James Jasper COOK

1845 - 1924  (79 years)

• Name	James Jasper COOK  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	7 Aig 1024	Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	16 Apr 1845	Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [3, 4, 8]
  		Obituary - Richison Jane (Richison) Cook, 1891
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Sep 1850	District 10, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [9]
  	James Cook household
  	James J. Cook, age 5, male, born Indiana.
  		1850 US Census - Richison Indiana. Carroll Co. - James Cook
  Census	18 Jul 1860	Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [10]
  	James Cook household
  	J. J. Cook, age 15, attended school within year, born Indiana.
  		1860 U.S. Census - Richison Indiana. Carroll Co. - James Cook
  Probate	24 May 1864	Delphi, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [11]
  	Final settlement of James M. Cook estate
  		Probate record - Richison James M. Cook estate, 1864
  Census	20 & 24 Jun 1870	Burlington Twp., Carroll, Indiana, USA   [12]
  	J. J. Cook household and Jasper J. Cook household
  	Cook, J. J., age 26, male, white, painter, real estate $250, personal estate $250, born Indiana, U.S. citizen.
  		1870 U.S. Census - Richison Indiana. Carroll Co. - J. J. Cook
  Census	19 Jun 1880	Burlington Twp., Carroll, Indiana, USA   [13]
  	James J. Cook household
  	Cook, James J., white, male, age 34, married, painter, born Indiana, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Ohio.
  		1880 US Census - Richison Indiana. Carroll Co. - James J. Cook
  Residence	29 Aug 1891	Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [14]
  	at death of his mother, Jane (Richison) Cook
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Burlington Twp., Carroll, Indiana, USA   [15]
  	James J. Cooke household
  	Cooke, James J., head, white, male, born April 1845, age 55, widowed, born Indiana, father born Delaware, mother born Ohio, house painter, able to read and write, speaks English, rents home«/b»
  		1900 U.S. Census - Richison Indiana. Carroll Co. - James J. Cooke
  Census	22 Apr 1910	Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA   [16]
  	Noel Cooke household
  	Cooke, James J., father, male, white, age 65, widower, born Indiana, father born Delaware, mother born Ohio, speaks English, able to read and write.
  		1910 U.S. Census - Richison Indiana. Cass Co. - Noel Corke
  		1910 U.S. Census - Richison Indiana. Cass Co. - Noel Cooke
  Census	9 Jan 1920	Eel Twp., Cass, Indiana, USA   [17]
  	U.S.
  	Cook, James J., father, male, white, age 75, widower, able to read and write, born Indiana.
  		1920 US Census - Richison Indiana. Cass Co. - Noel Cook
  Alt. Birth Place	, Cass, Indiana, USA   [5]
  Military Service	, , Indiana, USA   [18]
  	during the Civil War as a Sargent in Company D, Infantry
  Death	5 Aug 1924	prob Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I3494	richison
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James M. COOK,   b. 4 Sep 1801, , , Delaware, USA d. 9 Nov 1862, Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Jane RICHISON,   b. 11 Mar 1803, , , Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Aug 1891, Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. RUTTER,   b. ca. 1850, , , Ohio, USA d. Aft 1890, Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 41 years)
  Marriage License	29 Aug 1867	, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [19]
  	James J. Cook & Mollie E. Rutter
  Marriage	19 Sep 1867	, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [19]
  	married by Moses Plank, J.P.
  		Marriage license and return - Richison Cook-Rutter mariage, 1867
  Children	1. Jay COOK,   b. Nov/Dec 1869, , , Indiana, USA d. 21 Aug 1922, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 52 years)  [Birth]   2. Freddy COOK,   b. c.1873, , , Indiana, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Birth]   3. William Wirt COOKE,   b. 16 Feb 1874, , , Indiana, USA d. 1 Aug 1941, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA (Age 67 years)  [Birth]   4. Noel COOK,   b. c.1878, , , Indiana, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Birth]   5. Ross E COOK,   b. 1880   d. 1951 (Age 71 years)  [Birth]   6. Goldie COOK,   b. 16 May 1883, , , Indiana, USA d. 30 May 1980, Bethel Flora Nursing Home, Camden, Carroll, Indiana, USA (Age 97 years)  [Birth] + 7. Nellie Mae COOK,   b. 8 Sep 1885, Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA d. 12 Feb 1982, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA (Age 96 years)  [Birth]   8. Vaughn COOKE,   b. 8 Jan 1890, Burkington, Carroll, Indiana, USA d. 10 Jun 1955, Rural, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F1465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - 7 Aig 1024 - Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA Birth - 16 Apr 1845 - Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA Census - James Cook household - 18 Jul 1860 - Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA Marriage License - James J. Cook & Mollie E. Rutter - 29 Aug 1867 - , Carroll, Indiana, USA Marriage - 19 Sep 1867 - , Carroll, Indiana, USA Residence - at death of his mother, Jane (Richison) Cook - 29 Aug 1891 - Burlington, Carroll, Indiana, USA Census - Noel Cooke household - 22 Apr 1910 - Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA Alt. Birth Place - - , Cass, Indiana, USA Military Service - during the Civil War as a Sargent in Company D, Infantry - - , , Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Back row: ElmerDunkin, Claude Spencer, Ed Wagoner, Ruben Flora, Will Everman, Goerge Wagoner, Jap [James Jasper] Cooke, Mr. Ridenour Front row: Rolla Hendrick, Wert Cooke, Lon Cooke, John Cooke, Grant Cooke, Mitch Cooke, Grover Sink Taken at Flora, Indiana Photo courtesy of Marilyn Assiff

