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Edna Gray Brooks 1889–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1889

Birth Location: Laban, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1989

Death Location: Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Augustus Brooks

Mother: Alice Forrest

Spouse(s): William Diggs

Children(s): Alice Diggs, Edna Diggs, James Sr

In 1889, Edna Gray Brooks entered the world in Laban, Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Augustus Winborn Brooks And Alice Anna Forrest. In 1900, Edna Gray Brooks resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1909, Edna Gray Brooks resided in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA. Edna Gray Brooks married William James Jimmy Diggs, and had children including Alice Jeanette Diggs, Edna Virginia Diggs, James Carlton Diggs Sr. Edna Gray Brooks passed away in 1989 in Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Edna Gray Brooks entered the world in Laban, Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Augustus Winborn Brooks And Alice Anna Forrest.
  • In 1900, Edna Gray Brooks resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1909, Edna Gray Brooks resided in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA.
  • Edna Gray Brooks married William James Jimmy Diggs, and had children including Alice Jeanette Diggs, Edna Virginia Diggs, James Carlton Diggs Sr.
  • Edna Gray Brooks passed away in 1989 in Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Augustus Brooks
1855–1946
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Alice Forrest
1865–1935
Birth Location: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
AF

Spouses(s)

William Diggs
1882–1978
Birth Location: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
WD

Children(s)

Alice Diggs
1914–2006
Birth Location: Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
AD
Edna Diggs
1916–2001
Birth Location: Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
ED
James Sr
1909–1999
Birth Location: Laban, Mathews, Virginia, USA
JS

Edna Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Edna Brooks
1889–1989
Birth Place: Laban, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Augustus Winborn Brooks
1855–1946
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Alice (Anna) Forrest
1865–1935
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (William) Forrest
1834–1917
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Frances) Hudgins
1840–1928
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Forrest
1810–1853
Susannah Foster
1813–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830

Edna Brooks's Descendants

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Edna (Gray) Brooks (30 Dec 1889–3 Jan 1989) m. William (James "Jimmy") Diggs (05 Jan 1882–16 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Alice (Jeanette) Diggs 1914–2006 m. Bernley Sparrier 1911–1988
    1. 1. Edna (Louise) Sparrer 1938–2012
    2. 2. Paul (Bernard) Sparrer 1934–2018
    3. 3. Bernard (Winfield) Sparrer 1932–1932
  2. 2. Edna (Virginia) Diggs 1916–2001 m. Grover (Maxwell "Capt Mack") Hudgins 1914–2007
    1. 1. Gene (Maxwell) Hudgins 1937–2018
  3. 3. James (Carlton Diggs) Sr 1909–1999 m. Pauline (Delores) Phillips 1918–2006

Edna Brooks's Timeline

11 Records

1889
30 Dec 1889
Birth of Edna Gray Brooks in Laban, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Laban, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Edna Gray Brooks resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1909
1909
Age 20
Edna Gray Brooks resided here in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA
Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Edna Gray Brooks resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Edna Gray Brooks resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Edna Gray Brooks resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Edna Gray Brooks resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 51
Edna Gray Brooks resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Edna Gray Brooks resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1989
3 Jan 1989
Age 100
Burial of Edna Gray Brooks in Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1990
30 Dec 1990
Age 101
Death of Edna Gray Brooks in Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Laban, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1717; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 73

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 58-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 58-1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, 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: Chesapeake, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1990
    Event Place: Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1989
    Event Place: Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 1 Jan 1990; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.27562144,0.5202964,0.43921265&xid=3355
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