Category Archives: ROORK:

Grandpa Roork would have been 102 today!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Teresa Rust

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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Updated my Irish Roork page

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Teresa Rust

I have just updated my Irish Roork surname page.

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No man is an island…especially when it comes to family history!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Teresa Rust

(Roork) “No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main.” – John Donne It is also true that a family historian does not operate as an isolated researcher, but rather, as part … Continue reading →

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Chronicling America

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Teresa Rust

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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Sammon Siblings: Flossie, Adell and Rachel

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Teresa Rust
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Adell Ernest Sammon (1920-2013)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Teresa Rust

  I am sorry to announce the passing of Adell Sammon. He was my Grandmother Rachel’s younger brother. I received this obituary from his daughter Janet yesterday: “Adell Ernest Sammon, 92, of Marlow, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in Marlow. … Continue reading →

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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Teresa Rust

I just found a wonderful site, with interactive historical county maps, where you can see how county boundaries have changed over time. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is a wonderful tool for genealogists! My ROORK ancestors lived in the border areas … Continue reading →

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My Grandparents’ Ancestral Surnames…

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Teresa Rust

In the menu bar across the top of my blog you will find the genealogy of each my four main immigrant ancestors starting with the first in America down to my grandparents. In alphabetical order they are: BISHOP – my … Continue reading →

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