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George W Cook
.After GEORGE W.COOK,stock dealer and capitalist,Leechburg,Pa was born in
Allegheny County,Pa June 5, 1885, son of John and Sophia (Garrard) Cook. The
parents were born in England and married in that country, and came to America
on their wedding trip. After landing at New York they came to Pennsylvania and
located on the Ross estate near Pittsburgh, and lived on one farm for
fifty-five years. At that time this estate owned 1,800 acres, on which land
the newer part of the great “Iron City” has been built. John Cook
was a successful farmer and stock dealer and continued in the business during
all his active life. He lived to be eight-six, and wife Sophia to be sixty-six
years old. They were both buried in Evergreen cemetery, near Sharpsburg, Pa.
They had nine children: Caroline, Mary A, Eliza, John, Charles, George W. and
three who died in infancy. George W. Cook attended school on the present site
of Aspinwall, Allegheny Co; Pa. He remained with his father until he was
sixteen years of age, when he started out for himself. For some six years he
worked for farmers through Allegheny county and later in Westmoreland County,
where he was in the cattle business for ten years. After locating at Leechburg
he purchased a livery business which he conducted here for nine years, and
after disosing of that bought an undertaking and funeral directing. After
selling out he engaged in farming from his father-in law, in Westmoreland
county for two years, them returned to Leechburg and here conducted a meat
market for two more years at that time selling it to his son Herbert T. Since
them Mr Cook has devoted his time and attention to dealing in stock and has
interests in both Armstrong and Westmoreland Counties. He was one of the
organizers of the Farmers’ National Bank of Leechburg, and has been one of it
dirctors ever since. In all essentials Mr Cook is a self made man.Mr Cook was married to ollie Morrison daughter of James Morrison
of westmoreland county ,and they had six children, as follow: Eddie who is
deceased; George C, who who is auditor of the Los AngelesCal; Herbert T. who is in the butcher business at Leechburg, Pa Eliza, who
is decease; James ,who conducts a meat business at Hyde Park, Pa ; and
caroline, who is a student in high school.Mr. Cook and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Politically he is a Republican, and on numerous occasion he has been
selected for offices of responsibility. For eight years he has been a member
of the town council, and he has also served for three years as director on the
poor boardSource: Page 782, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed November 1998 by Bonnie Schultz for the Armstrong County Beers
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