Individual Details

He was a farmer and the first surveyor in Blackford Co., IN, the second clerk of the court and postmaster. He purchased a tract of 240 acres of land located in section 23, twp. 23, north; range 10 east, certificate no. 7975, of Blackford Co., IN. He served as postmaster of Hartford City, Feb. 12, 1840 to March 18, 1842. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Birth	28 May 1809	Willow Branch, Ross Co., OH
Marriage	12 Nov 1839	Blackford Co., IN - Marthesia Baldwin
Census	1840	Harrison Twp., Blackford Co., IN
Census	1850	Hartford City, Blackford Co., IN
Marriage	25 Jan 1858	Elizabeth (Mrs.) Holliday
Census	1860	Licking Twp., Blackford Co., IN
Death	12 Apr 1880	Hartford City, Blackford Co., IN

Spouse	Marthesia Baldwin ( - 1855)
Child	Maria Webb Cook (1841 - )
Child	Rhoda P. "Bessie?" Cook (1843 - 1867)
Child	Edward Baldwin Cook (1845 - 1864)
Child	Bates Millard Cook (1847 - )
Child	Marthesia B. Cook (1853 - )

Spouse	Elizabeth (Mrs.) Holliday (1828 - 1861)
Child	Adaliza Scott "Adda" Cook (1858 - 1891)
Child	Joseph W Cook (1861 - 1861)

Father	Judge Isaac Cook (1768 - 1842)
Mother	Margaret Scott (1772 - 1833)
Sibling	Eliza Cook (1793 - 1799)
Sibling	Martha Cook (1795 - 1796)
Sibling	Isaac Thompson Cook (1797 - 1873)
Sibling	Lucy Cook (1799 - 1800)
Sibling	Maria Cook (1801 - 1866)
Sibling	Matthew Scott Cook (1803 - 1882)
Sibling	Elizabeth Thompson Cook (1805 - 1844)
Sibling	William Cook (1807 - 1892)
Sibling	Lucy Hall Cook (1811 - 1883)
Sibling	Phebe Cook (1813 - 1901)
Sibling	Margaret Scott Cook (1817 - 1887)