Abel Cook
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Abel Cook (1803 - 1891)

Abel Cook
Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
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Husband of — married 12 Dec 1822 in Knox County, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Died at age 88 in Morrow County, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

Probable descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim Francis Cooke (1583-1663) Lineage:

Marriage

12 December 1822, Knox County, Ohio, Marriage Record, 1808-1838, p. 85, “I certify that on the 12th day of December 1822, I joined in Matrimony Abel Cook, & Pheby Cooper both of Knox County.” [signed:] James Scott.[1]

1840 U.S. Census, population schedule, Knox County, Ohio, p. 259, line 3, Morgan Township, Abel Cook household[2]
Male age 30-39 [Abel]
Male age 15-19 [William]
Male 5-9 [Samuel]
Female 30-39 [Phebe]
Female 10-14 [Jane]
Female 5-9 [Regina]
Female 0-4 [Harriet]
Female 0-4
Engaged in Agriculture: two

1850 U.S. Census, population schedule, Knox County, Ohio, p. 356 (stamped), Morgan Township, dwelling 1897, family 1945.[3]
Abel Cook age 47 born Pennsylvania [circa 1803]. RE value: $4,000
Phebe Cook age 46 born Pennsylvania [circa 1804]
[son William Cook, born 1823, is married and heads his own household.]
Jane Cook age 22 born Ohio [circa 1828]
Samuel Cook age 20 born Ohio [circa 1830]
Regina Cook age 17 born Ohio [circa 1833]
Harriet Cook age 11 born Ohio [circa 1839]
Nelson B. Cook age 8 born Ohio [circa 1842]
Sarah Cook age 15 born Ohio [circa 1835; enumerated out of age order.]
Arabelle Cook age 2 born Ohio [circa 1848]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," Knox County, Ohio, Marriage Record, 1808-1838, p. 85, Cook-Cooper (12 December 1822); digital image, FamilySearch, image 78 [FHL microfilm not identified]; citing Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus.
  2. ↑ 1840 U.S. Census, population schedule, Knox County, Ohio, p. 259, line 3, Morgan Township, Abel Cook household; digital image, Ancestry; citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm publication M704, roll 406.
  3. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule, Knox County, Ohio, p. 356 (stamped), Morgan Township, dwelling 1897, family 1945, Abel Cook household; digital image, FamilySearch; citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm publication M432, roll 700.
  • Joseph Herman Simpson, compiler, Frances B. Beverstock, editor, The Genealogy of Francis Cooke and Other Families; Together With A List Of The Mayflower Passengers and What Became of them, And Other Valuable Information; manuscript compiled by Mr. Simpson between 1899 and 1911; edited and published 1988 by Frances B. Beaverstock of Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Ancestry, digital images, "North America, Family Histories, 1500-20."
  • Vera Cook Barkley, "Cook family history" (1982).
  • Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962, database, FamilySearch, William Cook, one of four children of Abel and Phebe Cook, christened 7 April 1833 in church at Martinsburg, Knox County.
  • Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962, database, FamilySearch, Jane Cook, one of four children of Abel and Phebe Cook, christened 7 April 1833 in church at Martinsburg, Knox County.
  • Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962, database, FamilySearch, Samuel Cook, one of four children of Abel and Phebe Cook, christened 7 April 1833 in church at Martinsburg, Knox County.
  • Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962, database, FamilySearch, Amanda Regina Cook, one of four children of Abel and Phebe Cook, christened 7 April 1833 in church at Martinsburg, Knox County.
  • Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962, database, FamilySearch, Nelson B. Cook, son of Abel Cook, christened 17 October 1842 at church in Martinsburg, Knox County.
  • United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLC-5P5 : 13 December 2017), Abl Cook, 1860.
  • United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LH-RRV : 14 June 2019), Able Cook, 1870.
  • United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SW-GR1 : 26 August 2017), Abel Cook, Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 135, sheet 382B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,053.
  • Find A Grave memorial page for Abel Cook (1803–15 Jul 1891); citing Rivercliff Cemetery, Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, USA; maintained by JanisG (contributor 47652946).




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Abel and Phebe (Cooper) Cook
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Kathy (Gunter) Sullivan
Cook-16556 and Cook-5437 appear to represent the same person because: duplicates
posted by Kathy (Gunter) Sullivan
Cook-16534 Fred Cook
Cook-5437 and Cook-16556 do not represent the same person because: Able Cook (Cook-5437) is not spelled the same as Abel Cook (Cook-16556) , they are not from the same country, their wives names are not spelled the same, the wives have different maiden names, Able Cook (Cook-5437) has four children (one of which is known) and Abel Cook (Cook-16556) has nine known children, the one child with the same given name has a different middle name, the birth dates don't match, and Able Cook (Cook-5437) 's parents and siblings are unknown.
posted on Cook-16556 (merged) by Fred Cook

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