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Benjamin Thomas Cook

Birth	:	5 Jun 1811 Oneida County, New York, USA
Death	:	7 Jan 1891 Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Vernon Prairie Cemetery, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0189018, -90.3396988
Description	:	PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA 1886 (CHAPMAN BROS.) BENJAMIN T. COOK, one of the old settlers of Clinton County, is the subject of this personal sketch. He is a well-known and highly respected resident of Deep Creek Township, and makes his home with his eldest son on section 2. He was born in Oneida County, N.Y., June 5, 1811. The original progenitors of the Cook family in the United States formerly came from England, and settled in Rhode Island; our subject, who is their great-great-grandson, is not in possession of the names of the first two brothers... Read More	PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA 1886 (CHAPMAN BROS.) BENJAMIN T. COOK, one of the old settlers of Clinton County, is the subject of this personal sketch. He is a well-known and highly respected resident of Deep Creek Township, and makes his home with his eldest son on section 2. He was born in Oneida County, N.Y., June 5, 1811. The original progenitors of the Cook family in the United States formerly came from England, and settled in Rhode Island; our subject, who is their great-great-grandson, is not in possession of the names of the first two brothers who came from the old country. It was in the beginning of the sixteenth century that the first ancestors came to Rhode Island and lived out their days, as did the succeeding generations. The great-great-grandfather of our subject, whose name was Peter Cook, lived in Rhode Island and was a farmer. He was twice married and reared a very large family, which is now scattered over the country far and wide. One of his sons, Charles, is the grandfather of Mr. C. of this notice. Charles Cook became a farmer, learned the blacksmith's trade, and spent his entire life in Rhode Island. He married and reared a family of sixteen children, twelve of whom lived to be men and women, and settled in homes of their own. Their mother, grandmother of our subject, and wife of Charles Cook, lived to an advanced age. Of this numerous family there was born, in 1769, one by the name of David, who was the father of our subject. Benjamin was the second child of his father's second marriage, and by his first alliance, with Sallie Spence, he had three children, as follows: Ara, Mary and William. By his second marriage there were eleven children, as follows: Joseph, Benjamin T., Caleb and Philip; Daniel, David, Mary, Sarah, Harriet, Phoebe and an infant, all deceased.The second marriage of David Cook took place in Oneida County, N.Y., where he remained for a time, and then came to Lake County, Ill. From there he came to Clinton County and settled in Deep Creek Township, where, at the home of his son, our subject, he lived all the last years of his life, and eventually died there in 1868. Mr. Cook, who, as previously stated, had learned the blacksmith trade while young, followed it till he came to Lake County in 1839. Four years previous to this venture he married, in Oneida County, N.Y., Miss Matilda Ellis, a lady born and reared in that State. The date of their nuptials was in July, 1835. At the age of five years she went to Oneida County, where she was reared to womanhood. She died at her home in Deep Creek Township, Sept. 20, 1884, aged sixty-eight years. She had reared a family of nine children, six of whom still survive, having homes in which they are pleasantly located. The children are, named in the order of birth, Charles Wesley, who is married and farms a part of the homestead; Elenor Jane, died at the age of five years; Mary Penelope, married Ambrose Finch; Nathan Ellis, married Mary Bisley, and lives on section 12, engaged in farming; Harriet M., married Rev. S.N. Howard, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Emma J., the wife of Benjamin De Pue, they are farmers in Deep Creek Township; Callie, the wife of John Wilson, lives in Deep Creek Township; and twins (boys) who died in infancy. Mr. Cook first came to Deep Creek Township, Clinton County, in 1853, and has been an active and energetic worker in this section of country. His farm of 400 acres is finely located on what is known as Vernon Prairie. He is a man of ripe years, possesses fine mental endowments, and it is to be hoped that he has many years of life work before him. He is an active laborer in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and into the details of his daily life are woven the principles that arise from the religion of Christ Jesus as lived by his followers. In political principle he is Democratic.

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Benjamin Thomas Cook's memorial is located at: Vernon Prairie Cemetery, Clinton County, USA.
When did Benjamin Thomas Cook death?
Benjamin Thomas Cook death on 7 Jan 1891 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0189018
Longitude: -90.3396988

Family Members:

Parent

David Cook

(1779 - 1867)

Spouse

Matilda Ellis Cook

(1816 - 1884)

Siblings

Elisabeth Harriet Cook Bacon

(unknow - 1856)

Joseph Miller Cook

(1809 - 1894)

Daniel G. Cooke

(1821 - 1876)

Ara Spencer Cook

(1804 - 1883)

Children

Charles Wesley Cook

(1836 - 1912)

Mary Penelope Cook Finch

(1840 - 1931)

Nathan Ellis Cook

(1843 - 1908)

Harriet Matilda Cook Howard

(1846 - 1921)

Emma Jane Cook DePue

(1848 - 1944)

Caroline Callie Cook Wilson

(1852 - 1896)

Infant Cook

(1854 - 1854)

Infant Cook

(1854 - 1854)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Vernon Prairie Cemetery
Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0189018, -90.3396988

2. Miles Cemetery
Miles, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0485000, -90.3107000

3. Preston Cemetery
Preston, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0477000, -90.3751000

4. Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery
Preston, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0479680, -90.3764730

5. Deep Creek Valley Cemetery
Goose Lake, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0112000, -90.3978000

6. Farley Cemetery
Van Buren, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0555790, -90.3834641

7. Watts Farm Cemetery
Van Buren, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0706000, -90.3252000

8. Saint Mary's Family Cemetery
Bryant, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9645300, -90.3282000

9. Old Van Buren Cemetery
Van Buren, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0740000, -90.3435000

10. Teeds Grove Cemetery
Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0031013, -90.2621994

11. Buckeye Cemetery
Preston, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0910988, -90.3443985

12. Andover Cemetery
Andover, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9750000, -90.2530000

13. Glahn Cemetery
Goose Lake, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9573950, -90.4078730

14. Gohlmann Cemetery
Charlotte, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9674988, -90.4321976

15. Hickory Hill Cemetery
Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9673000, -90.4323000

16. Center Grove Cemetery
Goose Lake, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9331017, -90.3535995

17. Sterling Cemetery
Sterling, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0766983, -90.2528000

18. Fairview Cemetery
Sterling, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0992012, -90.2863998

19. Salems Lutheran Cemetery
Spragueville, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0727997, -90.4417038

20. Russell Farm Cemetery
Van Buren, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1000217, -90.4029082

21. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0158100, -90.4688100

22. Canada Hollow Cemetery
Miles, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0553017, -90.2193985

23. Summer Hill Cemetery
Spragueville, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0556000, -90.4629000

24. McClure Cemetery
Charlotte, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9888992, -90.4669037