Columbus Marion Rooks (1854 - 1922)

Born 20 Aug 1854 in Georgia, USA

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Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1922 at age 68 in Floral City, Citrus, Florida, United States [uncertain]

Biography

When Columbus M Rooks was born on August 20, 1854, in Georgia, his father, Christopher, was 24 and his mother, Martha, was 32. ^[1]

He married Rowena Exa (Ronnie) POWELL in 1876 in Florida. ^[2]

He died on November 28, 1922, at the age of 68. Cause of death was Dropsy and Cirrhosis of the Liver. He had been a farmer.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2743271:7163?ssrc=pt&tid=88603455&pid=48572162446 Name: Columbus M Rooks Age in 1870: 14 Birth Date: abt 1856 Birthplace: Alabama Dwelling Number: 374 Home in 1870: Militia District 626, Calhoun, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Morgan Occupation: Farm Laborer Cannot Read: Yes Cannot Write: Yes Inferred Father: Chas C Rooks Inferred Mother: Martha Rooks Household Members Age Chas C Rooks 47 Martha Rooks 47 Daniel F Rooks 19 Francis E Rooks 18 Lizzie A Rooks 16 Columbus M Rooks 14 Louisa J Rooks 12 Thomas L Rooks 10 Martha Rooks 9 Joseph E A Rooks 8
2. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4504434:6742 Name: Columbus Rooks Age: 23 Birth Date: Abt 1857 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1880: Precinct 1 and 3, Hernando, Florida, USA Dwelling Number: 334 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Rhona Rooks Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Occupation: Farmer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Columbus Rooks 23 Self (Head) Rhona Rooks 21 Wife V.E. Rooks 3/12 Daughter Tom Rooks 21 Brother
3. ↑ Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/536519:8993 Name: Columbus M Rookes Probate Date: 24 Nov 1922 Probate Place: Citrus, Florida, USA Inferred Death Year: 1922 Inferred Death Place: Florida, USA
4. ↑ Death: "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2116237; Record number: 17;
   FamilySearch Record: FPSG-LQZ (accessed 6 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTB7-1HL Image number 247
   C M Rooks death 28 Nov 1922 (age 65) in Floral City, Citrus, Florida, United States.

• Florida Death Certificate, daughter's death cert.