Descendants of John Cook
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN COOK. He married SARAH.
Children of JOHN COOK and SARAH are:
i. JOE COOK.
2. ii. EDWARD NETTY COOK, b. March 22, 1760, Orange Co. NC; d. February 07,
1842, Cleveland Co. NC.
Generation No. 2
2. EDWARD NETTY2 COOK (JOHN1) was born March 22, 1760 in Orange Co. NC,
and died February 07, 1842 in Cleveland Co. NC. He married ANNE THOMAS February 04,
1785.
Children of EDWARD COOK and ANNE THOMAS are:
i. HANNAH COOK, b. February 1789; m. HENRY KING, March 27, 1810.
ii. AARON COOK, b. April 01, 1791.
iii. DELIAH COOK, b. February 13, 1793.
iv. JOHN COOK, b. May 30, 1794.
v. JAMES COOK, b. April 14, 1795.
vi. SARY COOK, b. April 17, 1800.
vii. THOMAS COOK, b. April 05, 1802.
viii. KIZZIA COOK, b. April 09, 1804.
ix. MARY COOK, b. July 18, 1806.
3. x. JESSE COOK, b. March 29, 1809; d. April 09, 1889.
xi. DAVID COOK, b. November 02, 1811.
Generation No. 3
3. JESSE COOK (EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born March 29, 1809, and died April 09,
1889. He married MARTHA PATSY AIKEN.
Children of JESSE COOK and MARTHA AIKEN are:
4. i. DAVID COOK, b. October 05, 1834; d. November 19, 1922, Hudson-Cook
Cemetery, Burke County.
5. ii. SPICY EMALINE COOK, b. February 08, 1839, Burke County NC; d. January 05,
1917, buried at Friendship Methodist Church outside Morganton, Burke Co. Nc.
6. iii. LUCINDA (CINDY) L. COOK, b. March 22, 1841; d. February 11, 1926, Zion
Memorial Methodist Church outside of Drexel NC.
7. iv. SIDNEY COOK, d. 1873, Hudson-Cook Cemetery, Burke County.
8. v. ELVIE COOK, b. July 14, 1855; d. May 13, 1927, buried at Friendship Methodist
Church outside Morganton, Burke Co. Nc.
9. vi. MARTHA JANE COOK, b. November 30, 1848; d. February 11, 1943, buried at
Fairview Methodist Church, Joy NC.
10. vii. DESSIE ANGELINE COOK, b. July 04, 1860, Burke County NC; d. July 18, 1945,
Friendship Methodist Church, Burke Co NC.
viii. INFANT COOK.
11. ix. AARON COOK, b. 1837; d. February 11, 1910.
12. x. CALVIN COOK, b. August 23, 1843; d. July 02, 1929, buried at Friendship
Methodist Church, Burke County NC.
Generation No. 4
4. DAVID COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born October 05, 1834, and
died November 19, 1922 in Hudson-Cook Cemetery, Burke County. He married (1)
ELIZA HUDSON. He married (2) KATE HICKMAN.
Children of DAVID COOK and ELIZA HUDSON are:
13. i. PINKEY M. COOK, b. January 25, 1856; d. December 04, 1917.
ii. ELLIS COOK, b. March 11, 1859; d. April 20, 1903; m. ARMANDA MILLER.
iii. EMMA COOK, b. December 28, 1862; d. March 21, 1929; m. R.L. WILSON.
iv. MARY A. COOK, b. March 1867.
v. DAN W. COOK, b. November 1872.
vi. WILLIAM C. (SMILING BILL) COOK, b. June 20, 1874; d. February 20,
1941; m. LILLIE BRITTAIN.
vii. JOHN COOK, b. May 22, 1877.
viii. MAGGIE COOK, b. September 09, 1879; d. June 24, 1938; m. MARLOW WILSON.
ix. ETTA COOK, b. March 29, 1881; m. JASON PERKINS.
x. MARTHA COOK, b. January 14, 1858; d. 1858.
xi. JULIA ELLA COOK, b. February 06, 1869; d. March 26, 1870.
xii. FRANK P. COOK, b. September 11, 1870; d. March 18, 1937; m. VICTORIA SIDES.
5. SPICY EMALINE COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born February 08,
1839 in Burke County NC, and died January 05, 1917 in buried at Friendship Methodist
Church outside Morganton, Burke Co. Nc. She married MILTON H. CHILDERS February
10, 1870, son of WM. (WILLIAM?) and PATSY.
Notes for SPICY EMALINE COOK:
Found Spicy's marriage and death certificate and grave while on my NC research trip.
