Farmer. Son of Jesse C. Crooks (1855-1918) and Anna E. Evans (1863-1946). Married Bertha M. Graves, Octobr 31, 1908, in Broomfield, Colorado, the Rev. Alfred William Tuck (1834-1922) officiating. A gentle man, James F. Crooks was a long time farmer (Sheridan Blvd. and 120th Avenue) near Broomfield in Boulder County, adjacent to his father Jesse Crooks' farm.Detailed journals that he keep early in the twentieth century shows that most of his income was derived from raising and selling wheat and barley. A constant expenditure as revealed in the journals was that for pipe tobacco-Gramps enjoyed his pipe smoking immensely. James F. Crooks suffered a stroke in 1952, which unfortunately took away his ability to verbally communicate. Husband of Bertha Graves Crooks (1884-1981). Father of Grace (1909-1989), Denver, Colorado; James P. (1911-1991), Trinidad, Colorado; Marjory Rose (1914 - 2005), Longmont, Colorado; and Sister Marie M (1921 - ), Kansas City, Missouri. Brother of Henry Crooks, farmer near Broomfield, Colorado (1886-1954), William Crooks (1901-1971), Viola (Birdie) Crooks (1891-1985), Broomfield, Colorado, and, Marion Agnes Crooks [Graves], Arvada, Colorado (1877-1962). Neighbors and friends who served as escorts at the March 24, 1956 funeral were: Harry McLinden, Arnold Brown, Frank Smith, Jr., Art Dunphy (1890-1980), Metro Docheff (1913-2006), and T. G. Niles. Cause of death: Acute Pulmonary edema and cardio-vasicular incident. Suffered from diabetes.
Farmer. Son of Jesse C. Crooks (1855-1918) and Anna E. Evans (1863-1946). Married Bertha M. Graves, Octobr 31, 1908, in Broomfield, Colorado, the Rev. Alfred William Tuck (1834-1922) officiating. A gentle man, James F. Crooks was a long time farmer (Sheridan Blvd. and 120th Avenue) near Broomfield in Boulder County, adjacent to his father Jesse Crooks' farm.Detailed journals that he keep early in the twentieth century shows that most of his income was derived from raising and selling wheat and barley. A constant expenditure as revealed in the journals was that for pipe tobacco-Gramps enjoyed his pipe smoking immensely. James F. Crooks suffered a stroke in 1952, which unfortunately took away his ability to verbally communicate. Husband of Bertha Graves Crooks (1884-1981). Father of Grace (1909-1989), Denver, Colorado; James P. (1911-1991), Trinidad, Colorado; Marjory Rose (1914 - 2005), Longmont, Colorado; and Sister Marie M (1921 - ), Kansas City, Missouri. Brother of Henry Crooks, farmer near Broomfield, Colorado (1886-1954), William Crooks (1901-1971), Viola (Birdie) Crooks (1891-1985), Broomfield, Colorado, and, Marion Agnes Crooks [Graves], Arvada, Colorado (1877-1962). Neighbors and friends who served as escorts at the March 24, 1956 funeral were: Harry McLinden, Arnold Brown, Frank Smith, Jr., Art Dunphy (1890-1980), Metro Docheff (1913-2006), and T. G. Niles. Cause of death: Acute Pulmonary edema and cardio-vasicular incident. Suffered from diabetes.
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