. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . WILLIAM COOK. WILLIAM COOK was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, Feb. 20, 1818. Hisfather, John Cook, was a cooper, and William worked withhim until he was fifteen years of age, when he left homeand worked as a farm-hand for several years, contributingto the support of his fathers family. May 28,1841, he married Jeannette, daughter of WilliamKing, of the parish of Lesmabagow, Scotland, where shewas born Nov. 28,182-t. In July, 1843, William Cook andhis wife came to America and settled in Delhi, having justsufficient money to purchase forty acres
. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . WILLIAM COOK. WILLIAM COOK was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, Feb. 20, 1818. Hisfather, John Cook, was a cooper, and William worked withhim until he was fifteen years of age, when he left homeand worked as a farm-hand for several years, contributingto the support of his fathers family. May 28,1841, he married Jeannette, daughter of WilliamKing, of the parish of Lesmabagow, Scotland, where shewas born Nov. 28,182-t. In July, 1843, William Cook andhis wife came to America and settled in Delhi, having justsufficient money to purchase forty acres of land from thegovernment. He worked at such employment as offeredfor a year or more, when he built a log house, into whichthey moved in January, 1845. His land was situated in adense forest of heavy timber. With little or no means, theimprovements were made with the greatest difficulty. Dur-ing the first two years some ten acres of land cleared wasall that could be done; and so on, year by year, the im-provements have been made, and other lands
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