MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - VITALS - Death Records for the George Cook Family ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Davis davisjd@skybest.com ==================================================================== Death Records for the George Cook Family The following death records are for the family of George Cook, copied from the original death records in the Mitchell County Court House, unless otherwise noted. Magdalene Cook Born 17 Jan 1841 Burke (Mitchell) County Died 27 Mar 1910 Married John Winters Buried in Ellis Cemetery, Elk Park, Avery County, NC. Source: Tombstone and Census records. Father George Hobson Cook and Isa Bell Edwards Jane Cook Born 5 Apr 1841, Burke (Mitchell) County * Died 16 May 1946, Fork Mountain, Mitchell County Cause of death: No doctor in attendance at time of death. Cause of death probably old age. Father George Cook Mother Isabell Edwards Cook Informant T.C. Cook * The death record states that her year of birth was 1841. However, census records state that she was born in 1852. Juda Cook Ledford Born 5 Nov 1845 Burke (Mitchell) County Died 2 Oct 1925 Mitchell County Cause Chronic Diarhea Father George Cook Mother Isabell Edwards Cook William Cook Information from Civil War Record, Confederate Archives, Chapter 1, File Number 27, Page 46 Died in Morristown, Tennessee, 27 Feb 1862 Effects delivered to father. Entitled to pay from the 31st of December 1861. Indebtedness to the Confederate States for $3.94 for clothing overdrawn. Father George Cook Mother Isabell Edwards Cook Elizabeth Cook Born 18 Jan 1848 Burke (Mitchell) County Died 20 June 1911 Married Winchester Griffith 1st 2 Jul 1871. Recorded in Mitchell County Married 2nd Wiley Herrell 7 Dec 1879. Recorded in Mitchell County Buried in Pleasant Grove Church of Brethen, Harrell Hill, Mitchell County. Source: Tombstone and Census records. Father George Hobson Cook and Isa Bell Edwards Harriet J. Cook Born 1850 Burke (Mitchell) County Died 17 Nov 1870 Buried on Cooktown Road, Bakersville, NC. Source: Granddaughter and census records. Father George Hobson Cook and Isa Bell Edwards. John Cook Born 15 Jun 1854 Burke (Mitchell) County Died 1 Dec 1909 "In the Backwoods", Carter County, Tennessee Cause Consumption Carter County Death Records, Book 1, Page 6308 Father George Cook Mother Isabell Edwards Cook Charles Gilbert Cook Born 9 Dec 1860 Burke (Mitchell) County Died 24 Jul 1919 Buried at Cook Cemetery, Little Elk Rd, Elk Park, NC Married Nancy Caroline Winters. Source: Tombstone and census records. Father George Hobson Cook and mother Elizabeth McKinney. Reuben K Cook Born 11 Aug 1861 Died 5 Feb 1929 Buried at Winters Cemetery, Little Elk Rd, Elk Park, NC Married Mary Winters 15 Aug 1882. Marriage record Mitchell County. Source: Tombstone and census records. Father George Hobson Cook and mother Elizabeth McKinney. Jemima Cook Stanley Born 28 Feb 1863 Mitchell County Died 17 Jul 1947 Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia Cause Heart Problems Father George Cook Mother Elizabeth McKinney Whitfield County Death Records, Book 108, Page 16042 Stephen Cook Born 1 Oct 1863 Mitchell County Died 7 Mar 1932 Mitchell County Cause Tuberculosis Father George Cook Mother Elizabeth McKinney Mitchell County Death Records, Book 10, Page 58 James R. Cook Born 3 Dec 1865 Mitchell County Died 4 May 1940 Mitchell County Cause Apoplexy Father George Cook Mother Elizabeth McKinney Mitchell County Death Records Book 17, Page 5 David M. Cook Born 14 Feb 1873 Mitchell County Died 24 Feb 1944 Buried on Fork Mountain, Mitchell County Married Mollie Greene 12 Dec 1903. Marriage Mitchell County records. Source: Tombstone and census records. Sally Cook Yelton Born 22 Mar 1878 Mitchell County Died 23 Jul 1935 Mitchell County Cause Influenza and Rheumatism Father George Cook Mother Elizabeth McKinney Mitchell County Death Records Book ?, Page 46