52 Cousins ~Elijah & Ada (McDuffie) Purvis

Elijah Calvin Purvis was borne 18 February 1905 to Thomas Calvin Purvis and Roxie Waldrup. Elijah had one sibling, a younger sister, Bessie Lee Purvis who married Watt Thomas Deese. Tom Purvis was a farmer.

On 22 October 1921, Elijah Purvis, age 16 married Ada McDuffie, age 31. Ada McDuffie was born 10 May 1890 to Mary Frances Morris. Elijah also worked as a farmer or farm labor until about 1940 when he was employed at Kimberly Dairies in Cheraw, South Carolina. My father also worked at the dairy until the late 1940‘s when the dairy upgraded from manual milking to automation.  

Elijah and Ada had one child, a son, who died on 6 September 1929, a day after he was born. No other children were born to this union.   

Elijah Purvis died 26 March 1969 in Cheraw, South Carolina and buried at Sandy Plains Methodist Church Cemetery in Anson County, North Carolina.  

Obituary:

MORVEN — Elijah Purvis, 64, died Wednesday. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Sandy Plains Methodist Church. Survivors: wife; sister, Mrs. Watt Deese of Morven.

Ada (McDuffie) Purvis died November 1977 according to the Social Security Death Index. No tombstone or obituary has been found for Ada M. Purvis. 

Ada (McDuffie) Purvis is my 1st Cousin 3X Removed. 

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1. Elijah N.m.i. Purvis, death certificate 009518 (26 March 1969), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.

2. 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven Twp, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 007, Page: 19A/145(Stamped), Line 8, Dwelling 333, Family 334, Household of Albert MORRIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 August 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.

3. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield Co., SC;, enumeration district (ED) 0035, Page: 52, Line 82, Dwelling#NL, Family#15, Household of Tom PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online December 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.

4. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0008, Page: 8B/212(Stamped); Line 83, Dwelling 136, Family 136,, Household of Eligah PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online December 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_3799.

5. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13-8, Page: 9A; Line #29,, Household #129, Household of Eligah PURVIS; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://Ancestry.com : obline December 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3799.

6. Ancestry.com, "World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1939-1945," database, www.ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com:online December 2023), Elijah Calvin Purvis; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940.

7. Elijah Purvis obituary, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, 28 March 1969, Page 32A, column 3. Death of Elijah Purvis.

8. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index." Database database, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com : <online|accessed> December 2023), Elijah Purvis, xxx-xx-4495, before 1951 derived from U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File,database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, 24 July 2011).

9. "South Carolina, County Marriages Record, 1907-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com:online December 2023), Marriage: Elijah Purvis & Ada McDuffie, Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1921.

10. "Social Security Death Index,"Ancestry, entry for Ada Purvis, xxx-xx-8757.

The Death of James Lundy Brock

James Lundy Brock was born 8 September 1808 on Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He was the oldest son of Valentine Brock and Elizabeth Lundy. 

James Lundy Brock never married but his three sisters and only brother, Valentine Brock, were married. 

James Lundy, his father, Valentine and younger brothers, Valentine, owned many acres of land in Henry County, Georgia.  His father, Valentine, died sometime before 1830. His mother, Elizabeth (Lundy) Brock died 12 June 1855. 

James Lundy Brock died on 2 April 1886. 

Deed Book X, page 395

DEED BOOK X, page 395

395 State of Georgia}

Henry County} Know all men by these presents that I, J A C Wynn was duly constituted administrators on the Estate both real and personal, of Jas L. Brock late of Henry County, deceased, by virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of Henry County granted at the regular October term Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Six of said Court (notice of application for said order having been previously published in terms of the law,) after advertising the same for sale, in terms of the law, did on the first Tuesday in December Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Six, within the legal hours of sale put up and Expose for sale, at public, Outcry before the Court house door at McDanough Ga in the County of Henry the real Estate hereinafter described, when the same was Knocked, off to S. E. Miller of the County of Henry being the highest and best bidder, at the price of Eight Hundred & thirty Dollars; Now for and in consideration of the sum of Eight Hundred and thirty Dollars Cash in hand paid by the said S. E. Miller (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged), and the said J A C. Wynn as administrator as aforesaid, have granted bargained and Sold and do by these presents, grant, bargain and Sell (so for as the Office of administrator ????) unto the said S. E. Miller his heirs and assigns the following described real Estate to wit one hundred & Eight acres Land more or less Number not Known District 2nd being the house place of J. L. Brock, deceased Bounded as follows North by J R Williams East by public road & Jack Colvin South by W E Single & West by Arch Brown, To have and to hold the same, together with all the rights, member and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said S. E. Miller his heirs and assigns forever in as full and ample a manner as the same was seized, possessed and enjoyed by the said Jas. L. Brock at the time of his death.

