James Chafon Cook

Sarah Collis and James Cook, son of Edward Cook and Nancy Ann Thomas, married Jan. 10, 1815 in Rutherford Co., NC. They had 10 known children: Aaron, John, Polly, Elizabeth, Naomi, Nancy, Susannah, Elminer, Jesse, and Jim. Sarah is buried beside her husband in Zoar Baptist Church cemetery in Cleveland Co., NC.

Sources: Marriage Record, Zoar Baptist Cemetery, "Cook History and Genealogy" by Rev. Earl A. Cook, published in 1941.

• *Info provided by Gracie Seitz Cook

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James “Jim” Cook
BIRTH
14 Apr 1795
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH
21 Jan 1866 (aged 70)
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery
Casar, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
MEMORIAL ID
16238092 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 15
He was the son of Edward Cook and Nancy Ann Thomas.

He married Sarah Collis January 10, 1815 in Rutherford Co., NC.

The couple had ten children: Aaron, John, Mary "Polly", Elizabeth, Naomi, Nancy, Susanna, Elminer, Jesse, and James Chafon Cook.

Two of their sons, Aaron and Jesse Cook, served in the Confederate States Army.

Aaron survived the war, but Jesse lost his life at Talley's Mill, VA May 10, 1864. Jesse was married and had two sons

Family Members
Parents
Edward Cook
Edward Netty Cook
1760–1842

Nancy Ann Thomas Cook
1766–1847

Spouse
Sarah Cook
Sarah Collis Cook
1798–1893 (m. 1815)

Siblings
Aaron Cook
1791 – unknown

John Cook
1797–1852

Thomas Cook
1802–1845

Kizzia Cook Wortman
1804 – unknown

Mary Cook Cook
1806 – unknown

Jesse Cook
Jesse Cook
1809–1889

David Cook
1811–1849

Children
John Cook
1818–1906

Nancy Silvey
Nancy Cook Silvey
1818–1911

Mary Hoyle
Mary Cook Hoyle
1819–1900

Aaron Cook
Aaron Cook
1823–1904

James Cook
James Wilbur Cook
1825–1897

Elizabeth Hunt
Elizabeth Cook Hunt
1825–1913

Naomi Hoyle
Naomi Cook Hoyle
1827–1915

James Cook
James Chafon Cook
1829–1900

Jesse Cook
1832–1864

Susan Cook Parker
1835–1915

Sarah Elminer Cook Chapman
1837–1876

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