Brief Life History of Jacob Griest
When Jacob Griest Cookson was born about 1827, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Cookson, was 28 and his mother, Esther Vanscoyac Griest, was 20. He married Mary Jane Bond on 25 November 1852, in Fairfield, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States for about 30 years.
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- Jacob Cookson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jacob Cookson - Government record: birth-name: Jacob Cookson
- Jacob G. Cookson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): from Middle English cok ‘cook’ or the surname Cook + son, denoting either ‘son of (the) cook’ or ‘son of (a man called) Cook’. See Cook .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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