Crooker Bible

CROOKER.tba

Howard Bain Crooker's Bible

Submitted November 5 1996 by:
Prof. W. Raymond Cummins
PhD Department of Botany
University of Toronto
J Tuzo Wilson Labs
Erindale College
Mississauga ON Canada L5L 1C6
Tel 905 828 3996 - Fax 905 828 3792
Email: cummins@credit.erin.utoronto.ca

Transcribed by Murray R Cummins July 2 1977
Copied by W. Raymond Cummins

Surnames in this record:
CROOKER
BRIERS
BUCK
DAVIDSON
DOUGLISS
O'NEILL
ROLPH
SNYDER
STACKHOUSE
VAN NORMAN

James Crooker Sr. born Nov 23 1766 died Nov 29 1820.
wife Eleanor Crooker born Feb 18 1769 died Oct 4 1822.
Their son John Keen Crooker m. Grace Wear Stackhouse [1824-1878]
her parents were:
Benjamin Stackhouse b. Feb 6 1772 d. Nov 10 1824 and
Mary " b. Nov 15 1782 d. Jun 10 1845.
Oliver Crooker m Jeremina Rolph.
Son James Albert Crooker b. 1868 d. Nov 3 1926
m. Mary Catherine Fielder b. 1862 d. Mar 28 1954 at 92 years.
Roy Arthur Crooker Nov 25 1890
Gordon Benjamin Crooker Dec 5 1891
Eva Mae Fern Crooker Mar 27 1894
Walter Watson Crooker Feb 28 1896
Olive Lavina Crooker May 16 1899
Howard Bain Crooker Jan 1?1901
Ella Gladys Crooker May 9 1903
Hattie Alta Enid Crooker Mar 30 1906

Celista O'Neill, widow d. Oct 27 1919 in Detroit formerly of Toronto buried in Millgrove [- copy of
death notice in Crooker bible.]

[Infant son of Oliver, Willis Edwin 1884 buried Millgrove cemetery lot 49].

[A single loose page in the Crooker Bible was obviously from a book given Oliver Crooker. Inscribed
was the following:]

"John Keen Crooker was born Oct 17 1800 in New Jersey Hardwick Township. Grace Wear Crooker was born in N.J. Jan 17 1805. the above names was married March 18 1824.

Presented to Oliver Crooker May 24 1868."

Bain Crooker Jan 11 1901.

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Howard Bain Crooker's Bible

Transcribed by Murray R Cummins July 2 1977
Copied by W. Raymond Cummins

John Keen Crooker and Grace Wear Stackhouse was married on 18th day of March 1824.
Francis Crooker [eldest son of John K.] was married to Eleanor Van Norman 15 Oct 1845.
James M. Crooker [2nd son of J.K.] was married to Deborah Ann Snyder 11 Dec 1850.
Celista M. Crooker [eldest dau J.K.] married Wm. Davidson Apr 22 1857.
Titus C Crooker [M.D.] m. Kate Buck 13 May 1862.
Elizabeth Ann Crooker m. Moses Miles Crooker Sep 23 1863.
"Oliver Crooker m. Jeremina Rolph." Oct 30 1867.
Mary Jane Crooker m. Wm. A. Dougliss Nov 6 1867.
John K. Crooker born Oct 17 1800 m. Mar 18 1824 Grace b. Jan 17 1805. He died Nov 26 1874 Burford

Twp. She died Sep 23 1878 in Bishopsgate Burford.
Francis Stackhouse Crooker b. Jan 25 1825 d. Apr 15 1864 [eldest]
m. Eleanor Van Norman who died Oct 2 1868.
James Madison Crooker b. Nov 1 1826 d. Jan 10 1884 Burford.
Joseph Crooker b. Feb 25 1829.
Walter Stinson Crooker b. Mar 20 1831 d. Feb 1877.
Titus Cummins Crooker b. Apr 4 1833.
Isaac Stackhouse Crooker b. Oct 16 1835 d. Mar 11 1837 [7th son.
Celista Malvina Crooker b. Apr 19 1838.
John Cummins Crooker b. Jun 4 1840.
Elizabeth Ann Crooker b. Oct 3 1842 d. Jan 19 1875 Waterdown.
Mary Jane Crooker b. Sep 13 1844.
Oliver Crooker b. Feb 12 1847 d. Jan 10 1926 Millgrove.
Ransome Harvey Crooker b. Oct 22 1849 m. Ann Eliz Briers Oct 22 1896.

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