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Amanda Ellen, Fort Brooks 1846 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1846

Birth Location: Henderson County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 08 Dec 1910

Death Location: Warren County, Illinois, United States

Father: George Fort

Mother: Elizabeth McChesney

Spouse(s): William Brooks

Children(s): George Brooks

The story of Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks began in 1846 in Henderson County, Illinois, USA, with parents George Washington Fort and Elizabeth McChesney. As an adult, Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks wed William Harrison Brooks. Their household included George Thompson Brooks. Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks's life came to an end in 1910 in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

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Parents

George Fort
1806 – 1887
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
GF
Elizabeth McChesney
Birth Location: –
EM

Spouses(s)

William Brooks
1846 – 1911
Birth Location: Warren County, Illinois
WB

Children(s)

George Brooks
1873 – 1938
Birth Location: Roseville Twp, Warren County, Illinois, USA
GB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Apr 1846
    Event Place: Henderson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 10 N 5 W, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M432_109; Page: 60A; Image: 481

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Township 10 N 5 W, Henderson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 10 N 5 W, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M432_109; Page: 60A; Image: 481

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Review Atlas - 8 Dec 1910 - Page 4, Mrs Wm H Brooks obit (1910) 8 Dec 1910

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 08 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Warren County, Illinois, United States
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