Owsley County KY Cook Genealogy
USGENWEB: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyowsley/owsley.html Owsley County was formed in 1843 from parts of Clay, Estill and Breathitt Counties. It was named in honor of Gov. William Owsley and was Kentucky's 96th county. Parts of Owsley County were taken to form Jackson County in 1868 and Lee County in 1870.
On that site:
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Cemetery index http://users.rootsweb.com/~kyowsley/cemetery/ocemetery.html |
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Census index http://users.rootsweb.com/~kyowsley/census/censusindex.html |
didn't find any Cook families in the 1850 or 1860 census
1870
151-148 COOK William A. 44 M Farmer 500 120 TN
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Diana 40 F Keeping House VA |
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William W. 15 M Farm Labor VA |
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Walter B. 12 M Farm Labor VA |
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Florence V. 9 F VA |
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James M. 7 M VA |
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William A. Cook Jr. page 305 |
10-10 COOK, William A., Jr. 42 M Farmer 200 232 TN
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Sarah P. 31 F Keeping House TN |
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Orleana C. 13 F TN |
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James M. 11 M Farm Labor TN |
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William J. 7 M TN |
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Minerva J. 5 F KY |
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Daniel 3 M KY |
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Mary E. 2/12 F KY Mar. |
1910 heads of households
Wilson's Fork Sturgeon Road
40-40 COOK William N. H M W 39 m1 17y KTK
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Mary E. (Gabbard) H M W 35 m1 17y 7-7 KKK |
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Edward S M W 16 s KKK |
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Delbert S M W 14 s KKK |
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Grayden S M W 12 s KKK |
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Sarah D F W 10 s KKK |
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Sherman M. S M W 8 s KKK |
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Lester S M W 6 s KKK |
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Robert S M W 2 s KKK (b 10/31/1907) |
Island Creek
51-53 COOK Edward H M W 37 m1 17y KKK
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Delilah (Taylor) W F W 37 m1 17y 7-7 KKK |
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Gracie D F W 16 s KKK |
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Add S M W 15 s KKK |
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Ida D F W 13 s KKK |
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Fred S M W 10 s KKK |
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Sarah D F W 8 s KKK |
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Ruth D F W 7 s KKK |
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Ella D F W 2 s KKK (Edna b. 7/13/1910) |
Kentucky Death Index Information
name - date of death - age - vol - cert #
| Johnie Cook | 04 May 1939 | 1 Month | 39 | 16120 |
| Robert P. Cook | 10 Mar 1939 | 53 Years | 39 | 13730 |
| Ruth Cook | 21 Mar 1940 | 1 Month | 41 | 03093 |
| Ruth Cook | 21 Mar 1940 | 1 Month | 40 | 15615 |
| Deliah Cook | 02 Dec 1955 | 86 Years | 55 | 25897 |
| Della P. Cook | 31 Aug 1968 | 72 Years | 68 | 28329 |
| Edward Cook | 13 Apr 1959 | 87 Years | 59 | 08546 |