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Robert McCOOK1.
Robert was born about 1814 in , Antrim, Ireland, and married 5 January 1841, , Antrim, Ireland, Jane/Janet HANNAH, the daughter of John HANNAH and Jane KENEDY. She was baptized 17 September 1821, in Connor, Antrim, Ireland, and died 26 January 1897. Robert died 1 May 1889, in Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan.
1850 Census Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, Page 57
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Born
Robert May Cook 36 M ---- Laborer $ 0,100 Ireland
Jane " 29 F ---- ---------- -------- Ireland
Jane " 7 F ---- ---------- -------- Ireland
Mary " 5 F ---- ---------- -------- Ireland
Alexander " 3 M ---- ---------- -------- Ireland
John " 1 M ---- ---------- -------- Michigan
Note: Jane age 16 in 1860 Census her name is Anna Jane
Mary age 10 in 1860 Census born Michigan
so should be youngest child not John
Alexander age 15 in 1860 Census
John age 14 in 1860 Census
1860 Census Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, Page 180
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
Robert McCOOK 45 M ---- Farmer $ 0,800 $ 0,390 Ireland
Jane " 38 F W ---------- -------- -------- Ireland
Ann " 16 F W ---------- -------- -------- Ireland
Alesander " 15 M W ---------- -------- -------- Ireland
John " 14 M W ---------- -------- -------- Ireland
Robert " 12 M W ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
Mary " 10 F W ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
Hellen " 7 F W ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
Esther " 3 F W ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
Sarah " 8m F W ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
1870 Census Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, Page 180
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
McCOOK Robert 55 M W Farmer $ 4,000 $ 1,000 Ireland
" Jane 48 F W Keeping House -------- -------- Ireland
" John 21 M W Farm Laborer -------- -------- Ireland
" James 7 M W At School -------- -------- Michigan
" Sarah 10 F W At School -------- -------- Michigan
1880 Census Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, ED 152 Page 25
Marr
Name Race Sex Age Relation Stat Occupation |Self Father Mother|
McCook Robt. W M 70 -------- M Farmer Ire. Irel Ire.
" Jane W F 60 Wife M Keeping House Ire. Ire. Ire.
" James M M 16 Son S At School Mich. Ire. Ire.
History of Robert McCOOK and Jane or Janet HANNA
CopyRight 1985 ©by Robin G Forrest
Robert McCOOK was born between 1806 and 1815, as calculated from ages given in US Census records and death record, near Ballymena county Antrim, Ireland. He married Jane or Janet HANNAH about 5 January 1841 in Near Cromkill, county Antrim, Ireland. They left Ireland in the fall of 1848, during the potato famine. He settled in the area of Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan in the Irish Hills. He later moved to Clinton Township where he died 1 May 1889 at the age of 83. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Clinton township, Lenawee, Michigan.
James Waite McCOOK's (512) Grandfather Robert McCOOK (5) said his grandfather had 40 tenants in Ireland. He never said why his father left the old country. He told about how he went with his father to get brick for a fireplacd and the oxen ran away with him and dumped the load. Another story about his father was how he was felling a tree and a dead limb broke off and hit him in the head. They put a poultice of fresh cow manure on it and he lived anyway.
Jane (HANNA) McCOOK was born in Cromkill, Antrim, Ireland, and baptized into the Presbyterian Church at Connor 17 September 1821, as Janet HANNA the daughter of John HANNA and Jane KENNEDY. She became a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Tecumseh 15 April 1852, and several of her children were baptized there. She died 26 January 1897 age 74, in Clinton township, Lenawee, Michigan. In February 1892 she filed claim for a dependent mother pension from her son Alexander who died of Typhus Malaria, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, while a private in the 6th Regiment of Michigan Infantry during the Civil War.
The following are exerts of interest from this pension file....
DECLARATION FOR DEPENDENT MOTHER'S PENSION
Act of June 27 1890
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State of Michigan, County of Lenawee, ss;
On this Seventh day of December A. D. 1891; personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid Jane McCOOK aged 70 years, a resident of the township of Clinton in the County of Lenawee and state of Michigan,who being duly sworn according to law , declares that she is the mother of Alexander McCOOK who enlisted under the name of Alexander McCOOK at Detroit Mich., on or about the 15th day of November 1863 in Private Comp. B 6th Regt Michigan Inf. Vols in the war of the rebellion, who died at New Orleans, La., on the twentieth day of October 1864 from the effects of Piles, Chronic Diarrhea, and Dropsy incurred at Vicksburg Miss. on or about the 15th day of June 1864. That said son left neither a widow, nor child under sixteen years of age, surviving. That she is without other present means of support than her own manual labor.
