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Captain Oliver Crook
Oliver Crook Birth Feb 14 1854 Death 16 Dec. 1925
Capt. Oliver Crook was formerly of Adams township, Cass county, Indiana and
was a famous skipper who had sailed the waters of Lake Michigan as a
commander and a son of Thomas Jefferson Crook and Lousianna
(Lucy Ann) Worst
Birth Name: Thomas Crook
Birth: 07 Oct 1822 (Taylorsville, Montgomery, Ohio
Death: 12 Feb 1907 - Moulton, Appanoose, Iowa
Marriage: 21 Apr 1870 - Cass County (Cass), Indiana
Parents: Thomas Crook, Elizabeth Mathews
Spouse: Elizabeth Jane Grable
Name: Lucy Ann Worst
Birth: 1826
Marriage: 26 Jan 1847 - Montgomery County Ohio
Spouse: Thomas Crook
Name: Louisiana Crook
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1826
Death Date: 26 Aug 1866
Cemetery: Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Twelve Mile, Cass County, Indiana
1860
Census [photo only] - he is listed with his parents Census Place: Adams,
Cass, Indiana; Roll: M653_247; Page: 952; Image: 439.
Thomas Crook 37 Ohio Farmer
Louisana Crook 24 Ohio
James Crook 12 Ohio
Elizabeth Crook 9 Ohio
Oliver Crook 5 Indiana
William Perry 22 Farm Hand
Nothing can be found for the 1870 census on the family
he married 8 Jan 1876 cass county, Indiana (Bk 6 pg166) Helen Rinehart b.
c. 1869 Ohio and by 1900 census they had divorced. Helen could of remarried
in cass county, Indiana per WPA index: Name: Crook Helen C Spouse: William R.
Bates Dec 15, 1886 Bk 11 pg 185.
1880 census [photo only]
Census Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T9_268; F
amily History Film: 1254268; Page: 351.4000;
Enumeration District: 30; High Street Houses not numbered.
Oliver Crook 25 Ohio [sic] miller
Hellen Crook 21 Ohio wife
Maud Crook 4 Indiana
Blanch Crook 3 Indiana
Olive Rineheart 16 Indiana wife's sister
His mother Louisiana was b. 26 Apr 1826 d. 26 Aug 1866 buire Bethlehem
Methodist Cemetery, Bethlehem Twp., Cass county, Indiana.
He business agent for Emma (Mrs. R. K.) Lord.
From the Chattel Mortgages Book 5 Marshall County, Indiana comes:
Mortgagor Mortgagee Date Amount Description
Lord, Emma E. Crook, Oliver 10 Nov. 1890 1,000.00 Steam boat
Crook, Oliver Lord, Emma E. 23 June 1902 7,000.00 Steamboats "Aubbeenaubee" & "Peerless", launch "Dewey"
Crook, Oliver Lord, Emma E. 10 Sept. 1902 2,300.00 Steamboats "Aubbeenaubee" & "Peerless", launch "Dewey
Crook, Oliver Lord, Emma E. 6 Feb. 1903 5,500.00 Steamboat Neeswaugee
Crook, Oliver Lord, Emma E. 20 Dec. 1904 2,230.00 Steamers Peerless & Niswaugee, launch Dewey
1895 - Sept. 5 -Logansport Daily Reporter - been spending the summer Capt
Oliver Crook of the steamer Lake is...
1900 census [photo only]
Census Place: Union, Marshall, Indiana;
Roll: T623_392 Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 82.
Oliver Crook Feb. 1855 Indiana Divorced manager of Steamboat
Jonas Smith March 1877 Indiana Single boarder Captain of Steamboat
Elizabeth McCabe May 1850 Ireland Single boarder servant
1902 - July Peerless II"
and the
Aubeenaubee
was sold by Mrs. R. K. Lord to Capt. Crook found recorded in the
Logansport Daily Journal dated Jul . 18 1902 pg. 8 as follows:
Has sold her steamers - Mrs. R. K. Lord has disposed of her steamers on Lake
Maxinkuckee, Captain Oliver crook being the purchaser. Mrs. Lords has owned
the boats for many years.
It is said he owned Crook's Hall which was formerly the Lord's Hotel located
at the top of Harding court.
