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Anthony Lawson Brooks 1869–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1869

Birth Location: Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1940

Death Location: Wayne County, West Virginia

Father: Andrew Brooks

Mother: Juliet Cooke

Spouse(s): Martha Gunnoe

Children(s): Macy Brooks

The story of Anthony Lawson Brooks began in 1869 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA. Anthony Lawson Brooks married Martha Ellen Gunnoe, and had children including Macy Brooks. Anthony Lawson Brooks passed away in 1940 in Wayne County, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Anthony Lawson Brooks began in 1869 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Anthony Lawson Brooks married Martha Ellen Gunnoe, and had children including Macy Brooks.
  • Anthony Lawson Brooks passed away in 1940 in Wayne County, West Virginia.

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Anthony Brooks's Ancestors

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Anthony Brooks
1869–1940
Birth Place: Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Brooks
1839–1894
Milam Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Juliet (A.) Cooke
1840–1919
Logan, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Richard) Brooks
1795–1866
Clinch Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Eleanor ("Nellie" Cooke) Brooks
1806–1886
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
David (Judson Cook) Sr.
1805–1875
Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Bailey
1813–1880
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Brooks
1774–1853
Margaret Clancy
1774–1845
John III
1778–1858
Jennet Albert
1784–1853
John III
1778–1858
Nancy Riggins
1782–1850
James Bailey
1766–1866
Margaret Stinson
1768–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brooks
1752–1841
James Clancy
1736–1810
Phoebe Thompson
1745–1810
John I
1752–1832
Eleanor Pemberton
1756–1812
Jacob Albert
1757–1856
Elizabeth Williams
1771–1831
John I
1752–1832
Eleanor Pemberton
1756–1812
Priscilla Oden
1757–1827
Richard Sr
1735–1818
ELIZABETH Belcher
1742–1820
Margaret\Thankful Winship
1745–1832

Anthony Brooks's Descendants

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Anthony (Lawson) Brooks (10 Nov 1869–21 Jan 1940) m. Martha (Ellen) Gunnoe (2 June 1876–11 Apr 1938)
  1. 1. Macy Brooks 1898–1985 m. Leslie (Arthur) Field 1891–1983

Anthony Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1869
10 Nov 1869
Birth of Anthony Lawson Brooks in Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
1940
21 Jan 1940
Age 71
Death of Anthony Lawson Brooks in Wayne County, West Virginia
Wayne County, West Virginia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia

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