Brief Life History of George Francis
When George Francis Trook was born on 7 November 1887, in Missouri, United States, his father, John Perry Trook, was 30 and his mother, Laura Ellen Deakins, was 26. He married Bessie Rebecca Miller on 26 February 1911, in Benton, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1917 and Decatur, Benton, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 October 1963, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Decatur, Benton, Arkansas, United States.
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- George H Trook, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mac Fredrick Trook birth
- George F Trook, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
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1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.
1889
The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889
1907
Oklahoma is the 46th state.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Evald, Lennart, Oluf. Finnish Eero, Jorma, Orvo, Saara.
Dutch: nickname for someone with long curly hair, from Middle Dutch crook ‘curly’. Compare Krok .
Swedish (also found in Finland): variant of Krok .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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