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C O O K M A N F A M I L Y
[Note: J.Howard's original text begins with Parker B. Cookman
in 1823.]
Rice Cookman,
d. btw July 28 and Dec. 8, 1794, Northumberland Co., VA, m Hannah ___.Children:
George, Solomon, Ezekiel, Jeremiah1, William, Sally, Elisabeth, Hannah[?],
and Anna b. 20 Apr 1781 Northumberland Co., Virginia. (ref.
10,11) see also: Rice Cookman's
Will
Children:
William1 Cookman,
(s/o Rice Cookman and Hannah ?) b. Oct. 19, 1758, England, d. Dec. 8, 1849,
Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV., buried Old Harmony Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis
Co., WV, m. 1795, Elizabeth Beuchamp (d/o Parker Beauchamp and Susanna
Douglas). Note that a Parker Beuchamp signed as witness on Rice
Cookman's will.
children:
*John, b abt 1792 Harrison County,Va [* via LDS records]
George1 Cookman, (s/o William1 Cookman and Elizabeth Beuchamp), born
Va, 1790, d. July 1850, Lewis Co., WV. m. abt. 1811 Mary Teter Mitchell
(d/o John and Margaret Mitchell), b. Jan 26, 1792 Pendelton Co. WV., d.
abt. Mar 1, 1871, and is buried next to her husband in the Old Harmony
Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV. They settled on Jesse's
Run abt. 1812, and had nine children: William3, Jeremiah2, Elizabeth, Samuel,
John, Parker, Adam b< 1816, Harrison, Virginia, Ann b 1828 Harrison,
Virginia.
[Jeremiah2,
William3?, a Thomas, and a John appear in the 1860 Census for Northumberland
County. Their approximate ages bring up lots of questions.
See Census] |
George's
decendants: (note:
we've listed George's son Wm as Wm2, even though George's brother Wm would
logically have been a 2)
William2 M. Cookman, (s/o George1 Cookman and Mary Teter Mitchell),
b. Dec. 2, 1814/15, Lewis Co., VA., d. Jul 24, 1897, m. Jan 3. 1840 Lewis
Co. to Sarah Ann Cheuvront (d/o Gideon Cheuvront
and Phoebe Post) b. 1819 Lewis Co., VA, d. Mar. 5, 1860, Lewis Co.
VA.
William2's
Children:
Minerva,
b. 1841
Louisa,
b. 1843
John1
L., b. 1846
Phoebe
Sabelle, b. 1849
William3,
b. 1850
Margaret,
b. 1851
Mary J.,
b. 1853
Barbere
E., b. 1855
George2,
b. 1858
Gideon,
b. 1860
(more
here)
(**LDS sources also list a Jeremiah
as a son of a William Cookman, who married Elizabeth J. Headley, and had
daughter Frances A. (d/o Jeremiah Cookman and Elizabeth J. Headley),
b 1837 Rainswood, Northumberland Co., VA Born: 1837 Died:
1 Aug 1892 Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Ne. m. 1 Apr 1854 Rainswood, Northumberland
Co., VA to William Alexander Lewis. So far we've been unable to locate
this particular Jeremiah anywhere.)
Minerva
Cookman (d/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann Cheuvront) b. Jan
9, 1841, Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV, d. July 29, 1921, m. Dec. 29, 1859,
James Benton Norman, b. May 12, 1842, Johnstown WV. children:
Sarah Ann
Norman, (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman) b. Feb 25, 1861,
m. W.T. McKinsey. Children: Claude, Boyd, Mary Bell, William,
Benton, Glenn, Grover.
Mary
Isabelle Norman (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman), b. Jan 6,
1863, d. 1923, m. Elias L. Lockard. Children: Gideon, Carris, Clyde,
George, Enoch, Louise, Elizabeth.
Aaron
C. Norman (s/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman) b. Aug 29, 1865,
m. Eva Russell. dhildren: Edna.
Harriet
Norman (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman), b. Mar 29, 1868,
m. John I. Tonkin. Children: Carl, Earl, Gilbert, Wade, Marjorie.
Laban
L. Norman (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman), b. Jun 22, 1870,
m. Jessie Arbogast.
Bertha
Norman (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman), b. Dec. 10, 1872,
d. Sept. 1, 1874.
Granville
Norman (s/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman), b. Jul 22, 1875,
m. Edna Wright.
Verna
Norman (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman), b. Jul 27, 1878,
d. Aug. 30, 1878.
Isa
Norman (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman), b. Jul 15, 1879,
m. George H. Cunningham. Children: Paul.
Emma
Norman (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman), b. Dec 30, 1882,
m. Claude H. Thrash.
Florence
Norman (d/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman)
Ralph
Chidester Norman (s/o Minerva Cookman and James Benton Norman)
Louisa Cookman
(d/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann Cheuvront) b. Feb 11, 1843, Lewis
City, WV.
John1 L. Cookman
(s/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann Cheuvront) b. Nov 24, 1846, Lewis
Co. WV m. Emily Byrd Morrow/Marrow.
