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Benjamin Henry Brooks 1860–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1860

Birth Location: Coweta Co. Ga.

Death Date: 08 Jul 1933

Death Location: Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Nancy Brooks

Spouse(s): Susan Gray

Children(s): Lula Brooks, L. Brooks, Elzie Brooks, Lonnie Brooks, Ava Brooks, Dottie Brooks, Essie Brooks, Virgil Brooks, Lother Brooks, Luther Brooks, Hattie Brooks, Myrtis Brooks

Benjamin Henry Brooks was born in 1860 in Coweta Co. Ga., the child of John Henry Brooks And Nancy Caroline Brooks. In 1880, Benjamin Henry Brooks resided in Oak Level, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. Benjamin Henry Brooks married Susan Cordelia Gray, and had children including Ava Ola Avie Brooks, Dottie Velma Brooks, Elzie Elbert Brooks, Essie Lovella Brooks, Hattie Mae Brooks, L Bessie Brooks, Lonnie Elvin Brooks, Lother Arelias Brooks, Lula Irene Brooks, Luther C Brooks, Myrtis Marie Brooks, Virgil Harvey Brooks. Benjamin Henry Brooks passed away in 1933 in Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Henry Brooks was born in 1860 in Coweta Co. Ga., the child of John Henry Brooks And Nancy Caroline Brooks.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Henry Brooks resided in Oak Level, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • Benjamin Henry Brooks married Susan Cordelia Gray, and had children including Ava Ola Avie Brooks, Dottie Velma Brooks, Elzie Elbert Brooks, Essie Lovella Brooks, Hattie Mae Brooks, L Bessie Brooks, Lonnie Elvin Brooks, Lother Arelias Brooks, Lula Irene Brooks, Luther C Brooks, Myrtis Marie Brooks, Virgil Harvey Brooks.
  • Benjamin Henry Brooks passed away in 1933 in Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Brooks's Ancestors

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Benjamin Brooks
1860–1933
Birth Place: Coweta Co. Ga.
Parents
John Henry Brooks
1824–1899
Georgia
Nancy (Caroline) Brooks
1823–1907
Georgia
Grandparents
Zemery Brooks
1802–1879
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maj. Brooks
1776–1867
Elizabeth Brooks
1781–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brooks
1725–1812
Margaret Thomason
1755–1788
James Miller
1748–1821
Mary Trenholm
1765–1835

Benjamin Brooks's Descendants

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Benjamin (Henry) Brooks (15 Apr 1860–08 Jul 1933) m. Susan (Cordelia) Gray (15 Apr 1870–17 May 1939)
  1. 1. Lula (Irene) Brooks 1889–1960 m. James (Franklin) Williamson 1887–1976
    1. 1. Marjorie (Lesta) Williamson 1912–2002
    2. 2. Grace (Zetha) Williamson 1914–1998
    3. 3. Marvin (Bradford) Williamson 1917–2002
    4. 4. Essie (Lovella) Williamson 1919–1996 m. Gladus (William) Shaver 1918–1999
    5. 5. Elbert Williamson 1924–1925
    6. 6. Warren (Gene) Williamson 1925–1997
    7. 7. Herbert (Hoover) Williamson 1928–2009
  2. 2. L. (Bessie) Brooks 1890–1890
  3. 3. Elzie (Elbert) Brooks 1892–1948
  4. 4. Lonnie (Elvin) Brooks 1894–1976
  5. 5. Ava (Ola "Avie") Brooks 1896–1972
  6. 6. Dottie (Velma) Brooks 1899–1952
  7. 7. Essie (Lovella) Brooks 1901–1981 m. Sherman (Lee) Holley 1895–1989
    1. 1. Hubert (Henry) Holley 1924–1944
  8. 8. Virgil (Harvey) Brooks 1904–1959
  9. 9. Lother (Arelias) Brooks 1906–1944
  10. 10. Luther (C.) Brooks 1906–1995 m. Dorothy (Agnes) Brooks 1922–1998 m. Mabel (Janie) Brooks 1910–1985
    1. 1. Barbara (Anne) Johnson 1932–1996
    2. 2. Marion (B.) Brown 1936–1991
    3. 3. Betty (Jean) Marbut 1930–2016
  11. 11. Hattie (Mae) Brooks 1909–1991
  12. 12. Myrtis (Marie) Brooks 1913–1988

Benjamin Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1860
15 Apr 1860
Birth of Benjamin Henry Brooks in Coweta Co. Ga.
Coweta Co. Ga.
1880
1880
Age 20
Benjamin Henry Brooks resided here in Oak Level, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Oak Level, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1933
08 Jul 1933
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Henry Brooks in Calhoun Co. Al
Calhoun Co. Al

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1860
    Event Place: Coweta Co. Ga.
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oak Level, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 162D; Enumeration District: 042
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Oak Level, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oak Level, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 162D; Enumeration District: 042

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1933
    Event Place: Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Benjamin Henry “Ben” Brooks 8 Jul 1933

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1933
    Event Place: Calhoun Co. Al
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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