Mossie Elizzabell Cook (1899 - 1918)

Born 22 Aug 1899 in Dot, Logan County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Mar 1918 at age 18 in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Mossie Cook died young.

Mossie Elizzabell Cook was born on August 22, 1899 in Dot, Logan County, Kentucky, United States, daughter of John Anderson Cook (~1871–1911) and Nettie Belle Baker (1880–1911).

The Baptist Children's Home, Williamson County, Tennessee, sign-in register is the best primary source for Mossie's middle name. For the longest time I thought it was "Elizabeth" as inscribed on the cemetery marker; however, that seems to be incorrect. Both the register and memorial marker are pictured to the right. Notice also, that Mossie was born in Logan County, Kentucky, the birth place of Robert Sallee James, the father of Jesse James. Mossie and Jesse James were second cousins once removed. Mapquest says Lickskillet, on Whippoorwill Creek, a tributary of the Red River, and Dot, on Red River, are an eleven minute drive from one another on today's roads. Couch-3906 17:23, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

In 1900, Mossie was living in Robertson County, Tennessee: John A Cook (29), Nettie Cook (20), and Mossie E Cook (9/12). ^[1]

In 1910, the family was still living in Robertson County: John A Cook (39), Nettie Cook (28), Mossie L Cook (10), Lucy Cook (5), Lucile Cook (5), John Cook (2), and Will J Merrifield (42). ^[2]

The doctor tended to her from 12 Nov 1917 to the day she died, 19 Mar 1918, at the "Davidson County T.B. Hospital" in Bordeaux, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was 18 years of age, still (as evidenced by the memorial plaque) under the care of the Baptist Children's Home, and was buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 17, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: 1594; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0048
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #61040824 (accessed 15 June 2023)
   Massie E Cook (9/12), single daughter, in household of John A Cook (29) in Civil District 17, Robertson, Tennessee. Born in Kentucky, USA.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   John A Cook	M	29	Married	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee, USA
   Nettie Cook	F	20	Married	Wife		Alabama, USA
   Mossie E Cook	F	9/12	Single	Daughter		Kentucky, USA

2. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1516; Page: 11b; Enumeration District: 0149; FHL microfilm: 1375529
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #145480677 (accessed 15 June 2023)
   Mansie L Cook (10), single daughter, in household of John A Cook (39) in Civil District 2, Robertson, Tennessee, USA. Born in Kentucky.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   John A Cook	M	39	Married	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
   Nettie Cook	F	28	Married	Wife		Alabama
   Mausie L Cook	F	10	Single	Daughter		Kentucky
   Lucy Cook	F	5	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   Lucile Cook	F	5	Single	Daughter		Tennessee
   John Cook	M	2	Single	Son		Tennessee
   Will J Merrifield	M	42	Single	Boarder	Laborer	Kentucky

3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #36845605 (accessed 15 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Mossie Elizabeth Cook (Aug 1899-19 Mar 1918), citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Section 16); Maintained by rhondarobinett (contributor 46870119).

See also:

• Baptist Children's Home, Williamson County, Tennessee, log entry, August 1912, "Mossie Elizzabell Cook," born "Aug 22/99." Orphaned the year before, Mossie and her siblings were signed into the children's home by "J.W. Merifield (uncle)," a half brother to John Anderson Cook. He was living with John's family in 1910.
• Certificate of Death, Mossie Cook, 19 Mar 1918, Microfilm, Roll 78, Vol 13, Page 195, Repository, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. A copy is in the possession of Couch-3906.
• Burial: "Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955"
  FHL Film Number: 1299682
  Ancestry Record 2546 #4080 (accessed 15 June 2023)
  Mossie Cook burial (died on 19 Mar 1918 at age 16) on 20 Mar 1918 in Mt Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.