Butler County, KY - Cook Surname

Butler County is located in the south-central part of the state. It is between Owensboro and Bowling Green on either the Natcher Parkway or Hwy 231. The county seat is Morgantown. There are DNA / genetic matches that link back to Butler and Ohio Counties in Kentucky for the family of Jefferson Davis Cook and his desendents. 

1820 Census Index

Cook George Butler 313
Cook George Butler 319
Cook James Butler 139

1830 Census Index

Cook,George,Butler,86
Cook,Jeames,Butler,86

1850 Census Index

dwelling #312 James Cook age 28 M farmer $500 b. Ky.
Mary D, age 24, born KY
Martha, age 4, born KY
George, age 3, born KY
James, age 3 months, born KY dwelling 313

Phoebe Cook age 52 F $700 b. Va.

dwelling #515 James M Hampton age 22 M blacksmith b. Ky.
Elijah Cook, age 18, blacksmith, born KY

dwelling #531 Elijah Cook age 59 M Tavern Keeper b. Va.
Jane G, age 55, born NC
Elisabeth, age 25, blind pauper, born KY
George, age 16, farmer, born KY
Andrew, age 15, farmer, born KY
Alexander, age 11, born KY

dwelling #847 George Neal age 67 M farmer $350 b. Ga.
Margaret, age 68, born SC
Arinda, age 27, born KY
Margaret, age 21, born KY
John Cook, age 18, farmer, born KY

1860 Census Information

Cook, Jane, 54, b. TN, page 6

• Cook, John, 28, b. KY
• Cook, Paulina, 17, b. KY
• Cook, William, 17, b. KY
• Cook, Adeline, 14, b. KY

Cook, Elijah, 69, b. VA, page 11

• Jane, 55, b. NC
• Jane, 32, b. TN
• AJ, 22, b. KY

Cook, William J, age 25, b. KY, Page 34

• Cook, Martha A, age 28, b. KY
• Cook, James M, age 5/12, b. KY
• Cook, Burtha, age 3, b. KY 
• Cook, Martha, age 2, b. KY

Cook, Martha A, age 2, b. KY page 36

Cook, David, age 23, b. , page 40

• Cook, Mary E, age 21

Cook, Moses, age , b , age 41

• Rebecca, age 20
• Rosahannah, age 3 months

Cook, Margaret, age 21, page 43

Cook, George, age 38 Page 151

• Cook, Mary D, age 34
• Cook, Martha E, age 14
• Cook, George T, age 11
• Cook, Mary E, age 9
• Cook, Laura J, age 5
• Cook, John W B, age 2
• Cook, Mark K, age 3/12

Cook, George, age 26, b. KY, page 154

• Cook, Sarah, age 21, b. KY
• Cook, Lucinda, age 1, b. KY

COOK, Brunetta, age 38, born TN, page 109

• Cook, Samuel, age 34, born KY
• Cook, James T, age 4, b. TN
• Cook, David S, age 2, b. KY

1870 Census

Household Members (Name) Age

Elizah Cook 38
Eliza Cook 32
Charles Cook 11
James Cook 8
George Cook 8
Margaret Cook 4
Virgil Cook

John Cook 38
Palina Cook 28
Sarah Cook 15
Martha Cook 13
Monroe Cook 7
Mcclellan Cook 4
William Cook 2
Abigail Daugherty 54

