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Eleanor Ray Brooks 1918–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jul 1918

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Jul 1995

Death Location: Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Laura Forrest

Spouse(s): Clifford Pate

Children(s): John Pate

Eleanor Ray Brooks was born in 1918 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of John Vernon Brooks And Laura Audelle Forrest. In 1920, Eleanor Ray Brooks resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1930, Eleanor Ray Brooks resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Eleanor Ray Brooks married Clifford Irdell Pate, and had children including Annie Rae Pate, Billy Fay Pate, Gerry Pate, John Clifford Pate. Eleanor Ray Brooks passed away in 1995 in Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Ray Brooks was born in 1918 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of John Vernon Brooks And Laura Audelle Forrest.
  • In 1920, Eleanor Ray Brooks resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1930, Eleanor Ray Brooks resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Eleanor Ray Brooks married Clifford Irdell Pate, and had children including Annie Rae Pate, Billy Fay Pate, Gerry Pate, John Clifford Pate.
  • Eleanor Ray Brooks passed away in 1995 in Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brooks
1892–1972
Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Laura Forrest
1898–1975
Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
LF

Spouses(s)

Clifford Pate
1910–1977
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
CP

Children(s)

John Pate
1948–1952
Birth Location: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
JP

Eleanor Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Brooks
1918–1995
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Vernon Brooks
1892–1972
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Laura (Audelle) Forrest
1898–1975
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Josiah (Rufus) Brooks
1853–1941
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Missouri (Ann) Smith
1867–1941
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Rutherford (T) Forrest
1877–1936
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Emma (Virginia) Forrest
1877–1966
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1831–1919
Eugenia Forrest
1844–1920
Uriah Forrest
1847–1923
Amanda Montgomery
1843–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1800–
Mary Williams
1793–1880
Josiah Forrest
1802–1882
Sarah Hunley
1805–1880
John Forrest
1800–1855
Lovica Flippin
1803–1901
James Sr
1811–1879
Mary Jean
1818–1913

Eleanor Brooks's Descendants

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Eleanor (Ray) Brooks (02 Jul 1918–25 Jul 1995) m. Clifford (Irdell) Pate (27 May 1910–26 Feb 1977)
  1. 1. John (Clifford) Pate 1948–1952

Eleanor Brooks's Timeline

7 Records

1918
02 Jul 1918
Birth of Eleanor Ray Brooks in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Eleanor Ray Brooks resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Eleanor Ray Brooks resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 22
Eleanor Ray Brooks resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Eleanor Ray Brooks resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1995
23 Jul 1995
Age 77
Death of Eleanor Ray Brooks in Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1995
25 Jul 1995
Age 77
Burial of Eleanor Ray Brooks in Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jul 1918
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 77
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 2450; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2016
    [5] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169365
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 2450; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Westville 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: Westville, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1995
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 228-98-1759; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1974
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1995
    Event Place: Onemo, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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