  
  

  Histories

  Cook Men "Cook Men" photograph, ca. 1920; digital image ca. 2014, original held by Marilyn W. Assiff, [address for private use], 2014. This photograph was a postcard with the names of the men penned on the back of the postcard by an unknown person. This is believed to be a picture of 15 men of the Cook family of Carroll County, Indiana or men related to the family by marriage.This photograph has been cropped many times to provide individual head shots for the pages on this website of the various men in the photo.

  
  

  Documents

  Death Certificate - Richison William Wirt Cooke, 1941

  
  

• Sources

  [S1878] Correspondence, 9 Aug 2012 (Reliability: 1). Cherry Appenzellar Evans, to Shirley Richison Fields, e-mail, 30 July 2001, "Richison Surname," Richison Correspondence; privately held by Fields, Avon, Indiana. [S1901] Marriage, 13 Mar 2014. "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Mar 2014); James J. Cook and Mollie E. Rutter, 1867, Carroll County; citing FHL microfilm 2,196,189. [S1834] 1880 U.S. Census, 13 Mar 2014. 1880 U.S. census, Carroll County, Indiana, population schedule, Burlington Township, enumeration district (ED) 5, p. 16D (penned), dwelling 147, family 147, James J. Cook household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T9: 267. [S1869] Deaths, 19 Sep 2019. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011," digital image, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com : 11 May 2018); Cass County, Indiana, Death Records, Certificate of Death No. 24090, James J. Cooke, 5 August 1924; Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis. Death Certificates, 1924, roll 11. R1513 [S21] Web Site . Link to Jane Richison/Richardson Cook and James Cook 7. James Jasper b. 16 Apr 1845 Cass Co., IN, m. 19 Sep 1867 (not sure which wife married then--Mary Elizabeth BUTLER b. 4 Mar 1848 OH, d 25 Nov 1890 Burlington, Carroll Co., IN or Mollie E RUTTER), d. 5 Aug 1924, (80y) bur. Burlington Cem., Sec A, Row 1. Civil War: Sgt, Co D, Infantry. [S1310] Find A Grave, 22 Nov 2010, accessed 22 Nov 2010<, entry for James J. Cook. Find A Grave (https://findagrave.com) memorial 45,745,820, James J. Cook gravestone (Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Carroll, Ind.), digital image, 4 July 2016, by aylaeh. [S1878] Correspondence, 9 Aug 2012 (Reliability: 1). Cherry Appenzellar Evans, to Shirley Richison Fields, e-mail, 1 August 2001, "Re: Richison Surname," Richison Correspondence; privately held by Fields, Avon, Indiana. [S1878] Correspondence, 9 Aug 2012. Cherry Appenzellar Evans, to Shirley Richison Fields, e-mail, 1 August 2001, "Re: Richison Surname," Richison Correspondence; privately held by Fields, Avon, Indiana. [S1837] 1850 U.S. Census, 8 Feb 2012 (Reliability: 2). 1850 U.S. census, Carroll County, Indiana, population schedule, District 10, pages 360A (stamped), dwelling 630, family 630, James Cook household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 8 February 2012), citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 137. [S1836] 1860 U.S. Census, 8 Feb 2012. 