In Witness whereof the said Jac Wynn as administrators as aforesaid have hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal this the 12th day of December Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Seven.

Signed Sealed and}                                         Jas A C Wynn (L.S.) 

delivered in presence of}

E. J. Wynn

A. Brown N P Ex J P 

                                 Recorded May 28th 1888

                                               J. B. Dickson Clk

James Lundy Brock is my 2nd Cousin 5X Removed. 

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1. 1840 U. S. Census, Henry County, Georgia, population schedule, District 489, Henry County, Georgia, Page: 329,  Line 23, Household of J. L. BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 October 2012); citing NARA publication Roll: M704_43.

2. 1850 U. S. Census, Henry County, Georgia, population schedule, District 42, Henry County, Georgia, Page 189B, Line 15, Dwelling 25, Family 25, Household of James L. Brock; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 October 2012); citing NARA publication Roll: M432_73.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Henry County, Georgia, population schedule, Henry County, Georgia, Page 880, Line 39, Dwelling 675, Family 675, Household of James L. BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 October 2012); citing NARA publication Roll: M653_127.

4. Land Deed - Administration of James L. Brock Estate; 12 December 1887; Deed Book #X; Page(s) 395; Register of Deeds; McDanough, Henry County, Georgia; February 2024.

52 Cousins~The Gideon Job Falkner and Nancy Sellers Family

Nancy Sellers was the first borne child of John Sellers and Henrietta Norwood. John and Henrietta were married about 1803 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. John and Henrietta had a large family of 14 children of which Nancy was the oldest. 

Just across the Northern border of South Carolina in Anson County, North Carolina lived the family of Asa Elijah Faulkner and his wife Elizabeth Huntley. Thet had a small family of 3 sons and a daughter. One of those sons was Gideon Job Falkner, borne 10 November 1806.    

Gideon Job Falkner and Nancy Sellers were married about 1830. This is an estimated dated based of the birth of their only child, Nancy Jane, who birth date is recorded as 9 March 1833. This date is recorded on Nancy Jane‘s FindAGrave memorial and should be used with caution. The source of this birth date is a Fulton County, Kentucky Death Certificate #26413 for Nancy Jane Falkner Phillipps.  

Sadly, what was to be a happy moment in the lives of Gideon and Nancy turned into a tragic event when daughter Nancy Jane survived but Nancy (Sellers) Falkner, her mother, passed away. 

Gideon Job Falkner next married Jane Tosh about 1838 in Carroll County, Tennessee. Again, this is based on said birth date of their first borne child, a daughter, borne about 1839. Keep in mind that this is the edge of the frontier, and many records were never completed or has otherwise been lost. No Marriage Certificate or Licensee has been for this marriage. 

With the death of his wife Nancy, Gideon, a farmer, needed a wife to care for his baby daughter. In 1833, Gideon married Jane Tosh of Carroll County, Tennessee. Jane Tosh was borne 20 October 1804 in Christian County, Kentucky. She was a daughter of John Tosh and Margaret Ann Johnson.   

Gideon Job Falkner and Jane Tosh had the following children:

i. Margaret Falkner, born abt 1839, Carroll County, Tennessee; married Dr. John Orr, 18 Oct 1865, Carroll, Tennessee; died bef 1878.

ii. Martin Falkner was born about 1843 in Carroll, Tennessee.  He died on 9 Dec 1915 at the age of 72 in Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia.

iii. Elijah Falkner, born 22 Nov 1846, Carroll, Tennessee; married Elizabeth A. Scott, 13 Feb 1872, Carroll County, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 1913.

In the early 1880‘s Gideon sold his land to his son Elijah Falkner. Both he and Jane died within days of each other. Jane (Tosh) Falkner died on 1 December 1884; Gideon Job Falkner died on 5 December 1884.   

Courtesy of Ties That Bind

Nancy (Sellers) Falkner is my 1st Cousin 5X Removed. 

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Falkner is spelled Falkner and Faulkner. 

