Capt. Cook came to Texas with his parents in 1840. When he was 17 years old he served as a private in the Mexican War. After the war, he settled in Daingerfield, Morris County, where he engaged in business. In 1856 he was elected to the Texas Legislature and in the same year he married Miss Fannie Hughes.
In 1861 he was one of the first men in east Texas to raise a company of volunteers to take the field in the defense of the southern confederacy, but his business matters were in such shape that he could not leave at that time, and the company went to the field under another leader. In the following year, however, his inclintion was so strong to go to the front that he raised a seond company and went to the field, his company being a part of Ross' brigade. He served throughout the war as a captain in that brigade, and just before the surrender at Appomattox was promoted to the rank of major, but the war was ended before he received his commission.
At the end of the war Capt. Cook returned to Morris County, where he resided until 1872, when the town of Denison was laid out. He came to Grayson County and resided near Denison until the following year, when he moved into the young town and built the home on the corner of Barrett Avenue and Woodard Street, which he occupied at the time of his death. He served for many years on the board of aldermen in Dension and also as a justice of the peace.
Capt. Cook died peacefully in his home of natural causes. The funeral took place under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity.∼Veteran data:
Mexican War Pension File lists him in "D" 13 U.S. Inf with pension filing information as:
Date of filing= 4 Feb. 1887
Class=Mexican War
Application No.=1320
Certificate No.=12768
Rank = Private
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Also served the Confederacy in a Captain in the Twenty-seventh Cavalry (Whiffield's Legion; First Legion) per record at fold3.com
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1880 Census information:
Name: J. M. Cook
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1880: Denison, Grayson, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Fanny P. Cook
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Real Estate Dealer
Household members from 1880 census:
Name Age
J. M. Cook 50
Fanny P. Cook 42
Mattie B. Cook 14
Robert H. Cook 12
George E. Cook 10
Winford Cook 8
Fanny Cook 4
Jesse Cook 1m
Jordan Watson 28
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Obituary from The Dallas Morning News, 27 July 1897, page 5.
Capt. Cook's Death
One of the Pioneers of Texas and a Veteran of Two Wars
Denison, Tex., July 26 - Capt. J. M. Cook, one of the pioneers of Denison, died yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock after confinement to his room for ten months.
Capt. J. M. Cook was born in Macon, Ga., on Jan. 12, 1830. In 1840 he came with his parents to Texas. When he was 17 years old he enlisted in the American army as a private in the war with Mexico. After the war and the establishment of peace in this country, he settled in Daingerfield, Morris County, in eastern Texas where he engaged in business. In 1856 he was elected to the Texas Legislature and in the same year he married Miss Fannie Hughes of Daingerfield.
In 1861 he was one of the first men in eastern Texas to raise a company of volunteers to take the field in the defense of the southern confederacy, but his business matters were in such shape that he could not leave at that time, and the company went to the field under another leader. In the following year, however, his inclintion was so strong to go to the front that he raised a seond company and went to the field, his company being a part of Ross' brigade. He served throughout the war as a captain in that brigade, and just before the surrender at Appomattox was promoted to the rank of major, but the war was ended before he received his commission.
At the close of the war Capt. Cook returned to Morris County, where he resided until 1872, when the town of Denison was laid out. He came to Grayson County and resided near Denison until the following year, when he moved into the young town and built the home on the corner of Barrett Avenue and Woodard Street [628 W. Woodard per the Denison City Directory], which he occupied at the time of his death. He was a potential factor in the upbuilding of Denison, and served for many years on the board of aldermen and also as a justice of the peace. Always an enterprising citizen, ready to assist in anything for the material welfare of the town, he contributed largely in making the city of Denison of to-day.
Capt. Cook had been confined to his room for ten months, but he had not been seriously ill until three days ago, when members of his family were summoned to attend his bedside. His last moments were peaceful, and his death a mere transition into peaceful, painless slumber that knows no awakening this side of eternity.
The funeral took place this afternoon at 4 o'clock under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, internment in Fairview Cemetery.
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Fairview Cemetery records show the following burials within this family plot:
1. 1894 George E. Cook age 24 Find A Grave Memorial# 101082890
2. 1897 Jesse M. Cook age 67 Find A Grave Memorial# 102483185
3. 1920 Fannie Hughes Cook age 82 Find A Grave Memorial# 102483731
4. 1920 Jesse M Cook 3rd age 14 Find A Grave Memorial# 51912309 (Note there is also a photo of the small memorial at Boy Scout Camp James Ray on this Find A Grave page).
