James Thomas Cornelius COOK

1849 - 1932  (82 years)

• Name	James Thomas Cornelius COOK
  Born	20 Dec 1849	Howard Co., Missouri   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	529A0C571FC511499B66F7ECED57F3CB73D1
  Died	11 Aug 1932	Moberly, Randolph Co., Missouri   [1]
  Buried	Boonsboro, Howard Co., Missouri
  Person ID	I39542	Branch 030 Jesse Stafford 1790 NC
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Cornelius COOK
  Mother	Rachel CAMPBELL
  Family ID	F25560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Jane STAFFORD,   b. 1 Oct 1857, Carter's Mill, Moore Co., North Carolina ,   d. 28 Mar 1941, Moberly, Randolph Co., Missouri  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1875	Pilot Point, Denton Co., Texas   [2]
  Children	1. Charles Delbert COOK,   b. 13 Jun 1877, Young Co., Texas ,   d. 25 Jul 1938, Sour Lake, Hardin Co., Texas  (Age 61 years)   2. Francis Evelyn "Fannie" COOK,   b. 9 Jan 1879, Louvin Ranch near Graham Texas ,   d. 28 Mar 1971, Howard Co., Missouri  (Age 92 years)   3. Shelby COOK,   b. 20 May 1881, Texas ,   d. 7 Mar 1882  (Age 0 years)   4. Edgar Earl COOK,   b. 15 Sep 1883, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 12 Nov 1936  (Age 53 years)   5. Ralph COOK,   b. 10 Apr 1886, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 8 Mar 1941, Randolph Co., Missouri  (Age 54 years)   6. James COOK,   b. 10 Aug 1888, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 19 Aug 1888  (Age 0 years)   7. Thomas Stafford COOK,   b. 18 Sep 1889, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 11 Jan 1979, Sonoma, California  (Age 89 years)   8. Jesse George COOK,   b. 25 Apr 1892, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 10 Sep 1936  (Age 44 years)   9. William Chandler COOK,   b. 29 Sep 1894, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 24 Jun 1971, Lincoln Park, Wayne Co., Michigan  (Age 76 years)   10. Martha Ruth COOK,   b. 2 Jan 1897, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 16 May 1981  (Age 84 years)   11. Marion Cecil COOK,   b. 1 Aug 1899, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 14 Oct 1899  (Age 0 years)   12. Lilliam COOK,   b. 28 Feb 1901, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 10 Sep 1904  (Age 3 years)   13. Robert Dent COOK,   b. 23 Mar 1905, Howard Co., Missouri ,   d. 16 Jun 1961, Los Angeles Co., California  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F14789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  I thought it was about time that I shared my information on Martha Stafford. Please feel free to forward it to anyone. Glenda Martha Stafford (and I honestly don't know her middle name. I always thought it was Martha Ruth, but haven't seen it written anywhere) was born at Carter's Mill in Moore County, North Carolina on 1 October 1857. In 1972 my Mom and Dad went to Moore County (from central Missouri) looking for Carter's Mill. They found Thurman Maness who took them to the site where Carter's Mill was located and to the location of the Isaac Stafford place. Mom took notes: Carter's Mill was built on Old Salem Road where it crossed Bear Creek in the 1780s-- property of Betheul Coffin and a post office called The Gold Region was operated along with a store. Later it passed into the hands of the Carter family who operated the mill as Carter's Mill. The Mill had a cotton gin, lumber mill, etc. It was the first mill around. Mr. Maness took them to the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church where they found the tombstone of T. W. Stafford. It said he was born February 3, 1846 and Died July 15, 1924. An honest man is the noblest work of God. Isaac later moved to Texas. Martha married James Thomas Cornelius Cook (he dropped the Cornelius somewhere) on 1 August 1875 in Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas. (I haven't been there to verify this date.) Jim Cook was born 20 December 1849 in Howard County, Missouri, the son of Cornelius and Rachel (Campbell) Cook. He went to Texas 'because he wanted to be a cowboy'. Jim worked for the Louvin (Lovin, Loving) family on their ranch near Graham, Young County, Texas. It was here that Charley, Fannie and Shelby were born. 1. Charles Delbert Cook b. 13 June 1877 d. 25 July 1938 in Sour Lake, TX buried at Boonsboro, Howard Co., MO Charlie married in Howard County, MO - Dora Biven 2. Fannie Evelyn Cook b. 9 January 1879 d. 28 March 1971 in Howard Co., MO Fannie married H. W. Whitten in Howard County, MO. She was my grandmother. I found a book where she had written her name as Frances Cook,but this is the only place I have seen Frances. It wouldn't surprise me if she was Frances, because Jim's grandmother was Frances, my mother is Mildred Frances and my sister is Frances. 3. Shelby Cook b. 20 May 1881 d. 7 March 1882 Jim decided early in 1882 that he wanted to go home, back to Howard County, Missouri. So they loaded up the wagon and left. Baby Shelby died on the way home and is buried in a farmer's front yard somewhere along the route home. When they returned to Howard County, Jim farmed and later worked for the M.K.T. Railroad. They had the following children, all born in Howard County. 4. Edgar Earl Cook b. 15 September 1883 d. 12 November 1936 buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Moberly, Randolpy County, MO m. Lou Kearney 5. Ralph Cook b. 10 April 1886 d. 8 May 1941 in Randolph Co., MO Single Buried in Boonesboro. 6. James Cook, Jr. b. 10 August 1888 d. 19 August 1888 Buried in Boonesboro. 7. Thomas Stafford Cook b. 18 September 1889 d. 11 January 1979 in Sonoma, CA buried in Ridgecrest, CA m (1) Nellie Jane Kearney m (2) Anna Caruso Shelter 8. Jesse George Cook b. 25 April 1892 d. 10 September 1936 buried Randolph Co, MO m. Ida Kearney 9. William Chandler Cook b. 29 September 1894 d. 24 June 1971 Lincoln Park, Michigan buried Flat Rock, Michigan m. Marie Louise Schroder 10. Martha Ruch Cook b. 2 January 1897 d. 16 May 1981 buried in Moberly, MO m. Edward Carl Spanknoble Aunt Ruth is the one who told me Jim Cook wanted to be a cowboy. We have a photo of him and three other men who worked on the Louvin Ranch, all dressed in their cowboy outfit. 11. Marion Cecil Cook b. 1 August 1899 d. 14 October 1899, buried in Boonesboro. 12. Lilliam Cook b. 28 February 1901 d. 10 September 1904, buried in Boonesboro. 13. Robert Dent Cook b. 23 March 1905 d. 16 June 1961 in Los Angeles, CA He is buried in the Valhalla Cemetery, North Hollywood, CA m (1) Lotus Linneman m (2) Mariella Weston About 1910, Jim, Martha and the young ones moved to Moberly, Randolph County, MO. It was here that Jim died 11 August 1932 and Martha died March 28, 1841. Her death certificate states that she was the daughter of Isaac Stafford and Sallie Williams. Sallie is the usual nickname for Sarah. I don't know where Mom came up with 'Mary'. Jim and Martha were buried in the cemetery in Boonsboro, Howard County, MO. Jim's mother and grandmother were also buried here. Mike- Mr. Maness told Mom and Dad a good one. 'One day Tom came home and told his wife the Courthouse had burned. They would have to get married again. He asked her if she would marry him again. She said she would have to think about it and slammed the door.' Family moved to Boonsboro, Howard Co., MO in 1882.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4460] E-Mail Message, Glenda Wolfe on 29 Jan [email protected] (Reliability: 2). [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #746 dated 18 May 1999Steve [email protected].