1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed February 2024); Memorial page for Gideon J. Falkner; (10 November 1806–5 December 1884); Find a Grave memorial # 35281693, Citing Sellers Hill Cemetery; Clarksburg, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.

2. 1850 U. S. Census, Carroll County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 13, Carroll, Tennessee, Page: #110 (Stamper); Line: #23, Dwelling: #1453, Family: #1453, Household of Gideon J. FALKNER; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online February 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 889.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Carroll County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 13, Carroll, Tennessee, Page: #115 (Stamped); Line: #28, Dwelling: #1532, Family: #1510, Household of Gideon J. FALKNER; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online February 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1243.

4. 1870 U. S. Census, Carroll County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 12, Carroll, Tennessee, Page: #421 (Stamped); Line: #30, Dwelling: #75, Family: #75, Kousehold of G. J. FALKNER; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online February 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1517.

5. 1880 U. S. Census, Carroll County, Tennessee, population schedule, Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, enumeration district (ED) 016, Page: #125B (Stamped); Line: #42, Dwelling: #134, Family: #134, Household of and Job FALKNER; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online February 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T9_1247.

6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Gideon J. Falkner (10 November 1806–5 December 1884), Memorial # 35281693.

7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Jane Tosh Falkner (20 October 1804–1 December 1884), Memorial # 35281915.

52 Cousins~Daniel Burnhardt Eudy & Lora Ann Lacena Rivers

Daniel Burnhardt Eudy was born on 24 Apr 1826 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He was the son of Christopher Daniel Eudy, Sr and his wife, Catherine Light. Sometime between 1840 and 1850 Christopher Daniel Eudy, Sr. moved his family to Marshall County, Alabama. 

On 22 May 1946, Daniel Burnhardt Eudy, married Lora Ann Lacena Rivers in Morgan County, Alabama. 

Lora Ann Lacena Rivers, was born 1 September 1827 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, She was a daughter of Matthew Rivers and Mary Prince. The Eudy's and Rivers most likely did not know each other while living in North and South Carolina. Matthew Rivers moved his family from Chesterfield, County South Carolina to Morgan County, Alabama between 1831 and 1833. 

Daniel Burnhardt Eudy's brother Jacob also married Mary E. Rivers, daughter of Matthew Rivers and Mary Prince. So, we have two Eudy's brothers marrying two Rivers' sisters after their move to Alabama.    

Daniel Burnhardt Eudy and Lora Ann Lacena Rivers had the following children:

i. Levi Enoch Eudy, born abt 1847, Morgan County, Alabama; married Sarah Ann Burt, 19 Jan 1870, Sevier Co., AR; married Essie Jane Burnett, 5 Nov 1882, Howard County, Arkansas; died 1895, Texas.

ii. Mary E. "Molly" Eudy, born Sep 1852, Morgan County, Alabama; married Thomas A. Icenhower, 15 Aug 1872, Red River, Texas; died bef 1921, Howard County, Arkansas.

iii. Mahala Eudy was born about 1853 in Morgan County, Alabama. She died  young.

iv. Sarah Nancy "Nan" Eudy, born 26 Oct 1855, Morgan County, Alabama; married Joseph James Henry Icenhower, 31 Jul 1872, Red River, Texas; died 8 Nov 1925, Center Point, Howard, Arkansas.

v. Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Eudy, born 12 Sep 1858, Morgan County, Alabama; married John B. Hester, 3 Oct 1880, Howard County, Arkansas; died 1925, Hagerman, Chaves, New Mexico.

        vi. Phexmila Cordelia "Corda" Eudy, born 7 Jul 1861, Lamar County, Texas; married Obadiah W. Gilbert, 8 Mar 1885, Howard County, Arkansas; married John H. Richardson, 5 Apr 1905, Howard County, Arkansas; died 15 May 1936, Murphy, Hall, Texas.

vii. Daniel Alexander Eudy, born 15 Jul 1864, Lamar County, Texas; married Julie Joe Ann McKay, 1 Nov 1885, Howard County, Arkansas; died 6 Sep 1939, Turkey, Hall County, Texas, USA.

viii. Michael Matthew "Matt" Eudy, born 13 Jan 1878, Paris, Lamar, Texas; married Missouri A. Evatt, 1 Jan 1893, Howard County, Arkansas; married Nancy Elizabeth Latta, 19 Sep 1897, Howard, Arkansas; died 8 Jan 1944, Hall County, Texas.

ix. Louisa Jane Eudy, born 9 Feb 1871, Paris, Lamar, Texas; married William Riley Mize, 5 Dec 1886, Howard County, Arkansas; married William Etna Gilbert, 17 Aug 1894, Howard County, Arkansas; died 1925, Turkey, Hall County, Texas, USA.

