"...John J. Cook, who was orphaned early in life, was of German descent, born in Mohawk County, New York, May 22, 1827, while Mary Ann (Turley) Cook was of English antecedents, her father coming to this country and serving in the Civil War with the rank of Captain. Mary Ann was born in Toronto, Canada, July 13, 1827 and died December 24, 1904, at the age of seventy-seven years...."

SOURCE: History of Ventura County California, Volume 2. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1926. Accessed from: http://home.pacbell.net/mgreed/MaryAnnTurleyCook.htm on 2/12/2002.