Anita was in Washington, DC, working for the FBI when she met Mark Ready Hawes. He graduated from the U. of FL law school and practiced law until his death in Tampa, FL, date unknown. Anita had a stroke and died a few months later. She is buried near her brother, Toby. Mark and Anita divorced before his death.

Aubrey Cook was divorced from his first wife while their daughter was small. He tried farming with this brother, JD, after his father died. This was not successful. Later he worked in the merchant marines and fishing with the shrimp fleet out of Brownsville, TX. The family had little contact with him after he left the Tifton area.

Ruth grew up on the farm at Chula, graduated from Tifton High and attended Georgia Southern College for Women at Valdosta, GA. She married W. B. Hitchcock in 1936. They made their home with his widowed mother, Edna Melissa (Walker) Hitchcock. WB ran his mother's dairy, until he joined the navy as a Shore Patrolman. At the end of WWII, WB was accepted as a candidate in the law enforcement program at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. After successfully completing this course, he became a highway patrol officer in the Cordele-McRae area of south Georgia. He was severely wounded in the shoulder area in a gun battle with an escaped convict. This ended his law enforcement career. After several operations to restore his shoulder, and a period of recuperation, he became a rural mail carrier for the Tifton post office. He and Ruth built a home near his mother, on the old Ocilla Hwy. They became active members of the Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church. Ruth's club activities included: Pres. Tift Co. Home Demonstration Council in the 50's, Tift Co. Home Demonstration Woman of the Year, Pres. of Tifton Business and Professional Woman's Club in the 60's, Pres. of the Tift General Hospital Auxiliary in 1974, charter member of the Auxiliary becoming a first in April, 1970 at the organizational meeting, served as president for one year in 1974, then second time for a two year term in 87-89.

Ruth worked at a Tifton bank in the ླྀ's. Ruth inherited her mother's love of gardening and her father's love of community involvement.

On WWI Registration he is married, tall, dark hair and blue eyes. Living in Jeffersonville, GA.

Charles H. Cook
Catherine W. Cook
Hattie E. Cook
Hanson E/Albert Cook
Harold W. Cook
Margaret A. Cook

All of this family are buried in Jones Co. Middle Georgia Memory Gardens Section 5 off Joycliff Road.
From Railroad intersection in Gray, travel South on US Hwy 129 for approximately 8/5 miles. Turn left on Joycliff Road, and travel approximately 2.2 miles. Cemetery is visible on the left side of the road.
Could Charles Wesley Cook and/or Josiah Cook be buried there?

Macon Telegraph & News Page 11, Wed., Sept. 9, 1953

Charles W. Cook

Funeral services for Charles Wesley Cook of Campton, GA, whose death occurred in Montgomery, Ala., early Monday after a brief illness, will be held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at 4 pm Wednesday. The Rev. L. G. Marlin, the Rev. James Reese and the Rev. Paul Fry will officiate and burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Harold Cook, Hubert Cook, Hanson Cook, James Cook, Harry Cook, Raymond Cook, Sidney Harden and Charles Harden.

Mr. Cook, a retired farmer, was born in Jones County, the son of Josiah Cook and Mrs. Jane Hunter Cook, and had lived at Campton for 18 years, moving there from Macon. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Ida Stripling, Campton; five sons, Hansell Cook, Washington, DC; W. L. Cook, Abbeville, Ala.; B. S. Cook, Hayneville, Ala.; Tom Cook, Huber; C. A. Cook, Macon; four daughters, Mrs. A. W. Braden, Silver Springs, MD., Mrs. A. D. Thompson, Campton, Mrs. John Harden, Macon, Mrs. Dan B. Harrell, Brunswick; 32 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

1930 census living in Vineville, Bibb Co., GA

Jack Deryl Cook moved to Daytona with his family in 1946 and has stayed in that area. He last lived at Ormond Beach, FL. He raced motor cycles, worked for a glass company. He designed a bullet proof glass shield for President Reagan when he attended the Daytona 500 in 1980. Jack is always there for his mother, especially since she began having health problems.

771 Arroyo Pkwy
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-676-9874

The family of James Dawson
Cook in 1910.

