Thank you Linda Garrett for
the following photos and information on -
Cliffside Acres
Cemetery - Rays Cove
Linda writes: I made a trip
to Bedford Co., in May of this year (1999) and was able, with
the help of my 4th cousin, to locate the graves of my ggg-grandparents,
Ezekiel Cook and his wife Elizabeth Leader Cook. They are buried
at Cliffside Cemetery. (Photo above) Cliffside Cemetery is located
in Rays Cove on the farm of the original Foor Homestead. I don't
know who is living there now, but they are taking very good care
of the cemetery which contains 10 to 15 graves.
William Lincoln Cook's gravestone
was leaning against Elizabeth's stone when we arrived. We turned
it slightly to get a better photo of it. I believe that William
Lincoln Cook was a grandson of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Leader Cook
(above) and that he was about 5 years old when he died.
Elizabeth Leader's sister,
Catherine Leader Foor (1798 - 1872) is buried there also. Catherine
married Jacob C. Foor II (1809 - 1884). Elizabeth and Catherine
had at least another sister Mary and a brother David.
Linda is wondering where Ezekiel
Cook's (above) parents may be buried? She knows that their names
were William and Anna Cook and they were living in Hopewell, Woodbury
Twp., Bedford Co. for the 1800 census. After the 1800 census,
Anna was listed as head of household, and the last document that
Linda can find was dated 1837. Anna is not found in the 1840 census,
which may indicate that she died between 1837 and 1840. Where
are William and Anna buried? Can anyone help? If you have questions,
or hopefully some clues, please contact Linda Garrett at : Linda
Garrett <fredd1907@earthlink.net> ________________________________________________________
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