Charles Brandon To Daniel Williams --Bedford Co TN(1817)

Charles Brandon to Daniel Williams for $150

When:  13 Sept 1817
What:  tract or parcel of land lying in the county of Bedford on the waters of the Clems Creek bounded as follows  Beginning at a Cedar marked CB in William Hills East boundary line of his 320 acre tract on said creek about thirty-one chains south of the North East corner of the same running thence south eighty poles to an Elm thence east one hundred poles to a stake by a walnut tree thence North Eighty poles to a post  oak thence west one hundred poles to the beginning fifty acres

Witnessed by Elias Brandon and John King

Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Books, Volume Q, p. 362, Charles Brandon to Daniel Williams; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-S3W5-M : accessed 13 November 2024), IGN 8150799. image 651 of 931.

Understanding Errors Made During Microfilming

 Bedford County Tennessee deed books O-R were microfilmed by the Tennessee State Library and  Archives and are digitally available via FamilySearch in Image Group Number 008150799.  I'm so thankful to have these records and others like them available to access from home.  

The IGN 8150799 images might be confusing to some because of errors in the target images.  Target images are documents added that give additional information about the item being microfilmed. Some examples are: End of roll, End of item, Tight Binding, Smeared Ink, etc.  Volume O contains deeds for 1821-1822 and has an index for those deeds at the front of the book.  While the dates covered are correct the book is more than an index.

Volumes P, Q, and R are also listed incorrectly as Index Books on the target images but now we have an additional error.  The person who created the handwritten target pages wrote 19 instead of 18 for the first two numbers of the year. 

 

Volume P

Volume Q

Volume R

Thankfully, FamilySearch has it listed correctly on their site. It is essential that you know what records you are using. A citation is more than just a road map back to the source, it requires understanding the why and when of the record creation as well as recognizing any errors made in the transferring of that record to a different format. This is just one example of errors you might encounter while researching.

Notes:  

Bedford Co TN Deed Books(w/ front index) IGN 008150799

Volume O   Images 6-227
Volume P    Images 229-457
Volume Q   Images 459-659
Volume R   Images 661-931

Falling Back an Hour and Buttons

Some of my favorite buttons

It's the time of year when we set our clocks back one hour.  What to do with that "extra" hour?  I decided to sew on a few buttons that needed replacing. I'd put that off as long as I could. Procrastination--a word for another day.  This was an easy task except when it came to my blazer.  There were no extra buttons on it. That prompted me to look through my button jar to find one that might match.  Do you have a button jar or a button tin?  I have one full of the buttons that my family saved over the years.  It contains buttons saved by my Mom's family and those saved by my Dad's family.  My Grandparents raised their families during the Depression so buttons, like many other items, were saved and repurposed.

In looking for a replacement button, I found buttons that sparked childhood memories.  A few buttons leftover from a jacket that had been made for me when I was about 5 or 6.  Buttons from the dresses that Mom and Aunt Bobbie wore to a wedding.  At one time, I had a button from Daddy's old brown corduroy coat. I didn't see it this time.  Hopefully, it's not lost. and I've just overlooked it. 

It is interesting how different things spark a memory--songs, flowers, scents, textures, fabrics, and buttons.  

W L Acuff Released from 1882 Poll Tax--Van Buren Co. TN

W L Acuff mentioned in the above image is my 2nd Great-grandfather, William Leon Acuff. He was a Christian Church minister. According to family stories passed down, he met my 2nd Great-grandmother, Sarah McElroy when he came to the McElroy community in Van Buren County to preach.

orderdered(sic) by the Court that W L Acuff 
be Released of his poll tax for 1882 he being 
a minister of the gospel and the trustee and 
tax collector have a Credit the same

Source:  Van Buren County, Tennessee, Court Minutes 1872–1886, p 532, April 1883 Term, W L Acuff released from poll tax 1882; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-BTYH : accessed Oct 18, 2024), image 482 of 612; IGN 8478553.

Wm T Hale--Road Hand Van Buren Co. TN March 1845

Wm T Hale my 3rd great-grandfather was among the hands appointed to take care of the road under the direction of Dixon Hillis at the March Term of Court in 1845 Van Buren County Tennessee.  I have very few records for him which makes this find all the more exciting.  

Van Buren Co TN Court Records 1840–1866

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FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-3QZ4-C
County Clerk's Minute Book April 1840- May 1855 p 144

March Term 1845

Ordered by the Court that Dixon Hillis be appointed 
Overseer of the road from the forks of the road at Squire 
Yorks new field to the foot of the mountain and keep the same 
in repair as the law directs it being a road of the second class 
And have the following bounds of hands Wm McDaniel Archibald 
Hillis Jackson McCarver Dixon N Hillis Wm T Hale Francis 
A Hale Thos Russell & John Boyd 

William C Cook Jury Duty Bedford Co. TN- Aug 1854

It appears that more records are being added to the Full-Text Search Lab at FamilySearch.  On a whim, I searched on my William C Cook and found him listed in court records.  Apparently, he had jury duty in August of 1854.  This is a great reminder to revisit and search again if it's been a while since your last search. 

The ability to switch between regular Preview and Fact View is also helpful

Our Cook(e) YDNA Path : Comparing Y700 results with FTDNA's Estimate from an Uploaded Autosomal of the Y Tester's Brother

Below is the path of my youngest brother's results. He tested as a direct male descendant of Wm Clifford Cook(1811-1882) our 2nd Great Grandfather -- a brick wall of our Cook research.

YDNA Haplogroup Path: Descendant of Wm C Cook(1811-1882) Bedford Co., TN, USA

R-M269    --Descendants of Wm Tryon Patterson, Wm Cook(e), and Shem Cooke(1722-1796 Granville NC)

R-L23 
R-L51
R-P310
R-L151 --Wm Cooke b 1740 Surry Co Descendant
R-P312
R-Z46516
R-ZZ11
R-U152
R-L2
R-Z258
R-Z367   --(Carroll Co TN Roland Cooke Descend(Thru Shem's son James)
R-Z34  --Hunt Surname NPE;  My brother, David's estimated Haplogroup
R-Z33
R-BY164497
R-BY3604
R-Z256
R-Z275 -- (Shem Cooke--Carroll Co GA Descend thru Roland B Cooke;  Cook with unk path
R-CTS7352 My Brother at the Y500 Level
R-BY72556 --My Brother Y700 (Wm Clifford Cook descendant thru Wm Green Cook; Patterson who descends from Wm Tryon Patterson w/ Carroll Co GA connected Y Line.

We started out with the R-M269 and it stayed there with upgrades until I could purchase a BigY test.  I have placed several others I have identified in his match list to visualize where they are within the path.  I also included my other brother's estimated Haplogroup which FamilyTreeDNA notified me about this past week.  It is one of the haplogroups that FTDNA has estimated from an uploaded autosomal DNA test. I had expected that he estimated Haplogroup would be R-M269 but it was more precise.  I'm not complaining.

If you have a connection to Cook(e)s from  Granville, Wake or Warren Co NC or the Carroll Co GA or Carroll Co TN Cook(e) please consider testing now or when they have their next YDNA sale at FamilyTreeDNA  If you have tested or have a family member who has tested you both should consider joining the Cook(e)-Koch DNA Project. 

Y-DNA Badge for Haplogroup Estimate from
uploaded autosomal DNA

Which William Cook registered land in Bedford Co TN(1826)

Several weeks back I contacted the Tennessee State Library and Archives with a question about a land warrant(#3793) recorded for William C Cook for land in Bedford Co TN. My specific question was abt the act listed on the warrant in hopes that it would tell how he received the land. In the meantime, I started looking for land transactions or deeds for the people and properties listed in the land description. Specifically Dempsey P Temple and William Chapman. I received a response which included several documents

• An 1823 Act Book page
• Plat Certificate for the William C Cook land

Transcription of Plat Certificate :

By virtue of Entry number 584 dated May 13th 1825
(Entered by certificate No. 15 for 160 acres)
I have surveyed for William C Cook (assignee of Robert P Harrison) 50 acres of land situate in Bedford County on the Waters of Rich Creek a North Branch of Duck River. Beginning on William Chapman's line on Dempsey P Temples northwest corner of an entry of 100 acres No. 229 thence East with Temples line 126 and one-half poles to a cedar thence North 63 and 1/4 poles to two black ash trees thence West 126 and a half poles to an elm and Ash on said Chapman's line thence Southwest on said line to the beginning

Surveyed February 4th 1826           Wm D Orr  DR(note: Deed Recorder?)

William Chapman
Asa Hale
2CC(note: chain carriers?)

