John Calvin Crook: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. John Calvin Crook was born on 9 May 1809 in White Co, Tennessee (son of John Crook, Jr. and Hannah Lee); died on 1 Jul 1891 in White Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

John Crook, Jr. was born in 1779 in Loudoun Co, Virginia (son of John Crook, Sr. and Mrs. Mary (..) Crook); died in 1859 in Putnam (formerly White) Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Property: 18 Apr 1819, White Co, Tennessee
Census: 1820, White Co, Tennessee
Census: 1830, White Co, Tennessee
Census: 1840, White Co, Tennessee
Census: 1850, White Co (District 10), Tennessee

Notes:

deed 4 18 APR 1819 , White County, Tennessee
This transaction, between John Crook and his son John Crook, Jr. was for $500 for land on Falling Water of Caney Fork. Witnesses where Amos Shriley and James Bounds. This land was on the edge of Putnam and White County and remained in the family until the death of Claude Crook.

Property:
"Transaction, between John Crook and his son John Crook, Jr. was for $500 for land on Falling Water of Caney Fork. Witnesses where Amos Shriley and James Bounds. This land was on the edge of Putnam and White County and remained in the family until the death of Claude Crook."
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Census:
Name: John Crook Senior
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): White, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 80 thru 89: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total Slaves: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 12

Name: John Crook Junior
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): White, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9

Census:
Name: John Crook
Age: 68
Birth Year: abt 1782
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 10, White, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Family Number: 943
John Crook 68
Mary Crook 60
Charles Crook 33
Sally Crook 19
John Crook 17
Allen Crook 15
Viney Crook 12

John married Hannah Lee in 1805 in Rowan Co, North Carolina. Hannah was born about 1780; died after 1805 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah Lee was born about 1780; died after 1805 in Tennessee.

Children:

Nancy Crook was born about 1807 in White Co, Tennessee; died in 1852 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.
1. John Calvin Crook was born on 9 May 1809 in White Co, Tennessee; died on 1 Jul 1891 in White Co, Tennessee.
Isaac Crook was born on 27 Feb 1811 in White Co, Tennessee; died on 12 Aug 1883 in Eldorado Springs, Cedar Co, Missouri; was buried in Falls City, Richardson Co, Nebraska.
Allen Crook was born in 1814 in White Co, Tennessee; died on 21 Sep 1893 in Jefferson Co, Colorado; was buried on 22 Sep 1893 in Denver Co, Colorado.

Generation: 3

John Crook, Sr. was born in 1740 in Virginia; died in 1834 in White Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1830, White Co, Tennessee

Notes:

-- deed 21 15 JAN 1812, White County, Tennessee
John purchased 50 acres on Falling Waters of Caney Fork from William R. Cole and Solomon Cox for $200. Witnesses to the deed were Thomas Crutcher and John Creley Goolsby

-- deed 22 1 AUG 1812 , White County, Tennessee
John purchased from Thomas Bounds and Thomas Lovelady 20 acres on Falling Water of Caney Fork. The deed was witnessed by Reuben Ragland and Aaron Perrow.

-- deed 25 18 APR 1819, White County, Tennessee
transaction, between John Crook and his son John Crook, Jr. was for $500 for land on Falling Water of Caney Fork. Witnesses where Amos Shriley and James Bounds. This land was on the edge of Putnam and White County and remained in the family until the death of Claude Crook.

Census:
Name: John Crook Senior
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): White, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 80 thru 89: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total Slaves: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 12

Name: John Crook Junior
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): White, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9

John married Mrs. Mary (..) Crook in 1740 in Loudoun Co, Virginia. Mary was born in 1750; died in 1816 in White Co, Tennessee; was buried in Lovelady Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co (prev White Co), Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mrs. Mary (..) Crook was born in 1750; died in 1816 in White Co, Tennessee; was buried in Lovelady Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co (prev White Co), Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried:
Lovelady Cemetery transcription:
Row 27, four unmarked graves
Mary Crook, 1816, age 66 years. (Cannot read other inscription)
One unmarked grave.
One unmarked grave

Children:

Elizabeth Crook was born in 1773 in Loudoun Co, Virginia; died on 8 May 1846 in Callaway Co, Missouri; was buried in Lovelady Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co (prev White Co), Tennessee.
2. John Crook, Jr. was born in 1779 in Loudoun Co, Virginia; died in 1859 in Putnam (formerly White) Co, Tennessee.