Biographical Sketch of William J. Cook, Pulaski County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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William J. Cook, farmer, merchant and postmaster of Cookville, MO.,
is a native of Osage County, MO., and was born in 1842.  His parents
J.B. and Margaret (Mouser) Cook, were born in New York and Pennsyl-
vania, in 1800 and 1806, respectively.  The former was a farmer by
occupation, and at the age of eighteen years immigrated from his
home to Osage County, MO., and in 1845 came to Pulaski County, where
he died on November 25, 1877.  William J. Cook is the tenth of their
twelve children, and until he attained the age of twenty-two years
his time was employed in attending the common schools and assisting
his parents on the farm.  In 1863 he was married to Miss R.M. Barnard,
daughter of Mrs. Susan Barnard.  She was born in Indiana in 1841, and
died on April 26, 1887, having borne a family of six children.  In
January, 1888, Mr. Cook married Miss Jessie Goldsberry, a daughter of
George and Salisba Goldsberry.  She was born in Iowa in 1865.  In 
1883 Mr. Cook located on his present farm, which consists of 320 acres.
It is situated on the Roubideaux River, and 100 acres are in a good
state of cultivation.  In 1872 Cookville Post-office was established,
and Mr. Cook was appointed its postmaster.  In connection with the
post-office he keeps a stock of general merchandise, which brings him
quite a nice little sum annually.  He is a Democrat in politics, and
is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

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