Land Records for  William Chapman

Transaction 29th Dec 1827

Regd  23 Jan 1828

Kimbrough T. Ogilvie to William Chapman  203 acres ($ 1000)

Bedford Co. TN Deed Book v. W  p. 396

FamilySearch  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-3Q6Q-X

accessed 12 Sep 2024

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[Named in Record:  David Dryden, Samuel Winstead Alexander Eakin

The land was part of a larger grant Mark R Cockrell(No 9392) 196 acres]

Transaction 21st Dec 1827

Regd 28th  May 1829

William Chapman to Samuel Winstead  6 acres & 30 poles ($31)

Bedford Co. TN Deed Book v. AA p. 181

FamilySearch 

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-QS83-3 : accessed 11 Sep 2024

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[Named in Record:  Thomas Allison, Spencer Eakin,  P H Shockey]

Transaction 8th Feb 1828

Regd 28th May 1829

William Chapman to Samuel Winstead  75 acres ($128)

Bedford Co. TN Deed Book v. AA p. 179

FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-QS84-Q

accessed 11 Sep 2024

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[Named in record:  Mark R Cockrill?,  George Calhoon, Peter Goodwin, Ephraim Hunter, Benjamin Harkness, John Williamson]

Transaction 5 Dec 1832

Regd  13th March 1833

William Chapman to  Ephraim Hunter  79 acres &  120 poles ($184 42 1/2 Cents )

Bedford Co. TN Deed Book v. DD  p.  1

FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS54-S7MV-6

accessed 11 Sep 2024

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[Named in Record:  Thomas Allison, John Ramsey, James Eakin]

Checking the names from within just these documents using the tax list of Bedford Co TN for 1836-1839 as well as the 1830 US Federal Census which was close to the same time as the deeds shows that most of those people owned property or lived in Dist 17 of Bedford Co TN.  I could hypothesize if this trend continues that he is the William Cook of District 17 but that doesn't explain why he is listed as William C Cook on the Land document.  At all other times, I have found Dist 17 William he was simply William Cook--no middle initial.

Robert P Harrison--William C Cook certificate for land mentions that he is assignee of Harrison

Wm. D Orr-Recorded the Deed

Asa Hale--One of the Chain Carriers

Mark R. Cockrell--The land Kimbrough T Ogilvie sold Wm Chapman was from an early land grant of his.

District 7

Alexander Eakin

Spencer Eakin

Shockley--Did not find P H Shockley but there was a Shockley in this district.

District 11

Thomas Allison

District 17

Ephraim Hunter 

Benjamin Harkness 

John Williamson

John Ramsey

James Eakin

Samuel Winstead

Kimbrough T. Ogilvie

District 18

William Cook

Dempsey P Temple

William Chapman

George Calhoun

Peter Goodwin 

David Dryden

Districts 12-17 were taken from Bedford Co TN in 1836 to form Marshall County.

1830 US Federal Census, Bedford County Tennessee , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5S-V8B : accessed 29 Sep 2024), image 13 of 712.[This snippet of the census appears to be some of the District 17 Families whose head of household is among those mentioned in the deeds involving William Chapman].

Another point, even with this William C Cook being listed as the assignee of Robert P Harrison and with my Wm C Cook's Harrison maternal grandparents he would not be of age to be able to own or purchase land without a guardian as far as I can tell.

Samuel Winstead purchaser of the land from William Chapman, is likely the same man named Samuel Winstead who served in the 1st Regiment(Metcalfe's) West Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812.  William P Cook, the probable husband of Elizabeth Harrison Cook, also served in 1st Regiment(Metcalfe's) West Tennessee Militia   

Knowing the district in which the William Cook who received the land lived and his neighbors makes me believe that he was William Cook b. abt 1798 who married Nancy Lentz.  No idea why he was referred to as William C Cook on the land documents.  His Widow's Pension File is listed on Fold3. She had filed for War of 1812 survivor's pension but had been rejected because he was in the Seminole War of 1818 which weren't eligible for pension.

I can safely say that my 2nd Great Grandfather William C Cook b 1811 was not the same William C Cook who received that land. As far as I know, none of the direct male descendants of Wm Cook husband of Nancy Lentz have YDNA tested.  Need to look at the late Jerry Wayne Cook's research.  I think he published it.

Wm G Hight Deed to Wm Putman in Bedford Co. TN(1844)

I found a deed using the Full-Text Search Lab at FamilySearch today and thought it might be fun to see if ChatGPT could plat the land description.  I first had to transcribe the deed which I did using the Full Text transcription and making the corrections.  

https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CST3-19PP-Y

William G Hight to William Putman Deed 92 acres 

This Indenture made and entered into this day one thousand eight hundred and forty four October the twenty third Between Wm G. Hight of the County of Bedford & State of Tennessee of the one part & Wm Putman of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Wm G. Hight for & in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars two hundred paid and the balance unpaid for which the land Stands bound, to him in hand by Wm Putman the receipt is whereof hereby acknowledged, hath given, granted, Bargained, and sold, Aliened, conveyed and confirmed unto said Putman his heirs and assigns forever a certain Tract or parcel of land situated & lying & being in Bedford County & State of Tennessee on the Alexander Creek & bounded as follows, to wit, Beginning on Caswells North boundary line at Elm & ash, thence with Johnsons line North Sixty poles to a red Oak and elm in South boundary line Thomas Black. Thence West with one hundred and twenty four and two thirds of a pole to ash, thence South with Hight's line on hundred and thirty four poles to the Middleton road, thence East with said road forty four and two thirds of a pole. One rod East of a post Oak to a Stake then South Lile's line fifty six poles to a stake and hickory in Isham Lains North boundary line thence East with Lains line twenty nine poles to a hickory, Thence North with the Lains line one hundred & thirty poles to a hickory, Lains North West Corner, thence West fifty one poles to the Beginning. Containing in all Ninety two acre of land. Be it the Same more or less. To have and to hold the aforesaid land with all and singular the rights and profits Emoluments, hereditaments and appurtenances of in and to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the only proper use & behoof of him Wm Putman his heirs and assigns forever and he the said Wm G. Hight for himself his heirs, executors & administrators do covenant & agree with said Wm Putman his heirs and that the before recited land & bargained premises he will warrant and forever defend against the right, title interest & claim of all and every person or persons whatever lawfully claiming the same. Witness whereof the said Wm G. Hight hath hereunto set his hand & affixed his seal this day & date above written. 

Signed & sealed in presence of Wm G. Hight 

State of Tennessee Personally appeared before me Robert Hurst Clerk of the County Court of said Bedford County County William G. Hight the within named bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he executed the within deed for the purposes therein contained. Witness my hand at Office this 24th October 1844 Rob Hurst Clerk Recd & Noted October 24th 1844 at 1 O clock PM Registered October 24th 1844 Andrew Vannoy Register 

Not a perfect transcription but I think the original has some omitted words.

I then copied and pasted the land description immediately after my prompt asking it to plat the land and label it.  It did as I asked.  Looking at its plat, I questioned its placement of Johnson's land(it had it North and I thought it should be East.)  After my questioning, it agreed with me and mentioned the same reasoning or logic I had used(in my head) to come up with the location of Johnson's land.  Is the plat correct?  Nope-- but that should improve with updates.  I am at my limit today so that won't happen for this article.  

ChatGPT tries to plat using the deed description

I am more excited about finding the deed with Wm Hight and Wm Putman than I am about trying to get ai to plat. The date on this is 23 of Oct. 1844. Elvira Cooper Harrison was still alive at that time.  If Wm Putman's wife Anna was a Cook and the sister of Wm Clifford Cook then Wm G Hight and Wm Putman's connection would be by marriage thru the Harrisons. The Harrison land was on Alexander Creek.  The land owners seem to be Bedford Co. Dist 9 folks. The neighborhood where Elizabeth Cook is enumerated as HOH in 1830 is District 9(conclusion reached comparing the tax list to those in surrounding households.)  This is also the neighborhood that Wm Cook would have been in 1830 around the time of the Williams vs Wm Putman, Zephaniah Anglin, and others. Just some things to think about.

The Name's Wrong, The Identity's Right: Overcoming Record Errors

Yesterday, I received a notice from FamilySearch that they might have found my great-grandmother in a record.

The record on which my Great-grandmother Fannie Hale Acuff was listed was the 2nd marriage of her daughter Oven Acuff to Owen Sharp.  I'd had the date of her marriage but never entered it. She didn't have children with Owen so that was not a priority for me.  Her name on their marriage record is wrong on two counts. She is listed as Lovena Hammonds.  She should have been listed as Ovena Damrel.  She had been married to Ben Damrel who had died about four years prior. At Ancestry, the record was buried in the hints for Ovena where it was indexed as it was written on the record and probably was only picked up as a hint because of the mention of her parents.

I'm used to names being indexed wrong but this was a case of it being wrong(on two counts) on the record.  I submitted a correction on Ancestry and the record is attached correctly to Ovena at FamilySearch.  I knew she was likely born in either White or Van Buren Co TN because her family lived there until just before the 1920 census when they moved to Madison Co AL for work in the cotton mills.  If I can believe this record gives her place of birth as Doyle TN which is just over the Van Buren County line in White County. 

Source:  
"Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-Z7LC-P : accessed 16 September 2024), Marriage Record Entry for Owen Sharp and Ovena Damrel(listed incorrectly as Lovena Dammonds), 24 Aug 1936.

More Records of the Johnson Co IL Hights

Robert Doak Hight--Johnson Co IL Deeds at FamilySearch

Wm R Whiteside & wife Rachel To Robert D Hight 8 Oct 1845

Robert D Hight Quit Claims to Pleasant Grissom 4th Oct 1849

John J Jones to R D Hight 27 May 1859

Joseph and Mary McCorkle to Robert Doak Hight 13 Aug 1859

Isaac Worley and Wife Nancy to R D Hight 28 Oct 1859

Landowners Map of the Hights in Johnson Co. Illinois 
Generated via HistoryGeo

These Hights were from Maury & Bedford Counties of Tennessee.

