Daughter of Margaret (or Marguerite) Stanford. She married William Thornton on 23 Jul 1895 in Giles County, TN. Next, she married William F Cook on 4 May 1910, in Davidson County, TN.
Her niece, Lucy Stanford (daughter of sister Rosie), lived with the Cooks. Mr. Cook was convicted of the second degree murder of his wife, tried and re-tried for the murder of Lucy, pardoned and released from prison after serving ten years.
Her niece, Lucy Stanford (daughter of sister Rosie), lived with the Cooks. Mr. Cook was convicted of the second degree murder of his wife, tried and re-tried for the murder of Lucy, pardoned and released from prison after serving ten years.
Daughter of Margaret (or Marguerite) Stanford. She married William Thornton on 23 Jul 1895 in Giles County, TN. Next, she married William F Cook on 4 May 1910, in Davidson County, TN.
Her niece, Lucy Stanford (daughter of sister Rosie), lived with the Cooks. Mr. Cook was convicted of the second degree murder of his wife, tried and re-tried for the murder of Lucy, pardoned and released from prison after serving ten years.
Her niece, Lucy Stanford (daughter of sister Rosie), lived with the Cooks. Mr. Cook was convicted of the second degree murder of his wife, tried and re-tried for the murder of Lucy, pardoned and released from prison after serving ten years.
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W. F. Cook; 1875 - 1930; & wife, Maggie Cook 1879 - 1913; His niece Lucy Stanford 1900 - 1913
Gravesite Details
Transcribed by E. K. Johns & Mary Evalyn Gwynne, 1971; published in Cemeteries and Graveyards of Rutherford County, Tennessee, 2005
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