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Nathan Cook

Male 1809 - 1881  (71 years)


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  • Name Nathan Cook  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 25 Dec 1809  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Aug 1881  Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • Listed in 1861 as having six or more slaves. and is listed in many court papers regarding tutorship of members of his family or in land transactions. Robert Flannagan, age 18, was living in their household in Sabine Parish at the time of the 1850 census. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 86).

      The History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (author John Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press, 1912) states that "in 1860 the white population of Sabine Parish numbers about four thousant, and there were less than two thousand slaves. There were few really wealthy people in the parish, and many owned not more than one of two slaves." The owners of six or more in 1861 included Nathan and Mary Cook; James Cook.

      http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924028797707/cu31924028797707_djvu.txt
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1860 Census
      Lousiana, Sabine Parish, PO Many
      Enumerated 26 Jun 1860
      Page 34
      238-238
      Nathan Cook 50 M Farmer 9000 13000 Ga
      Elvia Cook 37 F La
      Artemisia Cook 14 F La
      Drucilla Cook 11 F La
      William M Cook 6 M La
      Mary L Cook 3 F La
      Nathan M Cook 1 M La

      1870 Census
      Louisiana, Sabine Parish, PO Many
      Enumerated 25 Aug 1870
      Page 6
      87-87
      Cook, Nathan 60 M W Farmer 3500 1000 Ga
      Cook, Jane 39 F W Keeping House Texas
      McLanahan Henry 30 M W Farm Laborer La
      Cook, Wm. M 16 M W Works on Farm La
      Cook, Mary L 16 F W At Home La
      Campell, Amanda 12 F W At Home La

      1880 Census
      Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward 3
      Enumerated 30 Jun 1880
      Page 22 SD 2 ED 46 Stamped 250A
      41-42
      Cook, Nathan W M 70 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
      Cook, Jane W F W F 48 Wf Keeping House Tx Ga La
      42-43
      Watkins, Nory W M 26 Laborer Tx Tx Miss
      Watkins, Mary W F 25 W Keepin House La La La
      43-44
      Cook, Morris W M 26 Farmer La Ga La
      Cook, Amanda W F 22 Wf Keeping House La Mo Tx
      Cook. Lilly P W F 5 Dt La La La
      Cook, Joy Foster W F 4 Dtr La La La
      Cook, Luly May W F 2 Dtr La La La
      Cook, Nathan C W M 7/12 Son La La La
    Person ID I18265  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Rev. William Cook,   b. Abt 1780   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Temperance Morris,   b. Abt 1780   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage
    • 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"
    Family ID F6677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elvira Jane Montgomery,   b. 9 Dec 1822, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1863, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Children 
     1. Artemesia Cook,   b. Abt 1846, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Drucilla Cook,   b. Dec 1848, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Morris Cook,   b. 2 Jan 1854, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1940, Center, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Mary Lavinia Cook,   b. Abt 1857, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Nathan M. Cook,   b. Abt 1859, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F6723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

    Family 2 Jane Watkins,   b. Nov 1830, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 6 Jul 1865  [5
    Family ID F6740  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1809 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Aug 1881 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 86 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Lousiana, Sabine Parish, PO Many Enumerated 26 Jun 1860 Page 34 238-238 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 46498819 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S764] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1860 Census with added Family Information" (June, 2000: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p. 79 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 96 (Reliability: 3).