Robert D Hight was the son of Sion H Hight

Sion H Hight to Rachel Rieter
18 acres 76 poles x 38 poles
Christmas Creek in Rutherford Co TN
15 Dec 1819 [This is the same land description of the 15 acres in Rutherford Co TN(76p x 38p) that was on record to Sion on 9 Oct 1818 and Recorded 24 May 1819 which was a part of a larger grant from NC based on the military service of Robert Whitlock.]

Sion Hight purchased 8 Geese at the Estate Sale of Archibald Hight Maury Co TN 1822

Cook & Putman descendants share atDNA with Sion Hight's descendants.  The largest amounts seem to be with the descendants of his grandson James Franklin Hight's descendants.

Smith, George Washington. 1912. A History of Southern Illinois Vol. 2, Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Company, p 758, James Franklin Hight Biography; digital image  HathiTrust (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001959853m?urlappend=%3Bseq=234%3Bownerid=114607231-268 : accessed 18 August 2024)

Two Land Records--Wm Harrison--Alexander Creek Bedford Co. TN

These two plats of Wm Harrison's land may be the ones where he and family are living in the 1830 Census of Bedford County Tennessee.  It mentions a neighboring entry for Elijah West.  There was a Jefferson West living near Wm Harrison and family in that census(1830)

Wm Harrison 5 acres No 5126
Scale 20 poles per inch
State of Tennessee Second district by virtue of Entry No 6989
dated October 21st 1814 founded on Certificate No 1051 for
93 acres issued to Mark Mitchell by the register of West
Tennessee on the 10th June 1812 I have surveyed for William
Harrison a tract of land containing five acres situate
in Bedford County on the waters of Alexander Creek of
Duck River Beginning at a dogwood the southeast corner of a fifteen acre
Entry in the name of James Smith Running from thence north thirty poles
to the south west corner of one hundred acre entry in the name of Elijah West
to an Elm and post oak running from thence east tweeny six poles and
seven tenths of a pole to a locust and hackberry thence south thirty
poles to an Elm and hickory thence west twenty six poles and seven 

tenths to the beginning surveyed the ninth day of December 1814 by

William Harrison
John Harrison S.C.C.                            Joseph Neal D. L.
Transmited?   Augt 24th 1818 by Wm Harrison

Wm Harrison 15 acres No. 5127
Scale 40 Poles per Inch
State of Tennessee Second district by virtue of Entry No 6988
dated October 21st 1814 founded on Certificate No 1051 for 93
acres issued to Mark Mitchell by the Register of West Tennessee
on the 10th June 1812 I have surveyed for William Harrison
assignee of John B Hogg fifteen acres of land situate in Bedford
County on the waters of Alexanders Creek of Duck River Beginning at Hickory
the North West Coverner of a thirty acres entry made in the name of John
Cockrell running from thence thirty four and one half poles to two elms
and a cedar thence south sixty nine poles to two cedars and an Elm
Thence east thirty four and one half poles to two Elms and a dogwood in the
west boundary line of P. Cockrill thence North Sixty nine poles to the
Beginning surveyed the ninth day of December 1814 by
William Harrison
John Harrison S.C.C.                          Joseph Neal D. L.
Transmited? Augt 24th 1818 by Wm Harrison

Source 

Ancestry, Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Registers, 1778-1927

 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4323:3658 : accessed 12 September 2024)

That collection contains the images which are the TN Land Books digitized by TN State Library and Archives.  Those records are part of Record Group 50

Series 3, Book 30, Plats And Surveys 
2nd Surveyor's District 1814-1815
No. 4374 To 5533

p. 346 & 347

Plat No 5125 & No 5126 of William Harrison lands On Alexander Creek, Bedford Co. TN,  

W B Jakes To E.P. Leach--Feb 1925 Bedford Co. TN

Bedford Co TN Trust Deed Book 32 p 527
FamilySearch, Digital image IGN 008568252 Image 621 of 655
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-X9CT-7

Accessed 26 August 2024

W B Jakes To E.P. Leach

Property used to secure the note: 
1 bay horse 8 yrs old 15 1/2 hands high and worth $200
1 light bay horse 7 yrs old 15 hands high worth $200
1 McMurray Rubber Tire Sulky worth $100
1 Joy Cart and harness worth $30

Said Property is located at my place of residence on the old Sherrin farm in the 7th district of Bedford County Tenn. 

Stipulation: 

The transfer or removal of said property from this county makes this mortgage immediately due.

This trust is made to secure said E.P. Leach for one note of this date for $125 and due Dec. 15--1925. and signed by W B Jakes, James Jakes, and John L Jakes.  Now if I pay said sum or sums as they mature, then this deed is to be null and void, but if I fail to pay said sum or sums above mentioned at maturity, then the said E. P. Leach may take immediate possession of said above described property, and is hereby empowered to sell the same either privately or publicly and pay the expenses of the deed first; second, to pay said note above described, and a reasonable attorney's fee if placed in the hands of attorney for collection, the balance to me or my order.

This 4 day of Feb 1925

My thoughts:  

I discovered this Trust Deed using the Full-Text Search at FamilySearch.org.  The summary and the transcription offered up in the side panel were riddled with errors so I didn't include it in this post. I am glad to have found this.  I plan to look at that period in Will's life and determine what was happening. 

I love seeing what my Great Uncle Will(W.B. Jakes) owned and it's an added bonus that in the process of giving the location of the property used to secure the note, it tells where he lived.

John L Jakes who signs is Will's brother, and James Jakes is their father

E P Leach was a merchant and carriagemaker who lived in Rutherford Co TN.  I believe this is why the heading says Rutherford Co TN immediately before this deed in the book.  To me, that would mean the deal was made in Rutherford but the property that secured the note was in Bedford Co TN(Will's county of residence.  Could this also be recorded in the Rutherford Co TN Deed books...I'll have to check that out.

McMurray Sulky Co.--From the Detroit Public Library Digital Collection

Don't Neglect Researching the More Recent Past

I obtained a digital copy of my Dad's 1st cousin's will by calling the county clerk's office two years ago. At the time I didn't have a working printer so I had not printed a copy out to put in my Cooke Jakes Archives Binder. I took care of that today. Cousin Hazel had no children of her own so the will was pretty straightforward. She was the only child of my paternal grandmother's brother John Jakes.  Great Uncle John had been a barber in Murfreesboro, TN. He passed away in 1937 when my Dad was really young thus Dad didn't have many memories to pass on concerning his Uncle John or his cousin Hazel who was 10 years his senior. People fall out of touch when there are deaths in the family and such was the case with my grandmother Pearl Jakes Cooke and her deceased brother's daughter Hazel.

I knew that she had married into the Jetton family but pretty much nothing else. When I was writing the article about my great-grandparents James Jakes and Annie Frizzell and their descendants, I found out more about her life. I wish I'd had the Full-text search that is offered in the FamilySearch Labs on FamilySearch.org at the time I was writing that piece.  It's probably just as well though as I am uncovering oodles of info and that would have been too much for the paper article which had already pushed the limit for inclusion in the quarterly.

The important point I want to make is that we shouldn't overlook researching our more recent relatives, such as parents, grandparents, their 1st cousins, and 1st cousins once removed. This is particularly important if you are using DNA research and want to identify matches on your DNA list. While there are privacy laws, there are still many public records that can be accessed through requests or by searching newspapers and directories. Be sure to explore the Full-text Search for those more recent ancestors and cousins.  It may give you ideas for additional places to search for information.

Bounty Land Warrant # 37922--Nancy Culverhouse

The Land Entry Case File 
Warrant # 37922 by Act of Sept 1850  to Nancy Culverhouse widow on service
of John Height Pvt in Capt Paces Co 2nd Reg Tenn Vols
War of 1812 

Nancy Culverhouse Assigned to Wm G Hight

Wm G Hight Assigned to Jacob Idleman

Jacob Idleman entered the claim at the 

Vandalia Ills office on 80 acres in Fayette Co. Illinois

Record Group 49

Records of Bureau of Land Management

National Archives, Washington, DC.

Document Retrieval by Gopher Records

37922
Act of Sept 1850

Nancy Culverhouse widow
of John Height Pvt Capt Paris Co 2nd Reg Tenn Vols
War of 1812

Jacob Idleman Asg
Vandalia Ills 80 acres

5th May 1853
Reg 7 Aug /55

11 April 1852

For value received I Nancy Culverhouse to whom the within
warrant No 45.922 was issued do hereby sell and assignee unto William
G Hight of Bedford County Tennessee and to his heirs and
assigns forever the said warrant and authorizes him to locate the same
and receive a patent therefor. Witness my hand and seal this 4th
day of June 1852
Nancy Culverhouse(her mark and seal)
Attest
C S Dudley
R B Rucker

4th June 1852 Justice of Peace James Foster
7th June 1852 John H Oneal Clerk of Bedford Co TN
verifies the return by the JP and applies the seal

17th June 1852 Wm G Hight sells & assigns to Jacob Idleman
of Fayette Co IL

Attest
Ro G Smiley
D F Wilkin

17th June 1852 in Davidson Co TN by Justice of Peace Robert W Greene
F R Cheatham certifies and seals the assignment also on 17th June 1852

William Harrison Deeds--Bedford Co. TN

Located two deeds of William Harrison who deeded property in the Alexander Creek area of Bedford Co TN.  