1903 - Found in the 7 May 1903 issue of the Culver Citizen: Capt. Crook's
Launch "Doxie" was launched last Monday [27 April] and put in commission.
He is now prepared to accommodate all early cottagers or persons desiring to
go to points around the lake.
1903, 18 June -
Neeswaughee
launched by Capt. Crook.
married 2nd Elizabeth Stauffer Kale Birth: Jan 12 1853 Perrysville, Indiana
Death: Nov. 6, 1912 Culver, Marshall county Indiana Burial: Nov. 9, 1912 Mount
Hope Cemetery Logansport Cass County Indiana married 1st Nathaniel L Kale
daughter of Abraham Stauffer and Jershua Tucker.
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Name: Oliver Crook
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1904
Marriage Place: St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Age: 49
Residence Place: Culvet, Indiana
Father: Thomas
Mother: Worst
Spouse: Eliz Stoffer Kale
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 51
Spouse Birth Place: Indiana
Spouse Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana
Spouse Father: Abraham
Spouse Mother: Tucker
Record Number: 394
Film: 80
Film Description: 1903 Wayne - 1904 Chippewa
She was the widow of Nathaniel L Kale Birth: Dec. 27, 1848
Death: Jan. 17, 1901 Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport Cass County
Indiana
Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: Nathnial Kale
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Stuffer
Marriage Date: 2 Mar 1882
Marriage County: Vermilion
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records,
Film # 1298746 - 1298749.
Name: Nathaniel Kale
Gender: Male
Spouse: Elizabeth Kale
Publication Title: Logansport, Indiana, City Directory, 1901
Name: Elizabeth Kale
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1901
Street address: 2600 Broadway
Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana, USA
Occupation: Domestic
Spouse: Nathaniel Kale
Publication Title: Logansport, Indiana, City Directory, 1901
Name: Nathaniel Kale
Gender: Male
Spouse: Elizabeth Kale
Publication Title: Logansport, Indiana, City Directory, 1903
Name: Elizabeth Kale
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1903
Street address: 434 Sycamore
Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana, USA
Occupation: Domestic
Spouse: Nathaniel Kale
Publication Title: Logansport, Indiana, City Directory, 1903
1904 - Apr - Captain Crook Married Mrs. Elizabeth Kale of Logansport; from
the Logansport Pharos dated Apr 17, 1904 page 3:
Captain Crook's Dog
Made it Interesting for Summer Cottagers at Maxinkuckee
Spoiled Master's Honeymoon
Great Commotion Caused on Long Point
Bob is the name of a dog owned by Capt. Oliver Crook, who is the master of a
fleet of steamers on Maxinkuckee lake, and Bob is a constant passenger on one
boat or another. Bob has a habit of jumping off the docks to chase anthing
that looks like a cat, and sometimes he gets off. On such occasions he will
take possession of the dock and howl until the boat turns about and takes him
on aboard. Recently Captain Crooke {Crook] took a few days off to get married,
his bride being Mrs. Elizabeth Kale, of Logansport, and during his absence
from the lake Captain Fisher was in charge of the boats.
Bob played his usual trick and Fisher said he guessed he'd cure him of it.
"I'll just let him stay over there a spell', he said.
When Captain Crooke [Crook] with his bride arrived he was too happy to miss
Bob. Well into the night there was a vicious ringing of the telephone. "Say
Cook [Crook]", came an angry voice, "your consarned good for nothin' pup is
over her at Shady Bluff makin' night hideous. If you don't come over right
away and get him off we'll dynamite him". Crook chuckled good naturedly and
went back to bed and to sleep. In half an hour there was andother ring.
"Is that Crook?
"Yes, Whats's wanted?"
"Say Captain, your dog Bob is on the Pow Wow dock bayin' at the moon like all
possessed. What d'ye do to make let up"
"Wire a can to his tail", Crook answered, laughing hilariously, for Bob hasn't
any tail at all.
Inside the next hour Bob had been heard from The Oakes, The Roost, Squirrel
Lawn, Oak Lodge, and the Hidden Inn. "Buckskin Landis from the Roost wired
an awful threat, and Manager McCoy of the Vandalia hotel was a complainant.
Capt. McCoy is an old Tennessee river steamboat man, and what
he said all but melted the wire.
