Susan, a first generation-American born to Irish immigrants, was born about 1846 in Florida. She is the daughter of Adam Crooke and Mary Unknown. [1]
Her parents worked as landlords, and several other people appear on that same census with the family. [1]
In 1861, her father joined the First Florida Regiment and fought in the Civil War.
Research Notes
Some people believe that her mother, Mary and Elizabeth Powers, are the same person. However, the names aren't the same. Also, Elizabeth is born in Germany and Mary is born in Ireland. Additionally, and oddly, Mary and her four children only appear on the 1860 census. Thereafter, she and the four children vanish. Lastly, he didn't marry Elizabeth until after the first four children are born.
However, Adam marries Elizabeth in 1851 - and the census is 1860. But, I am not quite sure what went on with this family line here. The Florida census for Pensacola, Florida only had one Adam Crooke, but there are many discrepancies between the families that I am not sure they are the same family.
The 1860 census says Susan was born in Ireland, but Adam Crooke came to America before her birth. So, either she was born in Florida, or this is a different family line of Irish-born Crookes from Ireland who settled in Pensacola, Florida at the same time.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CS-ZXT : 13 December 2017), John Crocke in entry for Adam Crocke, 1860. Note the FamilySearch transcription lists the last name as "Crocke" on the 1850 Census. However, the image clearly says "Crooke".
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susan: