JOHN MC COOK, Parents Info

MCCOOK, WEBSTER, MC CARTY, LYONS

Posted By: Leonard Granger (email)
Date: 12/19/2001 at 00:33:30

While numbered among the particularly successful lawyers of Cresco, Howard Co, Iowa, JOHN MC COOK ranks as well among the most public-spirted of its citizens. He come of Irish and Scotch ancestry.His father was born in County Antrim, Ireland, while the mother was a native of Edinburg, Scotland, in her girlhood days and was married there, after which Mr and Mrs McCook crossed the Atlantic to the United States, establishing their first home in Philadelphia, while subsequently they removed to Altoona, PA. The father was a landscape gardener in Ireland but in later years gave his attention to agricultural pusuits. After living in the Keystone state for some time he brought his family to Iowa, settling at Riceville,Howard Co, where he purchased a farm, upon which he erected a residence and began improvement of the property. The town now stands on part of the old homestead. After devoting many years to the cultivation of his land Mr McCook took up his abode in Riceville and was president of the Riceville State Bank, the first bank in the city. He continued as the head of the institution until his death and his sons, Nelson, R.D. and J.B., were associated with him in the banking business. He died at age 83 year and his wife reached age 87 years, and they were a honored couple of Howard Co, Iowa., Bios Info of parents: Ref History of Chickasaw and Howard Co, 1919, Vol 2, Page 511