Her gravestone has her name spelled Spicie.
Notes for MILTON H. CHILDERS:
I saw Milton's grave, it is the same as Spicy's but has only his day of birth,
not day of death. So he may or may not be buried in the same place.
Children of SPICY COOK and MILTON CHILDERS are:
i. HATTIE CHILDERS.
ii. DYSORT CHILDERS.
iii. MARTHA CHILDERS.
iv. OLIVER CHILDERS.
6. LUCINDA (CINDY) L. COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born March 22,
1841, and died February 11, 1926 in Zion Memorial Methodist Church outside of Drexel NC.
She married D.A. KEEVER.
Notes for LUCINDA (CINDY) L. COOK:
6/27/98 Dale found this information while researching in Gastonia, NC. Found it in the
Cemetery Indexes of Burke County Volume 1
Children of LUCINDA COOK and D.A. KEEVER are:
i. PINKEY KEEVER.
ii. MIDAS KEEVER.
7. SIDNEY COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) died 1873 in Hudson-Cook Cemetery,
Burke County. He married FANNIE WILSON.
Child of SIDNEY COOK and FANNIE WILSON is:
i. JOHNNIE COOK.
8. ELVIE COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born July 14, 1855, and died
May 13, 1927 in buried at Friendship Methodist Church outside Morganton, Burke
Co. Nc. She married SIDNEY L. ICARD.
Notes for ELVIE COOK:
Elvie's grave is at Friendship Methodist Church in Burke Co, NC. On her grave,
her name is spelled Elva.
Notes for SIDNEY L. ICARD:
Sidney was only 41 years old when he died. His tombstone says, "A friend to his
country, and a believer in Christ"
Children of ELVIE COOK and SIDNEY ICARD are:
i. SALLIE ICARD.
ii. SIDNEY JR. ICARD.
iii. ROBERT ICARD.
iv. JOHN ICARD.
v. ARVIN ICARD.
9. MARTHA JANE COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born November 30,
1848, and died February 11, 1943 in buried at Fairview Methodist Church, Joy NC.
She married BOGLE A. CHILDERS February 11, 1869 in Burke County NC, son of
JOHN CHILDERS and REBECCA.
Notes for MARTHA JANE COOK:
I found her married certificate, death certificate and grave during my research
trip to NC. She goes by Jane Cook on her marriage certificate, grave says
M.J. Childers, and death certificate says Martha Jane Childers, daughter of Jesse Cook.
Marriage Notes for MARTHA COOK and BOGLE CHILDERS:
Children information is provided by the Cook History and Genealogy book by Earl Cook
Children of MARTHA COOK and BOGLE CHILDERS are:
i. JOHN CHILDERS.
14. ii. MADISON LEMUEL CHILDERS, b. February 13, 1887; d. May 29, 1968, buried
at Fairview Methodist Church, Joy NC.
iii. ELVIE CHILDERS.
iv. EMMA CHILDERS.
v. MATTIE CHILDERS.
vi. ROBERT CHILDERS.
vii. JESSIE CHILDERS.
viii. MAGGIE CHILDERS.
10. DESSIE ANGELINE COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born July 04,
1860 in Burke County NC, and died July 18, 1945 in Friendship Methodist Church,
Burke Co NC. She married WILLIAM ALEXANDER FOWLER May 09, 1877 in Burke County
NC, son of GAROID FOWLER and MARTHA BAILEY.
Notes for DESSIE ANGELINE COOK:
Dale obtained copy of death cert 7/26/98 and found their graves too.
Miss Mary Fowler was also the informant on the death certificate (must be her daughter)
Cause of death, ceberal Hem paralysis 3 days
Notes for WILLIAM ALEXANDER FOWLER:
Dale obtained Death Certificate from Burke County Courthouse 7/26/98
Names township of Icard in Burke County
Connelly Springs NC Rt#2
Name of parents Garoid (?) Fowler
mother Martha Bailey
Informant Miss Mary Fowler (most likely his daughter)
Immediate cause of death, kidney and prostate
Death certificate lists William as a farmer
Children of DESSIE COOK and WILLIAM FOWLER are:
i. DORA5 FOWLER, b. September 27, 1877; d. February 19, 1974; m. DOLPHUS
LEVI LOWMAN.
ii. WALTER FOWLER, b. March 11, 1880; d. January 06, 1960, Friendship
Methodist Church, Burke Co NC.
iii. HENRY FOWLER, b. March 28, 1882; m. LULA HAUSS.
