Papaw Cooke's Paternal 1st Cousins thru his Uncle Gideon

I spent today looking at the obituaries of 3 of the children of Jefferson Gideon Cook(Uncle of my paternal grandfather).  These guys were my Paternal Grandfather's Paternal 1st cousins which makes them my 1st Cousins 2 times removed.  I was amazed at how much information was included in their obituaries.  Gideon's children for which I do not have an obituary are:

• Cass Buchanan Cook  1880–1976
• Martha Annie Cook  1883– Sept. 1920(died of TB)
• Olli Mai Cook  1884–1968

Robert Lee Cook (age 86)

• 16 May 1868--11 Jun 1954
• Born:  Rutherford Co TN
• Parents:  Dr. J. G. & Mary Hamer Cook(both deceased)
• Lived for many years in Detroit while employed by an automobile firm from which he retired 5 years ago and moved back to Nashville.  
• Married Miss Anna Bailey of Detroit in Detroit in 1923.  She died 20 yrs ago.  
• Brothers:  J. B. Cook of Chicago and C.B. Cook of Robards, KY
• Sister:  Mrs. Dave Cook of Nashville
• Residence: 301 Wimpole Drive Nashville
• POD Davidson Co. Hospital
• Burial:  Triune Cemetery 

Source:  Newspapers.com(www.newspapers.com) The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) 13 Jun 1954, Sun, pg. 78

Jefferson G. Cook Jr. (Chicago Obit says age 80 TN obit and Gravestone say age 78)

• (23 Feb 1876--07 Apr 1954)
• Residence 2210 Eleventh Ave S. Nashville (returned to Nashville in 1949)
• Worked 43  years as Streetcar Conductor in Chicago.
• POD:  Nashville
• Burial:  Triune Cemetery
• Wife:  Sarah Seat Cook
• Children:  Sarah L. Cook Kester, Fredrick S Cook and John Cook
• Grandchildren:  James, Doris and Ellen
• Siblings : John, Cass, Bob, Ollie and Annie Cook.
• Member of Parian lodge, No 977, A.F. & A. M. and Colfax O.F. L., No 450, Interment Nashville TN

Source:  Newspapers.com(www.newspapers.com) The Tennessean(Nashville, TN), 08 Apr 1954, Thu., pg. 32.
Source:  Newspapers.com(www.newspapers.com) Chicago Tribune(Chicago, IL), 09 Apr 1954, Fri, pg. 56.

John Rainey Cook(Age 92)

• (28 Aug 1878--08 Jan 1971)
• Retired Railroad Conductor
• Residence:  Henderson, KY
• Masonic Services 
• Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park(Nashville TN)
• POD:  Henderson Community Methodist Hospital
• Survivor:  C. B. Cook of Robards KY(Brother)

Source:  Newspapers.com(www.newspapers.com)  The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) 10 Jan 1971, Sun, pg. 46.

My Paternal Grandmother's Maternal 1st Cousins

My Paternal Grandmother's Maternal 1st Cousins

Continuing my thoughts from the previous post in which I looked at my paternal Grandmother's paternal first cousins, this post focuses on her maternal first cousins which would be the grandchildren of  David Frizzell and Rebecca Manley. My Grandmother Pearl(b. 1891) and her siblings descend thru David and Rebecca's daughter, Thelitha Ann(Annie) Frizzell Jakes.  Known Ancestor surnames include Frizzell(2), Deason(2), Weaver(2), Godfrey(2), Kennedy, and Manley.

I'm still not sure that this listing is correct.  I've used census records, death certificates, obituaries, wills, etc. but due to the recycling of names and the use of nicknames I don't know that I can ever get it to a high degree of certainty.  So... if you are in this branch and can offer any help in untangling I'd be more than glad to hear from you.

Pearl has about 43 maternal 1st cousins  There are multiple marriages into the Brown, Gibson, Taylor, and Delbridge family on this side.  These cousins' dates of birth span the years from about 1864 to 1905 so it is likely that she may have known many of them.  While some of them moved to Michigan or Texas, the majority stayed in the middle Tennessee area particularly around Rutherford and Bedford County.

