John Crook

John Crook was born on 11 October 1831, in Turton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Dan Crook, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Kay, was 28. He married Mary Giles on 6 September 1856, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1905. He died on 31 March 1921, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

John Crook was a prolific journal keeper. Much of Heber’s early history is a result of his journaling. His journal lists the Heber Fort residents by family 1860-1861. He served as Bishopric Counselor to Bishop William Forman in the Heber West Ward. He organized the Heber Dramatic Association and started the red rock sandstone quarry at the mouth of Lake Creek Canyon. It was from this quarry that many of the substantial homes, and buildings in Heber were constructed some of which remain standing today.