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Ben William Brooks 1904–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1904-07-05

Birth Location: Cherokee Co. Tx

Death Date: 1973-05-27

Death Location: Oakland Cemetery Cherokee Co. Tx.

Father: Thomas Brooks

Mother: Florence Samons

Spouse(s): Janie Higgins

Children(s): Thomas Brooks, Richard Brooks

Ben William Brooks was born in 1904 in Cherokee Co. Tx, the child of Thomas William Brooks And Florence Samons. In 1910, Ben William Brooks resided in Justice Precinct 7, Cherokee, Texas, USA. In 1920, Ben William Brooks resided in Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, USA. Ben William Brooks married Janie Ozell Higgins, and had children including Barbara Ann Brooks, Bennie Ray Brooks, Howard Lawayne Brooks, Jimmie Lee Brooks, Larry Joe Brooks, Richard Lavaughn Brooks, Thomas Claude Brooks. Ben William Brooks passed away in 1973 in Oakland Cemetery Cherokee Co. Tx..

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Biography

  • Ben William Brooks was born in 1904 in Cherokee Co. Tx, the child of Thomas William Brooks And Florence Samons.
  • In 1910, Ben William Brooks resided in Justice Precinct 7, Cherokee, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Ben William Brooks resided in Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, USA.
  • Ben William Brooks married Janie Ozell Higgins, and had children including Barbara Ann Brooks, Bennie Ray Brooks, Howard Lawayne Brooks, Jimmie Lee Brooks, Larry Joe Brooks, Richard Lavaughn Brooks, Thomas Claude Brooks.
  • Ben William Brooks passed away in 1973 in Oakland Cemetery Cherokee Co. Tx..

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Brooks
1874–1956
Birth Location: Texas
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Florence Samons
1870–1928
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Janie Higgins
1921–2015
Birth Location: OAKLAND, Cherokee Co. TX.
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Children(s)

Thomas Brooks
1943–1943
Birth Location: Jacksonville, Texas
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Richard Brooks
1938–2004
Birth Location: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
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Ben Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Ben Brooks
1904–1973
Birth Place: Cherokee Co. Tx
Parents
Thomas William Brooks
1874–1956
Texas
Florence Samons
1870–1928
Alabama
Grandparents
James (H.) Brooks
1854–
Texas
L.A. Brooks
1857–
Texas
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ben Brooks's Descendants

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Ben (William) Brooks (1904-07-05–1973-05-27) m. Janie (Ozell) Higgins (1921-06-05–2015-05-23)
  1. 1. Thomas (Claude) Brooks 1943–1943
  2. 2. Richard (Lavaughn) Brooks 1938–2004

Ben Brooks's Timeline

6 Records

1904
1904-07-05
Birth of Ben William Brooks in Cherokee Co. Tx
Cherokee Co. Tx
1910
1910
Age 6
Ben William Brooks resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Ben William Brooks resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Ben William Brooks resided here in Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Ben William Brooks resided here in Cherokee, Texas, USA
Cherokee, Texas, USA
1973
1973-05-27
Age 69
Death of Ben William Brooks in Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1904-07-05
    Event Place: Cherokee Co. Tx
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 452-20-0901; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas; Roll: T625_1772; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 422
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas; Roll: 2287; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 334.0; FHL microfilm: 2342021
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T624_1538; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1375551
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cherokee, Texas; Rol
    [8] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T624_1538; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1375551

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas; Roll: T625_1772; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 422

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas; Roll: 2287; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 334.0; FHL microfilm: 2342021

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cherokee, Texas; Rol

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cherokee, Texas; Rol

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1973-05-27
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 452-20-0901; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Texas Death Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakland Cemetery Cherokee Co. Tx.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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