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John Wesley Cook

Born 12 Dec 1828 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Son of John D. Cook and Sarah (Bolling) Cook

Brother of Elizabeth (Cook) Davis and William Nathan Cook

Husband of Dianna E (Neathawk) Cook — married 3 Mar 1853 in Botetout County Virginia

Descendants

Father of Susanna Ann R (Cook) Sessler

Died 27 Feb 1914 at age 85 in Ironto, Montgomery, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1828. John Cook passed away in 1914, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Fact: Burial Reesedale Cemetery, Ironto, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Research Notes

John Wesley Cook

BIRTH 12 Dec 1828 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

DEATH 27 Feb 1914 (aged 85) Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

BURIAL Reesedale Cemetery Ironto, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #60376319

Family Members

Parents

John W. Cook 1792 – unknown

Sarah Bolling Cook 1800–1835

Spouse

m. 3/29/1853 to Dianna Neathawk, at either Craig Co. or Botetourt Co., VA Dianna Neathawk Cook 1828–1907 (m. 1853)

Children

John David Cook (1860-1921)
William E Cook 1855–1915
Jacob Wesley Cook 1856–1942
Susanna A.R. Cook Sessler 1858–1927
Mary Cook Reese 1865–1953

Sources

"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDC-35S : 29 January 2020), John Cook, 1853.

"United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG5-5BS : Wed Oct 04 14:02:36 UTC 2023), Entry for John W Cook and Diana Cook, 1870.

"United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC52-83J : Thu Oct 05 16:22:13 UTC 2023), Entry for John W. Cook and Dianah E. Cook, 1880.

"Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-KN4H : 16 August 2019), John W Cook, 27 Feb 1914; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Montgomery, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
John Wesley Cook (1828-1914) on Find A Grave: Memorial #60376319 retrieved 14 August 2019

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:

~3.12% Kenneth Shelton : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rkshelton
~3.12% ~12.50% Connie Perdue : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member djarnet1
~1.56% ~3.12% Miriam (Keaton) Howell : 23andMe
~1.56% Barb (Looper) Beasley : 23andMe, GEDmatch A939387 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A939387 [compare], Ancestry member BarbaraBeasley66 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A939387 [compare], FTDNA kit #207206
~1.56% Tom Looper : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A724705 [compare], Ancestry member BarbaraBeasley66 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A724705 [compare], FTDNA kit #B13118
~1.56% ~3.12% Michael Cordell : MyHeritage DNA
~1.56% ~12.50% David Ledbetter : MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Kevin Phillips : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK51038