Navorska tree » George W. Rook (1863-1915)

Personal data George W. Rook 


Household of George W. Rook

He is married to Florence Lillian Alwood.

They got married on December 16, 1897 at Delta, Fulton Co., OH, he was 34 years old.

George W. Rook oo Florence Lillian Alwood

Marriage source: Seaman, Vashti Pioneers Around Delta OH, The Delta Atlas, (Delta OH, v Oct MCMLXXVII1977), pg. 297, Repository: Evergreen Lib., Metamora, OH

'... Mar 30, 1914 ... Mrs. G. W. ROOK of Birmingham;'

I believe this is Birmingham, Erie Co., OH - D. A. Navorska - ix Apr MCMXCIX - Irving TX

Hanna, Jackie, "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Portage, MI, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I4804, xvii Oct MMIX)

"... George W. ROOK Sex: M Birth: 25 FEB 1863 in Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio ... Marriage 1 Florence Lillian Josephine ALWOOD b: 10 AUG 1864 in Delta, Fulton Co, Ohio Married: 16 DEC 1897 in Lucas Co, Ohio Note: by Wilson Donaldson, minister" <>

Notes about George W. Rook

George W. Rook

Source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento CA, T.K., June MCMXCI), pg. 168, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

Terry writes, "G. W. Rook of Alabama."

Hanna, Jackie, "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Portage, MI, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I4804, xvii Oct MMIX)

"... George W. ROOK Sex: M Birth: 25 FEB 1863 in Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio

Census: 1880 Will Rook HH, Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio Census: 1900 Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio Note: occ: clerk

HH also has stepson George Rook, age 17 and stepdaughter Edna Taylor age 13 - not sure who they belong to

Census: 1910 Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio Note: occ: farmer

Death: 10 JUL 1915 in Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio Note: of infected fingernail wound;; informant; Catherine Rook, listed as married Burial: 13 JUL 1915 Forest Cem, Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio Change Date: 17 OCT 2009

Father: William ROOK b: 6 JUL 1831 in England Mother: Catherine SULLIVAN b: 25 OCT 1838 in Pottsville, Schuykill Co, Pennsylvania

Marriage 1 Florence Lillian Josephine ALWOOD b: 10 AUG 1864 in Delta, Fulton Co, Ohio Married: 16 DEC 1897 in Lucas Co, Ohio Note: by Wilson Donaldson, minister" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George W. Rook

William Rook
1831-1905

George W. Rook
1863-1915

1897

Florence Lillian Alwood
1864-1950


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Birthday February 25, 1863

  • The temperature on February 25, 1863 was about 2.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 4 » The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
    • May 22 » American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U.S. military history.
    • July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
    • August 15 » The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
    • September 16 » Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
    • November 26 » United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the Franksgiving controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years.

Day of marriage December 16, 1897

  • The temperature on December 16, 1897 was about 10.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
    • June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
    • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
    • November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
    • December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
    • December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

Day of death July 10, 1915

  • The temperature on July 10, 1915 was between 10.2 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • February 12 » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
    • March 20 » Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
    • April 22 » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
    • August 15 » A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.
    • September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
    • September 30 » World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.

Day of burial July 13, 1915

  • The temperature on July 13, 1915 was between 8.8 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
    • January 17 » Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
    • March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
    • May 27 » HMS Princess Irene exploded and sank off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of 352 lives.
    • June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
    • September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.


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