Abner Cook (abt. 1779 - abt. 1820)

Born about 1779 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Husband of Margaret (Alders) Alder — married [date unknown] in PA

Descendants

Died about 1820 at about age 41 in Cookstown, Washington Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Abner COOK was born in 1779 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He had a son with his wife Margaret "Peggy" ALTER in 1813. He made a living as a wheelwright and chairmaker. He was a Quaker. He died in 1820 in Cookstown, Washington twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania at the age of 41.

He worked as a wheelwright and chairmaker. He was a Quaker.

Henry Cook, so well known in the county and other portions of the state, on account of his political work and strong adherence to the great republican party, made his advent into this world March 22, 1813. He was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in the village of Cookstown, his father, Abner Cook, was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and was a chair maker and wheelwright by trade. His ancestors were all Quakers and were descendants of William Penn's colony. The wife of Abner Cook was Margaret Alters, a native of Berlin, Summerset county, Pennsylvania. In 1826 the family removed to Indiana county, the same state, and after a few years' stay, to Armstrong county, and then again to Indiana county. Here Henry engaged in a store where he clerked some time. Then commenced working in a warehouse; after this he opened out a store and bakery, which he operated some four or five years, closing out this business he again engaged in a warehouse. In 1850 he took the census of Cambria county, and in 1851 went to California, and remained till 1858. He was financially successful and cleared, on an average, fifty dollars per month. Returning home, he concluded to remove west, doing so, he located in Muscatine county, and lived on a farm there about ten years, making about $5000. In 1868 he came to Adair and bought two hundred and sixty acres; his removal, however, dates from April 1869. He now owns five hundred acres of land in the county, one hundred and sixty acres in Walnut township. The improvements have all been made by himself and family. There were twenty acres broken and a small house erected on the south line of the farm. He now has a fine farmhouse, situated on a rise of ground; this location is fine, the water running in every direction from the house, affording dry and pleasant location. A grove of some four acres, including a good orchard, surrounds the place. Stock attracts Mr. Cook's attention almost exclusively; like the other good farmers, he finds the raising of grain very discouraging and has been for some time almost exclusively giving his attention to the raising of good cattle and hogs. His wife was Miss Catherine A. Fuller, born and reared in Pennsylvania; they were married in 1845, and they have had eight children, only two of whom are living--John L. lives in Summit township, and Willard J., a man of marked ability. Mr. Cook has served this township as trustee and sub-director; he has taken an active part in the schools of the township, and especially his own district, being always in favor of good teachers. He has fixed ideas and great determination in the cause of right, regardless of the enmities it might secure to him from those who disagree with him.

Sources

• A History of Adair County", pp.1036-37 (1884)

https://archive.org/stream/historyofadairco01kilb#page/n7/mode/2up History of Adair County, Iowa, and its people by Kilburn, Lucian Moody, 1842- ed

"A History of Adair County", pp.1036-37 (1884) lists Henry's parents as Abner Cook b. 1779 Lancaster Co., PA with an occupation as wheelwright and chairmaker, Quaker, d. 1815 in Cookstown, Washington Twp., Fayette, PA, and married to Margaret Alter b. 1790 in Summerset Co., PA.

Published 1915 Topics Adair County (Iowa) -- History, Adair County (Iowa) -- Biography SHOW MORE

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Full catalog record MARCXML "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44Y-8T6 : 9 November 2014), Henry Cook, Conemaugh, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 234, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.