Demaris B (Sloan) Cook (abt. 1831 - 1909)

Born about Oct 1831 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 1909 at about age 77 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Demaris Mary "Puss" Margaret Sloan (1831 - 1909) Born in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA on 31 Oct 1831 to Isaac Sloan and Margaret Huffhines. She passed away on 1909 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA.

Demaris Mary "Puss" Margaret Sloan married John Proctor Cook and had 7 children.

Spouse(s) John Proctor Cook 1831 - 1890

Children

1. Elbert Cook 1847 - 1882
2. Ann Elizabeth Cook 1853 - 1919
3. Robert R Cook 1854 - 1923
4. Elbert Allen Cook 1855 - 1929
5. Samuel Alexander Cook 1857 - 1925
6. Amanda Jane Cook 1860 - 1941
7. Rachel Cook 1859 - 1860

1830 Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Males 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Females 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

• • 2 m under age 5; 1 m age 5 to 10; 1 m age 15 to 20; 1 m age 30 to 40 (Isaac); 3 f age 5 to 10; 1 f age 20 to 30 (Margaret)

1840 Civil District 3, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Males 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Females 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

• • 1 m age 40 to 50 (Isaac); and 1 f age 30 to 40 (Margaret?)

Sources

Demaris Mary "Puss" Margaret Sloan (1831 - 1909) https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/demaris-mary-puss-margaret-sloan-24-1k9y6b

"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG2-X15 : 20 February 2021), Isaac Sloan, Jackson, Tennessee, United States; citing 154, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 177; FHL microfilm 24,535.

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-J7G : 2 March 2021), Isaac Sloan, Civil District 3, Jackson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 256, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

1830 Census Categories - number of free White males and females, respectively: under 5 years - 5 to 10 years - 10 to 15 years - 15 to 20 years - 20 to 30 years - 30 to 40 years - 40 to 50 years - 50 to 60 years - 60 to 70 years - 70 to 80 years - 80 to 90 years - 90 to 100 years - 100 years and upward

Enumerators of the 1840 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household; number of free white males and females in age categories: 0 to 5, 5 to 10, 10 to 15, 15 to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, 40 to 50, 50 to 60, 60 to 70, 70 to 80, 80 to 90, 90 to 100, over 100;