Winona was, according to census records, born in Delaware after she, her parents, and two surviving older sisters returned from Cheyenne. Her parents' marriage did not survive the disappointments and disillusionment of their western venture and, after the divorce, Winona, her sisters and mother lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, her father living and working as an editor in New York.
After she married William Rook, he was diagnosed with consumption (tuberculosis). They moved west for his health and he lived many more years. But, ironically, she did not after she too was diagnosed with the same disease. She either moved back to Connecticut to be with her family during her illness or died during a visit home with them. She was just 26.
After she married William Rook, he was diagnosed with consumption (tuberculosis). They moved west for his health and he lived many more years. But, ironically, she did not after she too was diagnosed with the same disease. She either moved back to Connecticut to be with her family during her illness or died during a visit home with them. She was just 26.
Winona was, according to census records, born in Delaware after she, her parents, and two surviving older sisters returned from Cheyenne. Her parents' marriage did not survive the disappointments and disillusionment of their western venture and, after the divorce, Winona, her sisters and mother lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, her father living and working as an editor in New York.
After she married William Rook, he was diagnosed with consumption (tuberculosis). They moved west for his health and he lived many more years. But, ironically, she did not after she too was diagnosed with the same disease. She either moved back to Connecticut to be with her family during her illness or died during a visit home with them. She was just 26.
After she married William Rook, he was diagnosed with consumption (tuberculosis). They moved west for his health and he lived many more years. But, ironically, she did not after she too was diagnosed with the same disease. She either moved back to Connecticut to be with her family during her illness or died during a visit home with them. She was just 26.
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Records on Ancestry
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1880 United States Federal Census
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Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
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Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
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Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968
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Web: Connecticut, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1968
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