The upset was that Crook had to get dressed at 4 o'clock in the morning, steam
up the Nees-wau-gee, and go after Bob, and now he says that is was Fisher who
set up the job on account of his getting married.
Found in the Culver Citizen Jul 7, 1904 -
SURPRISE WEDDING SATURDAY
Logansport Lady Weds Maxinkuckee Boat Man.
Friends of the contracting parties in this city will be surprised to learn that Saturday occurred the marriage of Mrs.
Elizabeth Kale of Logansport. and Mr. Oliver Crook, of Culver, the ceremony taking place at St. Joseph.
Michigan. The intention of the couple was to keep their marriage a secret and accordingly Mrs. Kale had planned to leave
Logansport Saturday to join her betrothed at Culver enroute to St. Joseph without the knowledge of any of her friends,
but in some manner the secret leaked out and she was given a rousing send-off by those who had learned of her
secret. After the knot was tied today they will settle down at Culver, where Mr. Crook owns a number
of excursion boats on Lake Maxinkuekee.-Logansport Pharos.
1904 - Jul 14 -Capt. Crook is having a building erected on the hill back of the Beeber property
for the accomadationn of his boat crews - Cutizen
1905 May 6 - Capt. Crook is building a boat 10x70 feet, which he will
anchor at some convenieint palce on the lake and use it for a dancing
paviliion during the summer season - - the
White Swan dance
pavilion, a float 70' by 30' was built and launched by Captain Crook.
1905 - Apr 5 - Logansport Reporter - Mrs. Oliver Crook of Culver , is visiting
friends in this city
1905 - July 20 Logansport Pharos - Mrs. Oliver Crook of Culver , is in the city to attend the funeral
of the late Houston A. Duckworth this afternoon.
1905 - July 20 Logansport Daily Reporter - Mrs. Oliver Crook of Culver , is in the city to attend the
funeral of the Rev. Housten Duckworth this afternoon.
1905 - July 27 Logansport Daily Reporter - Mrs Oliver Crook was in Logansport Thursday...
1905 - Jul 21 - Logansport Daily Journal - Oliver Crook Culver was in the city...
1905 - Jul 21 - Logansport Daily Reporter - Mrs Oliver Crook Culver was in the city...
1905 - Jul 22 - Logansport Chronicle - Mrs Oliver Crook of Culver is in the...
1905 - Dec 14 - Capt Oliver Crook has anchored his boats near the outlet. The White Swan is alson
entrenched near the same place
1906 - Jul 26 - Mrs. Osgood of Marioin, daughter of Capt. Oliver Crook, and her two little daughters
came last evening for their annual summer visit to the lake. Mrs Misses Peterson of Marion
accompanined Mrs. Osgood - Citizen
1906 - Oct 11 - Capt and Mrs Oliver Crook left the first of this week of a fortnight's vist
in Danville, Ill. and other points - Citizen
1907 - Apr. 6 - Logansport Daily Journal - Oliver Crook Culver is visiting friends in...
1907 - June 28 - Logansport Daily Journal - Oliver Crook entertained Mrs Duckworth and grandson...
1907 - Jul y 27 - Logansport Pharos - Mrs Oliver Crook was in Logans port Thursday...
1907 - Sept 4 - Logansport Daily Reporter - Captain Oliver Crook and Ex-marshall John Fisher of
Culver , were in the city this afternoon on business
1907 - Sept 5 - Logansport Daily Journal - Oliver Crook and John Fisher Culver were...
1908 - Feb. 6 Oliver Crook has filed a suit for $10,870 against the Emma E. Lord estate, claiming
Mrs. Lord intended that he should inherit her property
1908 - Oct 29 - Oliver Crook has dismissed his suit against the estate of Emma Lord
1908 - Apr 1 - Logansport Daily Reporter - a position with Oliver Crook as
engineer on one steamboats...
1908 - Jul . 10 - Logansport Daily Reporter - from Culver that Captain Oliver Crook and other old timers around...
1908 - This was found in the Rochester Sentinel dated Saturday, Jul y 11, 1908:
The burial place of the noted Indian chief was indicated to Capt. CROOK of Adams township,
Cass county, by the late Major McFADIN, of Logansport, ten years ago, and it has since been
the purpose of Capt. Crook to own the lot and furnish the last resting place for the chief.