Phoebe Sabelle Cookman
(d/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann Cheuvront), b Feb 4, 1849, Lewis
City, WV, d. Jan 7, 1929 Burnsville, Braxton City, WV, m. Nov 15, 1866
in Lewis City to Richard B. Mc Elvoy Chidester (s/o Abraham Chidester and
Catherine Radcliffe), b. Apr 30, 1844, Harrison City, VA, d. Jul 7, 1927,
Napier, Braxton City, WV. Children:
Cell Chidester (s/o Pheobe Sabelle
Cookman and Richard B. McElvoy Chidester), b. Oct. 22, 1867, Harrison Co.,
WVA, d. May 2, 1944, Salt Lick Creek, WVA. m. Molly.
Vincent Marion Chidester (s/o Pheobe Sabelle
Cookman and Richard B. McElvoy
Chidester), b. Apr. 29, 1869, Jesses Run, Lewis Co., WVA., m. Apr 4, 1893,
Lewis Co., WVA, Ella ____, b. Nov. 24, 1871, Doddridge Co., WVA.
Vincent
Marion Chidester's decendants:
Ludah Madge Chidester (d/o Vincent Marion Chidester), b. May 15, 1896,
Falls Mills (WV?), d. May 29, 1969, m Nov. 19, 1916 to Roy Herdon, b. 1894,
Braxton City, WV. Children: Roy Jr., d. 1922; Harold Chidester, b.
Dec. 25, 1928, m. Jan 7, 1950 to Mary Nell Keener; Chester b. Nov 1920,
m. Mildren Tabitha Rose.
Guy Garrett Chidester (s/o Vincent Marion Chidester) b Mar 2, 1898, d.
Jul 13, 1983, Clarksburg, WV, m. Apr 4, 1926 to Carrie Marie Fortney. Children:
Leona Ellamae, b. Mar 15, 1928, m. Cecil Ralph Hill.
Jessie Garnet Chidester (d/o Vincent Marion Chidester) b Feb. 18, 1900,
m. Hill Lorenzo Lewis. Children: Lorene Lewis, b. 1923, d. ? m. 1941
Clark Wolfe.
Paul Richard Chidester (s/o Vincent Marion Chidester) b. Mar 29, 1902,
Heaters, Braxton City, WV, d. 1984, St. Albans, WV. m. Jun 7, 1924 Orva
Irene Galford Hamric, b. 1906.
John Ralph Chidester (s/o Vincent Marion Chidester) b. Jun 18, 1905 m.
1941 Jo ___, Sutton WV.
Mary Phoebe Chidester, (d/o Vincent Marion Chidester), b. 1907, m.
1909 to Emery White, b. 1907.
Marea Lucille Chidester (d/o Vincent Marion Chidester), b. Jun 23, 1911,
m. 1946 to Starr Ardan Walker, d. Jun 10, 1983. |
May Chidester,
(d/o Phoebe Sabelle Cookman and Richard B. Mc Elvoy Chidester) b. Feb 17,
1871, d. Feb 20, 1937, m. Oct. 2, 1890, Upshur Co. WV, Leander Ames Kinsley.
Children: Roswell, Arlington, Dorotha Mae, Hattie Gae, James Clifton,
Florence, and Scott (b. Jul 16, 1873, Lewis City WV, d. Mar 25, 1960, Dorset
OH, m 1895 Braxton City VA to Dora L. Butcher, d/o Milton Butcher and Virginia
Spaur, b. Mar 11, 1874, Lewis City, WV.)
Kate Chidester, (d/o Phoebe Sabelle Cookman and Richard B. Mc Elvoy Chidester)
b. Dec 22, 1878, Lewis City, WV. d. Nov 29, 1892, Lewis City, WV.
Florence Chidester, (d/o Phoebe Sabelle Cookman and Richard B. Mc Elvoy
Chidester), b. 187? d. Napier, Braxton City, WV, m. Apr 23, 1901 John Campbell,
b. 1871.
Ed Chester Chidester, (s/o Phoebe Sabelle Cookman and Richard B. Mc Elvoy
Chidester) b. Aug 29, 1880, Lewis City, WV, d. Nov 24, 1892, Lewis City,
WV.
Cookman Blair Chidester, (s/o Phoebe Sabelle Cookman and Richard B. Mc
Elvoy Chidester) b. Apr 22, 1885, d. Jul 22, 1942, Glenwood Springs, CO,
m. Nov. 16, 1912, Jennie Frances Brown.
Clyde Chidester, (s/o Phoebe Sabelle Cookman and Richard B. Mc Elvoy Chidester)
b. Dec. 9, 1888, Lewis City, WV, d. Nov 25 1892, Lewis City, WV.
Nellie Chidester, (d/o Phoebe Sabelle Cookman and Richard B. Mc Elvoy Chidester)
b. Dec. 20, 1890 d. Mar 21 1971, Jefferson OH, m. 1912 Burton Creighton
Treen.
Fred Chidester, (s/o Phoebe Sabelle Cookman and Richard B. Mc Elvoy Chidester)
b. Aug 25, 1894, d. May 1953, Chicago, IL.
