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Mavinda O. Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mavinda O. Cooke was born on 15 July 1845.¹

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Robert Jeremiah Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Robert Jeremiah Cooke was born on 16 March 1847 in Blount Co., Alabama.¹
• Name-Var: Robert Jeremiah Cooke was also known as Robert Jerry Cooke.
• Death: He died on 4 March 1925 in Farwell, Parmer Co., Texas, at age 77.¹

• Last Edited: 22 October 2022

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Benjamin F. Tillman¹

Biography

• Birth: Benjamin F. Tillman was born circa 1816 in North Carolina.¹
• Marriage: He married Susannah Prewitt on 1 September 1835 in Iredell Co., North Carolina.²
• Marriage: He married Margaret Jane Ballinger on 6 March 1847 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee.³
• Note: In 1850 Census, Grainger Co. Tennessee (Vol. 6, p. 227 at Joplin Public Library)
  Benjamin TILLMAN, age 34, b. North Carolina
  Margaret J. , age 23, b. Tennessee
  
  Nancy E. , age 3, b. Tennessee
  
  
  
  check notes book 2 page 10 for a possible obit March 1900
  3-23-01 - this is obit for Benjamin - "died at the home of his son Ben (North of Springdale) - age 84 - born North Carolina.
  This grave is not listed in Washington Co. Cemeteries Vol. 2.
  
  
  In 1880 Census, the name is spelled TELIMAN. They are living at #187 (p. 403) in Marion Twp., Newton Co. Missouri. Three children are listed: Nathan S. age 17, James M. age 13, and Columbus, age 8. All children were born in Illinois.
  
  He is living 6 households away from Moses CARVER, #193, owner of George Washington Carver (slave).
  
  Susan Dunn, researcher, says he served in the Civil War in Indiana and enlisted 12-29-1863 (Union)
  
  Parents both born Virginia, per 1880 Census. in 1850.
• Residence: He lived in 1850 in Grainger Co., Tennessee.⁴
• Residence: He lived in 1860 in Hamilton Co., Illinois.¹
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.⁵
• Residence: He lived in 1880 in Newton Co., Missouri.⁶
• Religion: He was elected trustee of Spring Valley Baptist Church in 1884.⁷
• Note: Somel info is from Sharon Easley, his ggggranddaughter.
• Death: He died on 11 March 1900 in Washington Co., Arkansas, at age ~84.⁸
• Burial: He was buried in Fitzgerald Cemetery, Washington Co., Arkansas.

• Last Edited: 28 August 2024

Citations

1. [S171] National Archives, Hamilton Co. Illinois Census - 1860 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S325] Broughton, Carrie L., North Carolina Marriage and Death Notices 1826-1845 (Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co. 1968), p. 141.
3. [S96] Byron Sistler, compiler, Early East Tennessee Marriages (Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler and Associates, 1987). Hereinafter cited as Early East Tennessee Marriages.
4. [S161] National Archives, Grainger Co. Tennessee Census Index -1850 (unknown publisher.)
5. [S238] National Archives, Jefferson Co. Illinois Census Records - 1870 (Washington, D.C.), p. 607.
6. [S322] National Archives, Newton Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (Washington, D.C.), #187, Marion Twp.
7. [S154] Washington County Genealogical Society, Flashback, Volume 5 page 27 (Apr 1955): p. 30.
8. [S445] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Obituaries Vol. II 1893-1902 (unknown publisher), p. 321.

