Subject: Ref John ROOKS Found Grave Marker Hello Cousins, I have been not on comp very much in the last 5 days as trying to get to getting a leaking roof redone and yesterday my freezer had quit I discovered last night so now have the loss of all my meat etc . Thus a short delay in sending this out to maybe get more imfo on these John Rooks in the Joseph and Elizabeth Jackson Rooks line Of Oh. Ind. Mo. S Dak.. Below is the return, finialy, of a message from the Person. who found the Grave Marker in Mo. I don't know what John he is talking about now unless it was John b 1808's son. John. b 1843. There also is one other John b 1839 but I think he is to be ruled out. I still am working on checking the property site and need any thing anyone has on either of these two John's. or others. John b 1808 would have been abt 54/5 yrs of age and that was not uncommon age for Civil War men. I feel it may be John Rooks b 1808, a son to Joseph??? Still could be another. I think the Property papers may give an idea which John. Also IF it wasn't John 's ( b1808's ), 'Patented Property of 1856 with abt 5 other graves with stones( no names on) then who are these other people and why was this John Rooks bur, there ??? I hope he sends me a copy of the war record he has of the John he is claiming the grave to be.. COULD The property he has may have been a part of the original Patent of John's???? Many unanswered questions yet to get imfo relative to. Read his message and send me your thinking on this. Do any of you have any John ROOKS in your line that this could have been who was in Civil War and or imfo of being in the civil war?????? Please help us solve this problem of Who this John Rooks is and who he belongs to as well as why he was burried there. Also who can the other stones found same place belong to. Time period is maybe 1856?? to abt 1870?? Do any of you have a missing John Rooks, also there is an M. as for an inital but may have been a mistake by and as engraver may have mistook the M for Missouri Co. as an initial in name.. John Rooks b 1808 was in M Company , 7th Missouri Cavalry, and died 15 Mar 1862 in a civil war camp of lung fever at Brooksville,( Brooksdale?) Linn Co Mo, per Officer's statement but ,Temperance, his widow put 1861 on her application for pension in 1864. Also this John's Land Patent 1856. was for the same Co. in Mo Marker was recently found. in. Maxine Wilton contact me at EMAIL mmwaw@sprynet.com Read below message **************************************************************************** ************ Hello Maine, " Sorry it has taken so long to get back with you. We have been in the process of moving back from England and was waiting on our computer. I know from the grave marker that John M. Rooks served in the 7th Missouri Calv. during the Civil War, so a birth date of 1808 is too early. From what I can find I think he was born in 1840 or 42. The Civil War records show that he was mustered out of the service, so did not die in action, but may have been injuried and died shortly after. I have the land records for the farm and the Rooks never owned the land! This is why I don't understand why he has been buried there. I don't have any pictures, but will get some when possible and forward to you. Also, I don't think this John M. Rooks had any children or was ever married, so wouldn't be your great great grandfather. This is what I know and as I have time will do more reseaSorry it has taken so long to get back with you. We have been in the process of moving back from England and was waiting on our computer. I know from the grave marker that John M. Rooks served in the 7th Missouri Calv. during the Civil War, so a birth date of 1808 is too early. From what I can find I think he was born in 1840 or 42. The Civil War records show that he was mustered out of the service, so did not die in action, but may have been injuried and died shortly after. I have the land records for the farm and the Rooks never owned the land! This is why I don't understand why he has been buried there. I don't have any pictures, but will get some when possible and forward to you. Also, I don't think this John M. Rooks had any children or was ever married, so wouldn't be your great great grandfather. This is what I know and as I have time will do more research. "