Marriage Notes for Lydia Williams and Levi Bond
The Indiana State Library Genealogy Division lists their marriage date asDecember 2, 1840.
Charity Cook Ladd Marshall and her husband, Joshua Marshall raised theirorphaned grandson, Joshua Alvadore Ladd.
Charity Cook Ladd Marshall was buried in IOOF Cemetery in Marion, IN. In1958, her great-grandson, Chauncey H. Ladd, had a marker placed on hergrave.
According to the Mississinewa Monthly Meeting records, on August 14, 1850Charity Cook was taken to task for marrying contrary to discipline, atwhich time she offered apologies which were accepted. At the samemonthly meeting in January 1860 the four Ladd children were received intomembership on the request of their mother. It appears that Samuel Laddwas not a member of the Society of Friends.
In 1848, he went to Grant Co., IN and entered 160 acres of land. Theoriginal government deed, signed by Zachary Taylor, is in the possessionof Chauncey Ladd, his great-grandson.
On December 8, 1846, aged 28 years 11 months and 3 days, Samuel Ladd diedof typhoid fever, and was buried in Deer Creek Cemetery, south of Marion,Grant Co., IN.
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1850 Federal Census; Sims Twp., Grant Co., IN:
23 72 72 LADD Samuel 22 M Farmer800 Ind X (married within year)
24 72 72 LADD Charity 21 MInd
Isabel (Isabella) Ladd was unmarried and died of "consumption". She isburied in Deer Creek Cemetery three miles west of Jonesboro, IN and southof Marion, IN.
Cicero Ladd died of spotted fever. He is buried in Deer Creek Cemetery.He was unmarried.
Joshua and Tamer Osborn Marshall were married contrary to discipline ofthe Society of Friends.
Joshua and Tamer Marshall lived in Hamilton County, Indiana, and ownedproperty described as E1/2 W1/4 Sec. 7 T 18 NR 4 E, which was sold toMoses Coffin for $175 by deed dated October 20, 1838 signed by Joshua andTamer Marshall. They also lived in Boone County before moving to GrantCounty in 1848 where the farm was located in Franklin Township.
After Tamer's death, Joshua married Charity (Cook) Ladd and together theycared for their grandson, Joshua Alvadore Ladd.
Joshua Marshall is buried in the IOOF Cemetery, Marion, Indiana.
Joseph Cook owned an 80 acre farm two miles southwest of Roseburg,Indiana. He was a farmer and also engaged inthe manufacture of tile.
Sarah Fry was the widow of Jesse Fry.
Jacob Cook was a carpenter, and both he and his wife Anna Jane Hockettwere ministers.
They moved various times. In 1864 they moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa, andreturned to Indiana in 1872. In 1886, they moved to Missouri andArkansas, and returnd to Indiana in 1892. They celebrated their 49thwedding anniversary on Sunday, September 24, 1900, with a family dinner.There were 45 persons present, including family and friends.
They are both buried on the bank of Wild Cat River, Howard County,Indiana, near Greentown.
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Jesse was a farmer and carpenter, and at one time operated a sawmill. Hewas a member of Maple Run Friends Church, Grant County, Indiana.
Jesse Cook is buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Marion, (Grant Co.), IN
In 1905, Mary (Purvis) Cook moved to Newayga, Michigan, 12 milesnorthwest of Sand Lake.
Levi Cook was unmarried and lived with his mother.
Eli Hockett enlisted in Co. 1 of the 101st Indiana Infantry on August 11,1862 and served throughout the remainder of the War. He was engaged inthe following battles: Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Resacca, BurntHickory, Altoona, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro,Murfreesboro, Savanna and Bentonsville. he was in the famous march tothe sea.
Eli and Hannah made their home in Grant County, Indiana, until 1879 whenthey moved to Sauk County, Wisconsin. After Hannah's death in 1884 thefamily returned to Indiana.
Eli married a second time to Hannah (Small) McIntire, a widow. Therewere three sons from this marriage. We do not have their names.
Thomas and Martha Cook moved to Richland County, Wisconsin in 1884. Theyreturned to Grant Co., IN in 1886 where Thomas worked in a sawmill. In1888 Thomas and Martha Cook returned to Wisconsin, and in 1892 they movedto Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa. Later they went to Rock Rapids, LionCounty, Iowa, where Martha Cook died.
Thomas Cook returned to Grant County, Indiana, but in 1900 he went toArkansas, where he stayed a short time, returning to Grant County. In1904 he went to Cedar Springs, Michigan, where he married Orilla J.(Anway) Clark, a widow. Thomas Cook was a jeweler in Cedar Springs andlived 8 miles northwest of Sand Lake, Michigan.
Nathan Cook was a farmer and owned the 60 acres of land his fatherreceived from the government in 1848. He was the author of the bookconcerning the Cook Family published in 1911.