Elisha Rooks, b: 1838 - Tiverton, England

^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}



		^{George Rooks}^{b.1790 Tiverton, Devon, England d.1858 Tiverton, Devon, England}

	^{Elisha Rooks}^{b.1838 Tiverton, Devon, England d.1901}

^{Reginald Rooks}^{b.1874 Bedminster - Bri, England d.}		^{Ann Blackmore}^{b.1793 Tiverton, Devon, England d.}

^Ada Rooks^{b.1879 Tiverton, Devon, England d.1944 Exeter, Devon, England}

		^John Shears^{b.1813 Broadhembury, England d.1859 Tiverton, Devon, England}

	^{Ellen Shears}^{b.1841 Tiverton, Devon, England d.}

		^Ann Unknown^{b.1813 Holton, England d.}