James Cook: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

James Cook was born on 25 Jan 1812 in Mississippi (son of Rev. William Cook and Temperance Morris); died on 1 Apr 1866.

James married Elizabeth Yeates on 23 Jan 1834. Elizabeth was born on 3 Jan 1817 in Georgia; died on 12 Mar 1881 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Casagranda shows that they had a total of six children, including John and Henry who both died young and therefore are not listed on the 1860 census. He was said to be on the 1840 Natchitoches, Louisiana federal census, and was also a settler on government lands int he parish between 1832 and 1860.

Children:

Mary Louisa Cook was born about 1836 in Louisiana; died about 1866.
Taylor Cook was born about 1839 in Louisiana; and died.
Drew Cook was born about 1832 in Louisiana; and died.
Martha Matilda Cook was born about 1838 in Louisiana; died on 17 Oct 1885 in Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Siloam Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 2

Rev. William Cook was born about 1780; and died.

Notes:

Thought to be a son of Drury COOK and Druscilla COLLINGSWORTH, and a brother to Greenberry COOK, who married Nancy MORRIS, a sister his wife, Temperance MORRIS. Rocky Wright believes a third brother, Thomas, settled in Pike County, Mississippi.

William married Temperance Morris. Temperance was born about 1780; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Temperance Morris was born about 1780; and died.

Notes:

Said to be a daughter of Michael Morris and sister of Nancy Morris, who married her brother-in-law Greenberry COOK.

Notes:

Married:
Polly Williams, in a Post-em to this file on Rootsweb, stated that "The petition of TEMPERANCE COOK...represents that her husband WILLIAM lately died in this Parish leaving the following minor children issue of his marriage with your Petititiioner, viz. James, Nathan, Polly, Louisa, Carey, Taylor, Matilda and William Cook"

Children:

Milberry Cook was born on 7 Sep 1805 in Hancock County, Georgia; died on 4 Aug 1869 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
Granberry Morris Cook was born on 27 May 1807 in Georgia; died after 1854.
Nathan Cook was born on 25 Dec 1809 in Georgia; died on 17 Aug 1881 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
1. James Cook was born on 25 Jan 1812 in Mississippi; died on 1 Apr 1866.
Louisa Cook was born about 1816 in Louisiana; died about 1862.
Matilda Cook was born about 1820 in Mississippi; died about 1882.
William Cook was born in Aug 1825 in Louisiana; died on 8 Feb 1860 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
Taylor Morris Cook was born about 1829 in Louisiana; and died.