Notes for HENRY FOWLER:
Much of the Fowler information was found in the Andrew Cook Book, pages 57 to 62.
Notes for LULA HAUSS:
I have a picture of Lula Fowler's grave, taken by Dale Cook 7/26/98
iv. AUGUSTUS FOWLER, b. March 08, 1886; d. died while in infancy.
v. MATTIE M. FOWLER, b. July 01, 1884; d. August 29, 1966; m. GEORGE
HAUSS.
vi. NEELIE EMMA FOWLER, b. March 27, 1890; d. October 05, 1985; m. LOGAN
CHILDERS.
Notes for NEELIE EMMA FOWLER:
The Burke County Death Index for Childers, has a Neelie Emma Childers, parents names
were William Fowler and Angeline Cook. So, Neelie must have married into the
Childers family too.
vii. MADISON FOWLER, b. February 20, 1888; d. May 28, 1962, buried at Friendship
Methodist Church outside Morganton, Burke Co. Nc; m. MATTIE WEAVER, 1912.
Notes for MADISON FOWLER:
The Andrew Cook book names him as Dysart Madison Fowler. His grave, at the
Friendship Methodist Church, says Madason D.
Notes for MATTIE WEAVER:
Mattie's grave says she was born in 1899, Andrew Cook book says 1898. Grave says
she died on September 31, 1926 (That is a mistake-there are not 31 days in September)
Andrew's book says Sept 30, 1926. Dale took a picture of the graves, 7/98
viii. MIDAS EDGAR FOWLER, b. February 14, 1892; d. November 28, 1982; m.
LILY ROSETTA CHILDERS, November 1916.
ix. ALICE A. FOWLER, b. April 30, 1894; d. April 04, 1980; m. CARL A. LOWMAN,
August 22, 1914.
x. LOTTIE FOWLER, d. died while in infancy.
xi. JOHN WINFRED FOWLER, b. July 11, 1898; d. July 14, 1984, Friendship
Methodist Church, Burke Co NC; m. NETTIE SETTEMYRE, April 25, 1925.
xii. MARY M. FOWLER, b. April 02, 1902.
11. AARON COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born 1837, and died
February 11, 1910. He married MARY CAROLINE HILDEBRAND in 1857. She was born May 26, 1843,
died September 29, 1901, buried at Fleming's Chapel Baptist Church, Burke Co.
She was the daughter of SAMUEL HILDEBRAND and SARAH HILDEBRAND.
Notes for AARON COOK:
1850 Burke County Census shows Jesse and Martha Cook, with several children
including Aaron. He was 13 years old at the time. 1860 census shows an Aaron
Cook, 23, with Caroline, 17. So we have estimated their births from this information.
Notes for MARY CAROLINE HILDEBRAND:
Information on Caroline Hildebran (Hilldebrand or Hilderbrant)
email received Oct 2, 1997 from Travis E. Hildebrand
Parents of Caroline Hildebrand
Samuel Hildebrand born September 22, 1811 died April 24, 1859
Sarah Hildebrand born 1814 died November 27, 1892
both buried at old Hildebrand graveyard
children:
Marcus
James born 4/26/1836 died 12/31/1913
Malachi born 4/11/1835 died 9/1/1855
Caroline
Zora
Winfield
For more Hildebrand Family Genealogy, please click here.
Children of AARON COOK and MARY HILDEBRAND are:
15. i. SAMUEL M. COOKE, b. March 29, 1866, North Carolina
town unknown; d. May 27, 1936, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC
Woodland Cemetery.
16. ii. CALVIN A. COOK, b. April 22, 1869, NC; d. February 28, 1942, Clover, SC.
12. CALVIN COOK (JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born August 23, 1843,
and died July 02, 1929 in buried at Friendship Methodist Church, Burke County NC.
He married BETTY ANNE ICARD.
Children of CALVIN COOK and BETTY ICARD are:
i. JOHN ALEXANDER COOK.
ii. JULIUS L. (DUDE) COOK.
Generation No. 5
13. PINKEY M. COOK (DAVID4, JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born January 25,
1856, and died December 04, 1917. He married POLLY BAILEY.
Child of PINKEY COOK and POLLY BAILEY is:
i. J. EDGAR6 COOK, b. July 28, 1883; d. July 19, 1946, Friendship Methodist
Church, Burke Co NC; m. MATTIE L. CRAIG.
Notes for J. EDGAR COOK:
Found their headstones at Friendship Methodist Cemetery in Burke on May 19, 1998
14. MADISON LEMUEL CHILDERS (MARTHA JANE4 COOK, JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2,
JOHN1) was born February 13, 1887, and died May 29, 1968 in buried at Fairview
Methodist Church, Joy NC. He married PHEBIE M. JOHN.
