Category Archives: New Mexico

Grandpa Roork would have been 102 today!

If my grandfather Claud Franklin Roork was still alive today, he would have been 102 years old! Grandpa was born in Grandfield, Tillman, Oklahoma on May 15, 1911. He married my Grandmother Rachel Fay Sammon in Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma … Continue reading

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Chronicling America

I recently had some luck in finding my 2nd Great-Grandfather Samuel Thomas ROORK and his family mentioned in The Tucumcari News and Tucumcari Times  at the Chronicling America website! From the website: “Chronicling America is a Website providing access to information … Continue reading

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Rachel Fay Sammon (1918-1993)

My grandmother Rachel Fay SAMMON, was born on her mother’s 37th birthday! Her birth date was 3 May 1918 and her mother was born on 3 May 1881! Rachel was born in the little town of Iola in Grimes County, … Continue reading

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