16 APRIL 1910
Malita District No. 690, Tift County, Georgia
E.D. 162, sheet 1B

Cook, J.D. (head) 1877 Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Tempie (wife) 1879 Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Mattie L. (dau) 1899 Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Nannie Kate (dau) 1901 Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Vera (dau) 1903 Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , J.D., Jr. (son) 1905 Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Minnie Hazel (dau) 1907 Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Aubrey (son) 1909 Georgia Georgia Georgia

Notes: The date after each name is the respective birth year. The three
locations are place of birth followed by the places of birth of the father and
mother. James works as a farmer. They own their own house. It is "owned free"
and not mortgaged.

James Dawson Cook and Tempie Ritchey were married on January 31, 1897 at Monticello, Jasper Co., GA by Bill Elliz, JP, at his home, in the presence of Lula and Will Annis. They moved from Jasper Co. to Chula in Tift Co. about 1905. They worked together as a team in the early days of their marriage, and laid the foundation for a very successful farming operation. From the first small farm at Chula they bought the Chapman farm, about two and one-half miles out from Chula. Their next move was to the land they bought nearby. The house they built was destroyed by fire in 1926. While it was being rebuilt, the family stayed in a house in Chula. The new house was a 4 bedroom, large living room separated from the dining area by French doors, back and side porches, etc. Each bedroom and living room had a fireplace. In the kitchen was a large wood stove, on which Tempie and a black cook (Aunt Emma) turned out many delicious meals. All the food stock was produced on the farm.

The meals were served by Aunt Emma, in the dining room. The table was always set with a white damask cloth, Doss sat at the head of the table, until his death in 1931. He and Tempie were referred to as Daddy Cook and Mother Cook by the grand children. After moving to the Chula - Tifton area, Doss Cook took an active part in civic affairs, while building his farming interests. Tempie looked after the moral and physical welfare of her children, plus any grandchildren who happened to come for a visit. She found time to work in her vegetable and flower garden. She always had a fall, winter, spring, and summer garden growing, feeding her large family well. Her flower garden was beautiful. She also raised chickens, setting hens hatching little biddies, turkeys and guineas. These were all fascinating to the grand children. She like to read, especially the Bible and history books. She taught a Sunday School class at the Methodist Church in Chula. She was a staunch Christian.

Doss Cook became a well known, respected farmer and community leader in Tift Co. He was an active member of his Masonic lodge. Excerpts from The Daily Tifton Gazette, Tifton Centennial Edition, 1872 - 1972 are as follows: The first church in Chula for a number of years was the Methodist Church, which was built in 1904 and today is located in Chula on Highway 41, approx. 7 miles north of Tifton.....The land site for the church was given by Doss Cook....Some of the charter members, in addition to the Hollingsworth & Cook families, were the Ben Ellingtons, Albert Whiddons, Mack LeSeurs, Tom Claytons, I. Clays, Ben Cockrells, and Mrs. Nick Jordan.
......The board of directors of the Tifton Packing House was named in January, 1917. They included H. H. Tift, E. P. Bowne....J. D. Cook. In 1919, buyers came from 8 firs for the opening of Morgan's (tobacco) warehouse with W. E. Fenner in charge. Growers included.....J. D. Cook. In Feb., 1919, a large meeting was held at the Board of Trade offices....Two weeks later, a delegation left for Savannah to present Tifton's claims to the (Experiment) station. They included H. H. Tift, Mayor H. H. Hargrett...of Tifton and J. H. Young and J. D. Cook of Chula. On May 1, the board of trustees came to Tifton to look over the side. On may 3, they announced their decision to establish the station at Tifton. In the History of Tift County, by Ida Belle Williams is the following: Early in the 1913 The State College of Agriculture offered a 2 day course for farmers of Tift Co. Experts in every phase of farm work....gave free lectures. At this time there were a number of large farms near Tifton, including the following: the J. D. Cook farm with 702 acres in cultivation.

Doss Cook died on Jan. 1, 1931 at his home near Chula, as the result of serious injuries sustained as the result of a car accident in August of 1930. Tempie Cook died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Martin, in Tifton, after a long illness resulting from high blood pressure. They are both buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Tifton, GA.

Dorothy (Dot) Cooper Watson and JD Cook Jr. returned to the Cook farm after their marriage. They lived in Chula, in the Piper house, at first. Later they were to have their own home at the farm, a short distance from the home of his parents. JD took an active part in running the farm. He also became interested in politics. He worked as chairman of the Roosevelt Electors for the Chula district, to help finance FDR's campaign. In 1933 he organized, with the help of the Chamber of Commerce, a trip to Washington, DC, whereby his son, Toby, rode ponies from Chula to Washington, ending as part of the inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Ave. After his father's death in 1931, JD assumed management of the Cook farm. It was a bad era for farmers, banks, and the country in general, as the Depression increased. According to the Tifton Gazette: The decade began (1932) with the economy of the town and country down and out for all practical purposes....Private enterprise was slow to recover from the Depression, but some improvements occurred even in the darkest days of the early Thirties....Tifton made it through the gravest economical crisis in the history of the country with the help of Federal programs....The Depression years were hard on the farmers, too. Again, government programs were begun in their behalf which helped some make it through some rough spots.

