Thomas K COOK

Other Events:

• Property: 5 Aug 1837, *, Benton, Alabama, USA; AL3020__.205
• Census: 1840, *, Benton, Alabama, USA; pg 48
• Census: 18 Dec 1850, *, Benton, Alabama, USA; pg 795
• Property: 1 Jul 1853, White Plains, Calhoun, Alabama, USA; MW-0654-330 from Jonas Phillips
• Census: 13 Jul 1860, , Calhoun, Alabama, USA; pg 105
• Census: 1870, , Calhoun, Alabama, USA; pg 49

Notes:

1830 (not Beaufort, Fairfield, Greenville or Marion) possibly Spartanburg pg 242,284; or Laurens pg 29 (225).

Thomas's patent was south and west of the property that he and Nancy eventually made their home. There are no roads through it now but it was east of Cottaquilla Creek, centered vertically just about where White Plains Rd intersects Hwy 9 in the north and, from the satellite view, the north-south fence lines seem to mostly maintain the original boundaries. The property straddled the ridge.

Their second property was just north of White Plains straddling what is now Stone Ridge Trail South at Cottaquilla Mountain and included the southern three of the four properties now on the east side of the Trail. The west side property line looks to be directly south of the intersection with Stone Ridge Trail North.

(Research):Calhoun Co, AL, Land Patents
COOK, THOMAS K 34 14S 9E HUNTSVILLE 80.06 1837/08/05
COOK, WILLIAM H 35 12S 8E HUNTSVILLE 40.06 1848/05/01
COOK, AMOS W 34 12S 8E HUNTSVILLE 39 1849/08/10
COOK, AMOS W 35 12S 8E HUNTSVILLE 40.06 1849/08/10
COOK, WILLIAM H 34 12S 8E HUNTSVILLE 40.06 1859/01/01
COOK, WILLIAM H 35 12S 8E HUNTSVILLE 40.06 1860/04/02

Thomas's patent was just north of White Plains straddling what is now Stone Ridge Trail South at Cottaquilla Mountain and included the southern three of the four properties now on the east side of the Trail. The west side of the property looks to be directly south of the intersection with Stone Ridge Trail North.

There is a William Harris Cook (1813-1892) buried at City Cemetery in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Property:
"The East half of the North West quarter of Section Thirty four in Township Fourteen of Range nine in the district of lands subject to sale at Mardisville Alabama containing Eighty acres and six hundredths of an acre." [see notes]

Census:
Thos K Cook
3 males <5 [1835-1840] ?, Emisiah, Cornelius
1 male 5-10 [1830-1835] Thomas E
1 male 10-15 [1825-1830] James P
1 male 20-30 [1810-1820]
1 male 30-40 [1800-1810] Thomas K
1 female 5-10 [1830-1835]
1 female 10-15 [1825-1830] Nancy F
1 female 30-40 [1800-1810] Nancy P
311-11, -11--1

Census:
District 30, hh #77
Thomas K Cook M 49 South Carolina
Nancy P Cook F 46 South Carolina
Nancy Cook F 24 South Carolina
Thomas Cook M 15 Alabama
Emiriah Cook M 12 Alabama
Cornelius Cook M 10 Alabama
James Reece M 14 Alabama

Property:
"South West quarter of the North East quarter ^and the North West quarter of the South East quarter of Section twenty seven in Township fourteen of Range nine, In ^the District of Land subject to sale at Lebanon, Alabama containing Eighty acres and Thirty hundreds of an acre." [the clerk left out a couple of words and had to squeeze them in, denoted by carats (^), see notes].

Census:
hh#702
Thomas K Cook M 60 South Carolina
Nancy P Cook F 57 South Carolina
Emozire Cook M 23 Alabama
Cornelus Cook M 20 Alabama
John Meadows M 22 Georgia
The county was renamed.

Census:
hh #366
Thomas Cook M 70 South Carolina
Sarah Cook F 57 South Carolina
Emily Jones M 19 Alabama
Ragon Jones M 22 Alabama
Sharlett Cook F 59 North Carolina
The Jones children's names are backwards, looking like James Emily and James Ragon. Sharlett is a black housekeeper. Most of the household numbers are marked out, I'm not sure if Sharlet lives with the Cooks, or is a separate household. There is a very large black community here.

Thomas married Nancy P ??? about 1825 in , , South Carolina, USA. Nancy was born in 1804 in , , South Carolina, USA; died in 1867-1870 in , , Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nancy F COOK was born in 1826 in , , South Carolina, USA; died after 1879.
2. James P COOK was born in 1827 in , , South Carolina, USA; died before 1871 in , Bell, Texas, USA.
3. Thomas E COOK was born in 1832 in , , Alabama, USA; died after 1869.
4. Emisiah COOK was born in 1838 in , , Alabama, USA; died in Deceased.
5. Cornelius COOK was born in 1840 in , , Alabama, USA; died in Deceased.

Thomas married Sarah ??? about 1869 in , , Alabama, USA. Sarah was born in 1813 in , , South Carolina, USA; died after 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]