Herman Friedrich ROOK [52]

   Another name for Herman was Herman Frederick ROOK.¹⁹

  General Notes:

One story goes that Herman was something of an outcast, unknown by his nephews and nieces. The "official" family reason for this estrangement is that, while his three brothers all became Lutheran preachers, he totally eschewed religion. The rest of the family, or, at least, his father, refused to associate with him, and his family, because of this.

  Birth Notes:

Village: Postelau
Province: WP
Kreis (District): Dirschau
Protestant Parish: Sobbowitz
Catholic Parish: Groß Trampken
Civil Records Office: Golmkau

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Civil engineer, 17 Jun 1943, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. ¹⁸

• Residence: 604 Johnstone, 17 Jun 1943, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. ¹⁸

Herman married Mollie J. GRIEVE [18], daughter of Alexander F. GRIEVE [15] and Jane A. MITCHELL [16], on 22 Jun 1943 in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States.¹⁸ (Mollie J. GRIEVE [18] was born on 22 Nov 1893 in Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States ⁵ and died on 20 Jul 1991 in Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: Marriage License 713 - 1943, 17 Jun 1943, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States.

Herman next married Mary Valentina GRICE [1991], daughter of Joseph GRICE [1988] and Julia ZELZ [1982], on 16 Nov 1915 in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States.¹⁹ (Mary Valentina GRICE [1991] was born on 13 Dec 1885 in Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, United States ¹⁹ and died in 1938 ¹⁹.)