The burial site was on the banks of lake Maxinkuckee. This season he decided to build a dry
dock on the lot, having a double purpose in view - to get his dock, and, in making the
excavation to find, if possible, the bones of AUBBEENAUBBEE.
Recently work was begun on the excavation and it was not long until the coveted treasure,
the bones of the great Chieftain, were reached. Great excitement reigned for some time
among those present when the discovery was made, the party being Capt. FISHER,
ex-marshal WOOD, Capt. Jack HEMLING and Capt. CROOK. When the excitement allayed,
all gathered around with bowed heads and solemn faces to view the remains of the once
noble chieftain who chose his burial place at the edge of the lake whose waters he loved
so well. The dry dock will be his monument - the AUBBEENAUBBEE DOCK.
1910 cunsus [photo only]
Census Place: Union, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: T624_370; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 113;
Oliver Crook 55 Indiana m2/5yrs. Engineer Foreman
Elizabeth Crook 56 Ireland wife m2/5yrs. o/o
1908 - Jul 23 - Mrs. Captain Walker and son John of Danville, Ill, ar the guests of Mrs. Walker's
aunt Mrs. Capt. Crook, for two weeks - Citizen
1908 - Nov. 26 - Est. Emma Lord to Elizabeth Crook, lots 4, 5, 6 and 7,
Toner's add. Culver and lot 6 Vandalia add. $1775.50 - Citizen
1909 - March 4 - Capt. Crook has purchased from a Bay City manufacturer
a 30-ft. gasoline boat, driven by a 24-horse power, four-cylinder engine.
The boat, with a speed of 15 miles an hour, will carry 40 passengers, and
coat $1,500. It comes "knocked down" and will be put together by George
Terry of Bass Lake, and is to be used to supplement the Lake fleet
1909 - May 27 - Capt. Crook has named his new launch "Charline" in honor
of a little granddaughter
1910 - AUg 10 - Mrs Lewis Truman of Covington, Indiana, is a ten day guest
of her sister Mrs. Oliver Crook - Citizen
1910 - Oct 10 - Logansport Daily Reporter - Mrs. Oliver Crook, Culver , has
been in Logansport, looking after some repairs on her property.
1910 - Dec. 27 - Logansport Weekly Reporter - Capt Oliver Crook Lake spent
Christmas with Mrs...
1911 - Jul 13 - Captain Crook's nephew William Young of Dayton, Ol. is here
visiting with him. - Citizen
1912 - Feb 22 - Captain Crook has raised the frame of his big
pavilion on
his lot east of Bradley Hotel. It is to take the place of the old
'White Swan' which had gone into the to discard br>
1912 - May 25 - Logansport Pharos - Capt Oliver Crook is erecting a near
the...
1912 - Sep 20 - Logansport Daily Journal pg. 7 Mrs. Oliver Crook wife of the
captain of the steamer on Lake Maxinkuckee, is at St. Joseph Hospital in this
city in a precarious condition.
1912 - Sep. 21 - Logansport Cronicle pg. 5 Mrs. Oliver Crook, of Culver, is a
patient at St. Joseph Hospital in this city.
1912 - Nov 10 - The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Crook, brought here from Culver,
was held from the residence of Mrs. C. A. Duckworth; of North street yesterday
afternoon, conducted by the Rev. E. C. Dunn. Burial in Mt. Hope. The Journal
Tribune Sunday Nov. 10 1912
1912 - Nov. 14 - Elizabeth, wife of Capt. Oliver Crook, died last Wednesday
night after an illness of several months. She was 59.
1912 - Nov. 14 - Death of Mrs. O. Crook.
Elizabeth, wife of Capt. Oliver Crook, died on Wednesday night of last week
at 9:30 o'clock.
She had been in failing health for several months, and everything had been
done that affection and money cound suggest to restore her to health,
including a course of treatment in the hospital at Logansport.
A service was held at the Crook home on Satruday forenoon. Rev. Mr. Harris
made an address and the Methodist choir sang three selections.
The floral rememberances were mumerous and beautiful.
A sister of Mrs. Crook, Mrs. Hinds of Perrysville, and a niece's husband, Mr.
Walker of Danville, were present.
