of Chautauqua County, New York · documented from the public record
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Emery Cook b. 1829
Emery Cook⚭ Mary Jane Benson
childrenMalcolm Cook · Ranford E. Cook · Edward W. Cook · Helen M. Cook · Susie L. Cook
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History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people.
Born Feb 17, 1829 in Chautauqua County, NY.
Lived there until 1869 when he moved with family to Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa.
Rented, then bought 140 acres west of Manchester, farmed ~30 years, sold land and retired 1905.
Married Mary Jane Benson in Oswego County, NY.
Still living (making home with a daughter in Coffins Grove township, Delaware County) at time of writing.
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