Lucinda BATES, Franklin, AL, Columbia AR
Seeking confirmation that Lucinda(c1809 TN – aft 1880), wife of Joseph Thomas COOK (1808 – 1858) of Franklin Co, AL and Falcon, Columbia Co, AR is the same person as Lucinda BATES, daughter of Robert Patrick BATES and Jane HILL of White Co, TN and Franklin Co, AL.
In the 1850 Census of Bodcaw Township, Hempstead Co, AR, Joseph T. COOK, age 43 b. SC is listed as head of household.Next is Lucinda, age 41, born TN. Children include daughters Minerva and Melvina, names not found among the COOK families.
In the 1860 Census of Alabama Township, Columbia Co, (Columbia formed from Hempstead Co) Lucinda COOK, age 50 b. TN is listed as head of household.Finus B., male, age four is youngest child.
Columbia County, AR, Will Book A, p. 53, 12 Sep 1857 (probated 12 Oct 1858)
Last Will and Testament of Joseph T. COOK.Mentions wife Lucinda and, among others, children Manerva Adaline, James Bates,and Finis Bates.
Various BATES pedigrees that show Robert Patrick BATES (1790-1840) and Jane HILL (1796- 1850)This couple apparently lived in White Co, TN and in Franklin Co, AL.Among their children were:Minerva, b. c1835, Melvin, b. 1836, and Finis Campbell b. 26 Aug 1832.Lucinda is shown as a daughter b. 1809 in some pedigrees, but not all.
An LDS Ancestral File for Joseph Thomas COOK (AFN:CKDR-ZX) and wife Lucinda BATES (AFN:CKDS-03), born Nov 1809 White Co, TN, died Uvalde, Texas.
Finis Campbell BATES (1832-1931) from various sources – he was born in Franklin Co, AL.In 1850 he was living in Hempstead Co, AR in the household of his brother, Elijah Anderson BATES.By 1870, the two brothers had established the Bates Ranch in Zavala Co, TX and in 1876 chartered the Commanche Irrigation Company and founded the town of Batesville.In 1880, Finis was living in Uvalde Co, TX (just north of Zavala).He died in Eldorado, Schelicher Co, TX.
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