Sarah Ann Girling

1860 - 1940  (79 years)

• Name	Sarah Ann Girling
  Born	24 Nov 1860	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sarah Ann Rooke
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-96723
  Died	23 Jan 1940	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I96723	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	John Rooke,   b. 26 Sep 1860, , New York State, USA ,   d. 5 Jul 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. John Otto "Otto" Rooke,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   2. Nettie Rooke,   b. 7 Jan 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F24932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. John Rook ELMIRA.\emdash Seriously ill for the past two weeks, Mrs. Sarah Ann Rook, nee Girling, age 79, of Elmira, died at her home here early Tuesday. Deceased, who was born near Goldstone, had lived in Elmira since her marriage to John Rook. She was a member of Zion Evangelical church. Surviving are her husband. a son Otto and a daughter Mrs. Russell Long, both of Elmira and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon from Dreisinger's Funeral Chapel to Elmira cemetery. Rev., C. H. Cornwell officiated. Waterloo Chronicle 26 Jan 1940 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 14. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 7. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 36. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of John Rook - 11 Jul 1940.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Nov 1860 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jan 1940 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth