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Aaron Crooks 1861–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1861

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 30 August 1915

Death Location: Summit, Roberts County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: Noah Crooks

Mother: Sephronia Sears

Spouse(s): Minnie Aiken

Children(s): Mae Crooks, Roy Crooks, Edna Ward, Charles Crooks, Erma Blood, Anna Crooks, John Crooks, Ruth Crooks, Elmer Crooks, Baby Crooks, Charles Crooks, Ester Crooks

The story of Aaron Crooks began in 1861 in Canada. Aaron Crooks married Minnie Belle Aiken, and had children including Anna Lillian Crooks, Baby Crooks, Charles Crooks, Charles Jay Crooks, Edna Jane Crooks Ward, Elmer V Crooks, Erma Etta Crooks Blood, Ester Crooks, John Francis Crooks, Mae Anna Saphronia Crooks, Roy Sidney Crooks, Ruth Rose Hazel Crooks. Aaron Crooks passed away in 1915 in Summit, Roberts County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Aaron Crooks began in 1861 in Canada.
  • Aaron Crooks married Minnie Belle Aiken, and had children including Anna Lillian Crooks, Baby Crooks, Charles Crooks, Charles Jay Crooks, Edna Jane Crooks Ward, Elmer V Crooks, Erma Etta Crooks Blood, Ester Crooks, John Francis Crooks, Mae Anna Saphronia Crooks, Roy Sidney Crooks, Ruth Rose Hazel Crooks.
  • Aaron Crooks passed away in 1915 in Summit, Roberts County, South Dakota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Noah Crooks
1821–1902
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
NC
Sephronia Sears
1833–1898
Birth Location: Sutton, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
SS

Spouses(s)

Minnie Aiken
1874–1941
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
MA

Children(s)

Mae Crooks
1902–1979
Birth Location: Summit, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA
MC
Roy Crooks
1891–1943
Birth Location: Salem, McCook, South Dakota, USA
RC
Edna Ward
1893–1981
Birth Location: Salem, McCook, South Dakota, USA
EW
Charles Crooks
1895–1972
Birth Location: Salem or Yankton, South Dakota
CC
Erma Blood
1897–1950
Birth Location: Salem, McCook County, South Dakota, United States of America
EB
Anna Crooks
1899–1961
Birth Location: Salem, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
AC
John Crooks
1905–1975
Birth Location: Summit, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
JC
Ruth Crooks
1910–2000
Birth Location: Summit, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
RC
Elmer Crooks
1914–1914
Birth Location: Summit, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
EC
Baby Crooks
1909–
Birth Location: , , South Dakota, USA
BC
Charles Crooks
1885–
Birth Location: , Yankton, South Dakota, USA
CC
Ester Crooks
1883–
Birth Location: , Yankton, South Dakota, USA
EC

Aaron Crooks's Ancestors

Self
Aaron Crooks
1861–1915
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
Noah Crooks
1821–1902
Ontario, Canada
Sephronia Sears
1833–1898
Sutton, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Aaron (Charles Richard) Crooks
1790–1888
New Jersey
Cornelia Penfield
1810–
Camden, Oneida, New York
Charles (G) Sears
1807–1886
Sutton, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada
Mary ("Polly") Wilcox
1820–1902
B Dunham, Québec, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Adnah Penfield
1783–1851
Lydia Humiston
1785–1869
James Sears
1773–1842
Truax?
1785–1842
Benjamin WILCOX
1783–1858
Bebe RICHARDSON
1783–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sgt Penfield
1759–1831
Mary Upson
1765–1833
Salmon Humiston
1760–1836
Eunice Potter
1765–1832
James Jr
1747–1814
Nathan Wilcox
1760–1840
Rachel Bennett
1745–1840
Jedediah PVT
1747–1838
Mary +P4g
1751–1830

