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Note: Alfred Hix Cook's (Bud) early life was spent on his daddy's farm where he became a hunter and woodsman. The war between the States began when he was 15 years old, Alfred would start his service at 17. It is said that he served cutting trees and building bridges, mostly railroad. Once he had to jump into the river and swim when a train came by unexpectedly. After the war he married Mary C. Wilson, who lived not far from his father's house, on December 16, 1869. For the next few years Alfred and his wife Mary were active in veteran organizations. Thier first child was born September 1870 and was named Robert Nathan Cook after Alfred's younger brother Robert N. Cook. He was the first grandchild for Uriah Hix Cook and Mary Jane Richards Cook. February 29, 1872 their first girl was born and they would name her Sarah Julia after Alfred's little sister, Sarah Julia. The third child was Thomas Ralph Cook. He was probably a twin as there is a baby girl born on that same date and is buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Thomas was likely named after Alfred's brother T.R. Cook. The fifth child is Anna Houston Cook born August 24, 1876. She was likely named after Alfred's sister Anna Virgie who died. The sixth child is Mary Hix Cook born in 1878 and was named Mary for her grandmother, Mary Richards, and Hix for her grandfather, Uriah Hix, and father, Alfred Hix Cook. The seventh child James Bonner Cook born Jan 10, 1882 was named for his grandmothers brother James Richards and his Great Great Grandmother Elizabeth Bonner Cook. Eight was a little boy born May 23, 1884 and died the same day. Joanna Elizabeth Cook was the last child she was born June 1885. She was named after Alfred Cook's aunt, Johanna Elizabeth Green, Sister to Uriah Hix Cook. After the war Alfred took over running the farm operations, but times were very hard after Uriah Hix Cook died in 1884, Mary Jane Cook lived with Alfred until she died. In 1886 Alfred bought eighty acres of land from his brother George: with the forty he already bought from the railroad this gave him 120 acres. In 1896 he sold the 120 Acres to his brother-in-law Fred Boan. He then bought forty acres from his mother, Mary Jane Cook. This place would later be known as the "Will Cook Place". He would live there until around 1903 when he moved to Paxton Florida, his two boys Robert and Ralph as well as daughter Sarah Douglas went with him along with the two younger ones, who were still living at home. Anne Steward with her family stayed in Butler County Alabama. Mary Hix Sturt had died in 1900. Some of Alfred's people worked at the big sawmill in Lockhart, Alabama. At least one nephew, Gene Boan, joined them around 1907. Uncle Alfred's people tell how he would take the covered wagon and some of his boys go deer hunting for a week or so, and come back with meat to last quite a while.
1920 Walton County Florida Census Alfred H. Cook 73 Head Mary Cook 74 Wife Orie Douglas 21Grandson
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