William Augustus Cook ^{2 3}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1840 in South Middleton Twp., Cumberland, PA. ⁶ The 1840 census recorded in South Middleton Township in Cumberland County Steven Cook's household:
1840 U.S. Census household
Males (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 son (William)
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 son (James)
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 son (Cyrus)
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1 father (Stephen)
Females (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 daughter (Annie Eliza)
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 daughter (Kate Ann)
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 daughter (Mary)
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 mother (Lydia)
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2.

2. Census in 1850 in , Clarke, VA. ⁷ 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 in Clarke county.

3. Book: History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky: bio of James A. Cook, 1882. ⁸
On the 4th of March, 1795, the original Trustees of the town, Benjamin Harrison, Morgan Van Matre, Jeremiah Robinson, John Wall and Henry Coleman, sold to Hugh Stevenson Lot No. 42 of the " Old Piatt," the ground now occupied by Marks McCabe ; also, at the same time. Lot No. 15 to Benjamin Harrison, now occupied by William S. Wall ; also Lot 29 to Robert McBride, now the residence of William A. Cook ; also to John McLaughlin Lot 75, r,ow the site of the Christian Church ; also to Lewis Marshall, noted scholar, critic, teacher, and eccentric, then resident in Bourbon County, but never a citizen of Harrison, Lots 69, 83, 84, 85, 86, 99 and 100, now the property of Mrs. Frazer, near the present residence of Henry CNebel ; also to William Rankin the half-acre Lot 25, now the site of the Faerber House, on Main street.
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4. Book: History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky: bio of James A. Cook, 1882. ⁹
Cemeteries and Monuments. \emdash From 1793 to 1868, just three-fourths of a century, the only burial ground for the deceased of Cynthiana was the old cemetery, on the east side of Main street, in the northern limits of the town. It was reserved for that sacred purpose when the town was laid out by Robert Harrison, in 1793 ; it contains a little less than four acres, and appears in the first " Platt " of the town, recorded under the date, 1797, on page 268 of the first deed book. Two generations of Cynthiana's good people have there found their last resting-place ; and during that considerable period it was capacious enough for its design, besides making room, in one corner, for the old stone building, in which Harrison Academy was first taught In early times, people here were, no doubt, healthy and long-lived ; and not a few met violent deaths away from home, among the Indians and in various warlike expeditions.

It is not even yet full, and is still used, though rarely, by preference of some families, whose kindred have made their long home in the old cemetery.

In 1868, however, a more eligible situation, larger area, and more distant from the center of town, was thought desirable. This was found about one mile out, on the south side of the Millersburg road. The new ground contains about forty acres, and, within the last few years the good taste and liberality of the managers have rendered the place one of the most beautiful in the State. The site is commanding, and here was the scene of the last battle of Cynthiana, in 1864 ; it has been, therefore, appropriately named Battle Grove Cemetery. We copy the act of incorporation, as preserving the names of the founders, and as exhibiting the authority of the rules under which the property is governed :

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE BATTLE GROVE CEMETERY.

Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of the Commomcealth of Kentucky, Section 1. That Gen. L. Desha, A. H. Ward, John S. Boyd, I. T. Martin, John McKee, R. C. Whemtt, F. G. Ashbrook, Thomas V. Ashbrook, H. Cox, J. S. Withers, T. J. Megibben, S. J. Ashbrook, Hubbard W. Shawhan, John W. Kimbrough, Henry Williams, Charles R. Kimbrough, J. MacKimbrough, C. B. Cook, G. R. Sharpe, J. W. Peck, W. W. Trimble, M. Kimbrough, John H, Dills, James Miller, J. Q. Ward, Andrew Garnett, William Winston, H. M. Keller, J. Levi Patterson, N. C. Dille, J. A. McKee, William H. Roberts, Joseph H. Shawhan, Napoleon B. Wilson, Joseph Howard, Spears M. Smith, Noah S. Patterson, W. H. Forsythe, James N. Snell, George W. Taylor, W. G. Van Deren, J. J. Parrish, D. C. Ferguson, William A. Cook, H. E. Shawhan, John L. Shawhan, J. B. McClintock, James Gray, John C. Wilson, H. C. Eals, Joseph Shawhan, Sr., H. E. McShane, Jacob Reneker, Jr., Amos Ammerman, D. A. Givens, L. Vanhook, W. L. Northcutt, C. C. Carpenter, J. W. Musselman and John S. Day, he and they are hereby made a body politic and corporate in law, under the style and firm of the Battle Grove Cemetery Company, and by that name shall be able and capable in law to have and to use a common seal, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, and to do all such other things as are incident to a corporation. The said company shall have power to purchase any quantity of land in the county of Harrison, not exceeding one hundred acres, and receive a conveyance of the same, with such covenants of warranty as they may think proper. The laud and appurtenances, when conveyed to said corporation, shall be held solely and exclusively for a cemetery and ornamental grounds connected therewith, and shall never be alienated, sold, or used by said corporation for any other purpose than burial lots, as hereinafter prescribed….(more not included).

