John Cook, farmer, sec. 24, owning 280 acres of land in this tp., was born in Chatham county, N. C, July 5, 1800; at the age of 7 years he came with his parents to Davidson county, Tenn., where in about 6 months his father died; his mother then moved to Robinson county until he was 17 years old, when they moved to Trigg county, Ky., and there, March 20, 1828, he married Miss Martha Kennedy; in 1830 he arrived in Pike couny. His children are John K., Mary E., Clarinda Ann and Milly Jane. Mr. C. is a Democrat.

History of Pike County, Illinois By Chapman, Chas. C., & Co, Chas. C. Chapman & Co.. 1880