5. 7/19/1940 Jesse M. Cook 2nd Find A Grave Memorial# 51912349
6. 7/19/1951 Winnie C. Case Find A Grave Memorial# 102484568
7. 1952 Alvada Frances Cook Find A Grave Memorial# 51912278
8. 1/18/1967 Frances Cook (Cremated) Find A Grave Memorial# 102484772
In 1861 he was one of the first men in east Texas to raise a company of volunteers to take the field in the defense of the southern confederacy, but his business matters were in such shape that he could not leave at that time, and the company went to the field under another leader. In the following year, however, his inclintion was so strong to go to the front that he raised a seond company and went to the field, his company being a part of Ross' brigade. He served throughout the war as a captain in that brigade, and just before the surrender at Appomattox was promoted to the rank of major, but the war was ended before he received his commission.
At the end of the war Capt. Cook returned to Morris County, where he resided until 1872, when the town of Denison was laid out. He came to Grayson County and resided near Denison until the following year, when he moved into the young town and built the home on the corner of Barrett Avenue and Woodard Street, which he occupied at the time of his death. He served for many years on the board of aldermen in Dension and also as a justice of the peace.
Capt. Cook died peacefully in his home of natural causes. The funeral took place under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity.∼Veteran data:
Mexican War Pension File lists him in "D" 13 U.S. Inf with pension filing information as:
Date of filing= 4 Feb. 1887
Class=Mexican War
Application No.=1320
Certificate No.=12768
Rank = Private
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Also served the Confederacy in a Captain in the Twenty-seventh Cavalry (Whiffield's Legion; First Legion) per record at fold3.com
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1880 Census information:
Name: J. M. Cook
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1880: Denison, Grayson, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Fanny P. Cook
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Real Estate Dealer
Household members from 1880 census:
Name Age
J. M. Cook 50
Fanny P. Cook 42
Mattie B. Cook 14
Robert H. Cook 12
George E. Cook 10
Winford Cook 8
Fanny Cook 4
Jesse Cook 1m
Jordan Watson 28
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Obituary from The Dallas Morning News, 27 July 1897, page 5.
Capt. Cook's Death
One of the Pioneers of Texas and a Veteran of Two Wars
Denison, Tex., July 26 - Capt. J. M. Cook, one of the pioneers of Denison, died yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock after confinement to his room for ten months.
Capt. J. M. Cook was born in Macon, Ga., on Jan. 12, 1830. In 1840 he came with his parents to Texas. When he was 17 years old he enlisted in the American army as a private in the war with Mexico. After the war and the establishment of peace in this country, he settled in Daingerfield, Morris County, in eastern Texas where he engaged in business. In 1856 he was elected to the Texas Legislature and in the same year he married Miss Fannie Hughes of Daingerfield.
In 1861 he was one of the first men in eastern Texas to raise a company of volunteers to take the field in the defense of the southern confederacy, but his business matters were in such shape that he could not leave at that time, and the company went to the field under another leader. In the following year, however, his inclintion was so strong to go to the front that he raised a seond company and went to the field, his company being a part of Ross' brigade. He served throughout the war as a captain in that brigade, and just before the surrender at Appomattox was promoted to the rank of major, but the war was ended before he received his commission.
At the close of the war Capt. Cook returned to Morris County, where he resided until 1872, when the town of Denison was laid out. He came to Grayson County and resided near Denison until the following year, when he moved into the young town and built the home on the corner of Barrett Avenue and Woodard Street [628 W. Woodard per the Denison City Directory], which he occupied at the time of his death. He was a potential factor in the upbuilding of Denison, and served for many years on the board of aldermen and also as a justice of the peace. Always an enterprising citizen, ready to assist in anything for the material welfare of the town, he contributed largely in making the city of Denison of to-day.
Capt. Cook had been confined to his room for ten months, but he had not been seriously ill until three days ago, when members of his family were summoned to attend his bedside. His last moments were peaceful, and his death a mere transition into peaceful, painless slumber that knows no awakening this side of eternity.
The funeral took place this afternoon at 4 o'clock under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, internment in Fairview Cemetery.
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Fairview Cemetery records show the following burials within this family plot:
1. 1894 George E. Cook age 24 Find A Grave Memorial# 101082890
2. 1897 Jesse M. Cook age 67 Find A Grave Memorial# 102483185
3. 1920 Fannie Hughes Cook age 82 Find A Grave Memorial# 102483731
4. 1920 Jesse M Cook 3rd age 14 Find A Grave Memorial# 51912309 (Note there is also a photo of the small memorial at Boy Scout Camp James Ray on this Find A Grave page).
5. 7/19/1940 Jesse M. Cook 2nd Find A Grave Memorial# 51912349
6. 7/19/1951 Winnie C. Case Find A Grave Memorial# 102484568
7. 1952 Alvada Frances Cook Find A Grave Memorial# 51912278
8. 1/18/1967 Frances Cook (Cremated) Find A Grave Memorial# 102484772
Capt. Cook came to Texas with his parents in 1840. When he was 17 years old he served as a private in the Mexican War. After the war, he settled in Daingerfield, Morris County, where he engaged in business. In 1856 he was elected to the Texas Legislature and in the same year he married Miss Fannie Hughes.
