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Dorothy R Brooks 1919–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1919

Birth Location: Kansas

Death Date: 10 September 2013

Death Location: Burden, Kansas

Father: Edgar Brooks

Mother: Dulcie Hatfield

Spouse(s): Larry Melzer

Children(s): Marianne Melzer

The story of Dorothy R Brooks began in 1919 in Kansas. In 1925, Dorothy R Brooks resided in Burden, Cowley, Kansas, USA. In 1935, Dorothy R Brooks resided in Burden, Cowley, Kansas. Dorothy R Brooks married Larry Melzer, and had children including Betty Melzer, Marianne Melzer, Martha Savage, Stephen Melzer. Dorothy R Brooks passed away in 2013 in Burden, Kansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy R Brooks began in 1919 in Kansas.
  • In 1925, Dorothy R Brooks resided in Burden, Cowley, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy R Brooks resided in Burden, Cowley, Kansas.
  • Dorothy R Brooks married Larry Melzer, and had children including Betty Melzer, Marianne Melzer, Martha Savage, Stephen Melzer.
  • Dorothy R Brooks passed away in 2013 in Burden, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edgar Brooks
1883–1955
Birth Location: Kansas
EB
Dulcie Hatfield
1886–1978
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
DH

Spouses(s)

Larry Melzer
1915–2008
Birth Location: Barrett, Grant County, Minnesota, United States of America
LM

Children(s)

Marianne Melzer
1942–2002
Birth Location: Winfield Cow, Kansas
MM

Dorothy Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Brooks
1919–2013
Birth Place: Kansas
Parents
Edgar Ernest Brooks
1883–1955
Kansas
Dulcie (H.) Hatfield
1886–1978
Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel BROOKS
1846–1919
Tennessee
Margaret (Helen) LIVINGSTON
1848–1936
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Brooks's Descendants

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Dorothy (R) Brooks (abt 1919–10 September 2013) m. Larry Melzer (13 July 1915–21 April 2008)
  1. 1. Marianne Melzer 1942–2002

Dorothy Brooks's Timeline

8 Records

1919
abt 1919
Birth of Dorothy R Brooks in Kansas
Kansas
1925
1925
Age 6
Dorothy R Brooks resided here in Burden, Cowley, Kansas, USA
Burden, Cowley, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Dorothy R Brooks resided here in Burden, Cowley, Kansas
Burden, Cowley, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 21
Dorothy R Brooks resided here in Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Dorothy R Brooks resided here in Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
1957
1957
Age 38
Dorothy R Brooks resided here in Midland, Texas, USA
Midland, Texas, USA
1992
1992
Age 73
Dorothy R Brooks resided here in Midland, TX
Midland, TX
2013
10 September 2013
Age 94
Death of Dorothy R Brooks in Burden, Kansas
Burden, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_28; Line: 13
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Midland, Midland, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04105; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 165-2B
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 09 12 2013; Publication Place: Midland, Texas, USA; pid=166924813
    [5] 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: Midland, Midland, Te

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Burden, Cowley, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_28; Line: 13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Burden, Cowley, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Midland, Midland, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04105; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 165-2B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Midland, Midland, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04105; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 165-2B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Midland, Midland, 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: Midland, Midland, Te

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Midland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Midland, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Dakota
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 09 12 2013; Publication Place: Midland, Texas, USA; pid=166924813

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 2013
    Event Place: Burden, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 09 12 2013; Publication Place: Midland, Texas, USA; pid=166924813
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