Daniel Burnhardt Eudy died on 20 Apr 1891 at the age of 64 in Center Point, Howard, Arkansas. 

Lora Ann Lacena (Rivers) Eudy died 3 December 1897 at the age of 70 in Center Point, Howard, Arkansas. 

NOTE: There are no tombstones on the graves of Daniel Burnhardt Eudy and Lora Ann Lacena (Rivers) Eudy. No source documents have been found that confirmed these birth and death dates. The dates are from their FindAGrave Memorials; use at your own discretion. 

Lora Ann Lacena (Rivers) Eudy is my 1st Cousin 5X Removed. 

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  1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed March 2023); Memorial page for Daniel Burnhardt Eudy; (24 April 1826–20 April 1891); Find a Grave memorial # 103831862, Citing Mount Carmel Cemetery; Dierks, Howard County, Arkansas, USA.

2. 1850 U. S. Census, Morgan County, Alabama, population schedule, Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, Page: #269B (Stamped), Line: #37, Dwelling:429, Family: #429, Household of Danl. EUDY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online March 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll xx.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Lamar County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 8, Lamar, Texas, Page: #158A(Stamped), Line: #13, Dwelling:169, Family: #185, Household of D. B. EUDY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online March 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_xxx.

4. 1880 U. S. Census, Howard County, Arkansas, population schedule; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed); citing NARA publication Roll: T9-xxxx.

5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Daniel Burnhardt Eudy (24 April 1826–20 April 1891), Memorial # 103831862.

6. State of Alabama, marriage no. No. 1668 (22 May 1846), Daniel Eudy & Lacena Rivers; Vital Records, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.

7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Lora Ann Lacena Rivers Eudy (1 September 1827–3 December 1897), Memorial # 103831807.

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The blog post titled "52 Cousins: The Isaac & Levica (Cook) Futrell Family" on the Carolina Family Roots blog is part of a series exploring the genealogical connections among the author's extended family, focusing on the Futrell family in this particular entry.

Isaac Futrell and Levica Cook were a married couple who lived in the 19th century. They are significant to the author's family history, particularly in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and Anson County, North Carolina. The post delves into their lineage, providing details on their descendants and their connections to other families in the region. It also highlights the broader Cook and Futrell families, tracing their origins and documenting their presence in the area.

The blog emphasizes the importance of these familial ties and aims to preserve the history of these families for future generations. The author, Charlie Purvis, has a strong focus on accuracy and thorough research, which is evident in the detailed genealogical records presented.

This series is valuable for anyone interested in the history of the Futrell and Cook families, as well as those researching their own ancestry in this region.

For more details, you can visit the full post on the blog here.

52 Cousins~The Isaac & Levica (Cook) Futrell Family

Levica Cook was the eight of twelve children borne to Daniel Cook, Sr. and his wife, Ruth Moultrie. She had 7 brothers and 4 sisters. She was borne 2 March 1805 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Her Father, Daniel, died when she was about 9 years of age or about 1814.  Many of her older brothers and sisters had begun to marry with many of them migrating westward to Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi.

Her older brother Joseph Moultrie Cook had moved his family to Kentucky. With the death of Daniel Cook, Sr. about 1814, Ruth (Moultrie Cook) packed up her remaining family and moved to Christian County, Kentucky arriving there about 1816. After a few years, 3 or 4, in Christian County, Ruth (Moultrie) Cook and members of her family moved to Stewart County, TN. Some of their neighbors and kinfolk were the Alsobrook and Futrell families.  

Ruth (Moultrie) Cook daughter, Levica Cook, married Isaac Futrell on 21 April 1824 in Christian County, Kentucky.  Isaac Futrell was born 25 December 1796, a son of Shadrich and Charlotte (Johnson) Futrell. He was a farmer. In October 1832, Isaac received a grant (Grant No. 93320 for 48 acres, Book 10, page 82.  In 1833, he received a 40-acre grant on Rushing Creek. 