Notes for MADISON LEMUEL CHILDERS:
Madison's name is found on a Childers Death Index for Burke County. It names his
parents as Bouge Childers (Bogle) and Mary Jane Cook (Martha Jane).
Children of MADISON CHILDERS and PHEBIE JOHN are:
i. LEVADA CHILDERS, d. December 05, 1914.
ii. EDITH IRENE CHILDERS, d. January 13, 1919.
iii. JOHN VERNON CHILDERS, d. December 23, 1971.
iv. JAMES HERMAN CHILDERS, d. January 30, 1984.
Notes for JAMES HERMAN CHILDERS:
I believe this is also a son of Madison and Phebie's. I found his name on the death
index, parents named as Madison and Ophelia John (same maiden name as Phebie's).
15. SAMUEL M. COOKE (AARON4 COOK, JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born
March 29, 1866 in North Carolina town unknown, and died May 27, 1936
in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC Woodland Cemetery. He married IDA FRANKLIN
December 30, 1888 in Lovelady township, Burke Co. NC, daughter of LEVI FRANKLIN
and ELIZABETH BERRY.
Children of SAMUEL COOKE and IDA FRANKLIN are:
i. RUTH COOKE ETHRIDGE, m. H.S. ETHERIDGE.
Notes for RUTH COOKE ETHRIDGE:
Samuel Cooke's obituary gives the information on H. S. Ethridge and that they lived
in Washington DC
ii. ETHEL COOKE KENNERLY, m. H.L. KENNERLY.
Notes for ETHEL COOKE KENNERLY:
Samuel's obituary names H.L. Kennerly and that they lived in Arlington VA at the time 1936
17. iii. EVERETTE LEE COOKE, b. August 31, 1889, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC;
d. March 1965, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC Woodland Cemetery.
18. iv. MARION M. COOKE, b. October 1891; d. June 08, 1941.
19. v. CHARLES COLLINS COOKE SR., b. March 17, 1898, Marion, McDowell Co. NC;
d. November 1966, Black Mountain, near Ashville tuberculosis.
vi. SAMUEL WARREN COOKE, b. February 15, 19011; d. February 06, 1964,
buried at Woodland Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC2.
Notes for SAMUEL WARREN COOKE:
According to Chester Dale Cooke, Warren lived in Mebane NC
16. CALVIN A. COOK (AARON4, JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born April 22,
1869 in NC, and died February 28, 1942 in Clover, SC. He married LOUISA BELLE
MCCALL November 10, 1895 in Caldwell Co. NC, daughter of JOHN MCCALL
and JOSEPHINE.
Children of CALVIN COOK and LOUISA MCCALL are:
20. i. MARY JOE COOK, b. September 04, 1895; d. October 27, 1978, Forest Hill
Cemetery, Morganton.
ii. JOHN AARON COOK, b. April 23, 1900, Burke County NC; d. December 03,
1980, Burke County NC; m. FRANCIS DENTON MOSES.
21. iii. WILLIAM HOWARD COOK, b. January 27, 1906, Caldwell Co. NC; d. May 29,
1968, Woodside Cemetery ,Clover, SC.
22. iv. JESSIE COOK, b. February 06, 1909.
v. ILLA BELLE COOK, b. 1910.
23. vi. CLYDIE CORA COOK, b. March 20, 1915; d. July 08, 1993: m. Claude Carver
vii. MERTON COOK, b. February 06, 1903, Morganton NC.
Generation No. 6
17. EVERETTE LEE COOKE (SAMUEL M.5, AARON4 COOK, JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1)
was born August 31, 1889 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC3, and died March 1965 in
Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC Woodland Cemetery4. He married ANNIE ELIZABETH CARTER.
18. MARION M.6 COOKE (SAMUEL M.5, AARON4 COOK, JESSE3, EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1)
was born October 1891, and died June 08, 1941.
19. CHARLES COLLINS COOKE6 SR. (SAMUEL M.5 COOKE, AARON4 COOK, JESSE3,
EDWARD NETTY2, JOHN1) was born March 17, 1898 in Marion, McDowell Co. NC5,
and died November 1966 in Black Mountain, near Ashville tuberculosis.
He married (1) HALLIE DEE MILTON in Danville VA, daughter of SAMUEL MILTON
and GEORGIANA MARTIN. He married (2) CLARA MAE DRAPER May 14, 1946
in Kannapolis NC.