MILAM COUNTY TEXAS -OBITUARY- DOROTHY MAE BLACK CROOK Contributed by: Bunny Freeman Fourls1223@aol.com ******************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** Obituary for Dorothy Mae Black Crook Also Census Records for her family Name: Dorothy Mae Crook Address: Malakoff, Henderson Co. TX Age: 87 Born: March 8, 1916, Milam County Died: Sept., 9, 2003, in Tyler, Smith Co. TX Married: John E. Crook Parents: Henry and Minnie Mae Black Member: First Baptist Church in Malakoff. Officiating: Bro. Larry Blackmon Burial: 2 p.m. Thursday at Malakoff Cemetery Survivors: Brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Willie Mae Black of Star Harbor, Malakoff, Henderson Co. TX; sisters and brother-in-law, Marie Murphy of Malakoff and Joyce and Joe Faulk of Malakoff; five nephews; seven great-nieces; and one great-nephew. Arrangements: Tomlinson Funeral Home of Malakoff. Comments: Mrs. Crook lived in the Malakoff area since 1970 Source: Athens Daily Review, Athens, Henderson Co. TX Father and mother to Dorothy: 1920 Census Milam Co., TX Supervisor's District #6 Enumeration Dist. 117 Sheet # 5b Jones Prairie Justice Prec't #2 Series: T625 Roll: 1833 Page: 17 Jan. 12, 1920 Location: North Cameron/Jones Prairie Road 90/93 BLACK, H.; head of house; age unreadable, born TX, father born Germany, mother born Germany, occupation Farmer BLACK, Minnie wife age 29 born Michigan, Father born Canada, mother born Michigan BLACK, Myrtle daughter age 22 born TX, father born TX, mother born TX BLACK, Weldon son age 11 born TX father born TX mother born TX BLACK, Dorothy Mae daughter age 3 9/12 born TX, father born TX, mother born Michigan BLACK, Charles Edward son age 8/12 born TX, father born TX, mother born Michigan Father and half bro. and sis to Dorothy 1910 Census Milam Co., TX Series: T624 Roll: 1577 Page: 175 Supervisor's District # 6 Enumeration Dist. # 57 April 25, 1910 Cameron/Baillyville Rd 77/78 BLACK, Henry head of house age 39 widow born TX father born Ger. German mother born Ger. German BLACK, Davis son age 15 TX TX TX BLACK, Myrtle daughter 13 TX TX TX BLACK, Dewey son 10 TX TX TX BLACK, Weldon son 1 11/12 TX TX TX BLACK, Annie sister age 46 single TX Ger. German Ger. German 1900 Census Milam Co., TX Series: T623 Roll: 1657 Page: 109 Jones Prairie Prec't 2 June 5, 1900 In the houses beside Henry are siblings to the head of house, (the name is unreadable, the last name doesn't look like BLACK) Annie, John, & Charles BLACK 101/101(unreadable name) born May 1866 age 34 wd born TX father Germany mother Germany farmer Mary dau. born Oct 1886 13 single born TX TX TX at school BLACK, Annie sister single born Sept 1863 age 36 TX Germany Germany BLACK, John brother single born May 1872 age 27 TX Germany Germany farmer BLACK, Charles brother single (birth date unreadable) TX Germany Germany farmer Father to Dorothy 102/102BLACK, Henry born Dec (date unreadable) TX Germany Germany farmer next page BLACK, Em wife born Feb 1886 age 24 married 6 yrs 3 children born to her 3 living. TX AL AL BLACK, Davis son born Mar 1895 age 5 TX TX TX BLACK, Myrtle dau born Feb 1897 TX TX TX BLACK, Dewey son born Oct. 1899 TX TX TX Grandparents, father, aunt and uncles to Dorothy: 1880 Census Milam Co. TX Page 51 stamped page 184c Supervisor's Dist. # 5 Enumeration Dist. # 101 Jones Prairie Beat 2 June 18 1880 326/330 BLACK, August age 58 head Prussia, Pruss, Pruss farmer BLACK, Christine age 41 wife Prussia, Pruss, Pruss keeping house BLACK, August C. age 24 son TX Pruss, Pruss farmer BLACK, Annie C.? 15 dau. TX Pruss, Pruss at home BLACK, Blenia 13 dau. TX Pruss, Pruss at home BLACK, Charley 11 son TX Pruss, Pruss at home BLACK, Henry 9 son TX Pruss, Pruss BLACK, John 7 son TX Pruss, Pruss 1870 Milam Co. TX Census PO Maysfield page 47 July 6 1870 324/325 BLACK, August 48 Properitor 600/500 Prussia BLACK, Christene 37 keeping house Brunsiwick BLACK, August 15 TX BLACK, Frances 11 female TX page 48 BLACK, Frank 9 TX BLACK, Anna 6 TX BLACK, Polly 4 TX BLACK, Charlie 2 TX living in the household of August BLACK: BISHOP, La?er 35 Indiana farming CHICK, Geo W. 23 TX farming CHICK, Martha 23 keeping house AL CHICK, Sarah 4/12 TX 1860 Grimes Co. TX Census PO Anderson Series: M653 Roll: 1295 Page: 223 June 13, 1860 39/39 BLACK, August 38 carpenter 500/200 BLACK, Christiane 27 Bravania BLACK, August 5 TX BLACK, Frances 2 male TX FISHER, Caroline, 16 Brunswick Marriage: Grimes Co. TX BLACK, Augustus ROTMAN, Christina 18 Feb 1854