Cook Family Cemetery / The Cook Family

On May 22, 1831, the Presbyterian Church in Newark, New York, formally dismissed twelve of its members who were moving to Michigan and organized them into a new church. The new congregation became the Saline Presbyterian Church. Among them were Peter Cook (1776-1861), his son Jacob, and their families. They and their neighbors had begun to use this land as a cemetery by 1837. Most of the people buried here were members of the Cook, Kellogg, or Kanouse families. The Cook Family Among the four generations of Cook family members buried here are Jacob, Peter B. and Webster. Jacob (1800-44) was York Township’s supervisor 1838-39 and served in the House of Representatives for Michigan’s 6th legislature in 1841. His son Peter (1828-1908) served as township supervisor 1865-72 and as a state representative 1873-74. Peter’s son Webster (1854-1908) was the principal of Saginaw High School when he published the textbook Michigan: Its History and Government in 1905.