William Cook 26
Abagil Cook 23
Andrew Cook 5
Angeline Cook    3
Allen Cook 7/12

Louisa Cook 36
Azzars Cook 8
Alonzo Cook 3
Emma Cook

Early DEED Information

Cook, Jas M, Feb 21, 1855, Green River

Butler County, Kentucky - Cook Births source: Judi Hawbaker

• 4 Mar 1859 - Cook, Lucenda FAW  Butler Co., KY Cook, G. W. Sublet, Sarah Ann
• 10 Sep 1859 - No Name, Henry MAB  Butler Co., KY  Cook, J. M.
• 31 Dec. 1858 - Cook, Jas. L MAW  Butler Co., KY Cook, G. W. Sublett, Sarah Ann
• Sep 1856 - Cook, No Name MDW  Ohio Co., KY Cook, E.. P. and Martin, Eliza J.
• 3 Feb 1856 - Cook, Saura FAW  Butler Co., KY Cook, Jas. M and Kukendall, Mary D.
• 30 Jun 1855 - Cook, Sara J. FAW  Butler Co., KY Cook, John and Haney, Eliza J.
• 29 Jul 1854 - Cook, Mary E. FAW  Morgantown, KY Cook, E. P. and Martin, Eliza J.

Note: G. W. Cook and Sarah are Judi's great great grandparents.

Marriages

4/17/1853 Elijah P. Cook age 21 Single place of birth Russellville, Logan Co., KY married Elizah J. Martin age 15 Single place of birth, Butler Co., KY.

6/11/1873 John W. Felty and Slizabeth Cook were married 6/13/1873 with consent of James Cook at the home of James Cook in the presence of J. Cook and G. N. Layson. signed by James Howard

5/15/1883 Andrew Cook and Josephone Daughety were married 5/15/1883 with consent of T. A. Pharris at the home of A. J. Snodgrass in the presence of W. J. Snodgrass and G. W. Snodgrass. signed by A. J. Snodgrass, M.G.

6/12/1884 R. P. Hatcher and Sarah A. Cook were marrined 6/12/1884 with consent of Adam Rone at Emeline Mason's in the presence of J. W. Hood and W. R. Chapman signed by C. F. Guffy, M.G.

11/26/1884 H. M. Arendell and Eliza J. Cook were married 11/26/1884 with consent of R. B. West at the residence of c. T. Porter in the presence of R. B. West, S. H. Tanner and C. T. Porter. Signed B.L.D. Guffy, P.J.B.C.C.

MARRIAGE: Vetrees & Bruner, 1909, Grayson Co., KY MALE groom Charles M. Vertrees, age 23, carpenter

father James Vertrees - Hardin County, KY, mother Margaret Cook - Hardin County, KY

FEMALE

bride Cordelia Bruner, age 18

bride's father H.A. Bruner Grayson Co. Ky. bride's mother Nancy E. Middleton

Notes from other researchers:   My illusive Cook is Elijah. According to the 1850 Butler County, KY census he was born in Virginia about 1791. He is shown with wife Jane G., dgtr - Elizabeth (blind); and sons - George, Andrew and Alexander. He died between 1860 and 1880, probably in Butler County. He is still shown on the 1860 census, but by 1880 Jane and Elizabeth are living with relatives. Any help on making a connection with a Cook family would be appreciated. Judi Hawbaker   

I am trying to locate information concerning ancesters of Louisa Cook. She is shown on the 1850 Tn. I don't have the county. Cook, Wm. 72 , Mary 64 , Elvira 36, Louiza 27. Then in all caps. JOHN GEORGE 18. She later married John Anderson George. Dates for Louisa are: Born - December 29, 1823 in Jefferson Co., Tn. Died - February 14, 1866. It has always been said that Louisa was Cherokee. Not sure if full blood, and that her parents owned extensive land. We have always been told that Louisa was a 'crippled girl' (don't know in what way) and that John A. George was their gardner and that parents strongly objected to the marriage. After we found the census, we discovered that she was also quite a bit older which may have been the problem as well. She had two children: Mary Ann Eveline George - b.April 17, 1855 in Butler Co. Ky (we think Bowling Green), d.January 24, 1937, Booneville, Ar. AND Isaac Alonzo George - b. April 04, 1858 in Ky. d.April 08, 1939 in Oronogo,Jasper Co.Mo.--Nashville,Mo. Cem. Mary Ann is my ggrandmother who married John Thomas Finney in August 25, 1870, Cassville, Barry Co. Mo.  Mary Ann Ray

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