Scott Chidester (s/o Pheobe Cookman and Richard B. McElvoy Chidester),
b. Jul 16, 1873, Lewis Co., WVA, d. 1960, Dorset, OH, m. Nov 7, 1895, Braxton
Co., WVA, Dora L. Butcher, b. Mar 11, 1874, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Dec 7, 1942,
Dorset, OH. Children: Kate Chidester, b. Jul 2, 1896, d. 1975, m.
Paul Chester Thompson.
William3
Cookman (s/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann Cheuvront) b. 1850,
d. Mar 5, 1860, Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV.
Margaret
Cookman (d/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann Cheuvront) b. Jan
30, 1851, Lewis City, WV. d Jun 9, 1872, Jesse's Run, Lewis City, WV.
Mary J. Cookman (d/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann Cheuvront)
b. Jan 19, 1853, Lewis City, WV. d. Dec 24, 1877, Lewis City, WV, m. S.
F. Hall.
Barbere E. Cookman (d/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann
Cheuvront) b. Oct 27, 1855, Lewis City, WV., d. Oct 25, 1863, Jesse's Run,
Lewis Co. WV.
George II Cookman (s/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann
Cheuvront) b. Feb 21 1858
Gideon Cookman (s/o William2 M. Cookman and Sarah Ann Cheuvront)
b. Feb 25, 1860, Lewis City, WV. |
Jeremiah2 Cookman (s/o George1 Cookman and Mary Teter Mitchell),
b abt 1807, m. Betsy Tracy.
Children:
Marshall
Cookman, b. Jul 12 1825, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co. WV.
Amanda
Jane Cookman (d/o Jeremiah2 Cookman and Betsy Tracy) Born 15 Oct 1832 Jane
Lew, Lewis, WV Died 19 Nov 1907, Wallback, Clay, WV Buried: 21 Nov 1907
Pleasant Hills, Roane, Wva, m 18 Jan 1858 Jessie's Run, Lewis, WV to George
Washington STORTS, STEORTZ, STEORTS, children:
1: Alvinza
STEORTS b 27 Mar 1859 Jane Lew, Lewis, WV d 9 May 1918 Clay, , WV
2: William
STORTS, STEORTZ, STEORTS b 10 Feb 1861 Jane Lew, Lewis, WV d 15 Dec 1905
3. Sex Name<Picture>M
Horace G. STORTS, STEORTZ, STEORTS b 28 Apr 1863 Jane Lew, Lewis, WV d
6 Jun 1924
4. Theodveia
E. STORTS, STEORTZ, STEORTS b 10 May 1865 Jane Lew, Lewis, WV
5. Eunice
STORTS, STEORTZ, STEORTS b 23 Oct 1868 Jane Lew, Lewis, WV d 1953, m 14
Dec 1902 to William Cookman b bef 1864 Jane Lew, Lewis Co,WV
6. George
Ashbey STORTS, STEORTZ, STEORTS b 3 Dec 1871 Jane Lew, Lewis, WV d 1961
7. John Cookman
STORTS, STEORTZ, STEORTS b 21 Oct 1874 Wallback, Clay, WV d 1964
[Jeremiah2,
William3, Thomas, and John appear in the 1860 Census for Northumberland
County. See Census]
Elizabeth Cookman (s/o George1 Cookman and Mary Teter Mitchell)
Samuel Cookman (s/o George1 Cookman and Mary Teter Mitchell)
William Cookman (s/o George1 Cookman and Mary Teter Mitchell)
John Cookman (s/o George1 Cookman and Mary Teter Mitchell) b. abt
1820, m. 1842 to
Elizabeth (Eliza) Cheuvront,
(d/o Gideon Cheuvront & Pheobe Post), b. c1830 Children: Minter Cookman;
Granville Cookman b. c1854, m. Maria Swisher; Emma Cookman; Mifflin
Cookman, b. c1856, m. Malissa Talbott; Amanda B. Cookman, b. c1858.
(see also: ELIZABETH COOKMAN)
Children:
Minter Cookman (s/o Elizabeth Cheuvront and John Cookman)
Granville Cookman (s/o Elizabeth Cheuvront and John Cookman), b. c1854,
m. Maria Swisher. Children: Carris Cookman m. Wilda Post; Claudia
Cookman, m. Arden Young.
Mifflin Cookman (s/o Elizabeth Cheuvront and John Cookman), b. c1856, m.
Malissa Talbott. Children: Eva Cookman, m. Willis; Stella Cookman
m. Gideon Cumms, Dranie Cookman. (Read
how Mifflin Cookman buries his horse!).
Amanda B. Cookman, (d/o Elizabeth Cheuvront and John Cookman), b. c1858.
Parker B. Cookman (s/o George1 Cookman and Mary Teter Mitchell)
b. 1823, d. 1890, m. Elizabeth Post d. 1879. Children: George,
Melburn, Edward, Edith, annd Olive. [J.Howard Cheuvront's text begins
HERE with Parker Cookman.] |
next: Parker B. Cookman,
A Brief History of the Melburn Cookman Family
in America, by J. Howard Cheuvront, 1972
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