John Cook Family Bible

COOK  - Bible  probably belonged first to Mary A. (Skelton) 
Cook,    then Melvina (Cook) Smith, and  Ophelia (Smith) Cook 
(my grandmother),  who gave it c. 1970  to L. Cook-Edwards.  
No front cover or publishing information.   (copied verbatim)

MARRIAGES:
John B. Cook and Mary A. Cook were married Oct the 26 1865

John B. Cook and Tempy J. Cook was married April the 14th 1889

BIRTHS: 
John B. Cook was born Oct 19th 1839
Mary A. Cook was born April the 7th 1852
Charles H. Cook was born Oct the 27th 1866
George W. Cook was born Feb the 12th 1869
Melvina A Cook was born Jan the 2nd 1871
James S. Cook was born Feb the 7th 1873
John Sanders Cook was born June the 15th 1875
Emma O. Cook was born Feb the 15th 1878
Lemuel Harris Cook was born Sept the 10th 1881
E. F. Cook was born January the 21st 1884
Eugenia V. Cook was born March the 20th 1886
Mary Melinda Elisabeth Cook was born July the 31st 1890
Irea F. Cook was born Sept the 15th 1892

DEATHS:
Charles H. Cook died May the 7th 1871
Mary A. Cook died Oct the 28th 1888
William H. Cook died January the 31st 1889
E. F. Cook died April the 15th 1891
Irea F. Cook died Oct the 2nd 1892
John B. Cook died Feb the 22nd 1893

LISTED  ON  BACK  FLYLEAF:  
Will Lee Skelton was born January the 20th 1875
William H. Cook was born Sept the 19th 1888
Susan Ophelia Smith was born May the 18, 1893

(Note:  This Bible contains note "M A Smith's book" on back 
cover,  and on a blank half-page in the back  "now is the time 
to plant Irish potatoes and snap beans, okra, onions, sweet 
potatoes".    Mrs. Tempie Cook d.  2 Feb 1940 TX - lce)


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