tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post3218488673301659429..comments2023-05-08T19:42:36.599-07:00Comments on Shaking Leaves: My Adventures in Genealogy: Those Places Thursday: Joseph Rooks in Grundy Co., MissouriWendy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13672025937069753108noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-53188971495409919812013-06-16T15:57:32.948-07:002013-06-16T15:57:32.948-07:00Hi, Wendy,
I'm a cousin too; just found this a...Hi, Wendy,<br />I'm a cousin too; just found this article. I love finding stories and information about ancestors, rather than just names and dates, it makes them live for me. It also gives me a way to check my tree on ancestry.com I'm slowly building.<br />Quick reference on our line:<br />John Rooks m Temperance Mary Jackson; son Joseph O. Rooks m. Faun Tingaleska, then Katherine C. Robinson; daughter Noresta m. Louis Bruce, Sr.; son Louis Bruce Jr m. Anna Wikoff; son Charles Bruce m. Dorothy Bull; then me.<br />I'm glad I found your articles! Thanks!<br />mbrucecarverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-42452059376829749532012-01-09T00:39:18.177-08:002012-01-09T00:39:18.177-08:00Sorry, I didn't post a link to a photo to show...Sorry, I didn't post a link to a photo to show a comparison... So far, I have a link to my cousin's photo with the two mentioned above; Clara and Goldie. But I'll have to post a couple more later, maybe in my blogspost or picasaweb. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3029901030736&set=a.1499512171971.67652.1359151016&type=1&theater&notif_t=photo_replypennyspenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735636242973356509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-41936425380774729472012-01-08T23:40:13.346-08:002012-01-08T23:40:13.346-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.pennyspenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735636242973356509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-34089445196287180942012-01-08T23:39:49.450-08:002012-01-08T23:39:49.450-08:00Hi Wendy,
A photo posted of an aunt who recently ...Hi Wendy,<br /><br />A photo posted of an aunt who recently celebrated her 70th birthday spurred my quick Google search of Elizabeth Jackson and brought me to your site for the first time... I search now and again to sit and stare at the GGGGG Grandmother that my Grandma Clara resembles SO much and to share information w/family. <br />I haven't done anything more than scan over the page here, but want to say thanks and I'll be back! Check out the photo and compare likenesses of the two *if you can log in and see it) I have a couple other photos that I will be posting as well... soon. I haven't decided which age Grandma looks more like her GGG yet. (Hope I got the ggggg CORRECT) It's late, and I will fix if I made a mistake, later. <br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />Penny Bradford <br /><br />Short take on our line: <br />John Rooks m.Temperance Mary Jackson, son James Rooks m. Anna Wishon daughter Rachel Rosetta Rooks m. Owen Beecher Cotton, daughter Goldie Cotton m. Robert Erickson daughter Clara Erickson (my Grandma Clara)pennyspenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735636242973356509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-58257595434850605582012-01-07T19:13:25.318-08:002012-01-07T19:13:25.318-08:00Hi Wendy, A Rooks cousin from South Dakota. I...Hi Wendy, A Rooks cousin from South Dakota. I'm interested in John 1675 in MA. (Kings Wares and John Rooks in 1700. SuzanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-73752909765752402722011-07-08T15:22:47.070-07:002011-07-08T15:22:47.070-07:00Hi Doug! I'm so glad you found me, and I just ...Hi Doug! I'm so glad you found me, and I just saw your email. Thanks so much for those photos and documents! I'd love to stay in touch with you regarding our Rooks line. I do have some good info beyond Elizabeth Jackson (particularly on the Beals line), but haven't definitively made the connection from her to Andrew Jackson. I don't have a lot past her husband, Joseph Rooks, though.<br /><br />I'll respond more in-depth via email this weekend. Have a great day!Wendy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13672025937069753108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-85001069826339997362011-07-08T13:18:13.246-07:002011-07-08T13:18:13.246-07:00I just happened on to your post about Joseph and E...I just happened on to your post about Joseph and Elizabeth when doing my weekly search of the name Rooks. You are a cousin of ours. We follow the line of Temperance Mary Jackson/John Rooks, Willis Rooks/ Nancy E. McNeece (2nd wife) (1st was Nancy Ishmael, Charles Murphy Rooks/Gladys Juanita Dickerson, James Willis Rooks/Ruby Lee Crain (my parents), then me, Doug.<br /><br />I may have some additional images and information that you would be interested in. I have information on a John Rooks in 1675 in MA in the "Kings War" then another John Rooks in the early 1700s. I also have the information that follows Elizabeth's line back to her great-uncle President Andrew Jackson.<br /><br />Glad I saw your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-84076891812960456302011-05-28T07:26:11.823-07:002011-05-28T07:26:11.823-07:00Thanks, Jenny!Thanks, Jenny!Wendy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13672025937069753108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-75046593278445237032011-05-28T06:28:18.797-07:002011-05-28T06:28:18.797-07:00What a fantastic tool! I never even thought about...What a fantastic tool! I never even thought about trying to find the actual piece of land from the patents. I guess I have something else to put on my to-do list! Nice work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626456511113834140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-46633286047151414282011-05-26T23:12:15.654-07:002011-05-26T23:12:15.654-07:00Hi Jamie. You can find a digital copy of the book ...Hi Jamie. You can find a digital copy of the book at books.google.com -- just search "Grundy County Missouri History" and it'll come up in the results. It's searchable, too! I've been to the MO site, and it's awesome. <br /><br />Jen, I just learned about that site from a RootsMagic webinar I attended the other night (Lisa from Genealogy Gems was talking about Google Earth, and I'm obviously hooked).Wendy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13672025937069753108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-6562897970209511462011-05-26T18:32:50.414-07:002011-05-26T18:32:50.414-07:00I love the mapping too! I've never heard of E...I love the mapping too! I've never heard of Earth Point before.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947147235981059318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072746418854500230.post-69358045048123875772011-05-26T07:01:55.687-07:002011-05-26T07:01:55.687-07:00Wendy,
Dear, I LOVE the mapping you've done. ...Wendy,<br />Dear, I LOVE the mapping you've done. That adds an entire other layer to genealogy. I've thought about the quests many of my 1800s (in particular) ancestors made west as well. My father, being from Grundy county, would likely appreciate it if I used google earth to map out the land once owned by his ancestors (we had an Isaac Smith who died with a lot of money and was listed as a farmer so I'm assuming there was a lot of land under his belt).<br />Also, "The History of Grundy County, Missouri: An Encylopedia of Useful Information, And A Compendium of Actual Facts"... do you have this in your possession? I'm wondering if I can get it on loan.<br />Finally, a few days ago I ran across the state of MO vital statistics. Did you know that they have scanned and uploaded their birth, death, marriage certificates and more? I didn't realize this as I had been relying on ancestry.com and irritated that ancestry didn't have much information for MO (at least in our neck of the woods).<br />Cheers as always!KansasRattazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090464505718277004noreply@blogger.com