Margaret Jane Ballinger^1,2,3,4

Biography

• Birth: Margaret Jane Ballinger was born circa 1826.¹
• Note: Her parents both were born in Bruno (Germany? Mecklenberg area?)
• Marriage: She married Unknown Burns.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Margaret Jane Burns.
• Marriage: She married Benjamin F. Tillman on 6 March 1847 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee.²
• Name-Marr: As of 6 March 1847,her married name was Margaret Jane Tillman.
• Residence: She lived in 1880 in Marion Township, Newton County, Missouri.⁵
• Death: She died in 1900 at age ~74 perhaps, but husband died in 1900 and she is named as a survivor...⁶

• Last Edited: 12 August 2024

Citations

1. [S171] National Archives, Hamilton Co. Illinois Census - 1860 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S96] Byron Sistler, compiler, Early East Tennessee Marriages (Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler and Associates, 1987). Hereinafter cited as Early East Tennessee Marriages.
3. [S866] Illinois County Marriages 1810-1940: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q288-3FJ3, familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Illinois County Marriages 1810-1940.
4. [S581] multiple people, death information each with a separate number, Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com, The record shows father's name TILLMAN and mother's name BELLINGER. Hereinafter cited as California Death Index.
5. [S322] National Archives, Newton Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (Washington, D.C.), Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Newton, Missouri; Roll: 705; Page: 403A; Enumeration District: 098.
6. [S92] Dunn, Susan, Dunn, Susan - Research (unpublished.)

William L. Tillman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William L. Tillman was born circa 1843 in South Carolina.
• Occupation: He was a laborer in 1860.¹
• Note: In the Civil War - two William L. Tillmans from Jefferson Co. Illinois - one in Co. D and one in Co. G, both of the Illinois 110th Infantry (both Privates).
  In 1870, living next door to his father, Benjamin. in 1862.
• Marriage: He married Rachel C. Lowry on 6 August 1865 in Hamilton Co., Illinois.²
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Lynchburg P.O., Jefferson Co., Illinois.³
• Marriage: He married Adaline Cavender on 12 October 1882 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.⁴

• Last Edited: 25 November 2022

Citations

1. [S171] National Archives, Hamilton Co. Illinois Census - 1860 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S136] Sharon, E-mail from Sharon (TILLMAN) (unknown publisher.)
3. [S238] National Archives, Jefferson Co. Illinois Census Records - 1870 (Washington, D.C.), p. 607.
4. [S221] Office of Vital Statistics, Illinois, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (unknown publisher.)

George W. Tillman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: George W. Tillman was born circa 1844 in North Carolina.¹
• Marriage: He married Stacy Fraizer on 20 October 1863 in Hamilton Co., Illinois.²
• Divorce: He and Stacy Fraizer were divorced.
• Marriage: He married Mary J. Hill before 1864.³
• Marriage: He married Mary J. Hill on 30 March 1871 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.⁴
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.³
• Residence: He lived in 1880 in Jasper Co., Missouri.⁵
• Marriage: He married Corabelle Fellows in 1897.⁶
• Death: He died on 7 January 1926 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, at age ~82.⁷
• Burial: He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.⁷

• Last Edited: 22 December 2022

Citations

1. [S171] National Archives, Hamilton Co. Illinois Census - 1860 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S136] Sharon, E-mail from Sharon (TILLMAN) (unknown publisher.)
3. [S238] National Archives, Jefferson Co. Illinois Census Records - 1870 (Washington, D.C.), p. 543.
4. [S221] Office of Vital Statistics, Illinois, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (unknown publisher), Vol. III, License #51.
5. [S398] From Census Records, Soundex - Missouri - 1880 (Washington, D.C.)
6. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50404600/corabelle-tillman: accessed 22 December 2022), memorial page for Corabelle Fellows Tillman (Mar 1861–1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50404600, citing Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by The Old Genealogist (contributor 46920129). Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
7. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14007596/george-w-tillman: accessed 22 December 2022), memorial page for George W. Tillman (Mar 1844–7 Jan 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14007596, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512).

Clara May Moore¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Clara May Moore was born on 10 November 1876 in Kansas.¹
• Marriage: She married Alfred H. Gregg, son of Benson Watson Gregg and Frances E. Daily.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Clara May Gregg.
• Death: Clara May Moore died on 24 September 1964 at age 87.¹
• Burial: She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas.¹

• Last Edited: 25 October 2022

Citations

1. [S127] Lisa Hunsaker, E-mail from Lisa Hunsaker (BOCKMAN) (unknown publisher.)

