Cook County, IL

History

Cook County was created on January 15, 1831 out of Putnam County by an act of the Illinois State Legislature. It was the 54th county established in Illinois and was named after Daniel Cook, one of the earliest and youngest statesmen in Illinois history, who served as the second U.S. Representative from Illinois and the first Attorney General of the State of Illinois. Shortly thereafter, in 1839, DuPage County was carved out of Cook County.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Lake County, Illinois - north
Lake County, Indiana - southeast
Will County, Illinois - south
DuPage County, Illinois - west
Kane County, Illinois - west
McHenry County, Illinois - northwest
Berrien County, Michigan - east (across Lake Michigan)

Gleanings from

• Marriages - Cook Co., IL
  • 18931025 Marriage - Reeves to Morgan
• Newspaper - The Chicago Tribune
  • 19120303 Obit - Owen T. Reeves
• US Federal Census - Cook Co., IL
  • 1900 Census - Cook Co., IL
    • Edward Logan Reeves
  • 1910 Census - Cook Co., IL
    • Edward Logan Reeves
  • 1920 Census - Cook Co., IL
    • Edward Logan Reeves
  • 1930 Census - Cook Co., IL
    • Edward Logan Reeves