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Lydia Beecher
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Lydia Beecher 2 3
Other names for Lydia were Lydia Bicher and Lydia Bucher. FamilySearch ID: 277X-SY9. Noted events in her life were: 1. She has conflicting birth information of 9 Jun 1805 and , Lancaster, PA. 6 2. Residence: in 1830 in , York, PA. 7 JAMES A. COOK, deceased, was a distiller in Cynthiana, born in York County, Pa., 1830; son of Stephen B. and Lydia Cook, who were the parents of four sons and five daughters. Our subject remained with his parents in Pennsylvania, and emigrated with them to Clark County, Va., in 1847, continuing with them several years on their farm, but in 1855 returned to Pennsylvania and located near Carlisle. In 1861 he came to Kentucky, and for a short time remained in Lexington, but finally located in Cynthiana, where he engaged in the distilling business; was also engaged in the manufacture of woolens, flour, etc. 3. Census in 1850 in , Clarke, VA. 8 The 1850 census recorded Stephen B. Cook, 53, living with wife Lydia, 45; Cyrus B., 27; James A., 19; William, 15; Ann E., 11; Lewis P., 9; Martha, 7; and Elizabeth, 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. They were living in the 12th District is Clarke county. 4. Pension in 1854. 9 Following in a copy of a letter from U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, received by Mrs. Harry Kennett McAdams, 309 N. Broadway, Lexington, KY. [Ms. McAdams is a descendent.] 5. Residence: in 1854 in , Clarke, VA. 9 6. Census in 1860 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 10 The 1860 census recorded Stephen B. Cook, 63, living with wife Lydia, 55; Ann, 22; Martha, 17; and Elizabeth, 15. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. 7. Census in 1870 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. 11 The 1870 census recorded Stephen B. Cook, 73, retired merchant, living with wife Liddia, 65; and domestic servant Margaret Giveris, African American, 19, born in Kentucky. The Cooks were born in Pennsylvania. 8. Census in 1880 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. 12 The 1880 census recorded Lydia Cook, widowed, 75, living in the household of George Redman, 63, with Annie Lark, 18, and Mattie E. Redman, 35. Everyone was born in Kentucky. 9. Book: History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, 1882. 6 10. Book: Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, 1929. 1 11. Book: Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, 1929. 4 Lydia married Stephen Beecher Cook, son of Stephen Cook Sr. and Mary Ayers, on 19 Mar 1822 in New Holland, Lancaster, PA.1 (Stephen Beecher Cook was born on 1 Mar 1797 in , , PA,6 died on 10 Mar 1874 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY 4 5 and was buried on 12 Mar 1874 in Cynthiana: Battle Grove Cemetery, Harrison, KY 4.) Marriage Notes: They were married by Rev. Peter Philbert when she was 16 years old. 1 |
1 McAdams, Mrs. Harry Kennett: compiler and publisher. Sections of Beecher Genealogy compiled with aid of direct descendent Dr. A.C. Beecher in Philadelphia, Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records: Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds and Marriages from Court Houses and records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries. Copied by American War Mothers. (Keystone Printery, Lexington, KY. 1929.), Page 320.
2 Perrin, William Henry, editor, History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky (O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.), Page 684.
3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDRH-DH5 death of Josephine Elizabeth Cook Wolford, 1912.
4 McAdams, Mrs. Harry Kennett: compiler and publisher. Sections of Beecher Genealogy compiled with aid of direct descendent Dr. A.C. Beecher in Philadelphia, Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records: Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds and Marriages from Court Houses and records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries. Copied by American War Mothers. (Keystone Printery, Lexington, KY. 1929.), Page 313.
5 McAdams, Mrs. Harry Kennett: compiler and publisher. Sections of Beecher Genealogy compiled with aid of direct descendent Dr. A.C. Beecher in Philadelphia, Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records: Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds and Marriages from Court Houses and records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries. Copied by American War Mothers. (Keystone Printery, Lexington, KY. 1929.), Page 314.
6 Perrin, William Henry, editor, History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky (O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.), Page 687.
7 Perrin, William Henry, editor, History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky (O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.), Page 649, biography of James A. Cook.
8 , https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M88Y-26Q Stephen B Cook, Clarke county, Clarke, Virginia, United States; citing family 486, NARA microfilm publication M432.
9 McAdams, Mrs. Harry Kennett: compiler and publisher. Sections of Beecher Genealogy compiled with aid of direct descendent Dr. A.C. Beecher in Philadelphia, Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records: Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds and Marriages from Court Houses and records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries. Copied by American War Mothers. (Keystone Printery, Lexington, KY. 1929.), Page 319.
10 , https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXPC-HQ1 Stephen B Cook, Carlisle West Ward, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 15, household ID 93.
11 , https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXWW-VL4 Stephen B Cook, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 27, family 202, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000545967.
12 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCCP-H17 Lydia Cook in household of George Redman, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 50B, NARA microfilm publication T9.
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