Joel Beckwith COOK 2
- Born: 23 May 1815, Onondaga County, New York, USA 3 4
- Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth RICE on 9 May 1839 in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA 1
- Died: 29 June 1867, Coos River, Coos County, Oregon, USA at age 52
 Cause of his death was killed in a logging accident by falling timber.
Other names for Joel were J. B. COOK 4 and Joel B. COOK.3 5 6 7
General Notes
~~~~~~ from Rommie Walker's history on www.collver.org ~~~~
Joel B. Cook, age 36, born 1815 in Onondaga County New York, the son of Beckwith and Sybil Olds Cook. Wife Mary E. (Rice) Cook age 31, born May 22, 1820 in Ohio, the daughter of William King Rice and Mary Polly Pettingill Rice. DLC records show Joel Cook arriving in Oregon June 26, 1852. Lane County DLC # 3011 settled Sept 25, 1852. DLC affidavit signed by: Seley M. Cook, Abram Cutlip and Henry B. Smith. Children;
1. Alvira M. Cook, age 11, born Mar. 8, 1840, Illinois. Md. 1. William Johnson, 1854 Lane Co., he died 1856. OR. 2. Daniel Cushman, Feb. 21, 1857, Lane Co. OR. 3. Joseph K. Sturdevant, June 3, 1862, Lane Co. OR. Alvira M. Cook Johnson Cushman Sturdevant died 1863.
2. Lucy A. Cook, age 8, born Cedar Co. Iowa, Md. 1. Lorenzo Granby, 1858, Linn Co. She may have married 2. Anderson Wright, May 6, 1866 in Coos Co. OR. Lucy may have died July 9, 1867 in Lane or Coos Co.
3. Mercy Agustas Cook, age 5, born in Iowa, July 15, 1847. She married Hiram H. Collver Dec 25, 1864 at Noti, in Lane Co. He or she died Aug. 24, 1866. The relationship, if any, of Hiram Collver to Alfred B. Collver mentioned later is not known at the time of this writing
The 1860 Federal Census for Lane County listed the following as members of the Joel B. Cook household (#904).
1. Seley C. Johnson, age 4 years probably the son of William and Alvira Cook Johnson.
2. Lorenzo Granby age 26, farm labor and born in Ohio. A family story is Lorenzo, was killed at Noti by Indians. This would have occurred after 1860 census if it did in fact happen.
3. Lucy A. Granby age 16, housewife, born in Iowa. The story continues, after husband Lorenzo was killed, Lucy and son Hiram rode horse back from Noti to Sitkum by way of Coos Bay Wagon Road. The Granby's established a home in the near vicinity of the Alfred. B. Collver home.
4. Hiram B. Granby age 1, male, born in Oregon.
Joel B. Cook, died Jun 29, 1867, Coos River, Coos Co., killed in a logging accident falling timber. Wife Mary E. Rice Cook married Rev A.M. Walker, of Wasco County about Apr 26, 1873.
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Recorded Events in His Life
- He has conflicting birth information of 23 May 1815 and Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA. 4
- He appeared on the 1840 US Federal Census on 1 June 1840 in Cedar County, Iowa Territory, USA. 7
.jpg "1850 census IA-Cedar-Center (Rice, Cook) (18271 KB) 1850 Horace Rice household Beckwith Cook (and Seely Cook) household Joel B. Cook household (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- He appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census on 12 September 1850 in Center Township, Cedar County, Iowa, USA. 3
Joel B. Cook, 35, NY, farmer
Mary E. Cook, 30, Ohio
Elvira W. Cook, 10, Illinois
Lucy A. Cook, 7, Iowa
Mercy A. Cook, 3, Iowa
.jpg "1860 census OR-Lane-Richason (Cook, Rice, Cutlip, Smith) (19089 KB) 1860 Related families: Cook, Rice, Cutlip and Smith (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- He appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census on 22 August 1860 in Richason's Precinct, Lane County, Oregon, USA. 4
Related Families: Cook, Rice, Cutlip, and Smith
1860 Census (22 Aug 1860) - Richason's Precinct, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Real Personal
Name Age Sex Occupation Estate Property Birthplace Remarks
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Abraham Cutlet 35 M Farmer 1500 500 Virginia --
Harriett E Cutlet 27 F Housewife -- -- Ohio --
Lenoard Cutlet 10 M -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Rosalio Cutlet 6 F -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
David M Cutlet 3 M -- -- -- Oregon --
Almira Cutlet 6/12 F -- -- -- Oregon --
Henry B Smith 35 M Farmer 1800 450 Pennsylvania --
Sophia A Smith 31 F Housewife -- -- Ohio --
Freman B Smith 10 M -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Kansas H Smith 8 F -- -- -- On the Plains attended school in past year
Cornelia H Smith 6 F -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Charles S Smith 3 M -- -- -- Oregon --
Lida Smith 2 F -- -- -- Oregon --
Beckwith Cook 75 M Farmer 600 200 Connecticut --
Poley Cook 69 F Housewife -- -- Maine --
Seley M Cook 47 M Farmer 1500 1200 New York --
Nancy B Cook 45 F Housewife -- -- New York --
Osmer W Cook 13 M -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Eliza M Cook 9 F -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Horace H Cook 8 M -- -- -- On the Plains attended school in past year
Edward S Cook 6 M -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Harriett E Cook 3 F -- -- -- Oregon --
J B Cook 44 M Farmer 640 350 New York --
Mary E Cook 40 F Housewife -- -- Ohio --
Mercey A Cook 13 F -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Seley C Johnson 4 M -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Lorenzo Granby 26 M Farm laborer -- 100 Ohio --
Lucy A Granby 16 F Housewife -- -- Iowa --
Hiram B Granby 1 M -- -- -- Oregon --
Horace Rice 30 M Farming 640 875 Ohio --
Eliza J Rice 30 F Housewife -- -- Virginia --
George W Rice 10 M -- -- -- Iowa attended school in past year
Charles W Rice 6 M -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Emma A Rice 4 F -- -- -- Oregon attended school in past year
Amelia A Rice 2 F -- -- -- Oregon --
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Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Richardson, Lane, Oregon; Roll: M653_1055; Page: 276; Image: 553.
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