JD and his family moved to Carabelle, FL in 1941, after creditors took over the Cook farm. He worked at Camp Gordon Johnson in the construction of the camp. He worked in Tallahassee, FL for the Dale Mabry Co., and was a field director for the Red Cross. In 1945 he suffered the loss of his son, Toby, in the battle of Iwo Jima. In 1948 he and Dot divorced. JD returned to Tifton and married Dorothy Stutz Robinson of Lenox, GA.

JD sold used cars, ran for public office (unsuccessful), and died in 1965 as the result of a heart attack. His is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery beside his son, Toby.

In the records for 12 month support - Jones Co.; it states that J. W. Cook died October 24, 1881 and his widow is Amanda Cook, who has three minor children.

Toby grew up on the farm at Chula. He was 7 years old when he rode on ponies 811 miles from his home in Chula to Washington, DC to be in the inaugural parade of 1933. Accompanied by his father and two Negro servants, John Townsend and Jesse Allen, Toby rode in 5 mile relays his ponies, Billy, Jim, and Pet, for 15 days. He took part in the first inaugural parade of FDR receiving a salute from the president as he rode by. Toby also rode his ponies in other parades, campaigning for Roosevelt. He attended school in Chula and Tifton, until he moved to Tallahassee with his family. There he graduated from Leon High School in 1943. He joined Emanuel Baptist church in the summer of ཧ. Toby enlisted in the US Marine Corps. on January 4, 1944, training at San Diego and Camp Pendleton, CA. On March 26, 1945 his father received the message that Pfc. James W. Cook had died in action on May 1, 1945 on Iwo Jima, in the Volcano Islands. His body was later brought back to Tifton for burial.

Jeannie Cook graduated form the U of FL at Gainesville, FL in 1952. She entered the service and was a lieutenant in the Air Force when she and Larry Pool married. He was a career officer in the Air Force. She was an active officer's wife, performing the many duties expected of her. They enjoyed several years duty in Italy, then San Marcos, TX before settling in Wimberley, TX. Larry died of a heart attack on March 24, 1981 at this home in Wimberley, after playing a round of golf. Jeannine continued to live there, and was elected mayor of Wimberley in 1989.

17 Spalding Cir
Wimberley, TX 78676
Wimberley, TX 78676
512-847-9739

Josiah Cook first married Mrs. Martha Dickinson on October 30, 1845 in Jones County. Martha had a son by her previous marriage, John Dickinson born 1835. She also had two other sons. In the 1840 census she his show with 2 males under 5 and 1 male 5 - 10. Josiah and Martha have two children, Robert born 1847 and James Wesley born 1850. Martha dies between 1850 and 1868.

Josiah Cook marries Jane Stribling in 1868. Jane is a widow with at least two sons: William Stribling born 1860 and Benjamin F. Stribling born 1862.
Josiah Cook and Jane Stribling have a son Charles Cook born 1868.

LDS film number 1903521 lists a Josiah Henry Cook born 1810 in North Carolina.

The census index of 1790 and 1800 shows a Josiah Cook in Pasquotank, NC

A Josiah Cook died in 1788 Edgecomb Co., NC.

In the 1930 Census, Charles Wesley Cook states his father was born in South Carolina.

In the 1840 census there is a Josiah Cook living alone age 50 to 60. So he would have been born from 1780 to 1790. He is living in Chester, South Carolina.

There is a Josiah Cook living in North Carolina in 1750.

Mary L. Cook was born at Monticello, GA. When she was a small child her family moved from middle GA to south GA. Chula was quite different from Monticello. In the Daily Tifton Gazette, Centennial Edition is the following: By the early 1900's, Chula had about 50 farm families living within a mile radius, and the community had 4 stores, a cotton gin, blacksmith ship, and a 'good school house'. In 1904 Chula was officially incorporated. David Whiddon was the mayor and Wiley Branch Jr. was the Marshall. At this time a number of saloons sprang up within the community. As a result, the charter was repealed, at the citizens request, in 1906, and the saloons put out of business.

