OBIT: Jesse COOK, 1913, Glencoe, Somerset County, PA

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Cook, Jesse

  Jesse Cook, an aged citizen of near Glencoe, died last Saturday. He was born 
April 29th, 1837, aged 71 years, 5 months and 5 days. His wife died last May. He 
is survived by the following children, George H., Glencoe, Adam C. at home; 
Calvin W., Northampton Township, Mrs. Alice Riley, Cumberland, Mrs. Lizzie 
Smith, and Mrs. Kate Bowman of Northampton Township and Miss Phoebe of 
Pittsburgh. He is also survived by twenty-seven grandchildren and one great 
grandchild. He died where he had lived for the last thirty years. He had been a 
member of the United Evangelical Church, Rev. Mr. Wise, his pastor, conducted 
the funeral service. Mr. Cook had been a veteran of the Civil War and had 
enlisted twice, first in Co. K, Second Maryland Regiment "Potomac Home Guards" 
second in Co. C of the same regiment and served until the close of the war. He 
had been a member of the M. C. Lowry, G. A. R. Post. A detail from the post 
attended the funeral. The funeral was largely attended. In the death of Mr. 
Cook, the M. C. Lowry Post has no longer any living member in that vicinity.

Meyersdale Commercial, Oct. 9, 1913