William Cookson was born in Orange, Ohio, November 25, 1862, and is a son of Milo and Idress Williams Cookson, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Virginia. Their marriage was celebrated in Hancock County, and subsequently they located in orange, Ohio, whence they afterward removed to Clare, Clare County, Michigan, where they are living at the present time. The father is a farmer by occupation. The children are – Mary, wife of Eli Stockwell, of Liberty Township; Elizabeth, wife of James Coulter, of Clare County, Michigan; William; Nancy, wife of Thurston Ross, of Portage Township; Jacob, a farmer of Clare County, Michigan; and Eliza, wife of J. Lowers, of the same County.
William was reared to manhood in the place of his nativity, and in the public schools acquired a good education. On the removal of the family to Michigan, he purchased a farm of 40 acres in Clare County, which he still owns. In 1887 he came to Wood County, and for eight years was in the employ of his brother-in-law, Eli Stockwell, in a sawmill. He afterward rented 10 acres of land from Mr. Stockwell, on which he erected a good home. He now has an interest in the Independent Oil Company.
Mr. Cookson was married in Liberty Township, January 11, 1888, to Alta Harris, by whom he has two children – Eli, born February 5, 1890; and Myrtle, born February 25, 1891. He is a member of the United Brethren Church; in politics he is a Democrat.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 1269
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William was reared to manhood in the place of his nativity, and in the public schools acquired a good education. On the removal of the family to Michigan, he purchased a farm of 40 acres in Clare County, which he still owns. In 1887 he came to Wood County, and for eight years was in the employ of his brother-in-law, Eli Stockwell, in a sawmill. He afterward rented 10 acres of land from Mr. Stockwell, on which he erected a good home. He now has an interest in the Independent Oil Company.
Mr. Cookson was married in Liberty Township, January 11, 1888, to Alta Harris, by whom he has two children – Eli, born February 5, 1890; and Myrtle, born February 25, 1891. He is a member of the United Brethren Church; in politics he is a Democrat.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 1269
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William Cookson was born in Orange, Ohio, November 25, 1862, and is a son of Milo and Idress Williams Cookson, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Virginia. Their marriage was celebrated in Hancock County, and subsequently they located in orange, Ohio, whence they afterward removed to Clare, Clare County, Michigan, where they are living at the present time. The father is a farmer by occupation. The children are – Mary, wife of Eli Stockwell, of Liberty Township; Elizabeth, wife of James Coulter, of Clare County, Michigan; William; Nancy, wife of Thurston Ross, of Portage Township; Jacob, a farmer of Clare County, Michigan; and Eliza, wife of J. Lowers, of the same County.
William was reared to manhood in the place of his nativity, and in the public schools acquired a good education. On the removal of the family to Michigan, he purchased a farm of 40 acres in Clare County, which he still owns. In 1887 he came to Wood County, and for eight years was in the employ of his brother-in-law, Eli Stockwell, in a sawmill. He afterward rented 10 acres of land from Mr. Stockwell, on which he erected a good home. He now has an interest in the Independent Oil Company.
Mr. Cookson was married in Liberty Township, January 11, 1888, to Alta Harris, by whom he has two children – Eli, born February 5, 1890; and Myrtle, born February 25, 1891. He is a member of the United Brethren Church; in politics he is a Democrat.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 1269
[Edit Bio] Contributed by Lavidaloca
William was reared to manhood in the place of his nativity, and in the public schools acquired a good education. On the removal of the family to Michigan, he purchased a farm of 40 acres in Clare County, which he still owns. In 1887 he came to Wood County, and for eight years was in the employ of his brother-in-law, Eli Stockwell, in a sawmill. He afterward rented 10 acres of land from Mr. Stockwell, on which he erected a good home. He now has an interest in the Independent Oil Company.
Mr. Cookson was married in Liberty Township, January 11, 1888, to Alta Harris, by whom he has two children – Eli, born February 5, 1890; and Myrtle, born February 25, 1891. He is a member of the United Brethren Church; in politics he is a Democrat.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 1269
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