Grayson County TXGenWeb
William Harvey Cook
&
Florence Lenore Tucker


Thomas Cook was born in 1770 in England. He married Permelia "Milly" Marcum who was born in North Carolina.

Their son, Joseph Cook, was born in Orange, North Cacrolin in 1804 and died in Bedford, Tennessee in 1840. His wife was Mary M. Woods born in 1825 in Tennessee.  Their son was:

WILLIAM HARVEY COOK
born November 19, 1841 Bedford, Tennessee
died February 2, 1925 Locust, Grayson Co., Texas
married Florence Lenore Tucker on October 12, 1865 in Haywood, Tennessee
served in Confederacy under Nathan Bedford Forest in Tennessee

FLORENCE LENORE TUCKER
born September 15, 1848 Felicianna, Graves Co., Tennessee
died March 22, 1915 Locust, Grayson Co., Texas
d/o Andrew Jackson Tucker & Amelia Wortham

Brothers, William Harvey Cook and James L. Cook, had settled in Bosque Co, Texas. James had left Texas and settled near Tuttle, Oklahoma about 1909. William left Bosque Co. about 1911 and headed north in six wagons. They crossed the Red River by ferry and once in Oklahoma, they didn't like was they saw. They spent one night in Oklahoma then turned around and came back to Grayson Co. Texas.

CHILDREN

OF
WILLIAM HARVEY COOK & FLORENCE LENORE TUCKER

JAMES "JIM" JACKSON COOK
born April 15, 1876 Meridian, Bosque Co, Texas
died December 22, 1960 Pottsboro, Grayson Co, Texas
married Lenora  Gertrude Flippin August 12, 1901 Meridian, Boxque Co, Texas
Florence was born August 1, 1886 in Texas; died January 1972 Grayson Co, Texas; d/o John Bryant Flippin & Phoebe Clay
James Jackson Cook Lenora Gertrude Flippin Cook


CORA BELL COOK
born March 18, 1879 Meridian, Bosque Co, Texas
died January 1, 1947 Denison, Grayson Co, Texas

JOSEPH COOK
born September 16, 1884, McGregor, Texas
died July 31, 1965 Grayson Co., Texas
married Minnnie Louise Arnold July 27, 1909, Coryell Co, Texas
Minnie was born August 28, 1890, Meridian, Bosque Co, Texas; died Ft. Worth, Tarrent Co., Texas

ca 1961

Back, Far Right: Nora Gertrude Cook
Center L-R: Minnie Arnold Cook, Joseph Cook, Lottie Cook Mosier
Others: Children & Grandchildren of Lottie Cook Mosier

JESSE LEE COOK
born 1885, Texas
died April 16, 1964
married Vernie March 3, 1905
Vernie was born June 3, 1885 in Paris, Arkansas


GEORGE LUTHER COOK
born December 23, 1887, Meridian, Bosque Co, Texas

ARTHUR J COOK
born December 23, 1887, Meridian, Bosque Co., Texas

Arthur J. Cook
World War I





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