Pearl's Maternal 1st Cousins:

• Leander Perkins Frizzell's Children:  Mary Mollie Frizzell Kelton,  Rebecca Elizabeth "Bettie" Frizzell Brown, Gertrude Frizzell(never married), Daisy Lee Frizzell Brown, Cassie Manley Frizzell Newman,. Ella Frizzell Newman
• Margaret Frizzell(no issue)
• James Reuban Frizzell(no issue)
• Mary Elizabeth Frizzell Taylor's children:   Zacheriah C Taylor, Rebecca A Taylor Rollins, Robert L Taylor, Erma Dean Taylor Delbridge, Mary Baxter Taylor, N.S. Taylor, Ida Taylor(unmarried no known issue)
• Henry Hugh Clay Frizzell's children:
• Thru 1st wife(sister of husband of Mary E. Frizzell Taylor)--Wm Ody Frizzell, Thomas Macky Frizzell, Levina West Frizzell, Beckie Ann Frizzell, David Collins Frizzell, Cora L Frizzell
• Thru 2nd wife--Charlie Crocket Frizzell, Lura Nevada Frizzell, Sallie Avo Frizzell, Dora Lee Frizzell, Vennie Esty Frizzell, Henry Hershel Frizzell, Laura Susan Frizzell, Robert L Hatton Frizzell, Maranda Bethel Frizzell, Ider Baxter Frizzell, Cordell Hull Frizzell
• Permelia Frizzell Fulks' children:  Charles T Fulks, Will Cephus Fulks, Della Freeman Fulks Delbridge, Mollie Fulks
• John Frizzell's children:  Queenie C Frizzell (Died young no known issue)
• Absalom Frizzell's children:  Abraham D. Frizzell
• Theodrick Frizzell's children: Amelia Jane Frizzell, Odie Everett Frizzell, Alva Macky Frizzell Gibson, Mary Cloe Frizzell Reynolds, Jessie Elmer Frizzell, Lemuel "Lemmie" Frizzell, Henry Frizzell

A plan for helping to identify my 3rd and 4th cousins DNA matches

I've been working on mapping out my chromosomes to specific ancestors.  It has not been an easy process.  I have researched since 1990 but I had not gotten much info beyond the 1950s(outside of my 1st cousins) for the cousins on farther back.  This has made it difficult to tell where someone matches me especially if there is a daughter in their line of decent from the ancestor we have in common.  Too they may not have their lines back to that ancestor.   Bear in mine that 3rd cousins will share a set of 2nd great grandparents and 4th cousins will share a set of 3rd Great Grandparents.   So my plan is to select one of the 8 couples that are my 2nd great grandparents and work on them each week until I complete all 8 as much as I can. Once that is done as best as possible I will move on to the 3rd Greats and start working on them.

This weekend's couple is William Benton King(1819-1901) & Eliza Jane Manire(1818-1896)

I chose to do them first as I have many 4th cousin which are matching known King cousins who have tested but we cannot find how the tie on the King/Manire tree.  So I'm hoping this will get some answers and once I get back to 3rd Greats(I have identified and researched all but 1 of the 16) and start finding their descendants which I don't have listed yet..that should help even more.  Hopefully this will combat some of the frustration of not being about to identify the connect AND put me on the path to finding it.

2nd Great Grandparent Couples

• Cook/Putman
• King/Manire
• Jakes/Morrow
• Frizzell/Manley
• Luna/Rigsby
• Pittman/Adcock
• Acuff/McElroy
• Hale/Hitchcock

3rd Great Grandparent Couples

• Cook/Unknown
• Putman/Tyler
• King/Upshaw
• Manire/Jackson(which is really Lambert by DNA & Blood)
• Jakes/Harger
• Morrow/Sutton
• Frizzell/Kennedy
• Manley/Frizzell
• Luna/Lenox(Enoch)
• Rigby/Lewis
• Pittman/Hatfield
• Adcock/Bowles
• Acuff/Curvin
• McElroy/Webb
• Hale/Elzie
• Hitchcock/Fleming

Not only will this give you a better sense of the many surnames that the descendants of each couple have but it will also make you more familiar with the areas where they settled.  I tell most people that the majority of my line stayed in Tennessee...which is true.. yes my direct line did but many of my cousins went to Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and California.

If you decide to do this and need help to keep on track, I suggest putting an event on your calendar and blocking out a time to work on each couple.  I use Google Calendar to keep track of appts, programs, sports events and projects because it lets me detail the event or project and set reminders.

Please let me know if you try this and find it helpful.  I'd love to hear your results.