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Samuel Shrewsberry Cook

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Samuel Shrewsberry Cook Veteran

Birth
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Death
13 Feb 1925 (aged 94)
Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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He was a Confederate Soldier
William Coopers Company
5th Infantry Regiment
VA TROOPS
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He attended Virginia Military Institute from Sept. 1848 - Jan. 1849.
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He was captured at the Battle of Five Forks near the end of the War.
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He is buried with his father, Samuel and his grandfather.
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His daughter, Sallie Cook Booker ordered his military headstone in 1931.
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1880 Census, Dickensons Precinct, Union Hall, Franklin County, Va.:
Samuel S. Cook 50 VA
Mildred A. 50
Ella 20
Samuel L. 15
Ansolum 8
Laura 18 other (servant, cook)
Polly 3
(all born in Va.)
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THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., Feb. 24, 1925, p. 1, col. 7:
(edited)
MR. S. S. COOK, FATHER OF PROMINENT LOCAL WOMAN, DIES AT HIS HOME NEAR SNOW CREEK.
Mr. S. S. Cook, an aged Veteran of Franklin County, died suddenly February 19th, in his 95th year, while enjoying an appetizing breakfast.
He finished his education at the University of Virginia, and with him were buried many heritages of the Old South.
He believed it beneath the dignity of A Virginia Gentleman to get more profit out of a business contract than was accorded the other party or parties; and lived up to his ideals to the end of his life.
He was buried near his boyhood home in Franklin County, beneath a profusion of flowers and a flag presented by the Mildred Lee Chapter U.D.C., which he followed valiantly from ‘61 to 65.
Funeral rites were conducted by the Masons, he having been a member of that organization for more than 70 years.
His living children are Mrs. J. P. Long of Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs. J. W. Booker of this place and Mrs. S. L. Cook of Scottsville, Va.
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Ref: CEMETERY RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, complied by The Franklin County Historical Society, page 551, Cook Family Cemetery, located on Route 630 off Route 890:
Samuel S. Cook, Sept. 29, 1830 - Feb. 13, 1925;
Mildred A. Cook, July 5, 1830 - June 30, 1899 (Wife of S. S. Cook)
He was a Confederate Soldier
William Coopers Company
5th Infantry Regiment
VA TROOPS
===
He attended Virginia Military Institute from Sept. 1848 - Jan. 1849.
===
He was captured at the Battle of Five Forks near the end of the War.
===
He is buried with his father, Samuel and his grandfather.
===
His daughter, Sallie Cook Booker ordered his military headstone in 1931.
===
1880 Census, Dickensons Precinct, Union Hall, Franklin County, Va.:
Samuel S. Cook 50 VA
Mildred A. 50
Ella 20
Samuel L. 15
Ansolum 8
Laura 18 other (servant, cook)
Polly 3
(all born in Va.)
===
THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., Feb. 24, 1925, p. 1, col. 7:
(edited)
MR. S. S. COOK, FATHER OF PROMINENT LOCAL WOMAN, DIES AT HIS HOME NEAR SNOW CREEK.
Mr. S. S. Cook, an aged Veteran of Franklin County, died suddenly February 19th, in his 95th year, while enjoying an appetizing breakfast.
He finished his education at the University of Virginia, and with him were buried many heritages of the Old South.
He believed it beneath the dignity of A Virginia Gentleman to get more profit out of a business contract than was accorded the other party or parties; and lived up to his ideals to the end of his life.
He was buried near his boyhood home in Franklin County, beneath a profusion of flowers and a flag presented by the Mildred Lee Chapter U.D.C., which he followed valiantly from ‘61 to 65.
Funeral rites were conducted by the Masons, he having been a member of that organization for more than 70 years.
His living children are Mrs. J. P. Long of Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs. J. W. Booker of this place and Mrs. S. L. Cook of Scottsville, Va.
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Ref: CEMETERY RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, complied by The Franklin County Historical Society, page 551, Cook Family Cemetery, located on Route 630 off Route 890:
Samuel S. Cook, Sept. 29, 1830 - Feb. 13, 1925;
Mildred A. Cook, July 5, 1830 - June 30, 1899 (Wife of S. S. Cook)

Gravesite Details

He has a military headstone and a regular headstone.



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