That she has never applied for a pension; the number of her application is ______. That she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 27th 1890. She acts as her own atty. to prosecute her claim. That her post office address is Clinton County of Lenawee, State of Michigan.
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DEPENDENT MOTHER.
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Act of June 27, 1890.
Claimant
Jane McCOOK
Soldier
Alexander McCOOK
Service
Priv. Co. B. 6th. Mich. Inf.
Address
Clinton, Lenawee county, Mich.
Filed by:
Claimant acting as her own Attorney
Also personally appeared Henry W STEMMS , residing at Tecumseh Michigan , and John MESSLER , residing at Tecumseh Michigan , persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, say they were present and saw Jane McCOOK the claimant, sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance that the claimant and an acquaintance with her of 45 , and 30 , years respectively, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of the claim.
Henry W STEMMS
John MESSLER
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Seventh day of December , A.D. 189 1 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, &c., were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words '4' -- Port Hudson La.' Charles BRIDGES Tecumseh Michigan erased, and the words ' on or about' Vicksburg Miss' she acts as her own atty. added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
Charles BRIDGES
Notary Public
State of Michigan, County of Lenawee, ss;
In the matter of the claim for pension of Mother No. 541919 of Alexander McCOOK Co. B 6th Regt. Mich. Vols.
On this 28th day of September A. D. 1892; personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths, Israel H SCHREDER aged 72 years, a resident of the township of Clinton in the County of Lenawee and state of Michigan whose post office address is Tecumseh Michigan Well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforsaid case as follows:
"I have been well acquainted with the Claimant Jane McCOOK during the 47, years last past, I was also well acquainted with her son Alexander McCOOK the deceased soldier from his boyhood until the time of his death. I lived in same vicinity in said township of Clinton with them for many years. The soldier always acknowledged the claimant as his mother, and claimant always acknowledged the soldier as her son, and they were always recognized as mother and son in the neighborhood in which they for years resided. The soldier when he was a boy worked for me on my farm in said town of Clinton many times before he enlisted in the service of the U. S. and he always spoke of and regarded the claimant as his mother and treated her as such. I was well acquainted with the soldier up to the time of his said enlistment and from such my acquaintance with him. I do declair that he left neither child nor children nor widow of his him surviving at his death having never married, that my acquaintance with the soldier during his lifetime was such that he could not have assumed the marriage relationship without my knowing the fact.
I was acquainted with Robert McCOOK deceased the father of the soldier & the husband of claimant. I was one of the appraisers on his estate. I was also one of the commissioners in partition on his estate & assisted in dividing the estate under commission from our Probate Court From such my acquaintance with the estate of said Robert McCOOK I do declair that his estate consisted of 80 acres of land but not personal property enough to pay his debts, that the land was in cumbard by mortgage & was divided under said mortgage, that claimants share was her dower or the use of 18 acres of land for her lifetime, that the annual income from said dower interest will not exceed $50.00 dollars, out of which & from which she has to have & pay her share of the interest of said mortgage also repairs and taxes leaving her a net income of not to exceed thirty dollars, that claimant is more than 70, years of age, of feeble health & strength, unable to work, and has no estate or income of her own except as above setforth, and is dependent on said income for her support. I further declair that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in its prosecution."
Israel H SCHREDER
GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
State of Michigan, County of Lenawee, ss;
In the matter of the claim for pension of Mother No. 541919 of Alexander McCOOK Co. B 6th Regt. Mich. Vols.
On this 25th day of June A. D. 1892; personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths, Agnes McILROY aged 65 years, a resident of the township of Clinton in the County of Lenawee and state of Michigan whose post office address is Tecumseh Michigan Well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforsaid case as follows: "I have known the Claimant Jane McCOOK during the 60, years last past, we were born and brought up in the same vicinity in County Antrim Ireland I was also well acquainted with the claimants husband Robert McCOOK from the time of his marriage with Jane McCOOK the claimant. I was also well acquainted with the deceased soldier her son Alexander McCOOK. Robert McCOOK and Jane McCOOK the claimant lived and co-habited together as husband and wife at Cromkill, Antrim county, Ireland, from about January 5th 1841, until their removal to the United States of America in the fall of 1848, and that during the time they so lived and co-habited together the deceased soldier Alexander McCOOK was born. The claimant always recognized and treated said Alexander McCOOK as her son, and as such brought him up and cared for him, and he always regarded her as his mother and they were regarded as mother and son in the neighborhood where they resided. I further declair that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in its prosecution.
