Sarah came to Oregon with the Olds Emigrant Party of 1852.
Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Cook resided for a time on a farm near Lafayette. In 1859 they purchased the Pine Tree Farm near Bellevue, Ore. In Sept. 1865, they disposed of Pine Tree Farm and purchased Diamond Farm, located about four miles southwest of McMinnville, Ore. They were actively engaged in the operation of this farm and made it their home for the next twenty five years. In 1890 Mr. and Mrs. Cook purchased a home in McMinnville but for several years thereafter Mr. Cook continued in the management of Diamond Farm, finally retiring from farm activities about 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Cook continued to reside in McMinnville, at their home just east of the Linfield College Campus, until the death of Mrs. Cook.
The South Yamhill Cemetery overlook the Diamond Farm, which was their home for so many years. Mr. Cook was one of those who platted the cemetery and dedicated it. He planted the maple trees which are still growing (1952) on the point of the hill just in front of the cemetery close to where the South Yamhill Baptist Church stood before it was torn down.
(History of the Willamette Valley, Being a Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers. Edited by H. O. Lang. Published by Himes & Lang. Portland, Oregon: Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer. 1885. Chapter XXXVII, pg 755.
Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Cook resided for a time on a farm near Lafayette. In 1859 they purchased the Pine Tree Farm near Bellevue, Ore. In Sept. 1865, they disposed of Pine Tree Farm and purchased Diamond Farm, located about four miles southwest of McMinnville, Ore. They were actively engaged in the operation of this farm and made it their home for the next twenty five years. In 1890 Mr. and Mrs. Cook purchased a home in McMinnville but for several years thereafter Mr. Cook continued in the management of Diamond Farm, finally retiring from farm activities about 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Cook continued to reside in McMinnville, at their home just east of the Linfield College Campus, until the death of Mrs. Cook.
The South Yamhill Cemetery overlook the Diamond Farm, which was their home for so many years. Mr. Cook was one of those who platted the cemetery and dedicated it. He planted the maple trees which are still growing (1952) on the point of the hill just in front of the cemetery close to where the South Yamhill Baptist Church stood before it was torn down.
(History of the Willamette Valley, Being a Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers. Edited by H. O. Lang. Published by Himes & Lang. Portland, Oregon: Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer. 1885. Chapter XXXVII, pg 755.
Sarah came to Oregon with the Olds Emigrant Party of 1852.
Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Cook resided for a time on a farm near Lafayette. In 1859 they purchased the Pine Tree Farm near Bellevue, Ore. In Sept. 1865, they disposed of Pine Tree Farm and purchased Diamond Farm, located about four miles southwest of McMinnville, Ore. They were actively engaged in the operation of this farm and made it their home for the next twenty five years. In 1890 Mr. and Mrs. Cook purchased a home in McMinnville but for several years thereafter Mr. Cook continued in the management of Diamond Farm, finally retiring from farm activities about 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Cook continued to reside in McMinnville, at their home just east of the Linfield College Campus, until the death of Mrs. Cook.
The South Yamhill Cemetery overlook the Diamond Farm, which was their home for so many years. Mr. Cook was one of those who platted the cemetery and dedicated it. He planted the maple trees which are still growing (1952) on the point of the hill just in front of the cemetery close to where the South Yamhill Baptist Church stood before it was torn down.
(History of the Willamette Valley, Being a Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers. Edited by H. O. Lang. Published by Himes & Lang. Portland, Oregon: Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer. 1885. Chapter XXXVII, pg 755.
Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Cook resided for a time on a farm near Lafayette. In 1859 they purchased the Pine Tree Farm near Bellevue, Ore. In Sept. 1865, they disposed of Pine Tree Farm and purchased Diamond Farm, located about four miles southwest of McMinnville, Ore. They were actively engaged in the operation of this farm and made it their home for the next twenty five years. In 1890 Mr. and Mrs. Cook purchased a home in McMinnville but for several years thereafter Mr. Cook continued in the management of Diamond Farm, finally retiring from farm activities about 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Cook continued to reside in McMinnville, at their home just east of the Linfield College Campus, until the death of Mrs. Cook.
The South Yamhill Cemetery overlook the Diamond Farm, which was their home for so many years. Mr. Cook was one of those who platted the cemetery and dedicated it. He planted the maple trees which are still growing (1952) on the point of the hill just in front of the cemetery close to where the South Yamhill Baptist Church stood before it was torn down.
(History of the Willamette Valley, Being a Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers. Edited by H. O. Lang. Published by Himes & Lang. Portland, Oregon: Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer. 1885. Chapter XXXVII, pg 755.
