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Bernard Orton Brooks 1907–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JUN 1907

Birth Location: Lyndon Station, WI

Death Date: 14 AUG 1972

Death Location: Dexter, IA

Father: Fred Brooks

Mother: Mabel Orton

Spouse(s): June Johnson

Children(s): Karyl Brooks

Bernard Orton Brooks was born in 1907 in Lyndon Station, WI, the child of Fred Chandler Brooks And Mabel Irene Orton. In 1920, Bernard Orton Brooks resided in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United . In 1935, Bernard Orton Brooks resided in Same Place. Bernard Orton Brooks married June Marie Johnson, and had children including Fred Orton Brooks, Jaquelyn Ann Brooks, Karyl June Brooks, Terrence Allan Brooks. Bernard Orton Brooks passed away in 1972 in Dexter, IA.

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Biography

  • Bernard Orton Brooks was born in 1907 in Lyndon Station, WI, the child of Fred Chandler Brooks And Mabel Irene Orton.
  • In 1920, Bernard Orton Brooks resided in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United .
  • In 1935, Bernard Orton Brooks resided in Same Place.
  • Bernard Orton Brooks married June Marie Johnson, and had children including Fred Orton Brooks, Jaquelyn Ann Brooks, Karyl June Brooks, Terrence Allan Brooks.
  • Bernard Orton Brooks passed away in 1972 in Dexter, IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fred Brooks
1872–1941
Birth Location: Briggsville, WI
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Mabel Orton
1881–1963
Birth Location: Lake Benton, MN
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Spouses(s)

June Johnson
1906–1978
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Karyl Brooks
1931–1941
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Bernard Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Bernard Brooks
1907–1972
Birth Place: Lyndon Station, WI
Parents
Fred Chandler Brooks
1872–1941
Briggsville, WI
Mabel (Irene) Orton
1881–1963
Lake Benton, MN
Grandparents
Chandler (Eliakim) Brooks
1820–1888
Marilla, Erie Co, NY
Helen (Elizabeth) Sperbeck
1826–1894
Marilla, Erie Co, NY
Great-Grandparents
Eliakim Brooks
1794–1852
Hannah Andrews
1792–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Andrews
1748–1821
Susanna Atwood
1757–1839

Bernard Brooks's Descendants

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Bernard (Orton) Brooks (19 JUN 1907–14 AUG 1972) m. June (Marie) Johnson (11 JUN 1906–19 MAR 1978)
  1. 1. Karyl (June) Brooks 1931–1941

Bernard Brooks's Timeline

8 Records

1907
19 JUN 1907
Birth of Bernard Orton Brooks in Lyndon Station, WI
Lyndon Station, WI
1920
1920
Age 13
Bernard Orton Brooks resided here in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States
Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States
1935
1935
Age 28
Bernard Orton Brooks resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1935
1935
Age 28
Bernard Orton Brooks resided here in CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
1940
1940
Age 33
Bernard Orton Brooks resided here in Ward 47, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States
Ward 47, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States
1940
1940
Age 33
Bernard Orton Brooks resided here in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1972
16 AUG 1972
Age 65
Burial of Bernard Orton Brooks in Athens, Sweetwater, IL
Athens, Sweetwater, IL
1972
14 AUG 1972
Age 65
Death of Bernard Orton Brooks in Dexter, IA
Dexter, IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1907
    Event Place: Lyndon Station, WI
    Record Source:
    [1] 1534.ftw
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01016; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-3008

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1972
    Event Place: Athens, Sweetwater, IL
    Record Source: 1534.ftw

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ward 47, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1942
    Event Place: , Cook, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01016; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-3008

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 AUG 1972
    Event Place: Dexter, IA
    Record Source: 1534.ftw

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01016; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-3008

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01016; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-3008
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