hi susan

i am also a cook, my fathers family are also from jefferson co. al
they started out in the 1870 census in pickens co. al.

i dont know if there is any relation or not but i will give some names
and dates that i have.

state cook yes his first name was state born in nc 1831
his wife was emily born in 1835
their children
edmond born 1866
monroe 1862
eli
frank

other names
caesar
charity
cynthia
ellen
joseph

if any of this helps let me know maybe we can help each other