Alfred married Martha Ann Mulkey in 1854 in Union County, and they had 10 children.
In 1875, Alfred's 12 older siblings sold their interest in their father's estate to Burton.
William Cook 1875 estate settlement partial transcription:
This indenture made and entered into this second day of August 1875 between Zillia Canup, Amos Cook, Johnathan Cook, Obed Cook, Nancy Self, Kissiah Gillespie, Jane Cook, Malinda Cook, Levinia Fields, Easter Sampson, Patsey Self, Sarah Sullivan, heirs at law of William Cook late of Union County deceased of the one part and Burton Cook one of said heirs of the other part. With respect that the parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as well as for and in consideration of the fact that the said Burton Cook had the care and trouble of the maintenance of the said William Cook in his old age hath granted covenanted released and relinquished and by these present doth grant convenant release and relinquished unto the said Burton Cook his heirs and assigns all of our right title and interest in and to the Estate both real and personal of which the said William Cook … passed to have and to hold the said Estate unto him the said Burton Cook his heirs and assigns …
Even though Martha's Find A Grave memorial lists her death year as 1878, Martha was still living for the 1880 census. For the 1900 census, Alfred is living with the family of his son Joseph and listed as widowed.
Children:
1- Andrew Young Cook (1856-1931).
2- Sarah Ann Cook Ensley (1859-1929).
3- Alfred Lafayette Cook (1861-1943).
4- Louisa Jane Cook (1864-1873).
5- Emeline K. Cook Fleming (1866- ).
6- William Munrow Cook (1867-1879).
7- Joseph Wade Cook (1869-1961).
8- John Cook (1870-1870).
9- Thomas Evans Cook (1870-1878).
10- Susan Catherine Cook (1875- ).
References:
• 1850 Union County, Georgia, census record
• 13 Apr 1854 Union County, marriage record.
• 2 Aug 1875 Union County, book A, page 147, land sale to Burton Cook by heirs of William Cook.
• 1880, 1900 Union County, census records.
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KV2C-45J .
• 2022 Cook descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/CookDescendants.txt .
Alfred married Martha Ann Mulkey in 1854 in Union County, and they had 10 children.
In 1875, Alfred's 12 older siblings sold their interest in their father's estate to Burton.
William Cook 1875 estate settlement partial transcription:
This indenture made and entered into this second day of August 1875 between Zillia Canup, Amos Cook, Johnathan Cook, Obed Cook, Nancy Self, Kissiah Gillespie, Jane Cook, Malinda Cook, Levinia Fields, Easter Sampson, Patsey Self, Sarah Sullivan, heirs at law of William Cook late of Union County deceased of the one part and Burton Cook one of said heirs of the other part. With respect that the parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as well as for and in consideration of the fact that the said Burton Cook had the care and trouble of the maintenance of the said William Cook in his old age hath granted covenanted released and relinquished and by these present doth grant convenant release and relinquished unto the said Burton Cook his heirs and assigns all of our right title and interest in and to the Estate both real and personal of which the said William Cook … passed to have and to hold the said Estate unto him the said Burton Cook his heirs and assigns …
Even though Martha's Find A Grave memorial lists her death year as 1878, Martha was still living for the 1880 census. For the 1900 census, Alfred is living with the family of his son Joseph and listed as widowed.
Children:
1- Andrew Young Cook (1856-1931).
2- Sarah Ann Cook Ensley (1859-1929).
3- Alfred Lafayette Cook (1861-1943).
4- Louisa Jane Cook (1864-1873).
5- Emeline K. Cook Fleming (1866- ).
6- William Munrow Cook (1867-1879).
7- Joseph Wade Cook (1869-1961).
8- John Cook (1870-1870).
9- Thomas Evans Cook (1870-1878).
10- Susan Catherine Cook (1875- ).
References:
• 1850 Union County, Georgia, census record
• 13 Apr 1854 Union County, marriage record.
• 2 Aug 1875 Union County, book A, page 147, land sale to Burton Cook by heirs of William Cook.
• 1880, 1900 Union County, census records.
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KV2C-45J .
• 2022 Cook descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/CookDescendants.txt .
Family Members
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Zella "Nellie" Cook Canup
1807–1861
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Amos Cook
1810 – unknown
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Obed Cook
1811 – unknown
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Jonathan Cook
1812–1886
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Nancy N Cook Self
1813 – unknown
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Kesiah Cook Gillespie
1815–1879
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Martha Patsey Cook Self
1818–1900
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Malinda Cook Sullivan
1822 – unknown
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Esther Cook Sampson
1824 – unknown
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Lavina "Vinie" Cook Fields
1828–1877
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Sarah Louisa Cook Sullivan
1828–1872
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