aka "Coke"

daughter of John B Hunt and Nancy L Campbell

M: Benoni "Ben" Cocke 1871.

Note name transition from Cocke to Coke, by several children. Louisa shown as "Coke" in 1910, 1920 census.

12 known ch :

-two infants

-Arthur "Artie" Wilson 1871-1959/OK m: Lenna May Tucker 1901/KS, bur as "Coke".

-John J. 1873-1940 - unmarried, death cert as Cocke.

-Hugh L. 1874-1951 m: Ada Gregg, buried as "Coke"

-Nettie May 1877-1958 m: James Wm. Wise as N.M. Cocke, Jul 10 1895. ch: John B., Lulu, James W., Jessie.

-William Walter Sr. 1879-1964 m: Viola Jane Grosshart, 6 ch.; buried as Cocke.

-David Philip/Phipps 1884-1941/WY m: Gertie L. Gregg 1905 as COKE, ch: Alice M., Lucille, Eugene, Kenneth, Benoni, Josephine, Minni Lee, Ernest - moved to Marissa IL - coal miner on draft reg., shown as "COKE" from 1905 on, buried as "Coke".

-Nannie* Ethel May 1886-1955 m: William Riley Land, William Price Stollings, moved to Clinton. (NOTE, she is shown as 5 years in 1900 census for DOB abt 1895 - researching.)

-Leonidus Tandy "Lon, Leon" Jul 1888 m: Mrs. Nettie Waldon 1915, moved to Marissa IL, ch inc Genieve, Theodore, Raymond, Marsvilla, John, Linberg, Louis - coal miner on draft reg., shown as COKE from 1910

-Leota "Leta" E. 1891-1988/IL - m: Earl May 1905/Henry Co. as "Leta Coke".

-Vitia "Veda" Mar 1894-1963 m: John D. Long 1897, Cass Co. as "Veda Coke"


1860 Camp Branch, Cass Co. HUNT Louisa/6 with parents John and Nancy and several siblings.
1870 Index, Cass Co MO HUNT Louisa/16 in home of brothers William/23/head and Wilson/19.

1880 Chilhowe, Johnson Co: COCKE Ben/29, Louisa/26, Artie W/8, John J/7, Hugh L/5, Nettie M/3, William W/4M.

1900 Creighton Cass MO: COCKE Ben/49, Louisa/45, Leonidas D/11, Leota/9 Vitia/6, Nannie E/5; married 1871/29 yrs, 10 of 12 ch living.

1910 Creighton: COCKE Louisa J/53/wd/head and ch. John J/36, Hugh L/34, Leonidas T/22, Veda C/16

1920 Creighton COKE Louisa/wd/head living alone.


Source for above from birth/marriage/census records and "History of Creighton, Missouri 1885-1985", p 235-236, as submitted by Josephine Cocke Landers describing Benoni's Cocke ancesters arrival to America, and the family of his son, Wm. Walter.

Note: Nannie is given name, not Nancy: Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 - Nannie Ethel Cocke born 8 May 1886, at Creighton, Cass Co. - Mother: Louisa J Cocke/32 yrs - Father: Benoni Cocke/35 yrs.