A Tennant Family

James Chapin Downey is the Great-Great Grandson of John Cook the father of Thomas Strang Cook who is the father of Donna Cook the wife of M. I. Chapin. According to the records of Bob Parmerter, great grandson of Elizabeth Cook Brown, John Cook's birthday is 20 Dec 1839.

John Cook, son of Archibald and Elizabeth Strang Cook, was born at Fordell, Scotland on 20 Dec 1839. He married Margaret Johnstone (Johnston) at Halbreath. They had 11 children and immigrated to America in the year of 1868 on the Ship "Columbis". He became a miner in Pennsylvania. She died at Mildred, Pa. (This paragraph is quoted from the "Cook Line" outline as received from a person in Casper, Wyoming about 1964.)

Archibald Cook, first son of John and Margaret Johnstone Cook, Born 19 January 1861, at Halbreath, Scotland. He married Florence Hatman 19 Aug 1880, at Moingona, Iowa. The came out in 1882 to Black Hills to prospect for gold and came to Shawnee, Wyoming, in 1886 to work as miners in the Shawnee coal mines. He was the Bandleader of the local municipal band for 40 years. 14 years as County Clerk and Clerk of the District Court, 4 years as State Supt. of Public Instruction (during term he was in ill health), 20 years of Government Service, Secret Service and State Statistian of Agriculture in Colorado. He retired 1 January 1930. He died 23 Arpil 1942 and had a Masonic funeral. They had five children. (See the notes under Archibald Cook)