James Madison CROOK & Caroline SPIVEY

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James Madison CROOK
Caroline SPIVEY

Husband: James Madison CROOK
Birth: 1815, NC
Death: 3 Apr 1878, Buncombe Co., NC
Disposition: buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester, Buncombe Co., NC
Occupation: shoemaker, cooper, farmer
Father: Dudley CROOK (1772- ) of Surry Co., NC
Mother: Violet __?__

Marriage:

Wife: Caroline SPIVEY
Birth: 1825, NC
Death: 8 Nov 1888, Buncombe Co., NC
Disposition: buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester, Buncombe Co., NC
Occupation: homemaker
Probable Brother: Alexander SPIVEY, b. 1829/30, NC
Father: William Alfred SPIVEY (1777-1861)
Mother: Jemimah / Jemima JONES

Children — born in Buncombe Co., NC:

1. George W. CROOK, b. 1846/7
2. James Lyda CROOK, b. 9 Mar 1850
3. Charles Candler CROOK, b. 31 Dec 1851; d. 12 Mar 1901; bur. Zion Hill Cem.
4. John CROOK, b. 1854/5
5. William CROOK, b. 1861/2

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, North Carolina

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

James Madison CROOK
Birth: 1815, Surry, North Carolina
Death: 03 Apr 1878, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
Burial: Zion Hill Chuech (sic), Buncombe, North Carolina
Marriage: About 1845, Surry, North Carolina
Spouse: Caroline SPIVEY
Birth: 1825, Surry, North Carolina
Death: 08 Nov 1888, Sulphur Springs, Buncombe, North Carolina
Children — born in Buncombe, North Carolina:
1. James L. CROOK, b. 1846
2. George W. CROOK, b. 1847
3. Charles CROOK, b. 1852
4. John CROOK, b. 1855
5. William CROOK, b. 1862
Source: patron submissions

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #56 of 276): Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M432_622, p. 222B/442, 369/369, enumerated 27 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

J M Crook 35 M Shoemaker 400 NC

Geo W 3 M "

James L 4 M "

Alexander Spiva 20 M Laborer "

Caroline Crook 25 F "

This enumerator put all the males before all the females, for everyone. James is ca. 4 months old, not 4 years. Ten-to-one Alexander SPIVA / SPIVEY is Caroline's brother.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #127 of 216): Sulphur Springs P.O., Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M653_889, p. 297B/596, PN 70, 472/460, enumerated 13 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

J M Crook 42 M Coopper 400 325 NC

Caroline Crook 34 F "

George     " 13 M "

James      " 10 M "

Chas       " 9 M "

John       " 5 M "

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 31): Asheville P.O., Sulphur Springs Township No. 2, Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M593_1125, p. 203B, PN 16, 119/121, enumerated 25 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

Crook James 55 M W Farmer 600 400 North Carolina

      Caroline 45 F W Keeping House North Carolina

      James 20 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina

      Charles 18 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina

      John 15 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina

      William 8 M W North Carolina

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 21): Lower Hominy Twp., Buncombe Co., NC, Roll T9_954, p. 14D, PN 12, SD 4th, ED 27, enumerated 9 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 24 25 26

98 98 Crook Caroline W F 55 \ Keeping House NC NC NC

_____ William W M 18 Son \ Farm Laborer NC NC NC

Listed next to married son, James CROOK.

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester, Buncombe Co., NC (online at findagrave.com).
There are no photos of the stones, and these data are obviously not a verbatim reading of the stones.

James Madison Crook
Birth: 1815
Death: Apr. 3, 1878
Note: Father of Charles Candler Crook Caroline Spivey Crook
Birth: 1825
Death: 8 Nov 1888
Note: Wife of James Madison Crook Charles Candler Crook
Birth: Dec. 31, 1851
Death: Mar. 12, 1901
Note: Son of James Madison Crook

Where did they get the middle name for Charles?

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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