Husband John Cook 1 2
Born: Abt 1778 - Centre Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 1858 - ? Clarion Co, PA 3
Buried: - Cooksburg Cemetery, Clarion Co, PA
Marriage: - Clarion Co, PA
Other Spouse: Catharine "Katie" Ritter ( -1872) 2 4 - 1832 - Clarion Co, PA 3
Wife Susan Helpman 2 3
AKA: Susannah Helpman
Born: - eastern Pennsylvania
Christened:
Died: 1830 - ? Clarion Co, PA 4
Buried: - Cooksburg Cemetery, Clarion Co, PA
Children
1 F Elizabeth Cook 5 6
Born: 2 May 1818 6
Christened:
Died: 23 Sep 1893
Buried: - Phipps Cemetery, near Kossuth, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA
Spouse: Elijah Phipps (Abt 1810-1846) 5 6 7
Marr: 1837
Spouse: [Unk] Piper ( - )
2 M Philip Cook 2 8
Born: 15 Jan 1822 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 8
Christened:
Died: May 1897 9
Buried:
Spouse: Louisa B. Barrett ( -Aft 1898) 10
Marr: 1 Jun 1878 8
3 M Hon. Anthony "Andrew" Cook 2 4 11
Born: 14 Jan 1824 - Venango Co, PA 4
Christened:
Died: 18 Nov 1891 4
Buried:
Spouse: Rebecca Ann Mays ( -Aft 1898) 11
Marr: 1849 12
4 M Jeremiah R. Cook 2
Born: 3 Jan 1829 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 2
Christened:
Died: Aft 1917
Buried:
Spouse: Julia Ann Agnew (1833- ) 13
Marr: 20 Feb 1851 13
General Notes: Husband - John Cook
He was of German descent, and became an early settler of Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
He was born east of the Alleghany Mountains, in Centre County, Pennsylvania, and when a young man came to Clarion County. He first located in Beaver township, where he cleared and improved a farm, making it his home for some years, but in 1826 removed to what was known as Cooksburg, and purchased a large tract of land, lying partly in Forest and partly in Clarion counties. He owned two mills on Toms run, and was extensively engaged in the manufacture of sawed lumber, which he floated down the Clarion river to the Pittsburgh and Allegheny markets. He also cleared and improved a farm, which he made his home until life's labors were ended. He was a progressive, energetic and reliable businessman, who gained the respect and confidence of all with whom he came in contact.
He came from east of the Alleghany Mountains, and first settled in what is now Beaver township, Clarion County. About the year 1826 he entered a tract of land at Cooksburg-the nearest settlement to him being five miles, now Scotch Hill-and at once began to clear up the unbroken forest. In the year 1828, having some land cleared and in wheat, and a house or shanty built, he moved his family into it, having to follow a trail or path and make his own road ahead of him through the dense forests of pine and hemlock. He then built a sawmill at the mouth of Tom's run and began the lumber and boat business, floating his lumber and boats to market down the Clarion and Allegheny rivers, often returning in a canoe with groceries and necessaries for his family. His education was very limited, but he was a man of the great industry and the perseverance required to raise and support a large family in the midst of an unbroken wilderness.
He had nine children with his first wife, and seven with the second.