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Mary Jane <I>Ross</I> Cook

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Mary Jane Ross Cook

Birth
Ohio, USA
Death
14 Dec 1877 (aged 44)
Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Clendenen & Jane (GILLILAND) ROSS. Married Samuel W Cook 02 Nov 1854, Warren County Ohio. In the 1860 & 1870 US Census for Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, Samuel is listed as a wagon maker. In the 1860 US census Eliza and Herma are living with Samuel and Mary in Magnolia. In the 1870 US census Eliza, Herma, Charles and Lillian are living with Samuel and Mary in Magnolia. In the 1880 US Census for Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois Samuel is enumerated as a widower, a carpenter, and has Charles and Kate still with him. From local city directories, Samuel is first listed in Bloomington/Normal 1885 as a carpenter. In 1887 he was listed as a carpenter for Ferree, a local company. In 1899 he was listed as a carpenter for the Soldiers' Orphan's Home.
He served in the Civil War and at the time of enlistment he was described as 5'9" tall with dark hair, blue eyes and dark complexion. He was in the Illinois 77th Regiment, Company B, Battery L, 2nd Artillery. He enlisted on 4 August 1862. He was promoted to Sergeant, and then to Second Lieutenant on 29 May 1863 and resigned his commission on 13 Sep 1864.
Daughter of Clendenen & Jane (GILLILAND) ROSS. Married Samuel W Cook 02 Nov 1854, Warren County Ohio. In the 1860 & 1870 US Census for Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, Samuel is listed as a wagon maker. In the 1860 US census Eliza and Herma are living with Samuel and Mary in Magnolia. In the 1870 US census Eliza, Herma, Charles and Lillian are living with Samuel and Mary in Magnolia. In the 1880 US Census for Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois Samuel is enumerated as a widower, a carpenter, and has Charles and Kate still with him. From local city directories, Samuel is first listed in Bloomington/Normal 1885 as a carpenter. In 1887 he was listed as a carpenter for Ferree, a local company. In 1899 he was listed as a carpenter for the Soldiers' Orphan's Home.
He served in the Civil War and at the time of enlistment he was described as 5'9" tall with dark hair, blue eyes and dark complexion. He was in the Illinois 77th Regiment, Company B, Battery L, 2nd Artillery. He enlisted on 4 August 1862. He was promoted to Sergeant, and then to Second Lieutenant on 29 May 1863 and resigned his commission on 13 Sep 1864.


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