Medina County OhArchives Biographies.....COOK, ZIMRI January 1813 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jeanette . capitolpro@aol.com March 22, 2007, 8:52 pm Author: Biography, History of Medina County and Ohio dated 1881, page 734 Biography, History of Medina County and Ohio dated 1881, page 734 ZIMRI COOK, farmer; P.O. Mallet Creek; is one in a family of fourteen children, their names being as follows: Zuriel, Zerena, Zerema, Zimri, Zephorna, Zerusha, Zetna, Zegustus, Zelora, Zethaniel, Zeruth, Zelotus, Zedelia and Zejames. Of these Zurial and Polly (Lumbard) Cook were the parents. Zimri Cook was born in Jefferson Co., N.Y. in January, 1813. In 1832, he, with his parents emigrated to Ohio, locating in York Township, Medina Co., where the parents remained until their respective deaths; the father died Aug. 26, 1849 and Mrs. Cook died Aug. 26, 1869. On their arrival in the county, there was but a sixpence in money in the entire family, and with this start the parents strugged on, and at the time of their deaths were worth considerable property. When ten years old, Zimri hired out to the neighbors to work on their farms, and assist the settlers generally. He continued working out in that manner until 1830. He was married in the State of New York, Jan. 11, 1843, to Elizabeth E. Brown, daughter of Charles Brown, Esq., and by her had the following-named family: Margaret E., Charles B., Thamson E., Horatio Z., Elizabeth and Medora. Medora is now dead. Margaret resides in Michigan, the wife of W. H. Brooks. Charles is an express messger, in Omaha, Neb. Thamson is single and lives at home with his parents. Horatio Married Elva Pritchard and live in Kansas. Elizabeth is the widow of Nathaniel Firman, and she resides with her parents. The mother of these children died July 3, 1861, and Mr. Cook married Fanny Merriman as his second wife, the marriage taking place May 24, 1865. The present Mrs. Cook was a daughter of Oliver Caswell and the widow of Nathaniel Merriman. Mr. Cook is a Republican in politics and an intelligent gentleman. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/medina/bios/cook16nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb