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William Harrison Crook 1820 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1820

Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 9 Sep 1877

Death Location: Clay, Kentucky, United States

Father: Hezekiah Crook

Mother: Mary Burns

Spouse(s): Eliza Jones, Mary McLeod

Children(s): Joseph Crook, John Crook, Green Crook

William Harrison Crook was born in 1820 in Clay, Kentucky, United States, the child of Hezekiah W Crook and Mary Burns. In 1863, William Harrison Crook resided in Clay, Kentucky, United States. In 1870, William Harrison Crook resided in Precinct 4, Clay, Kentucky, United States. William Harrison Crook married Eliza Jones, Mary Patterson McLeod, and had children including Joseph Crook, John P Crook, Green Adam Crook. William Harrison Crook passed away in 1877 in Clay, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • William Harrison Crook was born in 1820 in Clay, Kentucky, United States, the child of Hezekiah W Crook and Mary Burns.
  • In 1863, William Harrison Crook resided in Clay, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1870, William Harrison Crook resided in Precinct 4, Clay, Kentucky, United States.
  • William Harrison Crook married Eliza Jones, Mary Patterson McLeod, and had children including Joseph Crook, John P Crook, Green Adam Crook.
  • William Harrison Crook passed away in 1877 in Clay, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Crook's Ancestors

Self
William Crook
1820 – 1877
Birth Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Hezekiah W Crook
1785 – 1860
Maddson, Clay, Kentucky, United States
Mary Burns
1786 – 1850
Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Hezekiah Crook
1768 – 1801
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Yates
1766 –
William Burns
1757 – 1845
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Nancy Chandler
1761 – 1808
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Yates
Elizabeth Kilgore
1730 – 1793
Charles Burns
1720 – 1789
Mary Webb
1729 – 1795
Joel Chandler
1734 – 1800
Jane Edwards
1744 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Merriwether Webb
Mary Martin
1708 – 1805

William Crook's Descendants

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William (Harrison) Crook (8 Jun 1820 – 9 Sep 1877) m. Eliza Jones (1820 – ) m. Mary (Patterson) McLeod (12 May 1824 – 15 Nov 1895)
  1. 1. Joseph Crook (1838 – )
  2. 2. John (P) Crook (1840 – 1906)
  3. 3. Green (Adam) Crook (28 Jun 1857 – 6 January 1944) m. Mary (Patterson) McLeod (12 May 1824 – 15 Nov 1895) m. Ellen (White) Crook (8 May 1866 – 24 May 1937)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Crook (10 March 1887 – 3 August 1957) m. Augustus Johnston
    2. 2. Carrie (Kennie) Hensley (1881 – 1963)
    3. 3. Steve (S) Crook (26 March 1885 – 16 August 1980)
    4. 4. William (Earl) Crook (12 January 1895 – 29 July 1972)
    5. 5. Charlie (Brookover) Crook (2 September 1903 – 19 November 1983)

William Crook's Timeline

4 Records

1820
8 Jun 1820
Birth of William Harrison Crook in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clay, Kentucky, United States
1863
1 July 1863
Age 43
William Harrison Crook resided here in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clay, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 50
William Harrison Crook resided here in Precinct 4, Clay, Kentucky, United States
Precinct 4, Clay, Kentucky, United States
1877
9 Sep 1877
Age 57
Death of William Harrison Crook in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clay, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1820
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M593_456; Page: 195A; Image: 395; Family History Library Film: 545955
    [3] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Clay, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M593_456; Page: 195A; Image: 395; Family History Library Film: 545955

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M593_456; Page: 195A; Image: 395; Family History Library Film: 545955

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Creek, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011

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