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Katherine C. “Kate” <I>Robinson</I> Rooks

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Katherine C. “Kate” Robinson Rooks

Birth
Fort Laramie, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
Death
3 Mar 1926 (aged 70)
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
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Kadoka, Jackson County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
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From WPA 1941 Graves project on the SD Historical Society website, below is SD deaths on Ancestry
Kate C Rooks Yankton 11 Mar 1926.

Kate was born on November 16, 1855 to James Ely Robinson and Susie Smoke at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory.

On February 22, 1873, Kate married Joseph Rooks at the Spotted Tail Agency near Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Joseph and Kate raised the three small children from Joseph's first marriage and had fifteen children of their own; Alice, Charles, Noresta, Rosanna, Nancy, Martha, Delia, William, Christina, James, Rebecca, Clara, Catherine, Agnes and Hobart.

In 1898 the family moved to Washabaugh County. At this time white men were not allowed on the reservation but because Kate was native american they settled on her allotment. Joseph and Kate operated a ranch with over 2000 head of cattle and 250 head of horses until 1917 when they sold all their livestock. Joseph lived on their ranch until their respective deaths. Joseph passed away on December 23, 1919 and was buried on the ranch until Kate's death in 1926 when his body was moved to Kadoka.
From WPA 1941 Graves project on the SD Historical Society website, below is SD deaths on Ancestry
Kate C Rooks Yankton 11 Mar 1926.

Kate was born on November 16, 1855 to James Ely Robinson and Susie Smoke at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory.

On February 22, 1873, Kate married Joseph Rooks at the Spotted Tail Agency near Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Joseph and Kate raised the three small children from Joseph's first marriage and had fifteen children of their own; Alice, Charles, Noresta, Rosanna, Nancy, Martha, Delia, William, Christina, James, Rebecca, Clara, Catherine, Agnes and Hobart.

In 1898 the family moved to Washabaugh County. At this time white men were not allowed on the reservation but because Kate was native american they settled on her allotment. Joseph and Kate operated a ranch with over 2000 head of cattle and 250 head of horses until 1917 when they sold all their livestock. Joseph lived on their ranch until their respective deaths. Joseph passed away on December 23, 1919 and was buried on the ranch until Kate's death in 1926 when his body was moved to Kadoka.

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  • Maintained by: Matt Amiotte
  • Originally Created by: Cousin
  • Added: Oct 22, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79126712/katherine_c-rooks: accessed ), memorial page for Katherine C. “Kate” Robinson Rooks (17 Nov 1855–3 Mar 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79126712, citing Kadoka Calvary-Fairview Cemetery, Kadoka, Jackson County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Matt Amiotte (contributor 47898627).