Deed #1

William Harrison to John A McClain
23 Acres and 120 poles   

bargained on 25 November 1825
Registered 15 December 1826

"Controversy has arisen between the said parties concerning a certain tract or parcel of land"

Land in Bedford Co TN on Alexander Creek 

William Harrison signs away all his right title and interest in said land and while the deed does mention bargaining, selling, and delivering it does not mention any monetary exchange. 

Witnesses

Josiah T McLain

Jodiah A McLain

John Harrison

Source:
Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book W: 335, William Harrison to John A. McLain, both of Bedford County, Tennessee; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-3Q64-7 : accessed 11 August 2024), Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Books S-W, November 1824-February 1828, image 791 of 902, IGN 8150800.

Deed #2

William Harrison to Rencher Spence
85 acres for $300 

bargained 25 June 1827
Situate lying and being in the county above up on the
water of Alexander Creek and bounded as follows(viz)
Beginning on a Elm running west one hundred &
46 poles to a stake thence south Ninty four poles to a
Dogwood thence East one hundred & forty-six pole to a
dogwood thence North Ninty four poles to the beginning
containing eighty-five acres of Land

Witnesses
Benj G Allen
Allen Harris
Registered 18 Aug 1827

In the first part of the recorded deed it looks like it says William Harrison Sen.  The S appears consistent with the other words starting with S.  It doesn't appear to be J for Junior.  I believe this is the William Harrison Rev War Pensioner and husband of Elvira Cooper Harrison. He is in the 1830 Census of Bedford Co TN surrounded by the McClains(the spelling of their name varies), his sons, and Elizabeth Cook(most likely his daughter, Elizabeth Harrison Cook.)  Benjamin Allen is a neighbor on that 1830 Census and is likely the witness with that same name.  The Allen family gave statements for the Rev War Pension drawn on William's service. 

Source: 

Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book W: 321, William Harrison of BedfordCo TN to Rencher Spence of Rutherford Co TN; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-3Q68-5 : accessed 11 August 2024), Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Books S-W, November 1824-February 1828,  image 784 of 902, IGN 8150800. 

Unsure if these two deeds are the same William but it seems likely that they are given he was a known resident of that area.  His son, also named William Harrison would have been a teenager at the time the deeds were executed.

Other Posts I've Made Relevant to this Topic:

Callen and Hight Land-Bedford Co TN Deed Book LL pg 8-9

https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2024/03/callen-and-height-land-bedford-co-tn.html

Bedford Co. TN Deed Found Using FamilySearch Full Text Search

https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2024/03/bedford-co-tn-deed-found-using.html

Neighbors near Zepheniah Anglin--1830 Bedford Co. TN Census

https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2019/01/neighbors-near-zephaniah-anglin-1830.html

Progress with Cook research

https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2023/01/progress-with-cook-research.html

J P Taylor's Estate Inventory Includes Notes Held on Cook Brothers(1880)

The estate of J P Taylor(admin C N Taylor) held notes on both  James P Cook and his brother, Joseph Knox Cook.  These notes are listed in the inventory listing of the estate recorded in Bedford Co. TN on 18th June 1880

(Note on) J P Cook difference in Settlement         15 cents
(Note on) J K Cook March 8 1880                  $18

Many others from the neighborhood are listed.

Surnames included:  Bullock, Gentry, Jones, Wright, Chambers, Ransom, Alexander, Lamb, Manire, Louvan, Cole, Height, Cousey, Allison, Floyd, Newsom, Wade, Osborne, Prince, Wortham, Jackson, Lytle, Pressgroves, Stem, Vicry, Cooper, Batt, Poplin, Hester, Primrose, Garrett, Landrum, Gowen, Daniel, Harris.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Probate Court, Estate Inventory of J.P. Taylor, Probate Volume C, page 320; image FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-2P77-W9 : accessed 4 August 2024) Probate Volumes C-D, January 1878–August 1889, item 4776096, image 189 of 690.

4 Ways to Make Genealogy Part of Your Kindle Library

I recently purchased an Amazon Kindle e-reader.  I've used the Kindle app on my phone and computer but I'm new to the Kindle e-reader and wondered how I might incorporate my genealogy research into my Kindle Library. These are the four ways I have found to do that so far. 

1. Public libraries may offer ebooks for checkout through an app such as Hoopla or Libby  Sometimes there are genealogical or historical ebooks available to borrow which allow reading via Kindle. Take advantage of this if your local library offers one of these services.
2. The ability to take notes and highlight as you read a book is a great feature.  The notes are saved to your device even if you remove the book.  You may also email these notes to the email address associated with your Kindle.
3. The most obvious way is by purchasing ebooks on the topic of genealogy.
4. Files or documents can be sent to the Kindle. This can be accomplished in several ways:  

• Using a USB Cable and file explorer on your computer to drag and drop files
• Emailing the files to your Kindle's email address(found on the device under all settings  or at your Amazon account under device management--Preferences and Personal Documents) There are size and document type restrictions   
• Using Send To Kindle from your account or the app 
  From the Send To Kindle page, the current size limit is 200 MB
  Supported File Types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, RTF, HTM/HTML, EPUB, and most image file types.  

Type of documents I send to my Kindle

• Genealogical Course Syllabi
• Family Tree Reports
• Ongoing Research Reports
• Genealogy Quarterlies
• Articles I've Written About My Research
• Timelines

F. F. Arnold Death Notice(1829-1899)

Death of F. F. Arnold
Frank Arnold is dead! He
died at Tullahoma Saturday
night last from paralysis aged
about 73 years. He was born
and raised in Bedford County
and was widely known as one of
worthiest and best of citizens. He
removed but a short while ago
from the 23rd district in which
he had resided from his youth
up. In the civil war he was a
gallant Confederate soldier and
his old companions in arms will
regret to hear of his death. In
all the relations of life whether
as husband, parent, neighbor or
friend he was as true as the
truest and news of his death will
be heard with sorrow. We join in
this regret and tender our sym-
pathies to his bereaved wife and
relatives. Mr. Arnold was a mem-
ber of the Masonic Order and
was buried with Masonic honors
at New Hope Church Sunday
last in the presence of a large
concourse of friends. Peace to
his ashes.

"Death of F. F. Arnold", Shelbyville Gazette(Tennessee), 30 November 1899, Vol 26 No 48, p 3 col 5; digital image, Familysearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-13T3-DDMX?i=176&cat=479415 : accessed 28 July 2024) IGN 8992019, image 177 of 655.

The widow of Francis Fieldon Arnold applied for a Widow's Confederate Pension.  She was residing in Hamilton Co TN at the time of her application(TN Confederate Pension Application W6421).

Find a Grave, database, and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19079966/francis_fieldon-arnold: accessed July 28, 2024), memorial for Francis Fieldon “Frank” Arnold (7 Feb 1829–25 Nov 1899), Memorial ID 19079966, citing New Hope Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Jones & Williams DNA cluster--PGF

A cluster of autosomal DNA matches shared with descendants of Wm C Cook & Elizabeth Putman is all descendants of John William Jones & his wife Lydia Williams.  As shown in the above image the DNA matches are from 4 children of this Jones & Williams couple.  The connection is at least a generation before John W or Lydia given their ages and from what I know with my research in the ancestry of my paternal great-grandfather, Wm Green Cook, where it most likely connects.  There are also descendants of Jabel Putman & wife Nancy in that cluster who have connections.  Putman and Tylers were from SC which is also the place of birth given for John W Jones in the 1850 Census  I've yet to figure out the connection between the two groups but do have a WATO tree ready at DNAPainter when I get the opportunity to explore things further.  In addition to writing notes on this cluster within the match list group, I have also charted some shared amounts between cluster members in my Google Sheets account. Ancestry recently added the ability to see shared matches of matches and their shared amounts as part of their ProTools Addon subscription.  This feature helped verify that my placement of those matches was correct within the Jones and William tree.

The amount of shared centiMorgans that my 2 siblings and I share with 20 of the Jones & Willems descendants ranges from 0-52 cMs.  A Cook/Putman cousin who is one generation further back shares in the range of 21-77 with the same 20 Jones and William descendants.

See the chart below made by inputting the range at DNA Painter.  It shows the relationship possibilities.

The 20 Jones and William descendants are through 4 children of John William Jones and Lydia Williams.  Oliver John Jones and his sister Leone Jones married Gafford siblings which would make their descendants double cousins to each other but shouldn't inflate the amount for the Cook & Putman connections. 

I would love to hear from any of the descendants of John & Lydia.

W C Cook & James P Cook Witnesses on Rutherfotd Co TN Deed(1860)

As happens pretty much every time that I publish an "everything I have so far" listing of events and sources for a family, I found W C Cook and James P Cook listed as witnesses to a deed.  Elisha W Hendrix is deeding land to William Pope in 1860 Rutherford County Tennessee.  It's almost like the process of writing and publishing causes new info to surface.  Or in this cause it is old info that I am just now finding thanks to the FamilySearch Full Text Search tool. I'm not complaining.

Below is my attempt at transcribing the deed.  Check the deed at the link in the source below.

