West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-06-15
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
In Memory of Mr.. Tillinghast }.
,. Cook. ... ..

From youth TO iagc, how shortthe span
Though numb'ring "Three-score years
-: and ten" -
Yet mid that flight a priceless gem,
Can besecured by all in time
81, 4 heaV'n, bright royal dIadefn,
Has been by Christ for each Obtain q.
BY grace, through faith in Him alone,
Eternal fife in heav'n is galnd.
The tnwearied stream OF time
moves on, and beneath its silent
sluna}ering waves are entombed the
young, the old, the middle-aged-
all classes, and all the varied CON
ditions of the human family. To
it's dreamless shades the living of
to-day-the living of earth-are
rapidly tending, and ere long, one
by one they viii disappear. Earth
toestrth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,
is the earthly inheritance of man
kind. The aged and familiar forms
of persons who for many years have
been seen in our streets, and known
in our daily intercourse-whose
sunny smiles have cheered many a
heart, sink beneath the weight OF
years and accumulated infirml-
ties, into the shoreless past, and are
soon forgotten. Death holds its
claim upon all, and sooner, or later,
he will enforce it. The living of
to-day know not the future of their
stay upon the shore of time.
During the past few years, many
of the aged citizens of our county,
one by one, have passed away to the
silent grave, and new generations
are taking their places, and are
moving forward in the journey of
life's uncertain pilgrimage to an
open grave.
On the evening of Wednesday,
the Sth of June, 1881, our esteemed
friend and fellow-citizen, Mr.. Til
linghast J. Cook, closed his earthly
career at the age of seventy years,
five months and five days.
He was the first son and fourth
child of the late Mr.. John
and Margaret Cook, born on the
farm where he has through life
resided, the Sd of January, 1911.
His father settled in this county in
1897, and on this farm in 1902,
where he resided until his death,
the 9th of March, 1927, in the 49th
year of his age. His mother, Mrs
Margaret Cook, died the Goth Of
June, 1864, in the S1st year of her
age.
At the time of his fathers death,
Mr.. T. J. Cook became the head Of
his fathers large family of nine
living children; saw them all rails
ed and educated, and as they be-
came of age he purchased their in
terests in the homestead.
On the 10Th Of May, 1886, he was
happily united in marriage with
Miss Celia Elizabeth Samuels, the
eldest child of the late Hon. Abram
Samuels, a grand daughter of the
late Hon: John Neal, and great
grand daughter of Capt. James
Neal, the first settler in this county
in 1855, To them have been born
seven children, who lived to man
hood and womanhood, six of
whom are still living and are heads
offamilies. The marked character
istics of the deceased through his
long life, were industry, economy,
promptness in business, and exact
ness in his dealings, and by strict
observance of these, he accumulated
during his long life, fine property
in this county, to be inherited by
his wife and children.
During his life, he filled many
offices of responsibility and trust.
Among them, that of High Sheriff
of the county. The arduous duties
of this office were faithfully per-
formed by him in person, and hav
ing settled up all its liabilities, he
retired from it with honor.
Alta watch night meeting, con-
Quoted at the old Court House, by
the late Rev. John H. Power, that
worthy and successful minister of
blessed memory, of the NJ. E.
Church, on the list day of January,
1888, the deceased became a subject
of grace, and united with that
church in membership, On the
division of that church, in 1910,
he adhered to the M. E. Church,
South.
His funeral obsequies were at