The Cook family went down to Chula by train. They got off the train a mile or so before it reached the Chula station, so Tempie and the children would not be exposed to the 'rowdy' element in town. Furniture and family were loaded into wagons and escorted to their new home by Doss and his farm hands, some of whom came with him from Jasper Co. Other members of the Cook, Ritchey, Jordan, Annis, and Woods families settled nearby. There were plenty of cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents to associate with, without having to mix with the 'rowdy' elements. Later, when the community overcame it's growing pains - thanks in part to men like Doss Cook, the family assumed a prominent position in both the Chula and Tifton society. Doss was a very progressive farmer and community leader.

After finishing the lower grades in Chula, Mattielou attended high school in Tifton. She boarded in the T. A. Mitchell home. She attended the Second Dist. A & M school in Tifton and Bessie Tift College at Forsyth, GA. Her favorite beau, Sam Monk, signed up for the draft in June 1917. In December they were married. Sam served in the Naval Reserve from Dec 1917 to Sept 1919. He was stationed in Charleston, SC and Norfolk, VA during this time. Mattielou went home for the birth of her first child. After his discharge, Sam worked at several different places. He took a business course and was a chief clerk at the Tifton Compress Co., before their marriage. He was working in Fitzgerald, GA when their second son was born. They were back in Chula when their last child was born, a daughter.

The next move was to Atlanta, about 1923. Sam and Mattielou were both A & P grocery store managers. Sam was injured in a fall while working as timekeeper for a construction company. His fractured leg left him with a permanent limp. It was during his recovery that Mattilou worked at various jobs. He later had A&P stores in Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Douglas, GA. Mattilou operated a restaurant in the Imperial Hotel in Atlanta, after leaving Douglas. Sam followed her back to Atlanta, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1936.

Sam bought a farm at TyTy, GA; near his brother Louie. Mattilou remarried, William A. Duncan. His work resulted in several more moves for the family. First to Nashville, TN as service manager for Toledo Scale Co. Later, in 1941, he worked for the government: TVA, Jacksonville Naval Air Station; quality control for the Air Force in Louisville, KY, in 1953. He was in Japan for a year in 1949. Mattilou stayed in the States, near her daughter.

Another career move was back to Toledo Scale Co. as their distributor in Monroe, LA. Mattilou asked her family and friends to call her Mary. She and Bill spent her final years in Jacksonville, FL, near her daughter, Martha Monk Beasley.

Mary's health failed after she suffered a heart attack in 1958. She became diabetic, developed high blood pressure, had her right leg amputated and had surgery for cancer before her death. She was in St. Vincent's Hospital when she had a stroke and died. Sam Monk died in Tifton. He is buried in the Monk family plot at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton, GA.

Minnie Hazel Cook grew up on the farm at Chula. As a small child she was badly burned, as the result of playing with matches, - to her chest and upper arm. After high school, she attended Andrews College, at Cuthbert, GA. She taught school in south GA, until her marriage to Willis. They spent the early part of their married life in the Tift Co. area. Willis worked in a department store in Tifton until he felt the call to the ministry. This involved going back to school to get his degree, and later seminary. He served small churches early on, then, during WWII, was supply preacher at the First Baptist Church, Forsyth, GA, June 1943 to Sept. 1945, while preacher Harry V. Smith served in the armed forces. Monroe County, Georgia, A History, p. 232. During this time, Hazel served as a director of the B. T. U.' ibid., p. 235. Hazel worked at several jobs, while Willis was finishing his education. He attended the Baptist Seminary in Louisville, KY. Then, he answered a call to the First Baptist Church in Stone Mt., GA. He served this church until his semi-retirement, with a move to a church at Tucker, GA. Willis received an honorary degree, Dr. of Humanities. Hazel was an active member of the order of Eastern Star, holding office on both the local and state level. Her health began to fail several years before her death. She died January 19, 1984 at a hospital in Atlanta, GA. She is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton.

Miss Nellie Grant of Forsyth, GA married Willis Hollingsworth Sr., on January 6, 1989, in Forsyth. They had a short but happy marriage. Willis died in Monroe County Hospital, Forsyth, GA. He is buried beside his wife Hazel.

Nannie Kate was an invalid. She may have suffered from a birth injury. Or, as some in the family say, she was in a darkened room due to contracting measles, while a baby, being held by someone. When a shade flew up, she fell backwards, injuring her spine. However it happened, she died at a young age.