In 1861 he was one of the first men in east Texas to raise a company of volunteers to take the field in the defense of the southern confederacy, but his business matters were in such shape that he could not leave at that time, and the company went to the field under another leader. In the following year, however, his inclintion was so strong to go to the front that he raised a seond company and went to the field, his company being a part of Ross' brigade. He served throughout the war as a captain in that brigade, and just before the surrender at Appomattox was promoted to the rank of major, but the war was ended before he received his commission.
At the end of the war Capt. Cook returned to Morris County, where he resided until 1872, when the town of Denison was laid out. He came to Grayson County and resided near Denison until the following year, when he moved into the young town and built the home on the corner of Barrett Avenue and Woodard Street, which he occupied at the time of his death. He served for many years on the board of aldermen in Dension and also as a justice of the peace.
Capt. Cook died peacefully in his home of natural causes. The funeral took place under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity.∼Veteran data:
Mexican War Pension File lists him in "D" 13 U.S. Inf with pension filing information as:
Date of filing= 4 Feb. 1887
Class=Mexican War
Application No.=1320
Certificate No.=12768
Rank = Private
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Also served the Confederacy in a Captain in the Twenty-seventh Cavalry (Whiffield's Legion; First Legion) per record at fold3.com
--------
1880 Census information:
Name: J. M. Cook
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1880: Denison, Grayson, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Fanny P. Cook
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Real Estate Dealer
Household members from 1880 census:
Name Age
J. M. Cook 50
Fanny P. Cook 42
Mattie B. Cook 14
Robert H. Cook 12
George E. Cook 10
Winford Cook 8
Fanny Cook 4
Jesse Cook 1m
Jordan Watson 28
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Obituary from The Dallas Morning News, 27 July 1897, page 5.
Capt. Cook's Death
One of the Pioneers of Texas and a Veteran of Two Wars
Denison, Tex., July 26 - Capt. J. M. Cook, one of the pioneers of Denison, died yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock after confinement to his room for ten months.
Capt. J. M. Cook was born in Macon, Ga., on Jan. 12, 1830. In 1840 he came with his parents to Texas. When he was 17 years old he enlisted in the American army as a private in the war with Mexico. After the war and the establishment of peace in this country, he settled in Daingerfield, Morris County, in eastern Texas where he engaged in business. In 1856 he was elected to the Texas Legislature and in the same year he married Miss Fannie Hughes of Daingerfield.
In 1861 he was one of the first men in eastern Texas to raise a company of volunteers to take the field in the defense of the southern confederacy, but his business matters were in such shape that he could not leave at that time, and the company went to the field under another leader. In the following year, however, his inclintion was so strong to go to the front that he raised a seond company and went to the field, his company being a part of Ross' brigade. He served throughout the war as a captain in that brigade, and just before the surrender at Appomattox was promoted to the rank of major, but the war was ended before he received his commission.
At the close of the war Capt. Cook returned to Morris County, where he resided until 1872, when the town of Denison was laid out. He came to Grayson County and resided near Denison until the following year, when he moved into the young town and built the home on the corner of Barrett Avenue and Woodard Street [628 W. Woodard per the Denison City Directory], which he occupied at the time of his death. He was a potential factor in the upbuilding of Denison, and served for many years on the board of aldermen and also as a justice of the peace. Always an enterprising citizen, ready to assist in anything for the material welfare of the town, he contributed largely in making the city of Denison of to-day.
Capt. Cook had been confined to his room for ten months, but he had not been seriously ill until three days ago, when members of his family were summoned to attend his bedside. His last moments were peaceful, and his death a mere transition into peaceful, painless slumber that knows no awakening this side of eternity.
The funeral took place this afternoon at 4 o'clock under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, internment in Fairview Cemetery.
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Fairview Cemetery records show the following burials within this family plot:
1. 1894 George E. Cook age 24 Find A Grave Memorial# 101082890
2. 1897 Jesse M. Cook age 67 Find A Grave Memorial# 102483185
3. 1920 Fannie Hughes Cook age 82 Find A Grave Memorial# 102483731
4. 1920 Jesse M Cook 3rd age 14 Find A Grave Memorial# 51912309 (Note there is also a photo of the small memorial at Boy Scout Camp James Ray on this Find A Grave page).
