From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Cook, George
(born: 1863)Born in 1863 in Louisville, KY, George Cook was a cook for Buffalo Bill Cody and a chef on a private dining car of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He was known as "Honest Mister Cook."
For more see The Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians, by A. A. Dunnigan.