HIRAM COOK, Leeson's Hist. of MT 1739-1885, Jefferson Co., MT USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. "List transcribed and organized by Ellen Rae Thiel, thieljl@aol.com All rights reserved." Copyright, 1998 by Ellen Rae Thiel. This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. HIRAM COOK - pg 1175 From Leeson's History of Montana 1739-1885 published 1885 SURNAME FOUND IN THIS BIOGRAPHY: VINING Hiram Cook, Boulder City, son of Aaron and Lydia Cook, was born in Norwich, Chenango Co., N.Y., May 7, 1817. In 1831 he moved to monroe county, thence to Medina Co., Ohio. He was educated in the public schools of New York and Ohio, and lived on a farm with his father until seventeen years of age, when he bought his time of his father and learned the carpenter's and joiner's trade in Huron co., Ohio. He worked at this seventeen years, when he removed to Kalamazoo Co., Mich., and bought a farm, but continued to work at his trade chiefly until his sons were old enough to work the farm. Mr. C. was formerly a member of the Baptist Church and is a strict temperance man. He was County Commissioner in Kalamazoo Co., Mich., also Justice of the Peace for seven years and Town Treasurer. He enlisted in 1862 in the Twenty fifth Michigan Infantry, and was Captain of Company "H"; was taken sick in Tennessee in 1863, and received his discharge from the service March 27, 1864, when he returned to his home in Michigan. Sold out there in the spring of 1864, removed to Montgomery co., Mo., and engaged in farming and mechanical pursuits. heft Missouri in 1867 (held the office of register in Montgomery county), returned in a "Mackinaw" in the fall, and in the spring of 1868 removed his family to Helena, M. T. In September, 1868, he removed to Little Boulder, and there kept a hotel and stage station. In 1870 he was appointed Deputy United States Marshal and took the census of Jefferson county. In that year he was appointed postmaster at little Boulder, and held that office twelve years. Mr. C. owns a spacious hotel in Boulder city, which he built and is about to enlarge. He also owns an interest in the Martin Maginness and a third interest in the Venus, distant form Boulder City about three miles. He also has one third interest in sixty acres of placer ground, three miles south of Boulder City. Mr. Cook is a thoroughly active man in business, pushing forward the interests of this fast improving town of Boulder City. He was married to Miss Mary E. Vining, October 30, 1838. Miss M. E. Vining, daughter of Rev. R. W. and Lydia Vining, was born May 29, 1817, in Genessee Co., Mich.; was educated in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., and is a member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. C. was also a teacher in common schools seven years previous to her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have raised a family of eight children, all of whom are married and living (three sons and five daughters). The eldest two sons served in the army, one as Orderly Sergeant, in the Tenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and the other as Second Lieutenant in the Twenty fifth Michigan Infantry. All of their children are citizens of Montana except the eldest one, who is now in Bloomington, Ill.