Pauline (Polly) Cook graduated from Bessie Tift College at Forsyth, GA in 1931. She taught school at Rebecca, GA; Harding School in Tift Co.; Tift Co. Jr. High; and in the Atlanta school system, from which she retired. She and her husband moved back to Tifton after retiring. They both became involved in community organizations. Polly has served as president of her U.D.C. chapter. They are both members of the First Methodist Church in Tifton. Polly shared her home with her mother, until Tempie's death in 1941.

The Macon Daily Telegraph: Tuesday, November 8, 1887

The Drowned Man
Proves to be Robert P. Cook, Formerly the Sheriff of Jones County

The unfortunate man whose body was found in the river Sunday afternoon by Messrs. R. H. Cherry and Robert Myers, was proven yesterday to be that of Robert P. Cook, at one time sheriff of Jones County.

Coroner Hodnett held an inquest at 8 o’clock in the morning, the only witnesses being Messrs. Cherry and Myers, who testified to the finding of the body as reported in yesterday’s TELEGRAPH. Following are the names of the jurors: James Keating, George L. Smith, Will Wasner, H. T. Stokes, Louis Vannucki, J. J. Myers, R. H. Chery, William Jones, M. Kelly, Frank Rizzi, L. J. Bates, W. H. Jones.

At the inquest Officer Brooks, recognized the body as that of Mr. Cook, and the identification was made complete by finding in the pockets of the dead man letters and papers bearing his name. When Officer Brooks saw the body, he remembered that Mr. Will Bass, a Telegraph compositor, had found on Thursday morning of fair week, a light-colored hat at the boom, a piece of timber projecting out into the river below the Central railroad bridge. The had was recognized as that of Mr. Cook by those who saw him in the city on Wednesday.

In the pockets of his clothing were found a handbook of information containing a greenback dollar bill, some loose change, a pocketknife; pocket comb, keys, etc, and a ticket over the Covington and Macon railroad from Hillsboro to Macon and return, issued October 26 and good to return until October 29. It was known that Mr. Cook came to Macon on the 26th. He was seen by Capt. F. S. Johnson on that day, and Coroner Hodnett and others remember seeing him Wednesday afternoon near Davis’s stable talking to Mr. E. C. Grace. Later in the afternoon he was seen near Cassidy’s bar on Fifth street and then all track of him was lost.

Among those who knew him well is Mr. A. J. Ownes, the Central railroad bridge keeper, who informed the TELEGRAPH that he hoes not believe that he was on the bridge on Wednesday evening, because he always visited him when coming to town.

The body was turned over to Undertaker Keating and interred in the cemetery. A half brother of Mr. Cook came in from Jones county yesterday but could not throw any light on the matter as it had been several weeks since he saw him.

Coroner Hodnett’s theory is that Mr. Cook was murdered and thrown in the river. He bases his theory on the fact tha he remembers the dead man to have had on a watch and chain and no such property was found on him and the further fact that the body was found straightened out. He says that of the many drowned persons he has seen, he never saw one straightened out, all being doubled up. There was some slight disfigurement of the face which might have been caused by striking a snag or rock in the water.

Another theory is that Mr. Cook probably started to visit his friend Owens on the bridge, but the night being dark and rainy, he missed his footing and fell into the river. It is evident that he was drowned on Wednesday night, as he was not seen after that evening and his hat was found Thursday morning.

Mr. Cook was about 38 yeard old. For some time he had be been farming near Hillsboro, in Jackson county. He came to Macon often, and those who knew him best say that sometimes he would come to spend only one day and would remain a week. It was probably for this reason that people around Hillsboro made no inquiries as to his remaining away so long

Vera attended the local school at Chula. After high school in Tifton, she spent a short time at South Georgia State College for Women at Valdosta, GA. Eileene (Piper) Stroberg, her first cousin, states: 'Vera was classified a sub-freshman and I was a freshman. Vera was so homesick, the matron asked if she could room with me. I could not convince her to stay. She went home soon after that.' Later, Vera attended the University of Georgia at Athens. After college, she taught school at Rebecca, St. Mary's and Brookfield, GA. When the Chula Baptist Church was organized on October 8, 1922, by 22 men and women, under the leadership of D. C. Rainey; Vera Cook and Eileene Piper became charter members. Vera was to remain a faithful member of the Baptist church for the duration of her life. Irwin Bowen Jr. was born, raised, and lived in Brookfield, GA. In 1925 he and Vera were married at her parent's home at Chula. A copy of the Tifton Gazette article describing the wedding ceremony was given to guests at a party at their home in 1975. The party was given by their children, to celebrate Irwin and Vera's 50th anniversary. The Irwin Bowen Jr. family continued to affiliation. Vera became diabetic and suffered the loss of a leg a few years before her death. She is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton.