[Notation in margin William Pope January 22 1861] 

pg 495
No 561 I, Elisha W Hendrix have this day bargained
and sold and do hereby transfer and convey
To William Pope and his heirs forever for the
consideration of four thousand nine hundred
and sixty one dollars to me in hand paid for
__ a tract of land in Rutherford County and State of Tennessee
and District No 10 containing by estimation two hundred and
forty eight acres and bounded as follows ( viz ) Beginning in
the county line of Rutherford and Bedford at Richard Nance
south west of the Little tract thence north with Richard
Nance line to the meeting house lot thence with the line of said
lot to said Nances line thence with said Nances line
to an elm and stake the north west corner of the
Little tract thence west with the south boundary of
the Fears tract to a stake the south west corner of said
tract thence north with the west boundary line of said
tract and Richard Nances to a stake said Popes
south east corner thence west with said Popes line
to an elm said Popes south west corner in Thomas
Lamb Junior east boundary line thence south with
said line to a _____ said Lambs south east corner
thence with said Lambs south boundary line to a
Locust said Lambs south west comer in Thomas
Lambs Jnr east boundary line thence south with
said Lambs line to a stake running eastwardly
in the center of the fence agreed upon between Elisha
W Hendrix and Thomas Lamb and to a stake Thomas
Lambs north east corner: thence south with said Lambs
east boundary line to a cedar and ash _____
Lambs south east corner thence west with said Lambs
south boundary line to a stake in --? Davis north east
corner, thence south with said Davis east boundary
line to a stake in said line; thence east to stake
thence north running through the center of a well to
a sweet gum in the county line, thence east with the
county line to a cedar thence south to a sweet gum
thence east with the county line to the beginning
containing by estimation two hundred and forty to

[page] 496

Eight acres be the same more or less to have
and to hold the same to the said William Pope
his heirs and assigns forever I do covenant with
the said William Pope that I am lawfully
seized of said land have a good right to
convey it and that the same is unencumbered
I further do bind myself my heirs and representatives
to warrant and forever defend the title to the
said land and any pact thereof to the said William
Pope his heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims of all persons whatever this October the 6th
1860 signed sealed in presence of us
[witnesses]
W C Cook                             Elisha W Hendrix(Seal)
James P Cook

Source:  

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Deed Book 11, pages 495-96, deed from E. W. Hendrix to William Pope; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTZ-H3Q6-4 : accessed 4 July 2024), IGN 008332344, images 571-72 of 729.

Timeline of events 1858-1888 For Family of Wm Clifford Cook

To get the big picture of what happened to  William Clifford Cook, his wife Elizabeth, and their descendants between 1858 and 1888, a timeline was made using all of the sourced facts occurring to the family during that period.

In 1857, a year before the beginning of this timeline,  W C and Elizabeth had lost two children--son David V Cook at around 7 years old and daughter Rebecca at age 8.  Thankfully, that same year, they were also blessed with the birth of their youngest child, Cass B Cook.

Timeline 1858-1888 of 
Wm Clifford Cook, Wife Elizabeth Putman.Children & Grandchildren

1858 Jul 7 COURT: Boundary of District 9 & 10 runs through W C Cook property Bedford Co TN
1858 Aug 6 MARRIAGE: JP Cook & Messina Ann Bailey Rutherford Co TN
1859 Jan Term COURT: W C Cook reimbursed for the use of Road Tools Bedford Co TN
1859 Jul 27 RECEIPT: Account Purchases from Robt Mathews (merchant) Bedford Co. TN
1859 Dec term COURT: Bank of TN vs John Jordan, Wm Taylor, and W C Cook.Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: James P in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: Minerva in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: Joseph K in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: Angeline in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: J Gideon in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: Lurainy J. in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: William G in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: Cass B in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Jun 1 CENSUS: Wm Clifford Cook & Elizabeth Putman Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1860 Sep 9 MARRIAGE: JK Cook & Emily Rutherford Co TN
1861 May 29 BIRTH: JK & Emily's dau Parrie Elizabeth Cook
1861 Aug 24 MILITARY: JP Cook enlisted Co A 24 TN Conf. Camp Trousdale(sick until Oct 31)
1861 Nov MILITARY: JP Cook detailed as a wagoner (until April 30, 1862)
1862 --- IRS TAX William C Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN(155 acres)
1862 May 28 BIRTH: JK & Emily's son W M Cook
1862 Jun 18 MILITARY: JP Cook discharged from Co A 24 TN Reg at Tupelo Miss
1863 May 24 BIRTH: JK & Emily's dau Melzora Annis Cook
1864 Dec 11 BIRTH: Angeline's daughter Sallie Cook
1864 Dec 16 BIRTH: JK & Emily's son JK Cook Jr.
1865 Apr 12 DIVORCE: JP & Messina Bedford Co TN
1865 Mar MILITARY: J Gid forced to take an oath when stopped on a trip to Nashville
1865 Jun 27 MARRIAGE: Minerva Cook & Wm Moody Boyce Rutherford Co TN
1865 Oct 12 MARRIAGE: JP Cook & Harriet Hamer Williamson Co TN
1866 Apr 2 BIRTH: Minerva Cook & Wm Moody Boyce's son Evander W Boyce
1866 Sep 9 MARRIAGE: J Gid Cook & Mary S Hamer Williamson Co TN
1867 Mar 30 BIRTH: JK Cook & Emily's son Thomas Jefferson Cook
1867 Dec 20 MARRIAGE: JP Cook & Susan Carson Ferguson Rutherford Co TN
1868 May 16 BIRTH: J Gid Cook & Mary S Hamer's son Robert Lee Cook
1868 Sep 1 BIRTH: Minerva Cook & Wm Moody Boyce's son Jos. Forrest Boyce
1869 Feb 7 BIRTH: JP Cook & Susan's dau Harriet Sophie Cook
1869 Oct 30 MARRIAGE: J Gid Cook & Martha A Hale Rutherford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: Wm Clifford Cook & Elizabeth Putman 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: Angeline in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: Lurainy J in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: Wm G. in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: Cass B in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: Minerva Cook & Wm Moody Boyce 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: JP Cook & Susan 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: J Gid Cook & Martha Hale Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1870 Jun 1 CENSUS: JK Cook & Emily 10th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1870 Dec 12 BIRTH: JP Cook & Susan's dau Minerva Mae Cook
1871 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 10th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1871 May 29 BIRTH: JK Cook & Emily's dau Mary Ella Cook
1872 Jan 20 BIRTH: Minerva Cook & Wm Moody Boyce's dau Rebecca L Boyce
1873 Dec 15 BIRTH: JP Cook & Susan's son Wm C Cook
1874 Feb 25 BIRTH: JK Cook & Emily's child E.T. Cook
1874 Oct 6 COURT: JK Cook appointed overseer of road work
1875---- TAX LIST J Gid Cook is likely in Rutherford Co TN(no records exist this place and yr)
1875 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook 100 acres 9th Dist Bedford Co TN
1875 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1875 Jul 17 BIRTH: JK Cook & Emily's son David Stahl Cook
1875 Sep 23 BIRTH: Minerva Cook & Wm Moody Boyce's son Humphries Hastings Boyce
1875 Oct 6 COURT: JK Cook returned the road work order to court and it was accepted
1876 ----- TAX LIST J Gid Cook is likely in Rutherford Co TN(no records exist this place and yr)
1876 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook 100 acres 9th Dist. Bedford Co TN
1876 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1876 Jan 25 DEATH: JK Cook & Emily's child E T Cook
1876 Feb 3 MARRIAGE: Wm Green Cook & Jane Bell King Bedford Co TN
1876 Feb 23 BIRTH: J Gid & Martha Hale's son Jefferson Gideon Cook Jr.
1877 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook 100 acres Dist 9 Bedford Co TN
1877 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1877 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1877 Feb 18 BIRTH: Wm Green Cook & Jane's son John Lemuel Cook Bedford Co TN
1877 Aug 25 BIRTH: JK Cook & Emily's son George Daubey Cook
1878 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook 100 acres Dist 9 Bedford Co TN
1878 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1878 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1878 Aug 28 BIRTH: J Gid & Martha Hale Cook's son John R Cook
1879 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook 100 acres Dist 9 Bedford Co TN
1879 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1879 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1879 Jan COURT: WC Cook appointed overseer of road
1880 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook 100 acres Dist 9 Bedford Co TN
1880 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook (For CassB?)Poll & School Tax Dist 8 Rutherford Co TN
1880 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1880 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: Minerva Cook & Wm Moody Boyce 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: JK Cook & Emily 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: J Gid Cook & Martha A 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: JP Cook & Susan 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: Wm Clifford Cook & Elizabeth 9th Dist Bedford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: Lurainy J. in the household of Parents 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: Wm G Cook & Jane Bell King Cook 10th Dist Bedford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: Angeline in the household of Parents 9th Dist Bedford Co TN
1880 Jun 1 CENSUS: Cass B working on J C Williams farm 8th Rutherford TN
1880 Aug 6 BIRTH: JK Cook & Emily's son Cass Green Cook
1880 Sep 5 DEATH: Elizabeth Putman Cook Bedford Co TN
1880 Sep 20 BIRTH: J Gid & Martha Hale Cook's son Cass B Cook
1881 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook(For CassB?) Poll & School Tax Dist 8 Rutherford Co TN
1881 ----- TAX LIST: WC Cook 103 acres Dist 9 Bedford Co TN
1881 Jan 15 DEATH: W C Cook's Maternal 1st Cousin Wm Green Hight Franklin Co AR
1881 Nov 15 MARRIAGE: JK & Emily's Dau Melzora & J B Reid married Franklin Co AR
1881 Nov 15 MARRIAGE: JP's stepdau Tennie Ferguson & Hugh E Clawson Franklin Co AR
1882 Jan 1 DEATH: Wm Clifford Cook Bedford Co TN
1882 May 22 BIRTH: Wm Green Cook & Jane's daughter Rebecca Love Cooke Bedford Co TN
1883 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1883 Jan 23 BIRTH: J Gid & Martha Hale's dau Martha A Cook
1884 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1884 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1884 Oct 14 MARRIAGE: J Gid & Mary J Elliot Rutherford Co TN
1884 Dec 25 MARRIAGE: Cass B Cook & Clemenza Anetah Wheelhouse Bedford Co TN
1885 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1885 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN1885 Jun 29 BIRTH: J Gid & Mary Elliot Cook's dau Ollie Mai Cook
1885 Oct 28 BIRTH: Cass B & Clemenza's dau Minnie Pearl Cook
1885 Dec 11 BIRTH: Wm Green Cook & Jane's daughter Eliza Amacy Cooke Bedford Co TN
1886 Jan __ DIVORCE: JP's step dau. Tennie & Hugh Clawson Franklin Co AR
1886 Sep 1 MARRIAGE: JP's step dau Tennie & Henry F Hill Franklin Co AR
1887 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1887 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1887 Feb 22 BIRTH: Cass B & Clemenza's son Joseph Alvy Cook
1888 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN
1888 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook 8th Dist Rutherford Co TN1888 Jul 13 BIRTH: Wm Green Cook & Jane's son Thomas Dewitt Cooke Bedford Co TN
1888 Aug 19 BIRTH: Cass B & Clemenza's son Willie Bogle Cook
1888 Aug 19 DEATH: James P Cook Franklin Co AR
1888 Sept 13 NEWS: J Gid Cook & David Vance Putnam at Broadway House Hotel Davidson Co TN

