Robert Crookston Sr.

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Crookston Sr. was born on 21 September 1821, in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, his father, James Crookston, was 36 and his mother, Mary Young, was 38. He married Ann Welch on 20 June 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He died on 21 September 1916, in North Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Crookston Sr.
1821–1916
Ann Welch
1826–1904
Marriage: 20 June 1847
George Crookston
1848–1862
William Crookston
1849–1904
John Crookston Sr.
1851–1919
James Crookston
1853–1854
Robert Crookston Jr.
1855–1928
Nicholas Welch Crookston
1857–1932
Benjamin Franklin Crookston
1860–1927
David J Crookston
1862–1948
Daniel Crookston
1864–1924
Mary Ann Crookston
1870–1941
Ezra Crookston
1873–1954

Sources (63)

  • Robert Crookston, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Robert Sr. Crookston, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Rob Crookston in entry for Jno Crookston, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1841

Historical Boundaries: 1841: Andrew, Missouri, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Midlothian and Lanarkshire): habitational name, according to Black, from a place in Renfrewshire, which was named as the estate of one Robert Croc. There are other places, in the Border and Lothian regions of Scotland, with this name, from which the surname could have arisen.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Autobiography of Robert Crookston

I, Robert Crookston, was the son of James Crookston and Mary Young Crookston. I was born on the 21st of September 1821 in the town of Anstruther Fife Shire, Scotland. My father James Crookston was b …

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