Isaac Futrell and Levica Cook had the following children:

i. Levicey Futrell, born 9 Oct 1825, Stewart County, Tennessee; married Thomas W. Dennis; died 1860, Stewart County, Tennessee.

ii. James E. Futrell was born on 10 Mar 1828 in Stewart County, Tennessee. Birth: Recorded in the Shadrich Futrell Family Bible of pages 115 & 116 of the book "Bible Records of Calloway County and Adjoining Counties", Collected by the Calloway County [TN] Genealogical Society, 1971.

iii. Little Shadrick Futrell, born 24 Dec 1831, Stewart County, Tennessee; married Charity Futrell, 3 Jan 1856, Trigg County, Kentucky; died 17 Sep 1906, Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas.

iv. Louisiana Futrell, born 31 Jan 1834, Stewart County, Tennessee; married Poindexter S. Knight, 14 Apr 1853, Stewart County, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1900, Stewart County, Tennessee.

v. John Calvin Futrell, born 5 Feb 1836, Stewart County, Tennessee; married Alpha Jane Knight; died 15 Sep 1897, Stewart County, Tennessee. 

Isaac Futrell tombstone in the Rushing Creek Cemetery, Stewart County, Tennessee shows that Isaac Futrell was born 25 Dec 1796 and died on 25 Aug 1836 (aged 39). [Note: Isaac and other family members were originally burial in Futrell Cemetery, Stewart Co. TN and their entombment was relocated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.]

Levica (Cook) Futrell tombstone in the Rushing Creek Cemetery, Stewart County, Tennessee shows that Levica Futrell was born 5 March 1805 and died 16 September 1869. (age 64).

Levica (Cook) Futrell is my 1st Cousin 6X Removed.

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1. Land Deed - John Cook, William Cook and Martin Cook to Isaac Futrell; 15 October 1832; Deed Book #10; Page(s) 82; Register of Deeds; Dover, Stewart County, TN; 11 January 2020.

2. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 2 December 2019); Memorial page for Levica Cook Futrell; (5 March 1805–16 September 1869); Find a Grave memorial # 19115629, Citing Rushing Creek Cemetery; Stewart County, Tennessee, USA.

        3. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed July 2024); Memorial page for Isaac Futrell; (25 December 1796–25 August 1836); Find a Grave memorial # 19115620, Citing Rushing Creek Cemetery; Stewart County, Tennessee, USA.

        4. "Bible Records of Calloway County and Adjoining Counties", Collected by the Calloway County [TN] Genealogical Society, 1971.Pages 115 & 116 .>>  https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/457462/

The Accidental Death of Daniel Cook

Daniel Cook, born 25 June 1849, is the 3rd Daniel in a line of Cook’s that goes back to his Great Grandfather Danel Cook born in 1770. Daniel, born in 1849, was a son of Daniel Cook, Jr. b. 1795 with 2nd wife, Caroline McMillan. 

Daniel, born 1849, married Sarah Funchess “Sallie” Crum on 25 April 1878. He was a farmer and local businessman. He served in the State Legislature from 1919 to 1922 and had announced as candidate for the State Senate.

Daniel and Sarah had seven children of which 4 died at a young age. 

Daniel Cook and Sarah Funchess Crum had the following children:

i. Dannie Lula Cook was born about 1879. She died in 1925 at the age of 46.

ii. Sarah Caroline Cook was born on 5 Aug 1881 in Alabama.  She died on 9 Aug 1883 at the age of 2 in Alabama.

iii. Frank Floyd Cook, born 11 Jul 1884; married Maggie Fuller Alford, 21 Apr 1910; died 4 Apr 1922.

iv. Abraham Crum "Abe" Cook, born 10 Jul 1886, Rockwest, Wilcox; married Lallie Marie Bragg, 15 Oct 1912; died 4 May 1958, Rockwest, Wilcox.  

v. Emma Luciele Cook was born on 25 Dec 1890. She died on 4 Feb 1897 at the age of 6.

        vi. Infant Son Cook was born on 6 Jun 1894. He died on 6 Jun 1894 at the age of 0. 

vii. Infant Daughter Cook was born on 6 Jun 1894. She died on 6 Jun 1894 at the age of 0. 

Only 3 lived to adulthood and only Abe had children. Dannie Lula Cook, sister of Abe Crum was a spinster, living with Abe and Sarah. She (Dannie Lula) died 15 September 1925. His brother, Frank Floyd died in Apr 1922 leaving no surviving children. 

Sarah Funchess (Crum) Cook died 18 Apr 1918.  Sarah and Daniel are buried in the Cook Cemetery, Wilcox County, Alabama.