The body was teken to Logansport for burial, accompanied by the husband, the
relatives, Unertaker Easterday and Mrs. Meredith and Mrs. Shilling - the two
last names representating the Ladies' Aid Society.
Elizabeth Stauffer was born in Perrysville, Ind. Jan 12 1853, the daughter of
Abraham and Jershua (Tucker) Stauffer.
She grew to womanhood in Perrysville, and in 1883 was united in marriage to
Nathaniel Kale of Logansport. She lived happily with Mr. Kale untill his death
and made many friendships in Loganpsort which were only severed with her death.
She was united in marriage to Captain Oliver Crook of Culver in 1904.
She has since made her home in Culver where she has left many friends to mourn
her departure.
She was of a kind and happy disposition, and daily by her life preached the
gospel of love and christain charity.
Her union with Capt. Crook was an especially happy one, and in her death he
is indeed desolate.
Besides her husband She is survived by three sisters who live in or near
Danville and Perrysville. - Culver Citizen
1913 - Sep 20 - Logansport Chronicle - Capt Oliver Crook of Culver was in
the...
One of the adds he placed in the Vedette of 1913
1913 - Sep 25 - Capt Oliver Crook, of Culver, was in the city during the week,
colllin on friends - Logansport Cronicle. - Citizen.
1914 - June 15 - Logansport Pharos Reporter - ...their home with Captain
Oliver Crook..
1914 - Aug. 4 St. Joseph, Michigan Anna Rachel Morris (Mrs. Mark B.) b. 4
Aug. 1853 Clinton, Indiana d. 18 Apr. 1927 Warren, Indiana daughter of Robert
Cummins & Mary Catherine Denham her 1st husband was Mark B Morris was born
18 Oct. 1835 died 11 Apr. 1905 both are buried Mt. Hope cemetery, Logansport,
Cass, Indiana
Mark Bristol Morris married 1st 15 Oct 1861 • Howard Co.,IN., (Book C,pg.48) -
Howard County, Indiana Lucy Guthridge daughter of John Guthridge & Elizabeth
Smith They had:
William Lowell Morris 1862–1931
Lillian Morris 1865–
Anne Morris 1869–
Minnie Morris 1870
Mark Bristol Morris & Anna Rachel Cummins They had:
Mark Centineal Morris Birth 18 JUL 1876 Young America, Indiana Death 05 JAN 1933 Cass county , Indiana
married 12 Dec 1898 Cass County, Indiana Isadora M "Dora" Wasburn Birth 22 Nov 1879 Cass County, Indiana
Death 17 OCT 1956 Cass County, Indiana Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana daughter of
Lewis H Washburn & Catherine Long
Daisy H Morris Birth 14 SEP 1879 Cass county, Indiana, Death 21 OCT 1953 Los Angeles, California, married 17 Jun
1905 Logansport, Cass, Indiana Birth: Frank Lee (Frances) Butler Birth: 11 Mar 1874 - Terre Haute, Vigo Co.,
Indiana son of Thomas J. Butler & May E. Lee
Ashton Dempsey Morris Birth: 22 Nov 1885 - Cass county Indiana Death: 10 May 1930 - San Diego, California married
4 Sep 1923 Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan Claire Hale Birth abt 1899 Detroit, Michigan daughter of James R Hale
& Loreeta Myer
Karl Aaron Morris Birth 15 JUL 1893 Cass county, Indiana, Death 28 OCT 1971 Manhattan Beach, California married
18 Jun 1913 Mabel M. Boyer
Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Name: Oliver Crook
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1914
Marriage Place: St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Age: 59
Residence Place: Culver, Indiana
Father: Thomas
Mother: Worst
Spouse: Anna Morris
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 50
Spouse Birth Place: Indiana
Spouse Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana
Spouse Father: Robert
Spouse Mother: Dunham
Record Number: 871
Film: 117
Film Description: 1913 Wayne - 1914 Branch
1914 Aug. 5 - Logansport Journal Tribune - Married in Michigan - Captain Oliver Crook of Lake
Maxinkuckee, the popular manager of the Maxinkuuckee Steamboat Lines, and who is one
of the most widely known men in northern Indiana, and Mrs. M. B. Morris of 505 Sycamore
street of this sity, were united in marriage at St. Joseph Mich., yesterday. After the
ceremony the cople started on a short honeymoon, visiting several pleasure resorts and
points of interest. They will return to Culver and take up their permanent residence at the
charming and picturesque home of Captain Crook, known as Pleasant Grove Place. A host of
friends are to give them a hearty welcome upon their return to the shores of the celebrated
and popilar summer resort.
