Brief Life History of Rufus Leslie
When Rufus Leslie Crook was born on 29 August 1903, in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States, his father, William Riley Crook, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Emaline Cipher, was 31. He married Lura Pauline Douglas on 8 February 1924, in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, United States for about 30 years. He died on 16 January 1988, in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Lessley Crook in household of W M Crook, "United States Census, 1920"
- Leslie Crook, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Lesley Crook in entry for Mrs Sarah Emaline Crook, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building
Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English:
topographic name from Old Norse krókr ‘nook or bend’ denoting someone who lived by a bend in a river or road. In some instances the surname may have arisen as a habitational name from any of the places called Crook in Cumberland and Durham, or Crooke in Lancashire, all of which are derived from this word.
topographic name for someone who lived ‘(at the) barrow or mound’ from Brittonic crüg. In some instances this may have arisen as a habitational name from either Crook in Combe Raleigh or perhaps Crooke in North Tawton (both Devon), which are derived from this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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