5. 7/19/1940 Jesse M. Cook 2nd Find A Grave Memorial# 51912349
6. 7/19/1951 Winnie C. Case Find A Grave Memorial# 102484568
7. 1952 Alvada Frances Cook Find A Grave Memorial# 51912278
8. 1/18/1967 Frances Cook (Cremated) Find A Grave Memorial# 102484772
In 1861 he was one of the first men in east Texas to raise a company of volunteers to take the field in the defense of the southern confederacy, but his business matters were in such shape that he could not leave at that time, and the company went to the field under another leader. In the following year, however, his inclintion was so strong to go to the front that he raised a seond company and went to the field, his company being a part of Ross' brigade. He served throughout the war as a captain in that brigade, and just before the surrender at Appomattox was promoted to the rank of major, but the war was ended before he received his commission.
At the end of the war Capt. Cook returned to Morris County, where he resided until 1872, when the town of Denison was laid out. He came to Grayson County and resided near Denison until the following year, when he moved into the young town and built the home on the corner of Barrett Avenue and Woodard Street, which he occupied at the time of his death. He served for many years on the board of aldermen in Dension and also as a justice of the peace.
Capt. Cook died peacefully in his home of natural causes. The funeral took place under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity.∼Veteran data:
Mexican War Pension File lists him in "D" 13 U.S. Inf with pension filing information as:
Date of filing= 4 Feb. 1887
Class=Mexican War
Application No.=1320
Certificate No.=12768
Rank = Private
--------
Also served the Confederacy in a Captain in the Twenty-seventh Cavalry (Whiffield's Legion; First Legion) per record at fold3.com
--------
1880 Census information:
Name: J. M. Cook
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1880: Denison, Grayson, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Fanny P. Cook
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Real Estate Dealer
Household members from 1880 census:
Name Age
J. M. Cook 50
Fanny P. Cook 42
Mattie B. Cook 14
Robert H. Cook 12
George E. Cook 10
Winford Cook 8
Fanny Cook 4
Jesse Cook 1m
Jordan Watson 28
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Obituary from The Dallas Morning News, 27 July 1897, page 5.
Capt. Cook's Death
One of the Pioneers of Texas and a Veteran of Two Wars
Denison, Tex., July 26 - Capt. J. M. Cook, one of the pioneers of Denison, died yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock after confinement to his room for ten months.
Capt. J. M. Cook was born in Macon, Ga., on Jan. 12, 1830. In 1840 he came with his parents to Texas. When he was 17 years old he enlisted in the American army as a private in the war with Mexico. After the war and the establishment of peace in this country, he settled in Daingerfield, Morris County, in eastern Texas where he engaged in business. In 1856 he was elected to the Texas Legislature and in the same year he married Miss Fannie Hughes of Daingerfield.
In 1861 he was one of the first men in eastern Texas to raise a company of volunteers to take the field in the defense of the southern confederacy, but his business matters were in such shape that he could not leave at that time, and the company went to the field under another leader. In the following year, however, his inclintion was so strong to go to the front that he raised a seond company and went to the field, his company being a part of Ross' brigade. He served throughout the war as a captain in that brigade, and just before the surrender at Appomattox was promoted to the rank of major, but the war was ended before he received his commission.
At the close of the war Capt. Cook returned to Morris County, where he resided until 1872, when the town of Denison was laid out. He came to Grayson County and resided near Denison until the following year, when he moved into the young town and built the home on the corner of Barrett Avenue and Woodard Street [628 W. Woodard per the Denison City Directory], which he occupied at the time of his death. He was a potential factor in the upbuilding of Denison, and served for many years on the board of aldermen and also as a justice of the peace. Always an enterprising citizen, ready to assist in anything for the material welfare of the town, he contributed largely in making the city of Denison of to-day.
Capt. Cook had been confined to his room for ten months, but he had not been seriously ill until three days ago, when members of his family were summoned to attend his bedside. His last moments were peaceful, and his death a mere transition into peaceful, painless slumber that knows no awakening this side of eternity.
The funeral took place this afternoon at 4 o'clock under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, internment in Fairview Cemetery.
----------
Fairview Cemetery records show the following burials within this family plot:
1. 1894 George E. Cook age 24 Find A Grave Memorial# 101082890
2. 1897 Jesse M. Cook age 67 Find A Grave Memorial# 102483185
3. 1920 Fannie Hughes Cook age 82 Find A Grave Memorial# 102483731
4. 1920 Jesse M Cook 3rd age 14 Find A Grave Memorial# 51912309 (Note there is also a photo of the small memorial at Boy Scout Camp James Ray on this Find A Grave page).
5. 7/19/1940 Jesse M. Cook 2nd Find A Grave Memorial# 51912349
6. 7/19/1951 Winnie C. Case Find A Grave Memorial# 102484568
7. 1952 Alvada Frances Cook Find A Grave Memorial# 51912278
8. 1/18/1967 Frances Cook (Cremated) Find A Grave Memorial# 102484772
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