Shook, Alexander Gilbert
| Surname | Shook |
|---|---|
| Given Name | Alexander Gilbert |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1797 in Catawba County, North Carolina |
| Died | 07-SEP-1879 in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi |
| Father | Johanne George Shook (1758 - 29-JUL-1814) |
| Mother | Mary KILLIAN (1758 - 1827) |
Family Line
Alexander Gilbert Shook-> Johanne George Shook (f)-> Johanne Hans George Shook (Schuck) (gf)-> Johannes Shook (Schuck) (g-gf).
Marriages
Marriage 1
Charity DICKINSON
Marriage 2
01-OCT-1835 in Jefferson County, Alabama to Judith Ward STILWELL; born: ~1800 in North Carolina; died: ~1881 in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
Children
- Louisa J. SHOOK (~1834 AL - )
- Noah Alexander SHOOK (13-JAN-1840 TX - 18-MAY-1932 MS)
- Solomon "Sol" SHOOK (1844 AL - Aft. 1880 MS)
Notes
Alexander Shook is recorded in the census records for Texas in 1840. According to the 1850 United States Census (in Mississippi), Noah Alexander was born about 1840 in Texas. That is pretty solid evidence that Alexander Gilbert Shook was living in Texas ca. 1840.
1 1850 United States Census->Mississippi->Chickasaw County->Western Division->Image 92/130 (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shook, Alexander | 52 | Male | North Carolina | Farmer |
| Shook, Judah | 47 | Female | North Carolina | |
| Shook, Noah | 10 | Male | Texas | |
| Shook, Solomon | 6 | Male | Alabama |
2 1860 United States Census->Mississippi->Calhoun County->Not Stated->Image 153/196 (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shook, Alexander | 63 | Male | North Carolina | Farmer |
| Shook, Judy | 59 | Female | North Carolina |
3 1870 United States Census->Mississippi->Tallahatchie County->Township 24 Range 2->Image 2/10 (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheak, Alexander | 67 | Male | North Carolina | Farmer |
| Sheak, Judy | 74 | Female | North Carolina | Keeping house |
4 1880 United States Census->Mississippi->Tallahatchie County->Beat 1->District 108->Image 24/41 (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Relation | Marital Status | Birthplace | Father's Birthplace | Mother's Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adama, Iverson G. | 50 | Male | White | Head | Married | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | Farmer |
| Adama, Louissa | 46 | Female | White | Wife | Married | Alabama | South Carolina | North Carolina | House keeping |
| Adama, Francis A. | 10 | Female | White | Daughter | Single | Mississippi | North Carolina | Alabama | |
| Shook, Judy | 80 | Male | White | Mother-in-law | Widowed | North Carolina |