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John Frank Zook

Male 1874 - 1958  (84 years)


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  • Name John Frank Zook 
    Nickname Frank 
    Born 19 Jan 1874  Republic, Republic County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Sep 1958  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Oct 1958  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2928  Rossville
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2019 

    Father William R Zook,   b. 4 Feb 1846, Johnson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1925, Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Nancy Melinda Casteel Zook,   b. Jul 1854, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1929, Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1869  Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daisy Hawks Zook,   b. Dec 1879, Cuba, Republic County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1960  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1892  Cuba, Republic County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Not sure the year they were married. The anniversary announcements are conflicting.
    Children 
     1. Edna Zook,   b. 22 Nov 1896,   d. 15 Apr 1910, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)
    Documents
    Anniversary- Zook, Frank and Daisy 1
    Anniversary- Zook, Frank and Daisy 1
    Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Zook will quietly celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary at their home Tuesday, July 4th. They invite friends to call.
    Anniversary- Zook, Frank and Daisy 2
    Anniversary- Zook, Frank and Daisy 2
    THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1954
    60 Years Of Marriage,
    For Mr. & Mrs. Zook
    Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zook of Rossville celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary Sunday with open house. A number of friends dropped in to congratulate the couple.

    Mr. and Mrs. Zook were married on July 4, 1894, in Cuba, Kansas. When questioned as to why this date was chosen for their wedding, Mr. Zook replied, “Well, my wife’s father’s birthday was on that day and that’s; the way he wanted it. And, too, I was. railroading at that time and didn’t, get too much time off.”

    Mr. Zook is 82 years of age and Mrs. Zook is 78. Both are enjoying fair health.
    Anniversary- Zook, Frank and Daisy 3
    Anniversary- Zook, Frank and Daisy 3
    Married 63 years
    Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zook will observe their 63rd wedding anniversary on July 4. They were married in 1892 in Cuba, Kansas, where they both were born and reared. The following September they moved to a farm near Rossville.

    Mr. Zook farmed around Rossville until 1940 when they moved to their present home in the southwest part of Rossville.

    Mr. and Mrs. Zook had one daughter who passed away at the early age of 13.

    Mr. Zook is 83 and Mrs. Zook is 76.
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2019 20:27:04 
    Family ID F824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jan 1874 - Republic, Republic County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Jul 1892 - Cuba, Republic County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Zook, John
    Obituary- Zook, John
    John F. Zook
    John Frank Zook, 84, of Rossville, died Monday night in a Topeka hospital. He was born January 19, 1874, at Republic and had lived in the Rossville community 63 years. Mr. and Mrs. Zook moved to a home in Topeka about three years ago.

    He is a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church and the Rossville Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Daisy Zook; and two sisters, Mrs. Frances Gano, Concordia; and Mrs. Carl Steele, Prescott, Ark.

    Funeral services will be at 2 pm at the Rossville Presbyterian Church with burial in Rossville cemetery.