Re: James M. Cook of Edgar Co Illinois
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Re: James M. Cook of Edgar Co Illinois
Betty Stokes 10/26/07
I get the Catfish and the Embarrass Cemeteries mixed up, but I think it was Catfish where someone took us to about 3 years ago. Anyway, it's the one where Henderson and Elizabeth are buried. Years earlier, someone had told me what bad shape it was in, but it was in pretty good shape when we went. The guy who took us is descended from Henderson and Elizabeth, and has had their stone remounted properly, etc.
You have to go through someone's property to get to it. I'm sorry I don't remember more, but it was so bitter cold that day and windy (November)
One of Henderson and Elizabeth's sons was George Washington Cook, and I believe he is buried in the other cemetery that I didn't get to.
Per federal census, I think both Henderson and Elizabeth also lived in Coles, and after he died she lived with a son in Coles.
Don't know if any of this is very helpful. I never did record that cemetery info on my family sheets yet....it's somewwhere in a stack. It's been a couple of years sisnce I've done anything with my family history.