1914 - Aug. 6 - Captain Oliver Crook was married last week to Mrs. M. B. Morris, a popular
lady of Logansport. They will be at home at
Cottage Grove Place about
Aug. 10
1934 - Aug. 6 Logansport Pharos Tribune -- 20 years ago...Captain Oliver Crook of Lake
Maxinkuckee, the popular manager of the Maxinkuckee steam boat lines and one of the
most widely known men in northern Indiana and Mrs. M. B. Morris of 506 Sycamore street
were united in married at St. Joseph, Michigan on August 4.
1914 - Aug. 8 pg. 1 Logansport Chronicle - Married Captain Oliver Crook of Lake Maxinkuckee,
the popular manager of the Maxinkuckee steamboat lines and who is one of the most widely
known men in Northern Indiana, and Mrs. M. B. Morris of 505 Sycamore street, this city were
united in marriage at St. Joe, Mich, tuesday. After a short wedding trip they will return to
Culver , where they will make their permanet home.
1914 - Aug. 20 - Miss Messie Morris, daughter of M. C. Morris of Logansport, is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Oliver Crook - Citizen
1914 - Aug 27 - Carl Morris and wife are newcomers at Cottage Grove Place, the quests of Mrs. Oliver
crook, Mr. Morris' mother
1914 - Sep 3 - A. D. Morris and Mrs F. Butler of Chicago, son and daughter of Mrs. Oliver Crook,
are at Cottage Grove Place, where they will visit for several days, the guests of Captain and
Mrs. Crook - Citizen
1910 - Sep 10 - Illiness of Captain Crook
Captain Oliver Crook is confined to his bed by a stoke of paralyses which over came him gradually
Saturday night. He complained of feeling unwell before retiring, but the nature of his illness was
not reveled until morning. The paralysis affects chiefly his left arm. Roports of his condition have
been exaggerated. He has at no time been unconscious nor unable to talk rationally, and as the
paralysis is not extending, but is in fact, gradually diminishing, there is every reason, Dr. Wiseman
says, to expect his rrestoration to his usual health. Captain Crook's large circle of friends will be
greatly releieved to knw that the case does not present an alarming symptoms.
1913 - May 22 - Capt Crook's fleet will consist of the steamers Neeswaugee, and Peerless; and the
launches Charlene and Mildred - the latter having bee purchased of Capt. A. J. Kapp. John
Buswell will be Capt. Crook's manager this season.
1914 - Sep - Capt Crook is able to leave the house for short walks - CItizen
1914 - Nov 8 - Crook - Local friends learned yesterday of the death at Culver of Mrs. Elizabeth Crook,
wife of Captain Oliver Crook, for many years boatman at Culver . The body is to be brought to
this city tomorrow and taken to the home of Mrs. C. A. Duckworth, 409 North Street, where
the funeral will be held. Rev. E. C. Dunn will conduct the services - pg. 3 Nov. 8 1912
Logansport Journal-Tribune
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Crook, brought here from Culver was held from the residence of
Mrs. C. A. Duckworth in North street yesterday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. E. C. Dunn.
Burial in Mt. Hope. - pg. 7 Nov 10, 1912 Logansport Journal Tribune
1915 - It is said he remarried and went to Michigan.
1915 - Apr 1 Oliver Crook to Anna Crook, six lots in Culver and one lot on Long point $1.
1915 May - Capt Crook the towed the Peerless and the Neewswaughgee to shallow water
near the outlet of Lake Maxinkuckee. There they stayed, mired in the sane, no longer
needed on the lake since the days of the big excursions had passed.