Still unsure if W C Cook went to Arkansas and was THE "William C Cook" involved in the canceled land transaction.  The years in question(1871-1874) were ones in which tax records for the Rutherford or Bedford Co TN were not required to be retained and no longer exist. No record of a William C Cook living in Lawrence Co Arkansas has been found.  The land transaction papers would lead one to believe that the man by that name was a resident there and had been for at least a few years before the purchase.  

Previous Post on this topic:
Cancelled Arkansas Land Transaction
Transcription Homestead Application No 7026 Lawrence Co Arkansas

Notes on locating records & additional info

Tennessee Tax Lists
1881 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook Years when he was traveling to Ark and back to TN
1882 ----- TAX LIST: JK Cook Years when he was traveling to Ark and back to TN

1875 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook Rford Likely but no tax record for that year exists
1876 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook Rford Likely but no tax record for that year exists
1881 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook
1882 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook
1883 ----- TAX LIST: JGid Cook

1875-79 TAX LIST CassB In HH of WC may not have
1880-----TAX LIST CassB Rford payment by WC for Cass

1875----- TAX LIST WmG
1887----- TAX LIST WmG Should be in Bedford

1881 ----- TAX LIST JP Cook Years when he was traveling to Ark
1883----- TAX LIST JP Cook Should be in Arkansas Records searched but not found(hard to read)
1885----- TAX LIST JP Cook
1886----- TAX LIST JP Cook
1887----- TAX LIST JP Cook
1888----- TAX LIST JP Cook

Bedford Co TN Deeds
Year	Grantor	Grantee	Book	Pg		Acres
1876 Apr 3	JK & EC Cook	T G Gentry	MMM	404	Dist 10	8
1880	JK & EC Cook	Elijah Morton	QQQ	19	Dist 10	45
1880 Oct	JK Cook & wife	Cass B Cook	QQQ	338	Dist 10	65
1881	A Tucker	W C Cook	QQQ	336	Anna G Putman Land	100
1881	S R King & Wife	W C Cook	QQQ	348		10
1884	EA Morton & Wife	Cass Cook	TTT	360	Dist 10	45
1886	JK & EC Cook	G W Mclain	UUU	516-518	Dist 9	12 acres 3 rods 15 poles
1886	B F Whitworth	Cass B Cook	VVV	265	Dist 9	80
1887 Dec 13	Lurainy J Cook	Ebb McLain	WWW	228	Dist 9	14
1883 Jan 2 not recorded til 1898	Hugh P & Adeline Smotherman,	Cass B Cook	5 495	279	Dist 9	5

Lawrence Co AR Tax lists, 1871-1875, FamilySearch IGN 8340190

While I did find some Cooks listed, no listing for a William C Cook or any variation was found for any of those years.  Possibly he was exempt from taxation due to his age(in 1871 he was 60). That also raises the question of why move to another state at that age.

The taxed Cooks were named:  Joseph, Thomas M, and Henry.

Also if it is not W C Cook who bought and cancelled that land, who is this other William C Cook?  I want to know more about him.  

JP, JK, and JGid all went to Arkansas at some point around the early 1880s.  JP stayed there and was living there when he passed.  JGid and JK returned to TN where they remained until their deaths.

I'm left with even more questions after assembling the timeline. However, I have a better idea of what was going on in their lives from 1858 to 1888. I hope this has helped others researching W C Cook's family to see all of the events happening within the family. If you have additional information I'd love to hear from you.

Sources and Referenced Information:  

Cook Bible Records, family pages from Bible given to Cass B Cook by Wm C Cook(his father) in late 1870s; digital images made by Hoyte Cook 14 May 1997, Copies sent to Marie Cooke Beckman. Entries appear to have been written by a few different hands.  The Listing covers the Births and Deaths of Wm C Cook, his wife Elizabeth Putman, all of their children, and the children of their youngest son Cass B Cook who received the bible from Wm C Cook. The bible was passed to Cass B Cook's youngest son Thomas C Cook and then handed down to his sons Hoyte and David Cook who currently possess the bible pages.  In addition to the Family Pages, there were clippings about Arkansas and a store receipt.  More about the Newspaper clippings can be found in the blog post about the canceled land transaction.

Cemetery Records

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66487991/william_clifford-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, William Clifford Cook (4 Apr 1811–1 Jan 1882), ID 66487991, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66488146/elizabeth-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Elizabeth Putman Cook (1814–5 Sep 1880), ID 66488146, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134283363/minerva-boyce: accessed 11 April 2024), memorial, Minerva Cook Boyce (1834–1900), Memorial ID 134283363, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219092138/james_p-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, James P Cook (13 Oct 1836–19 Aug 1888), Memorial ID 219092138, citing Highland Cemetery, Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66460594/angeline-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Angeline Cook (1838–1938), Memorial ID 66460594, citing Turner Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240757894/joseph_knox-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Joseph Knox Cook Sr. (1840–1907), Memorial ID 240757894; Burial Details Unknown.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240695080/rebecca-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Rebecca Cook (1843–1857), Memorial ID 240695080, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Burial Details Unknown.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113595052/jefferson_gideon-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Dr Jefferson Gideon “Gid” Cook (30 Aug 1845–18 Jan 1931), Memorial ID 113595052, citing Triune Cemetery, Triune, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240696198/elizabeth-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Elizabeth Cook (7 Jul 1848–14 Jul 1848), Memorial ID 240696198, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Burial Details Unknown.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240696240/david_v-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, David V Cook (1849–1857), Memorial ID 240696240, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Burial Details Unknown.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://w,ww.findagrave.com/memorial/66487470/luranie_jane-williams: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Luranie Jane Cook Williams (16 Nov 1852–3 Jan 1923), Memorial ID 66487470, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15668258/william_green-cook: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, William Green Cook (16 Nov 1854–18 Dec 1944), Memorial ID 15668258, citing King-Cook Cemetery, Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60183365/cass_buchanon-cook: accessed 11 April 2024), memorial, Cass Buchanon Cook (1857–1908), Memorial ID 60183365, citing Wheelhouse Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15668222/polly_elizabeth-king: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Polly Elizabeth Cook King (29 May 1861–15 Jun 1891), Memorial ID 15668222, citing King-Cook Cemetery, Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.[Polly was her nickname however, her birth name was Parrie Elizabeth Cook.  She was named after her two grandmothers--Parry Putman Lamb and Elizabeth Putman Cook]

