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From: "Nancy Riley" <>
Subject: Re: [INPARKE] CROOKS George, death 1873-1880
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:37:20 -0500
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Thanks Bob. That would be great.

The bio I read (at rootsweb-INPARKE) also said that he died this way. And
that as a youth he had a canoe to row people across the Big Raccoon Creek

Nancy

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From: "Alloway" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [INPARKE] CROOKS George, death 1873-1880


> In the Crooks book, it has a newspaper article on how Gideon died.
>
> On May 6th, 1868, before the closed bridge was completed, Gideon Crooks,
William Clark and James Shumaker attempted to cross the creek in a small
boat.
>
> Heavy rains had swollen the stream and the three were washed over the dam.
Shumaker was rescued at once. Clark`s lifeless body was soon recovered,
Crooks` body was discovered about six weeks later about a mile downstream.
When Crooks was a youth, he owned a canoe which he used to ferry persons
across the stream.
>
> When I go to the library tomorrow, I`ll see if there is any family books
on Coddington. cousin Bob Alloway



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