Notes:

Possibly him in 1850 Providence, Luzerne PA

Also saw this, no idea if any connection
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY/2002-03/1015995911

Galway -
Of Peter McCOOK, parish of Kilbeacounty, near Gort, county Galway, who came
to this country 10 or 12 years ago; when last heard from he was in Virginia.
Information received by his brother Patrick,Milton, Mass.

Thomas Nolan, after whom this settlement was named, was a farmer democrat residing on section one in Graham township of Johnson county. He was born in Tipperary county, Ireland in 1828, and came to America in 1835. Landing in New York and living there 5 years, he finally settled in Graham township.

It was Father William Edmonds, pioneer priest of St. Mary?s of Iowa City, who first made the arduous trip in a bobsled, or wagon, once a month to say mass in the log cabins of the settlers before 1860. He is remembered for having named the parish. Father Edmonds hailed Mr. Nolan, who dwelt in the woods, heedless of his religion, and reprimanded him for not practicing his faith. To coax him, Father Edmonds said, ?Now, Mr. Nolan, if you help with the other 4 families to erect a little church for the honor of God, we shall name the place of settlement, Nolan Settlement.? Thus, Mr. Nolan, Horty, Leonard, Peters, Mahoney, Wall and Sullivan formed or rather constituted the primary makeup of St. Bridget?s parish, Nolan Settlement in 1859.

Forty acres was then purchased for $250, and in 1863 the first frame structure was erected in what is now the cemetery. Although it was but 20

Family/Spouse: Catherine Lowry. Catherine was born in c 1830 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bernard McCook was born on 31 Jan 1859 in Johnson Co, IA, NEAR SOLON IA, WAS A FARMER; died on 17 Jan 1911.
2. John McCook was born in 1860; died on 22 Sep 1871 in AGED 11 YRS 6 MOS.
3. Mary Jane McCook was born on 30 Nov 1862; died on 25 Mar 1899.
4. Private
5. Steve R McCook was born in 1865; died in 1931 in HOSPITAL IN IOWA CITY, IA.