maybe your Granmother has heard of the ROOKS family of their 15 ch. Ishamael's, Chrisman's, Scott's, Dye's, Mc Alister, and other's that mar any Rooks, Chowning, Poff's, Holloway's, . My Grt Grt granfa. was William Rooks who mar to Mahal;a Smithson in 1837 ij Randolph Co. Ind. Came to Grundy 1838/9. Mahala died abt 1855 to 1860???. They lived in Marion TWP, grundy Co. They had ch. Isaac, Louisa, Wm Harrison, SDmith ( Smithson), Allen, and my grt granmother, Millie Maxine Rooks. I am looking for anyhting about any of these ch. Fa. William left there in abt spring of 1862 and went to Susanville , Ca with just Millie Maxine as other's had left home I beleive. Word was said that Wm. left and told no one abt leaving and never contacted anyone after so no one knew where he went etc. Wm died 14 Sep 1875 in Susanville , Lassen Co. Ca and is bur in that town's cem. beleived he died of Phnemonia. Anyonbe knowing anything about my family here would be happy to exchange imfo. Maxine Wilton mmwaw@sprynet.com -----Original Message----- From: SandyDunes@aol.com <SandyDunes@aol.com> To: MOGRUNDY-L@rootsweb.com <MOGRUNDY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [MOGRUNDY-L] Re: Luther Collier son of William and Susan Collier >In a message dated 1/23/03 6:35:19 AM Central Standard Time, >RALLS3@peoplepc.com writes: > > >> As for Luther I have his family outline and My grandmother is still alive >> at 94! andknows everything about the Collier family as she was born in >> Trenton,Grundy,MO. >> > >Will you please ask you grandma if she knows the Joneses (Mary Ramsey Jones) >and how they are related if they are?? My John William Jones married a >Brand:) :) God bless you:) Juanita Jones Johnson >