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.

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,^{6 7 8} died on 31 Mar 1935 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY ^{6 8} and was buried on 1 Apr 1935 in Cynthiana: Battle Grove Cemetery, Harrison, KY ^{6 8}.)