Benjamin F. Tillman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Benjamin F. Tillman was born in 1852 in Tennessee.¹
• Birth: He was born on 11 September 1866.²
• Marriage: He married Lydia Ellen Driver on 9 July 1873 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.^3,4
• Residence: He lived in 1880 in Newton Co. Missouri, 3 familes down from the CRAIGs.⁵
• Note: In 1920, grandson Harlan Tillman (son of Gomer and 1st wife) age 12, is living with Ben and Lydia.
• Residence: He lived in 1920 in Mill St., Springdale, Washington Co., Arkansas.⁶
• Death: He died on 26 February 1936 in Washington Co., Arkansas, at age ~84 at the home of A.W. and Pearl Sherry (his daughter and son-in-law).²
• Burial: He was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Washington Co., Arkansas.²

• Last Edited: 25 November 2022

Citations

1. [S171] National Archives, Hamilton Co. Illinois Census - 1860 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S412] (Tillman Death), Fayetteville Daily Democrat, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 28 Feb 1936, page 8, column 4. Hereinafter cited as Fayetteville Daily Democrat.
3. [S136] Sharon, E-mail from Sharon (TILLMAN) (unknown publisher.)
4. [S221] Office of Vital Statistics, Illinois, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (unknown publisher.)
5. [S322] National Archives, Newton Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (Washington, D.C.)
6. [S436] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1920 (Washington, D.C.)

Andrew J. Tillman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Andrew J. Tillman was born on 21 July 1855 in Tennessee.^1,2
• Birth: He was born circa 1856 in Illinois.³
• Marriage: He married Martha Jane Whitehead, daughter of Jessie Whitehead and Angeline Crumm, on 23 February 1879 in Jasper Co., Missouri. The marriage was performed by Baptist Preacher Bro. Pendelton.^4,2
• Note: In 1889 the permanent site for the Hickory Flat School was established on land donated by Andrew J. Tillman and his wife Martha, an acre in NE Washington Co. Section 22. The deed was witnessed by Isaac E. Craig, J.P. (Andrew's brother-in-law).
• Residence: Andrew J. Tillman lived in 1889 in Washington Co., Arkansas.⁵
• Residence: He lived in 1900 in Prairie Township, Madison Co., Arkansas.⁶
• Residence: He lived in 1920 in Cookson Twp., Cherokee Co., Oklahoma.
• Death: He died on 27 November 1936 in Park Hill, Cherokee Co., Oklahoma, at age 81.²

• Last Edited: 25 November 2022

Citations

1. [S171] National Archives, Hamilton Co. Illinois Census - 1860 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S477] Andrew and Martha Tillman, Tillman, Martha Jane - Bible present owner unknown, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as Tillman Bible.
3. [S238] National Archives, Jefferson Co. Illinois Census Records - 1870 (Washington, D.C.), p. 607.
4. [S237] Jasper County Recorder, Jasper Co. Missouri Marriages (unknown publisher), Book G p. 4.
5. [S154] Washington County Genealogical Society, Flashback, Volume 5 page 27 (Apr 1955): Vol. 15 November 1965 "Story of Hickory Flat School 1885-1956."
6. [S283] National Archives, Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1900 (ancestry.com), Prairie Township, Line 179.

Jesse Leonard Lindsey¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Jesse Leonard Lindsey was born on 28 August 1881 in Cookeville, Tennessee.²
• Note: Leonard's first cousin, Nancy Kathryn Lindsey Parrett, remembers that Leonard was mentally ill. He was kept in a cage. Sometimes she would visit him in (inside?) his cage. He loved trees, and on the night that he died he asked if he could go outside and look at the trees one more time, and he was allowed to go outside in the dark and look at the trees. He died later that night.³
• Death: He died on 8 August 1918 at age 36.²
• Burial: He was buried in Cooke Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee.²

• Last Edited: 5 November 2022

Citations

1. [S256] LDS records on line (unknown publisher.)
2. [S368] Patton, Maurine Ensor, Putnam Co. Cemeteries (Published Cookeville, Tennessee, 1995), p. 111.
3. [S524] Interview with Kate Parrett (Stillwater, Oklahoma), by Anita Tally, ongoing until 2000. Tally, Anita - Personal Files (715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114.)

