George Crook (1828 - 1890)

Born 8 Sep 1828 in Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Tapscott (Dailey) Crook — married 21 Aug 1865 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Died 21 Mar 1890 at age 61 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Biography

George Crook is Notable.

George Crook^[1] was born on September 8, 1828 on a farm on the east bank of the Miami River near Taylorsville, Montgomery County, Ohio (possibly in present day Huber Heights). He is the son of Thomas Crook and Elizabeth Matthews.^[2]

• Career officer, US Army, playing significant roles in the US Civil War and a variety of Indian campaigns in the West
• The Apache referred to Gen. Crook as Nantan Lupan, which translates to "Grey Wolf"
• Gen. Crooks papers are kept in an archive at the University of Oregon in Eugene

Legacy

• General Crook has counties in Oregon and Wyoming named in his honor.
• President Rutherford B. Hayes named his son, George Crook Hayes, after Gen. Crook
• Crook has been portrayed in movies by Gene Hackman and Peter Coyote.

• Mentioned briefly in Col. Stephen Clark's Civil War letters: "I have also been recommended by Gen. Smith to the president for promotion to Brevet Colonel for the manner in which the regiment fought, and the captures made by it during the campaign. The recommendation was approved by General Crook and Sheridan, and will probably go through. I write you this so that you may know that the 13th was not idle while others fought."

Sources

1. ↑ Crook, George, General George Crook His Autobiography, Edited and Annotated by Martin F. Schmitt, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, USA, copyright 1946, paperback edition, 1986, p. XXIII

   "...The initial "W" was the whim of a relative who gave his name to the appointee. Crook never had a middle initial or name, and it was dropped when he graduated."

2. ↑ Crook, George, General George Crook His Autobiography, Edited and Annotated by Martin F. Schmitt, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, USA, copyright 1946, paperback edition, 1986, p. XX & XXI

   "George Crook was born on September 8, 1828, on a farm near Taylorsville, Ohio...

   "The Crook farm was on the east bank of the Miani River, in Montgomery County, Wayne Township, noted for its fertile farmland. When, in 1827, the Miami and Erie Canal was opened, it ran directly through the farm, greatly increasing its value, which according to the 1850 census was $13,600."

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCB1-QQ4 : 4 April 2020), George W Crook, Cornwall, Orange, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKH-GM5 : 18 March 2020), George Crook, 1860.

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MD-QBD : 13 September 2017), George Crook, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 210, sheet 325B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,015.

• Biography: George Crook on Wikipedia

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVM-MQ34 : 26 July 2019), George Crook, 1890; Burial, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America, Arlington National Cemetery; citing record ID 2280, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #2280.