Joel B. Cook was Cookville, Missouri's earliest settler in 1845. However, the credit for the name of the little town, a general store, post office, mill and two houses "more likely comes from the tenth child of Joel B. Cook" (Woody Cousins, J. E. Smith, 1995 and Pulaski County's Historic Place Names, Richard Wilber, 1997, p. 5.) This was William Jasper Cook, or "Uncle Billy" as he was known. The Cookville Post Office was established in 1872 and William Jasper Cook was appointed Postmaster. He operated a general store at the same time.
Joel B. Cook and wife Mary Margaret Cook had 12 children.
(Bio information courtesy of the Old Settler's Gazette, 2010 edition, page 30)
Joel B. Cook and wife Mary Margaret Cook had 12 children.
(Bio information courtesy of the Old Settler's Gazette, 2010 edition, page 30)
Joel B. Cook was Cookville, Missouri's earliest settler in 1845. However, the credit for the name of the little town, a general store, post office, mill and two houses "more likely comes from the tenth child of Joel B. Cook" (Woody Cousins, J. E. Smith, 1995 and Pulaski County's Historic Place Names, Richard Wilber, 1997, p. 5.) This was William Jasper Cook, or "Uncle Billy" as he was known. The Cookville Post Office was established in 1872 and William Jasper Cook was appointed Postmaster. He operated a general store at the same time.
Joel B. Cook and wife Mary Margaret Cook had 12 children.
(Bio information courtesy of the Old Settler's Gazette, 2010 edition, page 30)
Joel B. Cook and wife Mary Margaret Cook had 12 children.
(Bio information courtesy of the Old Settler's Gazette, 2010 edition, page 30)
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