John Wesley Rooker, b: 1883 -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


		^{Joseph F. Rooker}^{b.1830 d.1859}

	^{William Henry Rooker}^{b.1857 Muncy, PA d.1932 Montour Twp., PA}	^Lydia Reese^{b.1859 d.1884}

^{John Wesley Rooker}^{b.1883 d.1964 Florida}		^{Lafayette Strausser}^{b.1830 d.1917}

	^{Lydia Jane Strausser}^{b.1859 d.1931 Light Street Pa}	^Mary A.^{b.1827 d.1919}





^{Suzanne Marie}^{b.1897 d.1967}