Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Xenophon Cooke and Jane Galbraith




Husband Xenophon Cooke 1

            AKA: Xenophon Cook 2
           Born: 29 Nov 1835 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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           Died: Bef 1915
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         Father: David Cooke (1798-1857) 1
         Mother: Agnes B. Ritchey (1808-Aft 1893) 3


       Marriage: 23 Sep 1863 3



Wife Jane Galbraith 2

           Born: 20 Oct 1835 3
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         Father: William Galbraith (1800-1860) 4 5 6
         Mother: Isabella Welch (Abt 1800-Aft 1882) 4 5 6 7




Children
1 M David M. Cooke 3

           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1893
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2 F Bella Cooke 3

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General Notes: Husband - Xenophon Cooke


After marriage he settled on the home farm, and followed agricultural pursuits. He was a very influential man, and in politics voted the Republican ticket, and was elected to dif­ferent offices; was chosen a justice of the peace, but declined to serve. He and his wife were mem­bers of the U. P. Church at Burgettstown.

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 857.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 156.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 858.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 915.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 583.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 155.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 747.


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