Daniel Cook, born 25 June 1849, died 24 Feb 1930 from an accidental gunshot wound. He was in his 81st year.  

Hon. Daniel Cook, Sr. 

His sudden going on Feb. 24, 8 a. m. 1930, at the old historic Cook Home near Camden was a shock to Wilcox County. He had contributed to the social, business, political and religious life of our people for two generations -passing in his 81st year. His father, Daniel Cook, came from Darlington, District, S. C. in 1795 and was married to Miss Caroline McWilliams in 1843. Hon. Daniel Cook, Sr., was born June 24, 1849 and was married to Miss Sallie Funchess Crum, April 25, 1878, seven children issuing from this union- three living to be grown. Mr. Cook was the last surviving member of his immediate family and Abe Crum Cook, his son is the only surviving member of his family, and now occupies the old home four miles from Camden.

Sr. Cook joined the Rock West Baptist Church of which his father was one of the founders at the age of 14 years. He loved this old church and served in it official capacity for almost a lifetime. In 1928 he was the instigator of movement to sell the Rock Church and the proceeds were to the Camden Baptist Church as fund to help in building an annex be known as the Reck West Annex. His membership also was transferred and he became a deacon and remained so until his death. No man was better or more favorably known in Wilcox County, as he had served in public capacity and was also widely known in the State.

He was buried from his home in the family cemetery, the pastors of Camden conducting service. His nephews served as active pall bearers. From every section of Wilcox the people come to pay tribute to the life of a good man. honored and loved. The historic hill covered by a multitude of sorrowing and appreciative people was an posing scene.

May he continue to live in the hearts of our people. 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilcox-progressive-era/152822902/

Wilcox Progressive Era; Thu, Mar 13, 1930; Page 1, Column 5 & 6 

CAMDEN, ALA., Feb. 24.-(Special.) -Daniel Cook, Sr., 81, was accidentally shot with his own rifle at his home in Rock West, six miles from Camden, at 8:30 a.m., Monday, and died shortly after. It is thought that he fell in going down the back steps of his home as he went out to kill a hawk, and that the rifle was discharged in the fall. The bullet passed through Mr. Cook's chest. Mr. Cook was a member of the Legislature from 1919 to 1922, and had announced as candidate for the State Senate. He was a staunch Democrat of the old school. Surviving are a son, Abe Cook, and six grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Tuesday| morning with the Rev. J. G. Dobbins offsetting. Burial will be made in the family cemetery near his home.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/152823707/

The Montgomery Advertiser; Montgomery, Alabama; Tue, Feb 25, 1930; Page 9, Column 3 & 4

Daniel Cook is my 2nd Cousin 5X Removed

Daniel Cook Ancestral Chart

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1. Daniel COOK Jr. (1866), WILLS & TESTAMENTS: Last Will and Testament; Will Book 6; pages 102-107; Wilcox County Probate, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama.

2. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed June 2023); Memorial page for Daniel Cook, Jr; (24 June 1849–24 February 1930); Find a Grave memorial # 97816287, Citing Cook Cemetery; Wilcox County, Alabama, USA.

3. "Hon. Daniel Cook, Sr," Obituary, Wilcox Progressive Era, Wilcox, Wilcox County, Alabama, 13 March 1930, Page 1, Column 5 & 6; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/: online August 2024); https://www.newspapers.com/.

4. "Daniel Cook, Sr, 25 February 1930," Page 9, Column 3 & 4."

5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah Funchess “Sallie” Crum Cook (4 July 1853–18 April 1918), Memorial # 97816341.

52 Cousins~Laura Elizabeth Page

Dempsey Page was borne about 1815, a son of Uriah Page and his wife, Grace [Last Name Unknown]. Dempsey was Uriah and Gracey youngest known son. He had one known brother (Sion) and two sisters (Mary “Polly” & Nancy S.).

At age 28, Dempsey Page married Melinda Brumley on 27 September 1843 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  

Dempsey Page and Melinda Brumly had a family of six (6) children; 2 sons and 4 daughters. Initial research seems to show that at least three of these children died before reaching adulthood. This may change as I continue to research this family.  

i. Jane C. Page was born about 1845. She died before 1860.

                ii. Mary Ann Page, born abt 1847; married Robert E. May, 23 Dec 1867, Rowan County, North Carolina; died aft 1886.

                iii. Simon Peter Page was born about 1849. He died before 1860.

                iv. Laura Elizabeth Page, born abt 1852, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Lewis Henry May, 27 Nov 1870, Rowan County, North Carolina; married John Alfred Clampet, 1879, Rowan County, North Carolina; died bef 21 Aug 1886, Rowan County, North Carolina.

                v. Martha Page was born about 1857.  She died before 1870.

                vi. John Allison Page, born abt Mar/Apr 1860; married Laura Ann Foust, 17 Mar 1881, Rowan County, North Carolina; died Apr 1883, Rowan County, North Carolina.

