Mary E. Cook was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Wiley. John is born in Kentucky in 10 May 1799 and is buried in Howard dying 22 Oct 1855. Elizabeth is born in 1800 and dies 6 Oct 1862; she is also buried in Howard Cemetery. She was born in 1831.
Mary is counted in the 1850 Census living with her parents and siblings in Brown Township, Hendricks, Indiana. (More on the family in the sketch of John Wiley and Elizabeth)
Mary marries Oscar Cook on the 27th of Oct 1852, they go on to have two boys James S born 1853 and John W. born 1856. Mary dies in 1858 on the 11th of June. Mary was only 27 years old when she died. In December of the same year Oscar goes onto marry Charity Wiley the sister of Mary E.
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