Person:Alonzo Cook (1)

died aged 72 Alonzo Cook was one of the early settlers in Payson Township, and lived there until his death, when past ninety-two years of age. Henry S. Cook as a boy well remembers, his grandfather. Alonzo Cook had two sisters; Mrs. Emma Hedged, who lived in Michigan; and Rhoda who married Leonard Hoffman and spent her life in Burton Township. Alonzo Cook worked with his father, cleared up a large tract of timbered land, and eventually acquired the old homestead, a farm that has since been sold. He always enjoyed the contidence and good will of his fellow citizens and filled various offices, including that of supervisor. He was a democrat. He died September, 1893, at the age of seven-two.