I was born in Brownsville, Texas back on May 3, 1969.

As far as I can remember, we lived in Matamoros for a while (this was when I was about3 or 4) (this is across the border from Brownsville, TX). After that mom came with dad and we lived in a small house behind his house. Dad would have us come over to his house but didn't keep us there very long, we were too busy playing outside riding our bikes and so on. We lived in Brownsville for a while until mom bought a house in Olmito.

We moved to Olmito, I'd say I was about 6 or 7 at the time, daddy was there also. There is two lots with a small house, it's not much but it's better than nothing. We were poor growing up, our bathroom was a John a couple of feet away from the house. We had no hot water, we'd have to heat up the water to take a bath. Mom worked, daddy was retired by then. Dad and us (Aubrey and I) live at the beach, South Padre Island, I mean he would go there often and take us there (maybe that's why I'm so tan). I don't know what it was about the beach but he loved being out there. I love it too.

Mom made minimum wage, which at that time was like $3.00. It wasn't much trying to raise up 4 kids. Growing up with the boys I was like a tomgirl, you know cause I didn't have any girls to model after. Mom was always working. We (Aubrey and I) stayed at home with our older brothers. Our summers were so boring, there wasn't much to do in Olmito. It's a little town of about 1,000 people. Everyone knew everybody else. We'd go fishing out at the lake, or would shoot our bb guns. We have lots of dogs and cats, I'd play with them too. Sometimes at night we played hide-and-seek. I loved to look at the stars. During the day I would lie on the grass and make designs with the clouds. We build a small clubhouse on a tree that was in the backyard. I'd go there to spend time by myself away from the boys.

I remember that one time when we went to pick up mom at work (she worked at a hotel). Aubrey and I went to the swimming pool, we didn't know how to swim and we were in the deep end. Well, Aubrey decided to be funny and pushed me off the deep end, if it weren't for daddy I would be dead today, I was literally drowning in the deep end. All I can remember is seeing daddy from far away and the he ran to get me. There are so many childhood memories. I can't tell them all to you cause this letter would be so long.

Daddy had a bad drinking problem and he had several surgeries and was taking medication. He was bad about taking his medication with liquor. One night when we were going to bed, he did this, mom was coming home from school (she was taking classes at night to learn english) she saw that he was choking and came to his rescue, we called our neighbor to take us to the emergency room. She saved his life that time.

After some time, mom and dad got into an argument again and she told daddy to leave. Daddy would spend his money on liquor and women and would also accuse mom of several things, I think this was the base of their discussion. So he left, and rented an apartment in Brownsville and while he was alone he did the same thing (the drinking and medication)(I guess he thought nothing would happen to him but it did). He took his medication with liquor, however, this time there was nobody there to save him. So he passed away.

It was hard for me, I was about 9 years old. Mom had no money to bury him, so with major embarassement she had our neighbor (cause she didn't speak english) call my aunts in GA. She called to tell them that my dad had passed away and that she had no money to bury him. So she send his body to GA for burial.

After his death, mom had to raise all 4 of us (there is six of us) (Mom had 4 sons and then Aubrey and I) - my other 2 brother were already older and had moved to Houston. Mom was about 42, she has remained single ever since, she never remarried.

I can't remember daddy very well even though I spend 9 years of my life along his side. All I can remember is that he favored Aubrey, he loved his little boy also that he kept on my case about eating. Cause I'd love to eat. I grew up very fast, my body had matured at an early age. So I think he felt that if I didn't stop eating I would be a fat women when I got older. On the contrary, I'm anything but.

I've always wanted to go visit daddy's gravesite but had never made time. I keep telling my husband that we need to go. I need to make time and go down there to GA and visit his gravesite put some flowers. I'm glad Aubrey made it down there and put flowers by daddy's gravesite.

I find a draft card for William Robert Cook born April 30, 1881, wife Annie Cook, in Worth Co., GA 1918

We know that he lived in Waycross, GA at the end of his life and when his brother J. D. Cook died. The 1930 census has him listed as William Robert Cook born 1881 and a widow living in Waycross, GA.