Levi & Elisha Cook Biographical Sketch from Beers History of Warren County, Ohio
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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 27 March 2005

Sources:
The History of Warren County Ohio
Part V. Biographical Sketches
Wayne Township
(Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992)

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LEVI and ELISHA COOK, farmers; P. O. Waynesville; are sons of Abraham and Ruth (Hawkins) Cook, natives of South Carolina; the paternal grandfather, Amos Cook, a native of South Carolina, married Elizabeth Townsend, and, with his family, emigrated to Ohio and located in this county and township on the place where Elisha Cook now resides in 1803, and here opened

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out right in the woods, experiencing their full share of the trials and hardships of pioneer life, the settlers being then few and far between; no roads but paths or trails through the unbroken forests, and here they toiled and labored to make a home and a farm, and here they died; they had eight children who grew to maturity, married and raised families, but have all now departed this life, except one daughter—Ruth, now Widow Cook, residing in Indiana. Abraham, the youngest son, was 11 years of age when they arrived in this county, and here, grew to manhood accustomed to all the deprivations of those early days; was married, Sept 10. 1812, and became the father of ten children; eight grew to maturity; seven now survive—Sarah, Levi, Stephen, Dinah, Elisha, Lydia and Elizabeth. Mr. Cook located upon the home farm, where he resided till his death. July 9, 1862, aged 70 years: his wife died February, 1863, aged 70 years. He and family, as was his father, were devoted members of the Society of Friends. Levi, the eldest son, was born on the old home farm Dec. 4, 1819; was raised and grew to manhood and remained with his father till 30 years of age; was married, in the spring of 1850, to Ellen, born in Maryland Jan. 2, 1821, a daughter of Arnold and Hannah Boone, he a native of Maryland and she of Pennsylvania, who moved to Ohio and settled in Warren County in 1836, and here lived and died; they had nine children; two only now survive—Elizabeth, now Mrs. Davis, living in Virginia, and Ellen. Mr. Cook and wife have three children—Samuel B., born Jan. 10, 1851; Ruth, born Aug. 8. 1854. and Hannah, born April 13, 1861. Mr. Cook after his marriage located upon the farm where he now lives and has since resided; has erected nearly all the buildings on the place and made improvements until now he has a very pleasant home and residence. Elisha, the youngest son, was born where he now lives. May 28. 1829; was married, Nov. 19. 1868. to Anna B. Lyden who was born in Ireland Aug. 20, 1843, and emigrated to America with a brother and sister when 10 years of age, or in 1853, and here she grew to womanhood; she was a daughter of Patrick and Margaret Lyden. Mr. Cook and wife have five children—Mary E., born Oct. 5, 1869; Lizzie, born Oct. 22, 1870; Levi Parry, born Feb. 27, 1873; Amos, born Aug. 18, 1874, and Maggie Anna, born Nov. 8. 1875. Mr. Cook located upon the old home farm, where are associated all the scenes of his childhood, and where he has made a continued residence from his birth — a period of fifty-two years, and the farm has been in possession of the Cook family since its first purchase and occupation in 1803—a period of seventy-eight years. Ruth Hawkins, the mother of our subjects, was a daughter of James and Sarah Hawkins, who settled in Warren County about 1804 or 1805.

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