Cyrus Beecher Cook II ¹

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in , Madison, Kentucky, United States. ² The 1860 census recorded in District 1 of Madison County: Cyrus B. Cooke, distiller, 37, living with wife Catherine, 31; Lorrear, 13; Cora, 5; Ida, 3; and Cyrus Jr., 4 months old when the census was recorded on 23 Jun 1860. Cyrus was born in Pennsylvania, Catherine in Maryland, Lorrear and Cora in Virginia, and Ida and Cyrus in Kentucky. Cyrus' personal estate was valued at $2500. The post office was Kingston.

2. Census in 1870 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. ³ The 1870 census recorded Cyrus B. Cook, distiller, 47, living with wife Permelia C., 40; daughter Cora V., 15; son Cyrus K. 10; daughter Lilley L., 7; and daughter Hattie M., 2. Cyrus was born in Pennsylvania, Permelia in Maryland, Cora in Virginia, and the children in Kentucky.
Also in the home is Cyrus' daughter Laura P. Muller, 22, with her husband, Caleb Muller, distiller, 22, and their son Joe, 2.
Also in the household are 8 other adults and children were servants or workers who lived with the Cooks.

3. Census in 1880 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. ⁴ The 1880 census recorded on Penn Street in Cynthiana: Cyrus B. Cook, miller & distiller, 56, living with wife Catharine, 51; son Cyrus, clerk in mill, 20; daughter Lille, 17; daughter Hattie, 13. Also in the home is Cyrus' daughter, Laura Musser, 33, living with her children: Carl Musser, 9; Catherine Musser, 7; and Lizzie Musser, 3.
Cyrus and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Catharine and her parents were born in Maryland. Son Cyrus was born in Virginia, and Lille and Hattie in Kentucky. Laura Musser was born in Virginia, and her children in Kentucky.

4. Book: History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky: bio of James A. Cook, 1882. ⁵
C. B. COOK, Jr., miller and distiller, P. O. Cynthiana, was born near Richmond, Ky., Feb. 19, 1860, son of C. B. and Parmelia (Knight) Cook; he born in Lancaster County, Pa., March 31, 1823, was a millwright and distiller by occupation, coming to Kentucky in 1858, served as Magistrate at Richmond and was Mayor and Councilman several terms, dying Nov. 16, 1880. His wife was born in Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 9, 1838, where she was married in 1844; they had one son and four daughters. Our subject received his education in Cynthiana. He is and has been for some time, of the firm of C. B. Cook & Co., distillers, millers, &c., at Cynthiana. Mr. Cook has served as Chief of the fire department one term. One of the sisters of Mr. Cook is Mrs. Laura Musser, another is Mrs. Cora V. Adams, and the other two, Lillie and Hattie, are at home. His wife is a member of the Christian Church, and he is a Democrat.

5. Book: History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky: bio of James A. Cook, 1882. ⁶
Crescent Distillery, located at Cynthiana, present firm C. B. Cook & Co. ; it was bought in 1868 by C. B. Cook ; William Adams admitted as a partner in 1874 ; capital invested, $50,000 capacity, 150 bushels per day annual product, 2,500 barrels ; now in bond, 6,000 barrels. Brand \emdash C. B. Cook, Crescent Distillery ; employ twenty hands at average wages of $2 per day. The distillery is 35x70 feet three floors three brick warehouses with storage capacity for 8,000 barrels feed 800 hogs cooper-shop attached, with capacity of 3,000 to 4,000 barrels per annum.

Ashbrook Distillery, built in 1840, by Abram Keller, and sold to Cook & Ashbrook, in 1861, afterward to Ashbrook Brothers \emdash the present firm \emdash in 1874 capital invested, $40,000 capacity, 300 bushels daily annual product, 2,500 barrels amount in bond, 5,000 barrels. The size of the distillery is 40x60 feet \emdash three floors, with three stone warehouses\emdash capacity, 9,000 barrels employing ten hands, at an average of $1.50 per day. Brand, "A. Keller, Bourbon," and stands very high in the New York market. The brand was bought with the distillery \emdash sweet mash \emdash and has the name of being the best sweet mash in this part of the State. The distillery has made more or less whisky every year since 1 840 its shipping is done from Keller's Station, on Kentucky Central, one and a half miles from Cynthiana. The water supply is received from an excellent well, 160 feet deep. There is a mill adjoining the distillery, one of the oldest in the county. It was built by Mr. Lamb, who also kept a store and carding factory. Lamb used to grind flour, haul it to Claysville, and ship it thence to New Orleans by flat-boat. The mill is now used for the distillery alone, and both are run exclusively by water-power.

Craig's Distillery, at Berry's Station, was built by John M. January in 1853. It was sold to Davis, who ran it a short time, and sold it to S. B. Cook ; he ran it from 1860 to 1867, then sold it to his son, C. B. Cook, who ran it eight months, and sold it to Lair, Redmon & Co. ; they ran it to 1871 then Lair & Kern ran it until 1873 John L. Pugh from 1873 to 1874. It then stood idle until 1880, when it was bought by T. G. Craig, and has been run by him since. It has a capacity of 200 bushels per day, and produces 2,500 barrels annually. The building is 32x64 feet three floors, two warehouses capacity, 3,500 barrels now in bond, 1,800 barrels. Brand, " T. G. Craig." Peed 100 cattle and 500 hogs employ twenty hands at $1.50 per day each get 60 percent of grain from the county.
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Cyrus married Meddie Lydick, daughter of Andrew William Lydick and Elenora O. "Ella" Houston, on 25 Oct 1881 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. (Meddie Lydick was born on 1 Sep 1861 in Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, United States,^{7 8 9} died on 31 Mar 1935 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY ^{7 9} and was buried on 1 Apr 1935 in Cynthiana: Battle Grove Cemetery, Harrison, KY ^{7 9}.)