Cook Cemetery
Submitted by Todd Walter
Pictures by Janine Crandell

Pictures taken in June 2005

North West Quarter of Section 36, Orange Township, Knox County, IL

Wilma Butts and Pam Eagle copied this cemetery in May, 1982 for the Knox County Genealogical Society. I recopied it in November, 2001 as I was doing some work in it for the township. I've included some wives maiden names. This cemetery is well taken care of with very little damage.

Todd Walter
 

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COOK CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTION:
 

State of Illinois
Dept of State
Jas. A. Rose, Sec. of State

To all to whom these presents shall come greeting:

     Whereas a Petition duly signed by Caroline Davis, Elsie A. Reynolds, Addie Lindstrom, Lodema Painter, Alice Cook, and Mrs. I. J. Rambo having been filed in the office of the Secretary of State on the 31st day of July A. D. 1907 for the organization of the Cook Cemetery Association under and in accordance with the provisions of an act entitled "An Act to Provide for the organization, ownership, management, and control of Cemetery Associations" approved May 14, 1903, a copy of which petition is hereunto attached.
     I, James A. Rose, Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, by virtue of the powers and duties vested in me by law do hereby certify that the said Cook Cemetery Association is a legally organized association in accordance with the provisions of the above named act.
     In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and cause to be affixed the Great Seal of State.
     Done at the City of Springfield this 31st day of July A. D. 1907 and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and 32nd.

{Great Seal of State} James A. Rose, Secretary of State


{State of Illinois, Knox County} To James A. Rose, Secretary of State

     We the undersigned Caroline Davis, Elsie A. Reynolds, Addie Lindstrom, Lodema Painter, Alice Cook, and Mrs. I. J. Rambo, hereby present this our petition setting forth our desire to organize a Cemetery Association under an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled "An Act to Provide for the organization, ownership, management, and control of Cemetery Associations" approved May 14, 1903, said Cemetery to be located in Knox County, and to be known by the name and style of Cook Cemetery Association, the Post office address of the business office of said Association is at Number No Number street in Maquon in the County of Knox and State of Illinois.

                    Signed:

                                Caroline Davis
                                Elsie A. Reynolds
                                Addie Lindstrom
                                Lodema Painter
                                Alice Cook
                                Mrs. I. J. Rambo

 

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