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Alexander Obediah Brooks 1856–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1856

Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1938

Death Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA

Father: Beverly Brooks

Mother: Lucy Atkins

Spouse(s): Emma Crowe, Emma Crowe

Children(s): Gabrella Brooks

Alexander Obediah Brooks was born in 1856 in Essex County, Virginia, USA, the child of Beverly A Brooks And Lucy Ann Atkins. Alexander Obediah Brooks married Emma Crowe, and had children including Gabrella Gay Crowe Brooks. Alexander Obediah Brooks passed away in 1938 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Obediah Brooks was born in 1856 in Essex County, Virginia, USA, the child of Beverly A Brooks And Lucy Ann Atkins.
  • Alexander Obediah Brooks married Emma Crowe, and had children including Gabrella Gay Crowe Brooks.
  • Alexander Obediah Brooks passed away in 1938 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Beverly Brooks
1812–1895
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia
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Lucy Atkins
1814–1895
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Emma Crowe
1860–1900
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Emma Crowe
1860–1900
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
EC

Children(s)

Gabrella Brooks
1897–2005
Birth Location: Dunnsville, Essex, Virginia, USA
GB

Alexander Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Brooks
1856–1938
Birth Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Beverly A Brooks
1812–1895
Essex County, Virginia
Lucy (Ann) Atkins
1814–1895
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Lewis (Durham) Brooks
1793–1876
Essex, Virginia, USA
Maria Alexander
1794–1821
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Thomas (Henry) Atkins
1779–1841
King & Queen, Virginia, USA '3'
Elizabeth ("Betsey") COX
1800–1844
Essex Co., Va
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Brooks
1760–1850
Caty Durham
–1801
Nancy Jones
1750–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richardson Brooks
1730–1799
Lucy Mallory
1747–1799
James DURHAM
1703–1800

Alexander Brooks's Descendants

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Alexander (Obediah) Brooks (7 May 1856–14 Oct 1938) m. Emma Crowe (17 Mar 1860–17 May 1900) m. Emma Crowe (17 Mar 1860–17 May 1900)
  1. 1. Gabrella ("Gay" Crowe) Brooks 1897–2005 m. Percy (Cecil) Bruce 1888–1957
    1. 1. Era (Gay) Sale 1926– m. Edmond (Walker) Sale 1925–1992
      1. 1. Janet (Gay) Sale 1950–1953
    2. 2. Tyler (Cecil) Bruce 1918–1991
    3. 3. Clifton (Faulkner) Bruce 1920–2007

Alexander Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1856
7 May 1856
Birth of Alexander Obediah Brooks in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA
1938
14 Oct 1938
Age 82
Death of Alexander Obediah Brooks in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1856
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1938
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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