In this Blog Post we will focus on their 4th borne child, Laura  Elizabeth Page. 

Laura Elizabeth Page was born abt 1852 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She was the fourth of six children borne to Dempsey Page and Melinda Brumley. 

At age 18, Laura Elizabeth Page married Lewis Henry May, age 20. He like most young men of this era was a farmer or farm laborer. 

May - Page Marriage

Laura and Lewis would have 2 children of which only one survived before he (Lewis) died in October 1883. Probate records shows that Lewis Henry Day left two minor children, Lewis Henry and Dempsey Lee and that Guardianship was assigned by Court Order to their Mother Laura Elizabeth (Page) Clampit. 

After the death of Lewis Henry Day, his widow, Laura Elizabeth (Page) Day married John Alfred Clampet in 1879.  

Clampet - May Marriage

John Alfred Clampet and Laura E. (Page) May would have the following children:

i. Nora Clampet, born 3 Aug 1880, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Samuel Rockwell Witherspoon, 24 Feb 1901; died 24 Jun 1920, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina.

ii. Josephine Clampet, born 19 Jul 1882, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Charles L. Beaver, 15 Nov 1903, Rowan County, North Carolina; died 24 Feb 1955, Bear Poplar, Rowan, North Carolina.

The Application for Letters of Administration found, within Rowan County Probate folder, for Laura Elizabeth Clampet shows she died before 21 August 1886. 

Laura Elizabeth (Page) (May) Clampet is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed. 

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1. 1860 U. S. Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, population schedule, On South Yadkin River, Iredell, North Carolina, Page: #220A(Stamped); Line#8, Dwelling 583, Family 563, Household of Dempsy PAGE; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: on-line October 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 902.

2. 1870 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #535B(Stamped); Line#8, Dwelling 251, Family 251, Household of Dempsey PAGE; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: on-line October 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1158.

3. 1900 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 238, Page: #278 (Stamped), Line: #1, Dwelling: #130, Family: #130, Household of J. A. CLAMPET; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online January 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T623.

4. Rowan County, North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979, Laura E Clampet; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: online June 2024); Laura E Clampet; Probate Date 1886.

5. "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: online December 2023), Marriage: Lewis H May & Laura E. Page; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977; Marriage Date 27 Nov 1870.

6. 1860 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #264, Line: #27, Dwelling: #900, Family: #814, Household of Jesse MAY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online December 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 912.

7. 1850 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, School District 37, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #182A, Line: #14, Dwelling: #336, Family: #340, Household of Jesse MAY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online December 2023); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 643.

8. 1870 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Providence, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #553A, Line: #5, Dwelling: #166, Family: #166, Household of Isaac MAY.

9. Rowan County, North Carolina, Lewis Henry May, Lewis Henry May, Probate Date 11 Oct 1883.

10. "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: online December 2023), Marriage; John Alfred Clampet & Laura E May, Marriage Date 1879.

11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed June 2024); Memorial page for John Alfred Clampet; (17 March 1836–16 July 1912); Find a Grave memorial # 103253218, Citing Ebenezer Church Cemetery; Mount Ulla, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.

12. 1860 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, County North of the NC Rr, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #170 (Stamped), Line: #6, Dwelling: #522, Family: #510, Household of Isaac LYERLY.

13. 1870 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Locke, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: #502 (Stamped) Line: # 7, Dwelling: #137, Family: #137, Household of J. A. CLAMPET.

14. 1900 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Steele, Rowan, North Carolina, ED 118, Page: #310A (Stamped), Line: #11, Dwelling: #107, Family: #112, Household of John CLAMPET.

15. 1910 US Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Steele, Rowan, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 112, Page:7B/135 (Stamped), Line: #71, Dwelling: #119, Family: #121, Household of John A. CLAMPET; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online January 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll.

16. Probate; Rowan County, North Carolina, John A Clampet, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/15137:9061.