Aaron Crooks's Descendants

1.
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Aaron Crooks (1861–30 August 1915) m. Minnie (Belle) Aiken (29 Oct 1874–14 April 1941)
  1. 1. Mae (Anna Saphronia) Crooks 1902–1979 m. Diedrich (Dick William) Ruedebusch 1894–1959
    1. 1. Murl (Gordon) Ruedebusch 1930–1976 m. Nellie (Shirley Ann) Thompson 1933–2010
      1. 1. Ann (Kathleen) Ruedebusch 1950–1994 m. Paul (Charles) Borchardt 1949–2000
    2. 2. Virgil (Diedrich) Ruedebusch 1923–1985 m. Joyce (Mary Ann) Ruth 1927–2009
    3. 3. Quenton (Dodd) Ruedebusch 1924–1978
      1. 1. Karen (Kay) French 1947–1985
    4. 4. Stanley (Aron Punk) Ruedebusch 1925– m. Mavis (Ione) Olson 1931–2014
    5. 5. Leon (LaVerne) Ruedebusch 1937–2004
    6. 6. Everett (Donald) Ruedebusch 1927–2023 m. Shirley (Emma) Binney 1929–2002
  2. 2. Roy (Sidney) Crooks 1891–1943 m. Minnie (Ivora) Ritter 1904–1987 m. Edith (L) Bergman 1891–1938
    1. 1. Maurice (W) Crooks 1915–1971
  3. 3. Edna (Jane Crooks) Ward 1893–1981 m. Samuel (Lewis) Ward 1891–1962
    1. 1. Lewis (Milton) Ward 1921–2004
    2. 2. Cecile (Mae) Ward 1920–2013
  4. 4. Charles (Jay) Crooks 1895–1972
  5. 5. Erma (Etta Crooks) Blood 1897–1950 m. Victor (Lester) Blood 1896–1983
    1. 1. Maude (E) Blood 1916–1959
    2. 2. Ruby (Belle Blood) Jones 1918–1962
    3. 3. Dorthy (Mae Blood) Huff 1922–2007
    4. 4. Russell Blood 1920–2003
    5. 5. Wallace (De Wayne) Blood 1928–2012
    6. 6. Lester (Wayne) Blood 1924–1999
  6. 6. Anna (Lillian) Crooks 1899–1961 m. Wilhelm (J) Ruedebusch 1896–1980
    1. 1. Estelle (Katherine Ruedebusch) Felt 1920–2014
    2. 2. Harold (Alvin) Rudebusch 1926–1998
    3. 3. Robert (Vincent) Ruedebusch 1924–2015
    4. 4. Floyd (William) Ruedebusch 1918–1923
  7. 7. John (Francis) Crooks 1905–1975 m. Zella (M) Fehl 1912–1969
    1. 1. Max (Eldon) Crooks 1934–2000
    2. 2. Doris (Crooks) McFarlane 1937–2020
  8. 8. Ruth (Rose Hazel) Crooks 1910–2000 m. Walter (Lloyd) Chamley 1908–1996
    1. 1. Walter (Lloyd) Chamley 1934–2004
    2. 2. Irene (Marvel) Chamley 1932–2011 m. Marlowe (Pearlie) Bakken 1927–2016
  9. 9. Elmer (V) Crooks 1914–1914
  10. 10. Baby Crooks 1909–
  11. 11. Charles Crooks 1885–
  12. 12. Ester Crooks 1883–

Aaron Crooks's Timeline

9 Records

1861
1861
Birth of Aaron Crooks in Canada
Canada
1862
May 1862
Age 1
Birth of Aaron Crooks in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1870
1870
Age 9
Aaron Crooks resided here in Beaver, New Hartford, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Beaver, New Hartford, Grundy, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 19
Aaron Crooks resided here in Beaver, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Beaver, Grundy, Iowa, USA
1891
1891
Age 30
Aaron Crooks was married
None
1900
1900
Age 39
Aaron Crooks resided here in Brookfield, McCook, South Dakota, USA
Brookfield, McCook, South Dakota, USA
1910
1910
Age 49
Aaron Crooks resided here in Spring Grove, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
Spring Grove, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
1915
abt 1915
Age 54
Aaron Crooks resided here in South Dakota, United States
South Dakota, United States
1915
30 August 1915
Age 54
Death of Aaron Crooks in Summit, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
Summit, Roberts, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1862
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beaver, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: 341; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 225
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beaver, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: M593_393; Page: 64B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1915
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1891
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1866
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1869
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beaver, New Hartford, Grundy, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beaver, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: M593_393; Page: 64B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beaver, Grundy, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beaver, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: 341; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 225

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1915

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brookfield, McCook, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spring Grove, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1915
    Event Place: South Dakota, United States
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1915

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Reach Township
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 August 1915
    Event Place: Summit, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Summit, Roberts County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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