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66482043/sallie_tennessee-turner: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Sallie Tennessee Cook Turner (11 Dec 1864–9 Jun 1942), Memorial ID 66482043, citing Turner Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126105080/joseph_knox-cook: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial, Joseph Knox Cook (16 Dec 1864–1 Oct 1919), Memorial ID 126105080, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113715402/evander_w-boyce: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial, Evander W Boyce (2 Apr 1866–17 Dec 1944), Memorial ID 113715402, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215649156/robert_lee-cook: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial, Robert Lee Cook (1868–1954),Memorial ID 215649156, citing Triune Cemetery, Triune, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95260087/joe_forrest-boyce: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial,  Joe Forrest Boyce (1 Sep 1868–14 Oct 1938),  Memorial ID 95260087, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209175070/harriet_sophia-boyce: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial, Harriet Sophia Cook Boyce (7 Feb 1869–20 Dec 1960), Memorial ID 209175070, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113719628/minerva_may-lamb: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial, Minerva May Cook Lamb (12 Dec 1870–18 Feb 1913),  Memorial ID 113719628, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66974507/rebecca_l-turner: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial,  Rebecca L. Boyce Turner (20 Jan 1872–17 Jul 1919), Memorial ID 66974507, citing Cothran Cemetery, Rover, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17920487/william_c-cook: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial, William C. “Billy Kid Cook” Cook (1873–1961), Memorial ID 17920487, citing Cothran Cemetery, Rover, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215649076/david_s-cook: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial,  David S. Cook (1875–1974), Memorial ID 215649076, citing Triune Cemetery, Triune, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209174230/humphrey_hastings-boyce: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial, Humphrey Hastings Boyce (23 Sep 1875–9 Dec 1966), Memorial ID 209174230, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40690465/jefferson_g-cook: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial, Jefferson G. Cook (23 Feb 1876–7 Apr 1954), Memorial ID 40690465, citing Triune Cemetery, Triune, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41893056/john_lemuel-cook: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial, John Lemuel Cook (18 Feb 1877–29 Jun 1968), Memorial ID 41893056, citing Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68443180/george_daulby-cook: accessed April 14, 2024), memorial,  George Daulby Cook (25 Aug 1877–1 Feb 1952),  Memorial ID 68443180, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228839603/john_rainey-cook: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial, John Rainey Cook (28 Aug 1878–8 Jan 1971),  Memorial ID 228839603, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41893245/rebecca_lovie-thompson: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial, Rebecca Lovie Cook Thompson (22 May 1882–13 Feb 1928), Memorial ID 41893245, citing Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18040919/minnie_pearl-lamb: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial, Minnie Pearl Cook Lamb (28 Oct 1885–22 Feb 1980), Memorial ID 18040919, citing Cothran Cemetery, Rover, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222746741/eliza_amacy-rowland: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial, Eliza Amacy Cook Rowland (10 Dec 1885–26 May 1973), Memorial ID 222746741, citing Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215649022/ollie_mai-cook: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial, Ollie Mai Cook (1886–1968), Memorial ID 215649022, citing Triune Cemetery, Triune, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68444445/joseph_alva-cook: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial, Joseph Alva Cook (22 Feb 1887–26 Sep 1989), Memorial ID 68444445, citing Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34100297/thomas_dewitt-cooke: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial, Thomas Dewitt Cooke Sr. (13 Jul 1888–18 Mar 1971), Memorial ID 34100297, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66045189/willie_bogle-cook: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial, Willie Bogle “Dock” Cook (30 Jul 1888–31 Jul 1973), Memorial ID 66045189, citing Wheelhouse Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

 Census

1860 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Western Division District 10, Rover Post Office, page 115(penned),  dwelling 860, family 814, Household of W C & Elizabeth Cook; imaged "United States Census, 1860",  FamilySearch  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSF-9M1B : accessed 7 April 2024).

1870 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Shelbyville Post Office, 10th Civil District, pg 28 (penned), dwelling 189, family 189, W C  and Elizabeth Cook--in household of Parry Lamb; imaged, "United States Census, 1870,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68LS-F6Q : accessed 7 April 2024).

1870 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Shelbyville Post Office, 10th Civil District, pg 26 (penned), dwelling 179, family 179, William & Manervy Boyce; imaged, "United States Census, 1870,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68LS-DGN : accessed 7 April 2024)

1870 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Shelbyville Post Office, 10th Civil District, pg 31(penned), dwelling 210, family 210, Gideon & Martha Cook; imaged, "United States Census, 1870,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8F-ZLC : accessed 7 April 2024).

1870 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Shelbyville Post Office, pg 31(penned), dwelling 211, family 211, James and Susan Cook; imaged, "United States Census, 1870,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8F-ZLC : accessed 7 April 2024).

1870 U.S. census, Rutherford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Murfreesboro Post Office, Civil District 10, pg 26(penned), dwelling 177, family 178, Joseph and Emily Cook; imaged, "United States Census, 1870,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62H9-87K : accessed 7 April 2024).

1880 U.S. census, Rutherford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Enumeration District 196, Eagleville Civil District 8, pg 1(penned), dwelling 6, family 6, J G & Martha A Cook; imaged, "United States Census, 1880,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB6-9QMM : accessed 7 April 2024).

1880 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Enumeration District 10, pg 5(penned), dwelling 43, family 43, William & Manearva Boyce ; imaged, "United States Census, 1880,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBH-YJS : accessed 7 April 2024).

1880 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Enumeration District 10, pg 7(penned), dwelling 55, family 56, line 27, Joseph and Emily Cook; imaged, "United States Census, 1880,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBH-YKX : accessed 7 April 2024).  [Joseph and Emily's household is incorrectly numbered as Dwelling 55 and Family 56. There is another household and family with the same numbers at the top of the page. Joseph and Emily's household begins on line 27.  Both Heads of Households(line 2 and line 27) were named Joseph.  This error in numbering only happens with Joseph and Emily's entry and the correct numbers for both the dwelling and family are used on the household which follows their entry.  This makes me think  the error was made while copying it to the form.]

1880 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Enumeration District 10, pg 7(penned), dwelling 62, family 63, W G and Jane B Cook; imaged, "United States Census, 1880,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBH-YKX : accessed 7 April 2024).

1880 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Enumeration District 10, pg 12(penned), dwelling 102, family 103, James and Susan Cook; imaged, "United States Census, 1880,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBH-YK1 : accessed 7 April 2024).

1880 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Enumeration District 9, pg 12(penned), dwelling --, family 109, W C and Elizabeth Cook; imaged, "United States Census, 1880,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBH-YJ3 : accessed 7 April 2024).

Court

Bedford County, Tennessee, County Court Minutes, 1848-1855, 1857-1860, 1863-1963, image, IGN 8659600, image 646 of 844, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-9996-7?cat=238954 : accessed 16 April 2024); citing "Book Nov. 1857-Mar. 1860," p. 195, entry for Wednesday, 7 July 1858, boundary change Dist 9 & 10.

Bedford County, Tennessee, County Court Minutes, 1848-1855, 1857-1860, 1863-1963, image, IGN 8659600, image 710 of 844, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-999F-F?cat=238954 : accessed 16 April 2024); citing "Book Nov. 1857-Mar. 1860," p. 363, entry for Monday, January Term 1859, Reimbursement of $5 for use of Road Tools paid to W C Cook.

Circuit Court minute books, 1840-1851, 1853-1965, image, IGN 8659575, image 96 of 586, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-63C6-Q9RX-S?i=95&cat=247526 : accessed 16 April 2024); citing "Circuit Court Minutes Book 1859-1860," p. 128, Dec 1859 Case 4326,  entry for President & Directors of the Bank of Tennessee vs. John Jordan, Wm Taylor, and W C Cook.

Bedford County, Tennessee, County Court Clerk's Office, Road Minutes and Overseers Books," 1873-1886, 1889-1891, 1910, image, IGN 8659616, image 47 of 490, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-HZ4M?i=46&cat=247682 : accessed 16 April 2024), citing Road Books, Vol. 1A, 1873-1883 pg 36, Tuesday, 6 October 1874, J K Cook appointed Overseer.

Bedford County, Tennessee, County Court Clerk's Office, Road Minutes and Overseers Books," 1873-1886, 1889-1891, 1910, image, IGN 8659616, image 72 of 490, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-63C6-HHXT?i=71&cat=247682 : accessed 16 April 2024), citing Road Books, Vol. 1A, 1873-1883 pg 86, Tuesday, 6 October 1875, J K Cook Overseer to N B King.

Bedford County, Tennessee, County Court Clerk's Office, Road Minutes and Overseers Books," 1873-1886, 1889-1891, 1910, image, IGN 8659616, image 161 of 490, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-HCLG?cat=247682 : accessed 16 April 2024); citing Bedford Co. TN Road Books, Vol. 1A, 1873-1883, pg 265, Wednesday, 6 January 1879," W C Cook Overseer of Road ".

Divorces

Bedford County, Tennessee, Circuit Court Minutes, 1864-1865, IGN 8659576, Image 172-3 of 672, James P. Cook vs. Messina Ann Cook, State Case #6331 & #6332 (April Term 1865), pp. 283-284; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-49Z9-4 : accessed 7 April 2024).

Marriages

"Rutherford, Tennessee, United States records," 1856-1861, marriage register, pg 54, James P Cook and Cenia Ann Bailey, 6 August 1858; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93F-MSLY : accessed 10 Apr 2024), image 728 of 971; IGN 5725214.

"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-MSBV : accessed 9 April 2024), Entry for Joseph K Cook and Emily C Lamb, 09 Sep 1860; image 754 of 971, IGN 005725214; Tennessee State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee).

"Williamson, Tennessee, United States records," marriage bond, James P Cook and Miss Harriet G Hamer, 12 October 1865; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-SRXF : accessed 9 Apr  2024), image 1331 of 1649; IGN 5725450, Williamson County Archives (Franklin, Tennessee).

"Williamson, Tennessee, United States records," marriage license, James P Cook and Miss Harriet G Hamer, 12 October 1865; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-SRCY : Apr 10, 2024), image 1329 of 1649; IGN 5725450, Williamson County Archives (Franklin, Tennessee).

"Williamson, Tennessee, United States records," marriage bond, J G Cook and Miss Mary S Hamer, 8 September 1866; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-SGCJ : accessed 9 Apr 2024), image 1333 of 1649; IGN 5725450, Williamson County Archives (Franklin, Tennessee).

"Williamson, Tennessee, United States records," marriage license, J G Cook and Miss Mary S Hamer, 9 September 1866(license); digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-SRW7 : accessed 9 Apr 2024), image 1333 of 1649; IGN 5725450, Williamson County Archives (Franklin, Tennessee).

"Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, "database, J P Cook and Susan Fergason, 20 December 1867, Rutherford County, Tennessee; citing  database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/31525:4125 : accessed 10 April 2024);

"Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com) J G Cook and Martha Hale 30 Oct 1869 Rutherford Co. TN, citing Rutherford County, Tennessee Marriages, 1851-70. FHL Film #0379649.

"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-66RD : accessed 20 February 2024, Entry for Jefferson G Cook and Mary J Elliott, 14 Oct 1884, IGN 005725215.

"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", marriage license, W G Cook and J B King, 03 Feb 1876;  FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHDG-7JR : accessed 10 April  2024),  citing Bedford County Archives (Shelbyville, Tennessee).

"Bedford, Tennessee, United States records, marriage license, Cass B Cook and Clamenza A Wheelhouse; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62XG-G3 : accessed 10 Apr 11, 2024), image 229 of 1151; Bedford County Archives (Shelbyville, Tennessee).

"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LL9-X6N : accessed 13 May 2024), Entry for H F Hill and Tennessee Ferguson, 15 November 1881.

"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9QD-K8M : accessed 13 May 2024), Entry for J B Reed and Melzora A Cook, 15 November 1881.

Military

"US, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee, 1861-1865", J P Cook, Private, Co A 24th Tennessee, images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/74863957/cook-j-p-24-page-1-us-civil-war-service-records-cmsr-confederatetennessee-1861-1865 : accessed 12 February 2024) citing Record Group 109, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.

"Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GGY6-SQ1R?cc=1874474&wc=M6ZF-P29%3A171467301%2C176249001 : 31 October 2018), Filed by Soldier(J G Cook--S16314 > no 16264-16474 > image 524-539 of 2139; State Library and Archives, Nashville.

Misc.

Wm C Cook bought of Robt Mathews, List of goods purchased, Bedford County Tennessee, July 27th 1859, Loose paper in Cook Bible, Cook Family Bible privately held by Hoyte & David Cook, copied image provided by Hoyte Cook to Marie Cooke Beckman May of 1997. A photocopy of the receipt that was a loose piece of paper tucked inside the Cook Family Bible.  The Cook bible was passed to Cass B Cook from Wm C Cook and to Cass' youngest son Thomas Clifford Cook.  From Thomas Clifford Cook the bible passed to his youngest son David who is currently in possession. Copies of the papers were distributed to some descendants.

"At The Hotels," Broadway House, The Tennessean, 13 Sep 1888, P. 3, col 5; digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 10 Sep 2023). Jefferson Gideon Cook & David Vance Putnam were at Broadway House

Tax Lists

Bedford Co. TN Tax rolls for years 1858-1874 no longer exist.  I did inquire with the county archives and was told that any of those records either were thrown out or lost in one of the courthouse fires as the state at that time didn't require that the county retain them. This means the available years of the Bedford Co TN Tax rolls that would be included in this timeline(1858-1888) are 1875-1888. The US, IRS Tax Assessment List for 1862-1918 database at Ancestry only includes 1862 for Tennessee.  A check of the individual source for the TN data lists the source as Civil War Direct Tax Assessment Lists: Tennessee; NARA Microfilm Publication T227, 6 rolls); Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, RG 217; NARA, DC.

Rutherford Co. TN Tax rolls likewise are also scares for years and run 1877-1888 for the years covered in this timeline.

U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918; database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1264 : accessed June 15, 2024) Tennessee > Anderson through Coffee (part) counties(roll 1), image 57 of 488, 1862, Bedford County, Dist 10, William C Cook, 155 acres; citing Civil War Direct Tax Assessment Lists: Tennessee; National Archives Microfilm Publication T227, 6 rolls; Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, RG 217; NARA Washington, D.C.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1875-1877, 1875, n.p.(Page 2 of Dist 9), W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-63C6-4W3Q?i=90 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659629 > image 91 of 573; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1875-1877, 1876, n.p.(Page 1 of Dist 9), W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-63C6-4WRL : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659629 > image 269 of 573; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1875-1877, 1877, n.p.(Page 2 of Dist 9), W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-44PQ?i=464 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659629 > image 465 of 573; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1878-1881, 1878, n.p.(Page 1 of Dist 9), W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-493N-X?i=111 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659628 > image 112 of 774; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1878-1881, 1879, n.p.(Page 1 of Dist 9), W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-499Z-1?i=304 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659628 > image 305 of 774; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1878-1881, 1880, n.p.(Page 1 of Dist 9), W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-63C6-499C-N?i=493 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659628 > image 494 of 774; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1878-1881, 1881, n.p.(Page 1 of Dist 9), W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-49Q9-V?i=680 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659628 > image 681 of 774; citing Bedford County Tennessee. 

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1875-1877, 1875, n.p.(Page 2 of Dist 10 section), J K Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-63C6-4WV6?i=95 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659629 > image 96 of 573; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1875-1877, 1876, n.p.(Page 1 of Dist 10), J K Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-4452?i=273 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659629 > image 274 of 573; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1875-1877, 1877, n.p.(Page 2 of Dist 10), J K Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-47FQ?i=471 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659629 > image 472 of 573; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1878-1881, 1878, n.p.(Page   of Dist 10), J K Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-63C6-49MX-M?i=118 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659628 > image 119 of 774; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1878-1881, 1879, n.p.(Page  of Dist 10), J K Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-49QS-5?i=309 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659628 > image 310 of 774; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1878-1881, 1880, n.p.(Page  of Dist 10), J K Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-D3C6-4978-F?i=499 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8659628 > image 500 of 774; citing Bedford County Tennessee.

Bedford County, Tennessee, 1876 Duplicate Tax Book, District 10, 2nd p. of dist. list, J P Cook(no land); imaged by Bedford Co Archivist Kathryn Hopkins(received via email 7 May 2024).

Bedford County, Tennessee, 1876 Duplicate Tax Book, District 10, 2nd p. of dist. list, William Cook(no land); imaged by Bedford Co Archivist Kathryn Hopkins(received via email 7 May 2024).

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1871 Dist 10, J K Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-66C7 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8663736 > image 269 of 390; citing Rutherford County Tennessee.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1881-1883, image 362 of 510, 1883 Tax, Dist 8, J K Cook entry

(no land, poll tax, school tax), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll, 1881-1883," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-X3CK-JDDP?i=361&cat=258178 : accessed 6 May 2024) IGN 8663738, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1883 Tax Year.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1884-1885, image 54 of 449, 1884 Tax, Dist 8, J K Cook entry

(no land), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll,

1884-1885," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-V1M8?i=53&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024) IGN 8663739, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1884 Tax Year.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1884-1885, image 285 of 449, 1885 Tax, Dist 8, J K Cook entry

(poll  land), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll,

1884-1885," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-VBWL?i=283&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024) IGN 8663739, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1885 Tax Year.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1887-1888, image 63 of 498, 1887 Tax, Dist 8, J K Cook entry

(no land), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll,

1887-1888," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-2V7K?i=62&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024) IGN 8663740, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1887 Tax Year.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1887-1888, image 301 of 498, 1888 Tax, Dist 8, J K Cook entry

(no land), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll,

1887-1888," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-X3CK-2FKQ?i=300&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024) IGN 8663740, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1888 Tax Year.

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1877-1880, 1877, n.p.(pg 2 of Dist 8), J G Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-6QVT?i=49&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN)8663737  > image 50 of 730; citing Rutherford County Tennessee.

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1877-1880, 1878, n.p.(pg 2 of Dist 8), J G Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-67ZB?i=231&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8663737 > image 232 of 730; citing Rutherford County Tennessee.

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1877-1880, 1879, n.p.(pg 1 of Dist 8), J G Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-6751?i=384&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN)8663737  > image 385 of 730; citing Rutherford County Tennessee.

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1877-1880, 1880, n.p.(pg 1 of Dist 8), J G Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-677Z?i=580&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN)8663737  > image 584 of 730; citing Rutherford County Tennessee.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1884-1885, image 54 of 449, 1884 Tax, Dist 8, J G Cook entry

(no land), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll,

1884-1885," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-V1M8?i=53&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024) IGN 8663739, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1884 Tax Year.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1884-1885, image 284 of 449, 1885 Tax, Dist 8, J K Cook entry

(poll  land), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll,

1884-1885," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-VBWL?i=283&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024) IGN 8663739, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1885 Tax Year.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1887-1888, image 63 of 498, 1887 Tax, Dist 8, J G Cook entry

(no land), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll,

1887-1888," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-2V7K?i=62&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024) IGN 8663740, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1887 Tax Year.

Rutherford County Tax Book, 1887-1888, image 301 of 498, 1888 Tax, Dist 8, J G Cook entry

(no land), imaged, "Tax books, 1809-1963; miscellaneous tax book, main assessment roll,

1887-1888," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-X3CK-2FKQ?i=300&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024) IGN 8663740, citing Rutherford Co TN Tax Books, 1888 Tax Year.

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1877-1880, 1880, p 241, W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-67YT?i=581&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8663737 > image 582 of 730; citing Rutherford County Tennessee.

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Tax books 1881-1883, 1881, p. 55, W C Cook entry; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3CK-JZRR?i=142&cat=258178 : accessed 27 April 2024), image group number(IGN) 8663738 > image 143 of 510; citing Rutherford County Tennessee.

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