James Wesley Crook (1840 - 1919)

Born 12 Aug 1840 in Dowelltown, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah C. (Sandlin) Crook — married [date unknown] in Tennessee, United States

Husband of Nancy (Parker) Crook — married 21 Nov 1869 (to 20 Sep 1895) in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Martin) Crook — married 8 Jul 1897 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1919 at age 78 in Dowelltown, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

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This profile is part of the Dowelltown, Tennessee One Place Study.

Note

• Death index shows death date as 15th of Feb 1919, this may be a error in transcript, death index shows birth year of 1840 vs find a grave of 1843, have gone with death index at this time.

Biography

The early years

James Wesley Crook was born in Doweltown, DeKalb county, Tennessee on the 12th of August, 1840 to John Crook^[1] and and unconfirmed mother. His fathers wife Charlotte Fry is not likely his mother as they married several years after his birth.

Family Life

He would marry Sarah C. Sandlin Crook on the 28th of August, 1863 in Smith County, Tennessee^[2]and they would have:

• Mary Crook(1866-1950)^[3][4][5]
• William Riley Crook(1869-1947)^[3][4][6]

Sarah would pass away in 1869 and he would remarry to Nancy Jane Parker on the 21st of November, 1869 in DeKalb county, Tennessee^[7]and they would have:

• Elijah Cook(1870-?)^[4]
• Sarah Elizabeth Crook(1870-1956)^[4][8]
• Telia Jane Crook(1872-1956)^[4]
• John E Crook(1873-1893)^[4]
• Marion F Crook(1876-?)^[4]
• Serena Belle Crook(1877-1976)^[4][9]
• Robert Crook(1880-1956)^[4]
• Infant son Crook(1882-1883)
• Cora Crook(1884-1930)^[10][11]
• Florence Crook(1887-1936)^[10]
• Infant Crook(1888-1888)
• Infant Crook(1890-1890)
• Charles Crook(1893-1893)

Nancy would pass away in 1895 and he would remarry to Mary Elizabeth Martin and they would have:

• Dewey Sampson Crook(1898-1898)
• James Wesley Crook(1899-1902)^[10]
• Macon Crook(1900-1901)
• Infant Crook(1902-1902)
• Infant son Crook(1902-1902)

Through the years

In 1850^[12]

In 1860^[13]

In 1870^[3]

In 1880^[4]

In 1900^[10] Mary stated she had 15 children with 9 surviving, I suspect this number given was for James's children, not Mary's as she was only about 28 at the time

In 1910^[14] Mary confirms she had 5 childrne and all 5 are living

Death

He died on the 15th of February^[1], 1919^[1] in Dowelltown, DeKalb county, Tennessee^[1] and he would be buried in the Dismal Cemetery in DeKalb county, Tennessee^[1][15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Tennessee death certificate for Wesley Crook 15 Feb 1919 FHL Film 1299700 Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. ↑ Tennessee marriages, county of Smith for Wesley Crook to sarah Sandlin 28 Aug 1863 Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data:Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 226B
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} Year: 1880; Census Place: District 2, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: 1252; Page: 130C; Enumeration District: 027
5. ↑ Tennesse death certificate, county of DeKalb for Polly Hawker 16 September 1950 #50-19724
6. ↑ Texas death certificate, county of Grayson for William Riley Crook #21031 May 5, 1947
7. ↑ Tennessee marraiges, county of DeKalb for JW Crook to Nancy J Parker
8. ↑ The Whitewright Sun Whitewright, Texas 01 Mar 1956, Thu • Page 4
9. ↑ SSDI of Serena B Crook
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 20, De Kalb, Tennessee; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241567
11. ↑ Tennessee death certificate, county of Dekalb for Mrs. Cora Scott sep 25, 1930 #24964 Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
12. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: District 11, Dekalb, Tennessee; Roll: 876; Page: 23a
13. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: District 11, De Kalb, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1247; Page: 168; Family History Library Film: 805247
14. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 20, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1497; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1375510
15. ↑ * Find A Grave: Memorial #28418888 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28418888/james-wesley-crook : accessed 03 November 2021), memorial page for James Wesley Crook (12 Aug 1843–18 Feb 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28418888, citing Dismal Cemetery, Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by FES (contributor ) .