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James Philip “Jim” Croot

Birth	:	31 Oct 1852 Moretonhampstead, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Death	:	25 Nov 1923 Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant View Cemetery, Aplington, Butler County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5918999, -92.8946991
Plot	:	Original Section, Lot 190, Third Row
Description	:	James Croot was born in Moretonhamptead, Devon, England and was the youngest son of Robert and Susanna (Pethybridge) Croot. He immigrated in the summer of 1871 at age 19 with his brother John Croot, John's family, and his widowed mother. He is found in the 1871 UK Census working at Lowton Farm outside of Moretonhamptead. Before 1869, he likely worked for his father at Bowden Farm. He was the son and grandson of "husbandmen" (tenant farmers), a farmer worker in England, and a farmer in Iowa and later in Wisconsin. He owned a 160 acre farm in... Read More	James Croot was born in Moretonhamptead, Devon, England and was the youngest son of Robert and Susanna (Pethybridge) Croot. He immigrated in the summer of 1871 at age 19 with his brother John Croot, John's family, and his widowed mother. He is found in the 1871 UK Census working at Lowton Farm outside of Moretonhamptead. Before 1869, he likely worked for his father at Bowden Farm. He was the son and grandson of "husbandmen" (tenant farmers), a farmer worker in England, and a farmer in Iowa and later in Wisconsin. He owned a 160 acre farm in the NE corner of Washington, Butler Co., Iowa and a "truck farm" in Lancaster, Grant Co., Wisconsin. After a brief time in New York City with family members, he moved to Morris Co., NJ. His brother Joseph Croot and his sister Ann Croot Stone and her husband Philip Stone was already established in Chester, Morris Co. He, his brother John (who later moved to Somerset County, NJ), and his mother joined them there. He married Susan Ann (Susanna) Stone (1842-1897) in Morris Co., NJ on 22 Jun 1872. Susan was the sister of his brother-in-law Philip Stone. It is unclear if they knew each other in England or met in New Jersey. She immigrated in 1872. She was ten years older than he. They moved to Washington Township, Butler Co, Iowa to join his brother Samuel Croot sometime between their marriage and the birth of their daughter in 1878. He is found in a list of men eligible for military service in Iowa when he was 25, i.e. c.1877. He and his wife are found together in the 1880 Census in Washington, Butler Co., Iowa. After her death, he is found in the 1900 Census and 1905 Census in Iowa. James and Susan had two daughters and one still-born son: * Alice Jane 1878-1950 * Baby Boy b/d 1881 * Theresa Mae 1885-1962 He was naturalized in 1887 by the District and Circuit Court, Northern District, Illinois. He remarried Jane/Jennie Quick 20 June 1900 in Dubuque, Iowa, and they moved to Lancaster, Grant Co., Wisconsin where her family lived about 1908. They are found there in the 1910 and 1920 Censuses. In the "Bloomington Record" in Bloomington, Wisconsin, 28 Nov 1923, there are this notice: "J.P. Croot passed away at this home here on Sunday morning, about 10 o'clock, aged 71 years. He had been ill since his recent motor trip into Iowa--a sort of nervous breakdown. His body was taken on the early train Tuesday morning to his old home in Iowa for burial beside his first wife. His widow will probably make her home with her sister, Mrs. Keyes." His widow Jennie Croot is found in the 1930 and 1940 Censuses living with her twin sister and brother in Wisconsin. She is buried at Aupperle Cemetery, Lancaster, Grant Co., WI (73662446) sharing a gravestone with her twin Rachel Keyes. She is also listed on his gravestone. Clearly she had intended to be buried there at the time the stone was placed, but changed her mind later. ** There is a family story that he had been a captain in the UK Navy. This has been discounted as a myth. He immigrated at 19. A farmer's son and farm worker, he was unlikely have been in the Navy and was much too young to have been so senior if he had been.

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Where is James Philip “Jim” Croot's memorial?
James Philip “Jim” Croot's memorial is located at: Pleasant View Cemetery, Aplington, Butler County, USA.
When did James Philip “Jim” Croot death?
James Philip “Jim” Croot death on 25 Nov 1923 in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Philip “Jim” Croot's memorial?
Latitude: 42.5918999
Longitude: -92.8946991

Family Members:

Parent

Susan Pethybridge Croot

(1812 - 1883)

Spouse

Susan Ann Stone Croot

(1842 - 1897)

Jennie E. Quick Croot

(1862 - 1957)

Siblings

Children

Alice Jane Croot Freeseman

(1878 - 1950)

Theresa Mae “Thursa” Croot Smith

(1885 - 1962)

Flowers:

Left by Anonymous on 10 Nov 2016

Left by Anonymous on 22 Oct 2019

Died today in 1923, 98 years ago.

Left by Anonymous on 26 Nov 2021

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