son of William Clayton Cook - Sarah Prater
Miranda Jane Purcell married Miles Cook on May of 1861 at Morgan County, Kentucky.
There has been no primary evidence found to suggest MIles Cook had "Randolph" in his name.
Union veteran
Tombstone was badly deteriorated and after three failed attempts to restore, the stone was removed by family members. The picture on the memorial is a footstone. The original tombstone is located at the home of a family member.
NOGL
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Miles Cook,
Enlistment Date: 05 November 1861 in Lexington KY
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Kentucky
Company G, 24th Infantry Regiment
Unit Numbers: 778
Miles Cook was born in Kentucky.
Miles Cook is the son of William Clayton Cook and Sarah Prater. William Clayton
Cook is said to have come from Virginia into Eastern Kentucky with Daniel
Boone. It is also said that Cook Co., IL was named for his brother. This
information was written on the back of a very old picture belonging to a cousin.
Sarah Prater is the granddaughter of Archibald Prater who fought in the
Revolutionary War on the Virginia line.
Miles enlisted in the Union army as a sergeant on November 5, 1861, in
Lexington, KY. He served in the 24th Kentucky Infantry, Company G, along with
his brother-in-law Floyd Wesley Purcell.
He married Marinda Jane Purcell in 1861. After the war, Miles was a
blacksmith a trade practiced by many of the men in the Purcell family. Miles
and Marinda had seven children who survived infancy, including Florence Cook
Neal who lived out her days in Newcastle. After adventures in Illinois,
Missouri and Arkansas, Miles and Marinda moved to Young County about 1908 to
open a blacksmith shop in Belknap. They came to Newcastle as the mines were
beginning to produce coal. He later moved the shop to Newcastle where his
son-in-law, Andrew Jackson Neal joined him in the blacksmithing business.
Lovingly submitted by Vicki Roberts in honor of my great, great grandfather.
Miranda Jane Purcell married Miles Cook on May of 1861 at Morgan County, Kentucky.
There has been no primary evidence found to suggest MIles Cook had "Randolph" in his name.
Union veteran
Tombstone was badly deteriorated and after three failed attempts to restore, the stone was removed by family members. The picture on the memorial is a footstone. The original tombstone is located at the home of a family member.
NOGL
---------
Miles Cook,
Enlistment Date: 05 November 1861 in Lexington KY
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Kentucky
Company G, 24th Infantry Regiment
Unit Numbers: 778
Miles Cook was born in Kentucky.
Miles Cook is the son of William Clayton Cook and Sarah Prater. William Clayton
Cook is said to have come from Virginia into Eastern Kentucky with Daniel
Boone. It is also said that Cook Co., IL was named for his brother. This
information was written on the back of a very old picture belonging to a cousin.
Sarah Prater is the granddaughter of Archibald Prater who fought in the
Revolutionary War on the Virginia line.
Miles enlisted in the Union army as a sergeant on November 5, 1861, in
Lexington, KY. He served in the 24th Kentucky Infantry, Company G, along with
his brother-in-law Floyd Wesley Purcell.
He married Marinda Jane Purcell in 1861. After the war, Miles was a
blacksmith a trade practiced by many of the men in the Purcell family. Miles
and Marinda had seven children who survived infancy, including Florence Cook
Neal who lived out her days in Newcastle. After adventures in Illinois,
Missouri and Arkansas, Miles and Marinda moved to Young County about 1908 to
open a blacksmith shop in Belknap. They came to Newcastle as the mines were
beginning to produce coal. He later moved the shop to Newcastle where his
son-in-law, Andrew Jackson Neal joined him in the blacksmithing business.
Lovingly submitted by Vicki Roberts in honor of my great, great grandfather.
son of William Clayton Cook - Sarah Prater
Miranda Jane Purcell married Miles Cook on May of 1861 at Morgan County, Kentucky.
There has been no primary evidence found to suggest MIles Cook had "Randolph" in his name.
Union veteran
Tombstone was badly deteriorated and after three failed attempts to restore, the stone was removed by family members. The picture on the memorial is a footstone. The original tombstone is located at the home of a family member.
NOGL
---------
Miles Cook,
Enlistment Date: 05 November 1861 in Lexington KY
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Kentucky
Company G, 24th Infantry Regiment
Unit Numbers: 778
Miles Cook was born in Kentucky.
Miles Cook is the son of William Clayton Cook and Sarah Prater. William Clayton
Cook is said to have come from Virginia into Eastern Kentucky with Daniel
Boone. It is also said that Cook Co., IL was named for his brother. This
information was written on the back of a very old picture belonging to a cousin.
Sarah Prater is the granddaughter of Archibald Prater who fought in the
Revolutionary War on the Virginia line.
Miles enlisted in the Union army as a sergeant on November 5, 1861, in
Lexington, KY. He served in the 24th Kentucky Infantry, Company G, along with
his brother-in-law Floyd Wesley Purcell.
He married Marinda Jane Purcell in 1861. After the war, Miles was a
blacksmith a trade practiced by many of the men in the Purcell family. Miles
and Marinda had seven children who survived infancy, including Florence Cook
Neal who lived out her days in Newcastle. After adventures in Illinois,
Missouri and Arkansas, Miles and Marinda moved to Young County about 1908 to
open a blacksmith shop in Belknap. They came to Newcastle as the mines were
beginning to produce coal. He later moved the shop to Newcastle where his
son-in-law, Andrew Jackson Neal joined him in the blacksmithing business.
Lovingly submitted by Vicki Roberts in honor of my great, great grandfather.
Miranda Jane Purcell married Miles Cook on May of 1861 at Morgan County, Kentucky.
There has been no primary evidence found to suggest MIles Cook had "Randolph" in his name.
Union veteran
Tombstone was badly deteriorated and after three failed attempts to restore, the stone was removed by family members. The picture on the memorial is a footstone. The original tombstone is located at the home of a family member.
NOGL
---------
Miles Cook,
Enlistment Date: 05 November 1861 in Lexington KY
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Kentucky
Company G, 24th Infantry Regiment
Unit Numbers: 778
Miles Cook was born in Kentucky.
Miles Cook is the son of William Clayton Cook and Sarah Prater. William Clayton
Cook is said to have come from Virginia into Eastern Kentucky with Daniel
Boone. It is also said that Cook Co., IL was named for his brother. This
information was written on the back of a very old picture belonging to a cousin.
Sarah Prater is the granddaughter of Archibald Prater who fought in the
Revolutionary War on the Virginia line.
Miles enlisted in the Union army as a sergeant on November 5, 1861, in
Lexington, KY. He served in the 24th Kentucky Infantry, Company G, along with
his brother-in-law Floyd Wesley Purcell.
He married Marinda Jane Purcell in 1861. After the war, Miles was a
blacksmith a trade practiced by many of the men in the Purcell family. Miles
and Marinda had seven children who survived infancy, including Florence Cook
Neal who lived out her days in Newcastle. After adventures in Illinois,
Missouri and Arkansas, Miles and Marinda moved to Young County about 1908 to
open a blacksmith shop in Belknap. They came to Newcastle as the mines were
beginning to produce coal. He later moved the shop to Newcastle where his
son-in-law, Andrew Jackson Neal joined him in the blacksmithing business.
Lovingly submitted by Vicki Roberts in honor of my great, great grandfather.
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