Richard
Cook
Born in Hopewell Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of William Cook
and Mary Ann (Stover) Cook
Brother of
Hezekiah William Cook, Lucretia Ann (Cook) Learn, Elizabeth Rachel (Cook) Baker, Lucinda (Cook) Learn and John T. E. Cook
Husband of
Catherine (Langham) Cook
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Washington Cook, Andrew J. Cook, Mary Ann (Cook) Cummins, Catherine (Cook) Dasher, Richard Cook and Leucinda Cook
Died
at age 77
in Cookport, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
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Biography
Richard Cook was born in 1817 in Hopewell Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Indiana County with his parents in 1828 to a tract of land where Cookport is located. He built a store on this tract around 1858 and the place was thereafter called "Cookport" [1]
Obituary
Richard Cook, of near Cookport, died on Friday, of dropsy, aged 77 years. One son and two daughters survive him. The deceased is a descendant of the early settlers of that neighborhood. His remains were interred in the graveyard at East Mahoning Baptist Church.[2]Rev. Kirkendall preached the sermon and delivered the eulogy.[3]
Burial
East Mahoning Cemetery Purchase Line Indiana County Pennsylvania, USA[4]
Sources
- ↑ Indiana County 175th Anniversary History by Clarence D. Stephenson, A. G. Halldin Publishing Company, Indiana, PA, 1983; page 607, Volume IV
- ↑ Indiana Progress (Indiana, PA) Wed, 7 Nov 1894, pg 4
- ↑ http://www.smcox.com/genealogy/pafg61.htm#2080
- ↑ [1]findagrave
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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