1860 U.S. census, Carroll County, Indiana, population schedule, town of Burlington, page 138 (handwritten), dwelling 993, family 993, James Cook household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 8 February 2012), citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 246. [S1903] Wills & Probates, 28 Mar 2015. Carroll County, Indiana, probate case file of James M. Cook (1862), final settlement by administrator Alden S. Cook, 24 May 1864; County Clerks Office, Delphi, Indiana. [S1835] 1870 U.S. Census, 15 Mar 2014. 1870 U.S. Census, Carroll County, Indiana, pop. sch., Burlington Twp., Burlington p.o., p. 15 (penned), dwell. 117, fam. 116, J. J. Cook; digital image, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com : 8 November 2008); NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 301. R001514. This family was enumerated twice-- once on page 15, dwelling 117, family 116 as J. J. Cook household and again on page 26, dwelling 203, family 200 as Jasper J. Cook household -- same wife, same child -- even same value on RE and personal estate. The main difference is his occupation -- page 15 says he is a painter, and page 26 says he is a farmer. The child, Jay is born in Dec on page 15 but that is Nov on page 26. Copies of both pages are included. [S1834] 1880 U.S. Census, 13 Mar 2014. 1880 U.S. census, Carroll County, Indiana, pop. sch., Burlington Twp., ED 5, p. 16D (penned), dwell. 147, fam. 147, James J. Cook; digital image, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com : 13 March 2013); NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 267. R001515 [S1854] Obituary, 12 April 2014. "Death of Mrs. Jane Cook," obituary, Delphi (Indiana) Journal, 3 September 1891, page 9, col. 6; digital images, Delphi Public Library (carrrollcountyin.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 17 March 2014). [S1832] 1900 U.S. Census, 15 Mar 2014. 1900 U.S. census, Carroll County, Indiana, population schedule, Burlington Township, enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 12B (penned), dwelling 266, family 269, James J. Cooke household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 March 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623: 361. [S45] 1910 U.S. Census, 22 Feb 2010. 1910 U.S. census, Cass County, Indiana, population schedule, Logansport Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 9a, dwelling 178, family 200, Noel Cooke household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 342. [S238] 1920 U.S. Census, 15 Mar 2014. 1920 U.S. census, Cass County, Indiana, population schedule, Eel Township, city of Logansport, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 5B (penned), dwelling 108. family 139, Noel Cook household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 March 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625: 425. [S21] Web Site . Link to Jane Richison/Richardson Cook and James Cook 7. James Jasper b. 16 Apr 1845 Cass Co., IN, m. 19 Sep 1867 (not sure which wife married then--Mary Elizabeth BUTLER b. 4 Mar 1848 OH, d 25 Nov 1890 Burlington, Carroll Co., IN or Mollie E RUTTER), d. 5 Aug 1924, (80y) bur. Burlington Cem., Sec A, Row 1. Civil War: Sgt, Co D, Infantry. [S1901] Marriage, 9 Jan 2013. "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : 9 January 2013); James J. Cook and Mollie E. Rutter, 1867, Carroll County; FHL 2,196,189.