History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 649. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] C. B. COOK, Jr., miller and distiller, P. O. Cynthiana; was born near Richmond, Ky., Feb. 19, 1860, son of C. B. and Parmelia (Knight) Cook; he was born in Lancaster County, Pa., March 31, 1823, was a millwright and distiller by occupation, coming to Kentucky in 1858, served as Magistrate at Richmond and was Mayor and Councilman several terms, dying Nov. 16, 1880. His wife was born in Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 9, 1828, where she was married in 1844; they had one son and four daughters. Our subject received his education in Cynthiana. He is and has been for some time, of the firm of C. B. Cook & Co., distillers, millers &c. [sic], at Cynthiana. Mr. Cook has served as Chief of the fire department one term. One of the sisters of Mr. Cook is Mrs. Laura Musser, another is Mrs. Cora V. Addams, and the other two, Lillie and Hattie, are at homs. His wife is a member of the Christian Church, and is a Democrat. Cook Knight Musser Addams = Richmond-Madison-KY Lancaster-PA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/harrison/cook.cb.txt