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Edward Brooks 1881–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1881

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 1 Jan 1950

Death Location: Seattle, King, Washington

Father: David (PROBST)

Mother: Verena Witschi

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In 1881, Edward Brooks entered the world in West Virginia, born to David Theopheles Brooks Probst And Verena Fannie Witschi. Edward Brooks passed away in 1950 in Seattle, King, Washington.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Edward Brooks entered the world in West Virginia, born to David Theopheles Brooks Probst And Verena Fannie Witschi.
  • Edward Brooks passed away in 1950 in Seattle, King, Washington.

Immediate Family

Parents

David (PROBST)
1831–1898
Birth Location: Muemliswil, Solothurn, Switzerland
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Verena Witschi
1838–1908
Birth Location: Jegenstorf, Bern, Switzerland
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Children(s)

Edward Brooks's Ancestors

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Edward Brooks
1881–1950
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
David (Theopheles) BROOKS (PROBST)
1831–1898
Muemliswil, Solothurn, Switzerland
Verena ((Fannie)) Witschi
1838–1908
Jegenstorf, Bern, Switzerland
Grandparents
Viktor Probst
1810–
Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland
Catherine Fleury
1810–
Austria
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1881
19 Jan 1881
Birth of Edward Brooks in West Virginia
West Virginia
1950
1 Jan 1950
Age 69
Death of Edward Brooks in Seattle, King, Washington
Seattle, King, Washington

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1881
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1950
    Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington
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