Agnes McILROY
Pensioner Dropped
U. S. PENSION AGENCY
Detroit, Mich.
Sept. 21 1897
Hon. H Clay EVANS ,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I hereby report that the name of Jane McCOOK mother of Alexander, Pvt. B 6 Mich. Inf. who was a pensioner on the rolls of this agency, under Certificate No. 377283 and who was last paid at $12.00 to Dec. of 1896 has been dropped because of death, Jan'y 24 1897.
Very respectfully
O. A. JAMES
Pension Agent
Given Spouse Given Marriage
Surname Name Surname Neme Couinty Date
MCCOOK, Anna Jane WHEELER, Milan Lenawee 29 Aug 1862
CHILDREN of Robert McCOOK and Jane HANNA:
+ 1. 1. ANNA JANE b: Nov 1844; Cromkill area, Connor, Antrum,
Ireland.
md: 29 Aug 1862; , Lenawee, Michigan.
Milan T. WHEELER.
d: LIVING 1920; Coldwater, Branch,
Michigan.
+ 2. 2. ALEXANDER b: 1845; Cromkill area, Connor, Antrum,
Ireland.
d: 20 Oct 1864; New Orleans, Orleans,
Louisiana.
+ 3. 3. JOHN b: 1848; Cromkill area, Connor, Antrum,
Ireland.
chr: 6 Oct 1852; Tecumseh, Lenawee,
Michigan.
d: 12 Oct 1918; Clinton Twp., Lenawee,
Michigan.
+ 4. 4. MARY b: Dec 1849; Tecumseh, Lenawee,
Michigan.
md: Feb 1870; , Lenawee, Michigan.
John HAENEY
+ 5. 5. ROBERT b: 5 Jul 1851; Tecumseh, Lenawee,
Michigan.
chr: 6 Oct 1852; Tecumseh, Lenawee,
Michigan.
md: 22 Aug 1881; Saline, Washtenaw,
Michigan.
Anna Phenice WAITE
d: 15 May 1925; Oak Grove, Livingston,
Michigan.
+ 6. 6. ELLEN b: Dec 1852; Tecumseh Twp., Lenawee,
Michigan.
chr: 30 Jun 1854; Tecumseh, Lenawee,
Michigan.
md: ; , Lenawee, Michigan.
Frank R. MARSHALL
+ 7. 7. ESTHER b: Aug 1856; Tecumseh Twp., Lenawee,
Michigan.
chr: 5 Oct 1856; Tecumseh, Lenawee,
Michigan.
md: ; , Lenawee, Michigan,
Charles F. LARZALERE
+ 8. 8. SARAH b: Dec 1859; Tecumseh Twp., Lenawee,
Michigan.
md: 1877; , Lenawee, Michigan.
John K. O'HARA.
d: 30 Dec 1936; , Lenawee, Michigan.
+ 9. 9. JAMES M. b: 12 Dec 1863; Clinton, Lenawee,
Michigan.
md: Abt 1884: , Lenawee, Michigan,
Ocella (Oea) WILKINS.
md: Abt 1916; , Branch, Michigan.
Pearl CASTLE.
d: 30 Jul 1947; , , Michigan.
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Information for this generation is from the following sources:
I. Census records: See abstracdts above.
II. Churh records:
A. Presbyterian Historical Society in Bellfast,
Antrim, Ireland.
B. First Presbyterian Church of Tecumseh, Michigan.
III. INFORMATION from:
A. ROBIN GAE RICHARD FORREST, II
1008 South 2nd Apt # 205,
Mount Vernon, Washington 98273
B. SHARON LEE (FORREST) BOUNDS
801 Reed St., Sedro Wooley, Washington,
C. JAMES McCOOK,
D. RHITA MARY McCOOK Deceased.
E. OCELLA "OEA" WILKINS Deceased.
F. MARILYN (MAXWELL) CAMPBELL
E-Mail maril36@aol.com
IV. Military Records: (Civil War)
A. Pension Records: for Mother's Pension from
son Alexander's Civil War service.
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