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Lafayette Cook

Birth	:	11 Jun 1849 Virginia, USA
Death	:	11 Jun 1915 Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Allen Cemetery, Collins, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.8969002, -93.6521988
Description	:	Missouri Death Certificate Lafayette married 1st Sarah E. Reynolds second wife was Martha S. in the 1900 census. death certificate # 19858 Layfayette Cook s/o Benjamin & Mary (Mitchell) Cook birth year is approx. as I could not read it. I am going by an 1870 census record. The following was in a book I found and as I actually started doing the research I don't think it is true. It is suppose to be about Lafayette Cook's father. COOK, Benjamin F. Captain Benjamin F. Cook was born in Franklin County, Virginia, August 31, 1816. His father, John Cook, who was born in... Read More	Missouri Death Certificate Lafayette married 1st Sarah E. Reynolds second wife was Martha S. in the 1900 census. death certificate # 19858 Layfayette Cook s/o Benjamin & Mary (Mitchell) Cook birth year is approx. as I could not read it. I am going by an 1870 census record. The following was in a book I found and as I actually started doing the research I don't think it is true. It is suppose to be about Lafayette Cook's father. COOK, Benjamin F. Captain Benjamin F. Cook was born in Franklin County, Virginia, August 31, 1816. His father, John Cook, who was born in Franklin County, Virginia, was the son of Captain James Cook, of the same state, who was killed at Sansbury, South Carolina, in the Revolutionary war. The family are of English descent and are from the same locality as was Captain Cook the navigator. The mother of Benjamin was formerly Aura Belcher, of Virginia, and of French ancestry. Their family consisted of nine children of whom Benjamin was the sixth. He was reared there and learned the trade of tobacconist, working at that employment forty-four years. In 1858 he came to Missouri and settled in St. Clair County on a farm. In 1862 he organized a company of Union troops for the Sixtieth Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia and was elected captain. Afterwards Company H, of the Provisional Regiment was raised and he was put in command. In the spring of 1864 he organized a company of volunteer mounted militia whose duty it was to keep track of marauding parties, in which capacity he acted until the close of the war. In 1863 he was elected a member of the state legislature, performing the duties of that position with much ability. Mr. Cook married Miss Julia A. F. Mitchell in September, 1842. She died in 1849, leaving three children: William B., Mary E. and Lafayette. In 1850 he married Susan A. F. Meridith, daughter of James Meridith, of Virginia. They have seven children: Sarah V., Eliza D., Susan E., James H., John Rives, Mirand A. and William R. Politically Mr. C. is a Republican. He is an active member of the Grange. -- History of St. Clair Co., Missouri, 1883 This is history on Captain James Cook QUICK FACTS NAME James Cook OCCUPATION Explorer, Military Leader BIRTH DATE October 27, 1728 DEATH DATE February 14, 1779 PLACE OF BIRTH Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom PLACE OF DEATH Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii SYNOPSIS EARLY LIFE AND CAREER NAVAL OFFICER, NAVIGATOR AND EXPLORER LATER YEARS AND LEGACY RELATED VIDEOS CITE THIS PAGE British navigator James Cook discovered and charted New Zealand and Australia's Great Barrier Reef on his ship Endeavor, and later disproved the existence of the fabled southern continent Terra Australis. His voyages provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. Born on October 27, 1728, in Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, James Cook was a naval captain, navigator and explorer who, in 1770, discovered and charted New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia on his ship Endeavor. He later disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent. Cook's voyages helped guide generations of explorers, and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. He died on February 14, 1779, in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii. Spouse: Elizabeth Batts (m. 1762–1779) Children: Nathaniel Cook, Born: December 14, 1764 Died: October 5, 1780 died at age 16 yrs Hugh Cook, Born: May 23, 1776 Died: December 21, 1793 died at age 17 yrs James Cook, Born: October 13, 1763 Died: January 25, 1794 died at 31 yrs George Cook, Born: July 8, 1772 Died: October 1, 1772 died at age 2 months 23 days Elizabeth Cook, Born: 1767 Died: April 9, 1771 died at age 4 yrs Joseph Cook Born: August 26, 1768 Died: September 13, 1768 died at 18 days old Parents: Grace Pace Cook, James Cook Captain James didn't have a son named John however he did have a brother named John. John Cook James Cook's brother Born: 1726 Died: 1750 died 24 years old John died 66 years before Benjamin was born therefore John was not the father of Benjamin.

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Lafayette Cook's memorial is located at: Allen Cemetery, Collins, St. Clair County, USA.
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Lafayette Cook death on 11 Jun 1915 in Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 37.8969002
Longitude: -93.6521988

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sarah E. Reynolds Cook

(1851 - 1886)

Siblings

Children

Arthur Elijah “Art” Cook

(1875 - 1953)

Rosa Lee Greene

(1889 - 1928)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Allen Cemetery
Collins, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8969002, -93.6521988

2. Marshall Cemetery
Collins, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9113998, -93.6371994

3. Freeman-Holsapple Cemetery
Collins, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8816986, -93.6710968

4. Nance Cemetery
St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9310989, -93.6675034

5. Robinson Cemetery
Collins, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8891983, -93.5783005

6. Union Cemetery
St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9547005, -93.6872025

7. Oak Grove Cemetery
Collins, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9158200, -93.7316200

8. Brush Creek Cemetery
Collins, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8527985, -93.7148972

9. Roberts Cemetery
St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9667015, -93.6397018

10. Doyal Cemetery
Vista, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9692001, -93.6580963

11. Sheek Cemetery
St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8358002, -93.7050018

12. Allen Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8184630, -93.6463450

13. Souders Cemetery
Weaubleau, Hickory County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8600006, -93.5622025

14. Horn Cemetery
Collins, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9376940, -93.7444440

15. Norris Cemetery
St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8992004, -93.7600021

16. Macedonia Cemetery
Osceola, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9825401, -93.6439514

17. Weaubleau Congregational Christian Cemetery
Weaubleau, Hickory County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8913994, -93.5410995

18. Allen Cemetery
St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9188995, -93.7660980

19. Hickory Grove Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7968903, -93.6473083

20. Moore Cemetery
St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8381004, -93.7585983

21. Seat Cemetery
St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8830986, -93.7885971

22. Sandy Hollow Cemetery
Roscoe Township, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9879420, -93.7374450

23. Brush Creek School House
Osceola, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0134300, -93.6497600

24. Simrell Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7855988, -93.7035980