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Bill Douglas Brooks 1929–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1929

Birth Location: Spur, Texas, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 2016

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Olan Brooks

Mother: Thelma Gilmore

Spouse(s): Mae Royal

Children(s):

Bill Douglas Brooks was born in 1929 in Spur, Texas, USA, the child of Olan Earl Brooks And Thelma Inez Kido Gilmore. In 1930, Bill Douglas Brooks resided in Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. In 1935, Bill Douglas Brooks resided in Rural, Lea. Bill Douglas Brooks married Mae Marie Royal. Bill Douglas Brooks passed away in 2016 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bill Douglas Brooks was born in 1929 in Spur, Texas, USA, the child of Olan Earl Brooks And Thelma Inez Kido Gilmore.
  • In 1930, Bill Douglas Brooks resided in Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Bill Douglas Brooks resided in Rural, Lea.
  • Bill Douglas Brooks married Mae Marie Royal.
  • Bill Douglas Brooks passed away in 2016 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bill Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Bill Brooks
1929–2016
Birth Place: Spur, Texas, USA
Parents
Olan Earl Brooks
1904–1971
Lewisville, Texas, USA
Thelma (Inez "Kido") Gilmore
1909–1971
Crosby County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Howard) Gilmore
1871–1939
Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, United States of America
Leanora (Henrietta) Barrow
1874–1926
Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Barrow
1847–1921
Virginia Sowell
1849–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sowell
1815–1883
Lucinda Turner
1827–1883

Bill Brooks's Timeline

9 Records

1929
23 Jan 1929
Birth of Bill Douglas Brooks in Spur, Texas, USA
Spur, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 1
Bill Douglas Brooks resided here in Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Bill Douglas Brooks resided here in Rural, Lea
Rural, Lea
1940
1940
Age 11
Bill Douglas Brooks resided here in Com P 3, Seminole, Gaines, Texas, USA
Com P 3, Seminole, Gaines, Texas, USA
1947
1947
Age 18
Bill Douglas Brooks resided here in Prewitt, McKinley, New Mexico, USA
Prewitt, McKinley, New Mexico, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Bill Douglas Brooks resided here in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
1960
1960
Age 31
Bill Douglas Brooks resided here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
1961
Abt 1961
Age 32
Bill Douglas Brooks was married
None
2016
8 Oct 2016
Age 87
Death of Bill Douglas Brooks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Spur, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Strate FH; Publication Place: Davenport, Washington, USA; lc=4949&pid=181825411&mid=7119917&locale=en-US
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New Mexico, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 16
    [3] Texas, Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Seminole, Gaines, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 83-8
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2342128
    [6] Texas, Birth Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas; Roll: 2929; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 58-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1961
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1961; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.37346882,0.15656567,0.65759885&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2342128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lea
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Seminole, Gaines, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 83-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Com P 3, Seminole, Gaines, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Seminole, Gaines, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 83-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Prewitt, McKinley, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New Mexico, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas; Roll: 2929; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 58-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 2016
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Strate FH; Publication Place: Davenport, Washington, USA; lc=4949&pid=181825411&mid=7119917&locale=en-US
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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