I am trying to find information on Hiram Cook of Barbour County. He apparently was killed in the Civil War. Could he have been a brother to John E. Cook?

I don't have Hiram on any of my records. Most of my Cook ancestors in Barbour County are buried at Bethsaida Church Cemetary just West of Clayton on the Barbour/Bullock County Line

HE WAS NOT A BROTHER TO JOHN ERVIN COOK JR.
MY GREATGRAND MOTHER WAS A SISTER TO JOHN ERVIN COOK JR.HER NAME WAS PENELOPE MARIAH COOK.THEY WERE CHILDREN OF JOHN ERVIN COOK SR. AND CHARITY TURNER COOK OF BAR. CO. AL.
PENELOPE MARRIED ALFRED PLEASANT GREEN, SON OF GEORGE E. GREEN AND ELIZABETH V. BEDSOLE "BEDSLOE" GREEN OF BAR. CO. AL. ALFRED AND PENNY HAD 13 CHILDREN.THEIR DAUGHTER MISSOURI ANN GREEN MARRIED LEE GRANT WESTBERRY TURNER OF PIKE CO. AL. THEIR SON MILTON TURNER WAS MY FATHER.
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JOHN ERVIN COOK JR. WAS A BROTHER TO MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER PENELOPE MARIAH COOK .THEY WERE CHILDREN OF JOHN ERVIN COOK SR. AND CHARITY TURNER COOK OF BAR. CO. AL.

JOHN E. COOK JR .WAS MARRIED 4 TIMES .ALL OF THEM DIED AND NOT DIVORCED.MARRIED TO MARY-?HAD A BABY .MARY AND BABY DIED AT SAME TIME .BELIEVED TO BE BUR. AT BETSADIA CEM. BAR. CO. AL.IN UNMARKED GRAVES.CATHERINE STEWART,THRESA BRUNSON "WIVES"ARE BUR. AT SHILO BAPTIST CHRUCH CEM.PIKE CO. AL.MONTICELLA DISTRICT.THIS IS WHERE THEY LIVED.
JOHN E.COOK JR.IS ALSO BUR. THERE WITH THEM.ALL UNMARKED GRAVES.DONT KNOW WHERE LAST WIFE IS BURALLL IN UNMARKED GRAVES.I GREW UP THERE .BEEN THERE MANY TIMES AS I HAVE GRAND PARENTS BUR. THERE.AND KEEP FLOWERS ON GRAVES.THE COOKS ARE IN GRAVES JOINING THE SIDE OF CEM, FENCE GOING TOWARD MONTICELLA.ON THE RIGHT.

JOHN E. COOK JR. IS IN LIST OF WILL OF HIS FATHER JOHN E. COOK SR .OF BAR. CO. AL.AT COURTHOUSE AT CLAYTON AL. BAR.CO. AL.

JOHN THOMAS COOK WAS JOHN ERVIN COOK SR. BUR. AT BETHSADIA CEM. BAR. CO. AL.HE AND WIFE CHARITY TURNER COOK ARE BOTH IN UNMARKED GRAVES .NAMES WAS ONCE THERE BUT BEEN DESTROYED OVER THE YEARS.
JOHN ERVIN COOK JR. IS BURATT SHILO BAPTIST CHRUCH CEM.IN PIKE CO. AL.MONTICELLO DISTRICT.WIFE CATHERINE STEWART AND THERESA BRUNSON ARE BUR THERE ALSO.LAST WIFE MAY BEALLL UNMARKED GRAVES.HE HAD 4 WIVES .MARY AND HER BABY DIED AT SAME TIME .BUR. AT BETHSADIA CEM.BAR. CO. AL. UNMARKED GRAVES.THERE IS A QUESTION AS HER BEING HIS FIRST WIFE .SOME THINK SO.OTHERS DONT.IN THE LATE 1900'S A DESENDANT OF GEORGE PERRY COOK "JOHNS BROTHER" WAS 100 YEARS OLD .SHE GAVE AN INTERVIEW TO A PIKE CO. AL. RESEARCHER THAT MARY WAS THE FIRST WIFE OF JOHN E, COOK JR.AND THAT MARY AND HER BABY WERE BUR. AT BETHSADIA CEM.
I PERSONALY BELIEVE THE LADY.HER MIND WAS STILL SHARP AND SHE STATED THAT SHE STILL VISITED THE GRAVES .

I wanted to share this article I found in our libaray in Dothan, Al. on John E. Cook


"Some Old People" Part 3, Troy Messenger 1889-1891
John E. Cook (1889)
The above named gentleman was born in 1821, came of good old Southern stock, and is one of Pike's foremost and most enterprising farmer. He came to the county in 1844 and settled near Monticello where he still resides. During all these years he has been known as an upright, honest, peaceable, law-abiding citizen.
Mr. Cook is well versed in the history of those early days when this section was in it's infancy and it is almost like a romance to hear him tell of the men and incidents that go to make the history of the county.
His plantation, one of the most desirable in the county, comprises a portion of what was once the town of Monticello.
Mr. Cook has been married twice and has raised an interesting family. At the age of 68 he is hale and hearty, and what is better, has the esteem of his neighbors and all who know him.

ref: Papers of the Pike Co. Historical Society Vol xvi Troy , Al. 1977 pg. 16

Thanks for sharing that....I now know that he was alive in 1889, still trying to find out the exact date and place of burial, my great uncle who is 86 years old thinks it is at Ramah Primitive Baptist Cemetary in Josie but I was unable to locate the grave...I did locate the graves of several of of his siblings.

Milton,

Thank you very much for that information.

I have been to the Bethsaida Cemetary and have seen the unmarked grave there. Interesting that the original church is still standing.

As far as John E., my GG Grandfather, I was concerned that his grave was descecrated by that farmer, so that is good news.

Perhaps we could correspond by email as I may have some things to share with you if you like. My address is chris_cook at bellsouth.net

Thanks!



Do you know where this Shiloh Cemetary is located in Pike County

Milton,

Just might be interesting to you that Alfred Green was reportedly a minister because he married John E. Cook to his 3rd wife, though I am not sure what congregation he was with, he is buried at Ramah. Not exactly sure if he served at that particular church or not.