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Edna Brooks 1886–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1886

Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1935

Death Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Brooks

Mother: Sarah Whitt

Spouse(s): Sidney Chastain

Children(s): Cora Chasteen, Jesse Chastain, Josephine Chastain, Sidney Sr, Hoyt Chastain, Ruby Chastain

Edna Brooks was born in 1886 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Mccullough Brooks And Sarah Margaret Whitt. In 1900, Edna Brooks resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In 1910, Edna Brooks resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Edna Brooks married Sidney Lee Chastain, and had children including Cora Lee Chasteen, Hoyt Chastain, Jesse James Chastain, Josephine Ruth Chastain, Ruby Edna Chastain, Sidney Clifton Chastain Sr. Edna Brooks passed away in 1935 in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edna Brooks was born in 1886 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Mccullough Brooks And Sarah Margaret Whitt.
  • In 1900, Edna Brooks resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, Edna Brooks resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Edna Brooks married Sidney Lee Chastain, and had children including Cora Lee Chasteen, Hoyt Chastain, Jesse James Chastain, Josephine Ruth Chastain, Ruby Edna Chastain, Sidney Clifton Chastain Sr.
  • Edna Brooks passed away in 1935 in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Edna Brooks's Ancestors

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Edna Brooks
1886–1935
Birth Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph McCullough Brooks
1860–1911
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Margaret) Whitt
1858–1928
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Whitt
1825–1864
Greenville County, South Carolina
Nancy Poore
1825–
Pendleton Dist, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Whitt1
1782–1860
Elizabeth Reece1
1791–1817
Samuel Poore
1787–1842
Nancy Phillips
1795–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Reese
1735–1792
Nancy Cooley
1750–1807

Edna Brooks's Descendants

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Edna Brooks (20 March 1886–10 Jan 1935) m. Sidney (Lee) Chastain (5 July 1881–11 March 1958)
  1. 1. Cora (Lee) Chasteen 1904–1984 m. Namon (Otto) McKee 1905–1978
  2. 2. Jesse (James) Chastain 1907–1982 m. Lucille Howard 1907–1999
  3. 3. Josephine (Ruth) Chastain 1911–1987 m. Clyde Sweatt 1910–1978
    1. 1. James (Howard) Sweatt 1933–1986 m. Norma (Rebecca) Gunter 1936–2003
    2. 2. Edward Sweatt 1900–
    3. 3. Ruby (Edna) Sweatt 1938–1959 m. James (Howard) Sanders 1926–1997
    4. 4. Otis (Leon) Sweatt 1939–2019 m. Betty (Joann) Gentry 1939–1988
    5. 5. Amelia (Ruth) Sweatt 1941–2005 m. Luther (B.) Hughes 1936–1978
    6. 6. Larry Sweatt 1943–2007
    7. 7. Clyde (Stanley) Sweatt 1946–1969
    8. 8. Clayton Sweatt 1947–2015
    9. 9. William (Edward) Sweatt 1938–2001
    10. 10. Joseph (Brooks) Sweatt 1936–1936
  4. 4. Sidney (Clifton Chastain) Sr 1914–1987
  5. 5. Hoyt Chastain 1918–1918
  6. 6. Ruby (Edna) Chastain 1916–2011 m. William (Howard) Thompson 1916–1991

Edna Brooks's Timeline

5 Records

1886
20 March 1886
Birth of Edna Brooks in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Edna Brooks resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Edna Brooks resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Edna Brooks resided here in Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1935
10 Jan 1935
Age 49
Death of Edna Brooks in Sullivan's Island, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Sullivan's Island, Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1886
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1460; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375473

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dunklin, Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341932

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1935
    Event Place: Sullivan's Island, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Laurens

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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