Husband John V. H. Cook 1
Born: 25 May 1837 - Chartiers Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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Died: Aft 1910
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Father: Samuel R. Cook (1804-1887) 1
Mother: Mary Hughey ( -1845) 1
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Other Spouse: Sarah J. Coleman ( -1905) 1
Wife Elizabeth Weaver 2
Born: - Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA
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Father: Joshua Weaver ( - ) 2
Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] ( - ) 2
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General Notes: Husband - John V. H. Cook
He was born on his father's farm situated on the Washington and Pittsburgh turnpike road, in Chartiers Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
By the time he was thirteen years of age, he was considered old enough to begin working in the coal mines and his school days then closed. He continued work in the mines in Washington County all through his youth with the exception of one year, 1875-6, that he spent on a farm situated between Richmond and Danville, Virginia. When the call sounded over the country for soldiers to come to the front to suppress rebellion, Mr. Cook was one of the earliest to respond, enlisting on April 27, 1861, in Co. D, 10th Pa. Res., and he honorably wore the Federal blue through over three years of faithful service. He participated in many frightful battles, including Fredericksburg, Richmond, Antietam and Gettysburg and was in the battle at Drainesville, in the winter of 1861, where the Union forces gained their first encouragement. He carried out of the army the mark of but one slight wound although on several occasions he came so near to death that his clothing, even his stockings, were pierced with bullets. He was honorably discharged and mustered out in June, 1864. Mr. Cook was a valued comrade of Paxton Post, G. A. R., at Canonsburg.
After his military duties Mr. Cook returned to Canonsburg and engaged in the coal business and in mining until 1902, retiring from that industry then and taking up real estate interests. He had various valuable investments, being a director in the Citizens' Trust Company at Canonsburg; was interested in the North Strabane Water Works Company, of Canonsburg, and also with the Cecil Improvement Company of the place, in which he was a director, and he was one of the organizers of the Tin Plate Mill at Canonsburg.
In politics, Mr. Cook identified with the Republican party, but he was liberal in his views. He was a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having united with this body while young, and he served as a trustee and steward.