June 16, 1909
CAROLINE CROOKS
---A little less than two weeks from the time of her aged husband breathed his last, Mrs. Geo. Crooks bade her family farewell and closed her eyes in death at the family home near Martinstown at 4:30 o'clock last Wednesday. The closing of these two lives that had become so closely knit during their 55 years of companionship was to those who knew them not a surprise, and while there is deep sorrow and sincere mourning there is after all something beautiful in the thought that those who had so long been inseparable in life should not be parted in death.
---On May 28th all that was mortal of George Crooks was interred at the Martinstown cemetery--the next day his wife worn with much watching and broken in spirit, expressing the belief that she would never get up again took her bed and gradually and willingly approached the end. It came at 4:30 Wednesday June 9, all her children were at her bedside.
---The funeral, which was perhaps the largest ever held in the east end of the county took place Thursday at 3 p.m., the services being conducted by Rev. W. D. McFarland--who had conducted a like service over the remains of her husband, and the burial took place at Martinstown cemetery.
---Caroline Henry was born in Morgan county, Eastern Tennessee, Oct. 31, 1834, coming to Putnam county April 1, 1845, and with her parents settling on the old Henry farm (now a part of the J. E. McCoy farm) east of Unionville. She was one of a family of fifteen children--ten of the brothers and sisters survive her, viz: Mrs. Jesse Baccus, Mrs. Helen Haynes and Mrs. W. C. Raney, all of whom live in Unionville, J. R. Henry, Mrs. J. E. McCoy, Mrs. T. H. Beckwith, all of this county, Mrs. Nan Snedigar, of Kirksville, Mrs. Josephine McCoy, of Sawnee, Ok.; Mrs. Myra Hoskins, of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Sarah Calhoun, of Fremont, Mich.
---She was married Sept. 21, 1854, to George Crooks. For a number of years they lived at Hartford, where Mr. Crooks run a blacksmith shop, a short time they farmed on Shoal creek, and then in the fall of 1867 settled on the place which their children were reared, where the meridian of life was reached and passed, and where together hand in hand they watched the decline of life's sun--paused for a little in the twilight and were reunited again in the newday.
---Twelve children were born to their union, all of whom survive them, and all were present at the father's funeral and all were again present at the last sad rites over their mother. Besides these, and the other relatives previously mentioned are 42 grandchildren and 19 great grand children living. Mrs. Crooks had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church since a child--her life was filled with good works, devotion to her family and those who needed sympathy who came within her reach. Her mother love was all sufficient, and she has bequeathed to those she leaves behind the priceless heritage of the fruits of a Godly life well spent, every duty well done.
---She had not been strong for a good many years. In 1897 she suffered an attack of typhoid fever, which a year or so after was followed with a little stroke of paralysis. But she recovered and while weakly her health was fairly good until the death of her husband.
---The sons and daughters surviving are: John W., Mrs. Mary E. Lane, Jas. H., Matthew N., Mrs. Barbara E. Vincent, Mrs. Sarah I. Sparks, Thos. M., Noah, Bird C., Cyrus and Silas, Mrs. Myrtle I. Collins, all of the county.
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Phoebe Caroline Henry married George Crooks on September 21, 1854 in Putnam County, Missouri and they had twelve children all linked below.