Family History - William A. Cook

1. William A. Cook,¹ born ca. 1850 in Connecticut, the son of Nathaniel H. Cook and Jane Dunbar;^{1, 2} died ca. 1865.³ William is buried in Nathaniel Cook Lot, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.³

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 30, Nathaniel H. Cook, 41, New York, stonecutter; Jane Cook, 39, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 11, Connecticut; William A. Cook, 10, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 5, Rhode Island; Aaron Church, 58, Rhode Island, day laborer; James Dunbar, 69, Connecticut, day laborer.
2. Rhode Island State Census 1865, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 149, Nathaniel H. Cook, 46, Connecticut, farmer; Jane Cook, 43, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 16, Connecticut, asst. farmer; William A. Cook, 14, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 10, Hopkinton; Mary A. Lock, 16, Connecticut, asst. housekeeper.
3. Find a Grave (website). Nathaniel Cook Lot, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, PVT William A. Cook [and W. A. Cook in a separate entry], born: unknown; died: 3 March 1861 (from record, which indicates: Son of Nathaniel and Jane Cook. Served in Co. A, 1st U.S. Artillery in Civil War. Died in hospital during the War.) The date of death stated in this record is likely incorrect. William shows with his parents and siblings in the Rhode Island State Census for 1865,