpob) Jackson Co, delayed Esther 6/1875 T W & Manerva E Wm S 3/22/1869 Thomas & Mary Ellen
  Children	1. Mary E or C Cook,   b. 7 Dec 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ida Mae Cook,   b. 26 Jun 1869, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1952, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)   3. William S Cook,   b. 22 Mar 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Apr 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 2 years)   4. Charles E Cook,   b. Apr 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Madison Cook,   b. Jun 1875, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Esther Cook,   b. Jun 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Minnie Theresa Cook,   b. 16 Feb 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Lizie Cook,   b. Sep 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Nettie Cook,   b. Feb 1884, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Thomas E Cook,   b. 6 Jul 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Nellie Ada Cook,   b. 5 Jan 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S21] Obit. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.