Meddie Lydick ^{1 2}

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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. ⁴ The 1880 census recorded living on Oddville Pike: Andrew W. Lydic, keeps livery stable, 33, with wife Sallie, 40; daughter Meddie, 19; son Clifton, telegraph operator, 17; daughter Annie, 15; son william, 9; and daughter Lizzie, 7. Everyone and their parents were born in Kentucky.

2. Census in 1900 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. ⁵ The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 129 Penn Street: Meddie L. Cook, widow, no occupation, 38, born Sep 1861, living with daughter Ella, 17, Aug 1882; Kathrin, 15, jul 1884; and Cyrus B. (mispelled as Saris), 12, Mar 1888. Everyone and their parents were born in Kentucky. Meddie had given birth to 4 children and 3 were alive in 1900.

3. Newspaper: The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar 1907, Louisville, Jefferson, KY. ⁶ Parents Relent At Last.
After a strenuous experience, C. B. Cook, nineteen years of this city, and Miss Blanche Dunn, aged sixteen of Cynthiana, were married here this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mattie Cook, mother of the groom.
The Cooks formerly lived at Cynthiana, where the present bride and groom were sweethearts. The young couple recently decided to get married, but the parents objected. Tuesday the lovers ran off to Paris and tried to get a license, but failed. They then went to two other county seats, but at each were refused license. They then made plans to go to Jeffersonville, Ind., to-day. Hearing of the latter scheme the mother of the groom called up the mother of the bride over the long distance telephone and secured a withdrawal of the objections and the young couple secured a license and were married here at once.

4. Residence: on 1 Sep 1918 in Bardstown, Nelson, KY. ⁷

5. Cause of Death: pulmonary tuberculosis, 31 Mar 1935, Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. ²

6. Obituary: The Log Cabin on 5 Apr 1935 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. ³ Mrs. Meddie Lydick Cook

Beloved woman of this community, passed peacefully away at her residence on S. Main Street at 6 o'clock Sunday evening, March 31, after several months' illness of a complication of diseases. She had only been confined to her bed several weeks and realizing the end was near was ready and willing to go when the Master called.

Deceased was born in Fayette County on September 1, 1861 and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Ella Houston Lydick, well known citizens of Cynthiana. With the exception of a few years spent in Bardstown and Cuba her entire life was spent in Cynthiana and Lexington. She was married to C. B. Cook of this city, who passed away in 1899. After his death she removed to Lexington where she operated a boarding house for University students and lived there several years. Since her return from Lexington she has operated a very select boarding house on S. Main Street known as the Cook House.

She is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. Ella Thorn with whom she resided, Mrs. Louis Conrad of this city and C. B. Cook Jr., who resides in Chicago, III. She is also survived by two brothers and one sister, Mr. W. A. Lydick of this city, Mr Mr. Clifton Lydick, who resides near Stroub, Okla., and Mrs. Harry P. VanDeren of Cynthiana.

Mrs. Cook united with the Cynthiana Christian Church early in life and when she moved to Lexington transferred her membership to the Central Christian Church later transferring it back to Cynthiana. She was a woman possessing many fine attributes of character and was a kind and affectionate mother and neighbor. She was admired and loved by all who knew her.

The funeral services, conducted by her pastor, Rev. Clyde Darsie, were held at her late residence Tuesday afternoon, April 2 at 3:30 o'clock. Burial followed in Battle Grove Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Leslie McKee, Jack Conrad, C. B. Cook III, Charles Cook, William Addams and R. H. Poindexter.

Among those from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were: Mr. C. B. Cook Jr., of Chicago, Ill.; Mr. C. B. Cook III, Elkhart, Ill.; Mr. Charles Cook and Mrs. Evans Veach, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Megibben, Mrs. Albert Griffey, all of Lexington; Miss Earnestine Thorn, who attends Richmond Normal School, Richmond, Ky.; Mrs. Thomas Fessler, Mrs. Will Smith, Mrs. Charles Hall all of Georgetown, Mrs. C. J. Stites of Anchorage, Ky.

Meddie married Cyrus Beecher Cook II, son of Cyrus Beecher Cook and Permelia Catherine Knight, on 25 Oct 1881 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. (Cyrus Beecher Cook II was born on 19 Feb 1860 in Richmond, Madison, KY, USA,⁸ died on 9 Mar 1899 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY ⁸ and was buried in Mar 1899 in Cynthiana: Battle Grove Cemetery, Harrison, KY ⁸.)