Joseph Henry Rook, Sr: MontyHistNotes

1895 - 1931 (35 years)

Generation: 1

1.	Joseph Henry Rook, Sr was born on 12 Jul 1895 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA (son of Frank Sexton Rook, Sr and Mary Celestial Whitaker); died on 8 Apr 1931; was buried in 1931 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA.

Generation: 2

Frank Sexton Rook, Sr was born on 19 Jan 1865 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; died on 10 Aug 1932 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA; was buried in 1932 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA.

Frank married Mary Celestial Whitaker. Mary (daughter of Valentine Columbus Whitaker and Lucinda Ann Finley) was born on 11 Sep 1867 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; died on 27 May 1941 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA; was buried in 1941 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Celestial Whitaker was born on 11 Sep 1867 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA (daughter of Valentine Columbus Whitaker and Lucinda Ann Finley); died on 27 May 1941 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA; was buried in 1941 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA.

Children:

Myrtle May Rook was born on 10 Dec 1887 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA; died on 20 Jun 1965 in Smith County, Texas, USA; was buried in 1965 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA.
Constance Lessell Rook was born on 17 Nov 1889 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; died on 17 Sep 1966 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA; was buried in 1966 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA.
Lillian Elizabeth Rook was born on 7 Apr 1891 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; died on 25 Jan 1924; was buried in 1924 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA.
Lucille Ella Rook was born on 2 Mar 1893 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA; died on 9 Jul 1965 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA; was buried in 1965 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
1. Joseph Henry Rook, Sr was born on 12 Jul 1895 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA; died on 8 Apr 1931; was buried in 1931 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA.
Winifred Davis Rook was born on 7 May 1897 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA; died on 15 Mar 1985 in Anderson County, Texas, USA; was buried in 1985 in Cherokee County, Texas, USA.
Frank Sexton Rook, Jr was born on 25 Feb 1899 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA; died on 2 Jan 1977; was buried in 1977 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.
Charles Richard Rook was born on 8 Sep 1900 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA; died on 16 Sep 1972 in Jefferson County, Missouri, USA; was buried in 1972 in Affton, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Fredrieck Charles Rook was born on 7 Feb 1906 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA; died on 29 Oct 1967 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA; was buried in 1967 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA.

Generation: 3

Valentine Columbus Whitaker was born on 17 Dec 1829 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA (son of Benjamin James Whitaker and Sarah Sebastian); died on 7 Jun 1881 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.

Valentine married Lucinda Ann Finley in 1866 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA. Lucinda was born on 14 Feb 1841 in Morgan County, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Dec 1878 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucinda Ann Finley was born on 14 Feb 1841 in Morgan County, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Dec 1878 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.

Children:

3. Mary Celestial Whitaker was born on 11 Sep 1867 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; died on 27 May 1941 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA; was buried in 1941 in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA.

Generation: 4

12.

Benjamin James Whitaker was born in 1798 in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA (son of Mark Whitaker and Catherine Boone); died on 14 Apr 1858 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; was buried in 1858 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.

Benjamin married Sarah Sebastian. Sarah was born in 1801 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1856 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; was buried in 1856 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Sarah Sebastian was born in 1801 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1856 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; was buried in 1856 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.

Children:

Lawson Spires Whitaker was born on 14 Feb 1821 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 13 Jan 1912 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; was buried in 1912 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.
Henderson Cannon Whitaker was born on 29 Nov 1822 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Jul 1898 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1898 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
Larkin Moore Whitaker was born in 1824 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Nov 1865 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; was buried in 1865 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.
Dr Philander Randolph Whitaker was born on 19 Oct 1826 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; died on 31 Jul 1868 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1868 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
6. Valentine Columbus Whitaker was born on 17 Dec 1829 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Jun 1881 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.
Marcus Lafayette Whitaker was born on 15 Aug 1832 in Tennessee, USA; died on 2 Dec 1908; was buried in 1908 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
John P Whitaker was born on 20 Aug 1834 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; died on 6 Jun 1893 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; was buried in 1893 in Douglas, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.
Frances Whitaker was born in 1836 in Tennessee, USA.
Atlantic America Whitaker was born in 1838 in Tennessee, USA.
Lucius Josephus Whitaker was born on 16 Dec 1841 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Dec 1900 in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1900 in Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
Sarah Clay Whitaker was born on 13 Feb 1844 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Feb 1934 in Wainwright, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in 1934 in Wainwright, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.