Found in the issue of May 24, 1913 of the CMA Vedette is -
Noah's Ark to be restored - Captain H. C. Bays, out enterprising morotrist, has recently
consummated a deal which puts him in possession of one of the grandest old boats of
all history. It had a roof, a door and one window when Noah navigated it, but when
Olvier Crook fell heir these were removed along with the stalls, and a 9-horse power
gasoline engine and side seats were put in. Captain Bays comtemplates whitewashing
the interior and rechristening the vessel with the name "Old doc Yak"
1916 - Sep 21 - Mrs. F L Butler of Oak Park, Ill. has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Oliver
Croook on her way home after spending two months in the East and at Atlantic City
1917 - Sep 5 - Mrs. Oliver Crook was allaed to Logansport today to attend the
funeral of Miss Ida ZInn, a ffirend
1918 - Jun 19 - Capt Crook has sold his livery lauches to C. A. Shorb of the Lake
View hotel, and ther were launched Saturday.
1920 - Jul 28 - Mrs. Frances Bulter has recently sold to O. E. Ferre of Logansport the
property a block north form Scott St. which she purchased some time ago of her mother,
Mrs. Olive Crook. The Property was known years ago as Cottage Groce Place, and was
run as a boarding house by Mrs Lord.
1922 - Jul 19 - The boon on Vandalia Park hill continues. Archie Balnchard...and also
has the contract for a bungalow for Mrs. Butler of Denver, Colo. Mrs. Butler is here
to spend the summer with her mother, Mrs. Capt. Crook - Citizen
1923 - Jan 3 Aged Couple Recieve Falls - Capt. and Mrs. Oliver Crook have been more or less
incapacitated recently by falls which crippled them
1923 - Apr 18 - Verne Swigart Buys Home - The Capt. Crook cottage has been
bought by Verne Swigart, who moved in last week
1923 - Apr 18 - From Culver to Logansport
Capt and Mrs. Oliver Crook have permanently given up their residence in Culver to
liver with their childrenin Logansport.
Both have become so much impaired in health that they are no lonfer able to
comfortably care for themselves
Capt Crook has lived in Culver for more than 39 years. He came here a manager for
Capt Lord's excursion boats
and afterward had a line of his own.
Meantime his winter were employed as chief engineer at the academy
The day of the big boats on the lake passed with the advent of the automobile
and the agandonment of the
railroad excursions.
Capt Crook then ran a line of launches, but a stroke of paralysis put an end to
his former activity.
Everybody in Culver hopes that the captain and his good wife will find ease and
happiness in their latter days.
1923, May 9 - Reprot Improved Healt - Mrs. Oliver Crook and her daughter Mrs. Curtis
of Logansport were in town Friday. The captain and Mrs. Crook are now comfortably
settled in Logansport and the helth of both is much improved.
1925 - Dec 23 - Captain Oliver Crook, for many years a resident of Culver and owner
of the famous excursion boats which for many summers appeared on Lake Maxinkuckee,
has been missing from the Cass County Infirmary at Logansport sice Firday. No trace has
been found of him, and since he was in poor health, it is feared that he committed
suicide.
Was found dead in a corn field from exposure near Logansport.
1926 - Jul 20 - Copt. O Crook is found Frozen in Field Near Home
Capt Oliver Crook who was reported missing a couple of weeks ago from the county
farm at Logansport was found last Friday morning frozen to death near a corn
shock, but a short distance from the buildings of the farm.
It is reported that he left word that he was going to his sister's home, but was
evidently too weak to get very far on his journey. It is believed he fell and dragged
himself to the corn shock for protection, but soon succumbed to the cold weather.
The older citizens of this community deeply regret his passing and extend to the
family their deepest sympathy.
Saturday evening W. S. Easterday received a call from Logansport to come for the
body and bring it to Culver.
Funeral service was held Sunday monring at 9 o'clock at Logansport and interment
made here at noon in his lon the the Culver Cemetery. - Jan 20 1926 Culver Citizen.
1927 - May 4 - Mrs Oliver Crook Passes Away; Former Culverite
Word has just bee received of Mrs. Oliver Crook on April 18th.
She was buried April 20th.
The Crooks lived in Culver four or five years ago and were well known in this community.
It will be remembered Capt. Crook died January 15, 1926 at Logansport from exposure.
1927 - Anna Morris Crook (Aug 4 1853 Apr. 18 1927) m 1st Mark B. Morris (Oct 1806 Apr 11 1905) both
buried Mt. Hope Cemetery Logansport Indiana
Today is
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