5. Residence: on 9 Mar 1919 in Richmond, Madison, KY, USA. ⁴

6. Residence: Winter home where he died on 9 Mar 1919 in Punta Gorda, Charlotte, FL. ⁴

7. Obituary: Punta Gorda Herald on 13 Mar 1919 in Punta Gorda, Charlotte, FL. ⁵ TWO OLD MEN DIED
W. A. Cook and D. T. Stanton Passed Away Last Week
Two old gentlemen who, for a number of years, had been familiar figures on our streets, died here last week.
The first to pass away was David Thomas Stanton <snip>
W. A. Cook, a well known winter resident from Cynthiana, Ky., age 85 years, died at his cottage on Taylor street at 11:30 last Saturday morning. His body, accompanied by his widow and by his sister, Mrs. Wilson, was shipped, Monday morning, to his Kentucky home, where it was laid to rest.
Mr. Cook had been in declining health for years, and, with a view to obtaining relief by this climate, he came here about ten years ago and bought the cottage on Taylor street in which he died. During that time, he spent every winter here, and this no doubt prolonged his life. All these years, he was very feeble, in consequence of which he staid at home closely. Nevertheless, he became well known to many of our people, who regarded him with sympathy and respect.
During his last days, he was tenderly nursed by his wife and sister. We were unable to obtain further details of his life.

8. Obituary: The Cynthiana Democrat on 13 Mar 1919 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. ¹⁰ DIED. COOK - Mr. W. A. Cook, old and well-known citizen of Cynthiana, died at Punta Gorda, Florida, Saturday morning, March 8, from infirmities of age.
He had been in the habit of spending his winters in Florida for a number of years, and on leaving last fall was in so weak a physical condition that his friends felt much apprehension. After reaching Punta Gorda he was unable to leave the house, and continued to decline until the end came Saturday. He was a son of Stephen B. and Lydia Cook, and was born in Pennsylvania.
He would have been 86 years old next May. Many years ago he was a farmer and a distiller in this county, and later a partner in the firm of Cook & Ingles, dealers in stoves and tinware, which business he followed until a few years ago when he sold his interest to his partner, Mr. W. H. Ingles.
He owned considerable property in Cynthiana, besides property in Florida, and with cash and other means at his disposal, was rated as one of the comparatively wealthy men of the community.
Mr. Cook was married three times. His first wife was Annie Farrell, of Covington. They had two sons, Will and Albert. Will died when in his early teens, and Albert at the age of twenty-one, at the time a student at the polytechnic institute at Troy, N. Y. The mother died a few years later.
Mr. Cook's second wife was Mrs. Fannie Day. After her death he was married, about two years ago, to Mrs. Georgie Reid, of this county, who survives.
He is survived also by an adopted daughter, Audrey Cook, of Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Annie Wilson, of Lexington, widow of the late W. H. Wilson, in his day a noted horseman and owner of Abdallah Park. There are a number of nieces and nephews.
Mr. Cook was a long-time member of the Presbyterian church.
The body reached Cynthiana yesterday morning and was taken to R. B. Whaley's funeral parlors. The family was delayed, probably by illness, and cannot reach here until this morning.
The funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church this afternoon at two o'clock, with services by Rev. Cary F. Moore. Burial in Battle Grove.

9. Obituary: Richmond Daily Register on 14 Mar 1919 in Richmond, Madison, KY, USA. ⁴ W. A. Cook, retired business man and one of Harrison county's wealthiest citizens, died at Punta Gorda, Fla., his winter home, after a long illness.

William married Annie Elizabeth Farrell, daughter of Thomas D. Farrell and Mary Dyer Pullian, on 21 Nov 1865 in Covington, Kenton, KY.¹ (Annie Elizabeth Farrell was born in Sep 1845 in Covington, Kenton, KY ¹¹, christened on 26 Sep 1858 in Covington, Kenton, KY,¹² died in Nov 1901 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY ¹¹ and was buried on 21 Nov 1901 in Cynthiana: Battle Grove Cemetery, Harrison, KY ¹¹.)

William next married Fannie Daut Moore, daughter of Alfred E. Moore and Ellen Wiglesworth, on 23 Dec 1902 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. (Fannie Daut Moore was born on 27 Aug 1847 in , Harrison, KY,^{13 14} died on 27 May 1915 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY ^{13 14} and was buried on 29 May 1915 in Cynthiana: Battle Grove Cemetery, Harrison, KY ^{13 14 15}.)

William next married Georgiana "Georgie" Ann Hiten, daughter of James J. Hiten and Louisa Fightmaster, on 8 Nov 1916 in Cynthiana, Harrison, KY. (Georgiana "Georgie" Ann Hiten was born on 30 Jun 1850 in , Harrison, KY,¹⁶ died on 24 Mar 1936 in Connersville, Fayette, IN ¹⁶ and was buried on 26 Mar 1936 in Sadieville, Scott, KY, United States ¹⁶.)