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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 Fort

Spouse(s): William Brooks

Children(s): George Brooks

In 1846, Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks entered the world in Henderson County, Illinois, USA, born to George Washington Fort and Elizabeth McChesney Fort. Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks married William Harrison Brooks, and had children including George Thompson Brooks. Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks passed away in 1910 in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks entered the world in Henderson County, Illinois, USA, born to George Washington Fort and Elizabeth McChesney Fort.
  • Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks married William Harrison Brooks, and had children including George Thompson Brooks.
  • Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks passed away in 1910 in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Fort
1806 – 1887
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Fort
1807 – 1883
Birth Location: , , Warren, Kentucky
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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
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Amanda Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Amanda Brooks
1846 – 1910
Birth Place: Henderson County, Illinois, USA
Parents
George Washington Fort
1806 – 1887
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (McChesney) Fort
1807 – 1883
, , Warren, Kentucky
Grandparents
Frederick Fort
1773 – 1845
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
Lucy Moore
1778 – 1846
Highland Springs, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Samuel McChesney
1777 – 1856
Ireland, Ireland
Martha (Hope Sneed) (Ritchey)
1788 – 1845
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. FORT
1744 – 1819
Mary Knight
1749 – 1837
Robert Moore
1758 – 1808
Mary Barnes
1751 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Holladay Fort
1708 – 1773
Mary Flake
1689 – 1760
John Knight
1680 – 1762

Amanda Brooks's Descendants

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Amanda (Ellen Fort) Brooks (18 Apr 1846 – 08 Dec 1910) m. William (Harrison) Brooks (01 Jan 1846 – 28 Sep 1911)
  1. 1. George (Thompson) Brooks (07 Aug 1873 – 07 Aug 1938) m. Anna (H) Elliott (7 March 1879 – 17 August 1937) m. Helen (Anna) Elliott (07 Mar 1879 – 15 Aug 1937)
    1. 1. George (L) Brooks (1902 – 1981) m. Mae Snell (March 11 1906 – May 31 1962)
      1. 1. Robert (T) Brooks (1933 – 2006) m. Kay (L.) Anderson (Oct 1936 – 2016)
        1. 1. Michael Brooks (10 Nov 1956 – )
        2. 2. Richard Brooks (1958 – )
        3. 3. Lora Jorgensen (7 Dec 1962 – )

Amanda Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1846
18 Apr 1846
Birth of Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks in Henderson County, Illinois, USA
Henderson County, Illinois, USA
1910
08 Dec 1910
Age 64
Death of Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks in Warren County, Illinois, United States
Warren County, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1846
    Event Place: Henderson County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Warren County, Illinois, United States
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