Dorcus Emily Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Dorcus Emily Cooke was born on 28 September 1849 in Blount Co., Alabama.¹
• Death: She died on 19 June 1921 in Jefferson Co., Oklahoma, at age 71.¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2014

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Cena L. Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Cena L. Cooke was born on 8 April 1850 in Blount Co., Alabama.¹
• Name-Var: Cena L. Cooke was also known as Seneca L. Cooke.

• Last Edited: 11 November 2022

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

James Austin Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: James Austin Cooke was born on 10 March 1853 in Wood Co., Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Elisa Arminda Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Elisa Arminda Cooke was born on 5 April 1855 in Wood Co., Texas.¹
• Name-Var: Elisa Arminda Cooke was also known as Rena Cooke.

• Last Edited: 11 November 2022

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Mary S. Dean

Biography

• Birth: Mary S. Dean was born on 13 November 1800 in Lauren, South Carolina.
• Name-Var: Mary S. Dean was also known as Mary S. Mullins.
• Marriage: She married Alexander Cooke, son of Robert Cooke II and Susanna Burch Watson, on 3 October 1830 in Blount Co., Alabama.
• Name-Marr: As of 3 October 1830,her married name was Mary S. Cooke.
• Death: Mary S. Dean died circa 1865 in Blount Co., Alabama, at age ~65.

• Last Edited: 22 October 2022

Dorcus Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Dorcus Cooke was born circa 1832 in Blount Co., Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Nancy Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Nancy Cooke was born circa 1836 in Blount Co., Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 10 January 2015

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Robert Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Robert Cooke was born circa 1838 in Blount Co., Alabama.¹
• Death: He died before 1868.¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2014

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Stephen Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Stephen Cooke was born circa 1840 in Blount Co., Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

Lettice Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lettice Cooke was born circa 1842 in Blount Co., Alabama.¹
• Death: She died before 1872.¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2014

Citations

1. [S101] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #2 from J. L. Sawyer (R. F. Cooke>John Sawyer) (unpublished.)

George Prittle¹

Biography

• Marriage: George Prittle married Mary Cooke, daughter of Robert Cooke II and Susanna Burch Watson, circa 1805 in South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S102] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #3 from J. L. Sawyer (Robert Cooke II Ancestors) (unpublished.)

Mary Riddle¹

Biography

• Marriage: Mary Riddle married James Watson Cooke, son of Robert Cooke II and Susanna Burch Watson.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Mary Cooke.

• Last Edited: 11 November 2022

Citations

1. [S102] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #3 from J. L. Sawyer (Robert Cooke II Ancestors) (unpublished.)

Susannah Morgan^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Susannah Morgan was born.
• Marriage: She married John Oliver Cooke, son of Robert Cooke II and Susanna Burch Watson, in Rutherford Co., Tennessee.¹
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Susannah Cooke.

• Last Edited: 11 November 2022

Citations

1. [S102] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #3 from J. L. Sawyer (Robert Cooke II Ancestors) (unpublished.)
2. [S57] John O. Cooke, John O. Cooke - Autobiographical Sketch (Letter, dated 1855, published by the Maury Co. Tennessee Historical Society), p. 132.

Mary Herd¹

Biography

• Marriage: Mary Herd married Hezekiah Gardner Cooke, son of Robert Cooke II and Susanna Burch Watson, circa 1806 in South Carolina.¹
• Name-Marr: As of circa 1806,her married name was Mary Cooke.

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S102] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #3 from J. L. Sawyer (Robert Cooke II Ancestors) (unpublished.)

James Huddleston¹

Biography

• Marriage: James Huddleston married Margaret Cooke, daughter of Robert Cooke II and Susanna Burch Watson.

• Last Edited: 16 November 2022

Citations

1. [S102] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #3 from J. L. Sawyer (Robert Cooke II Ancestors) (unpublished.)