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Ella O. Brooks 1896 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1896

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 3 Jul 1977

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Father: Anson Brooks

Mother: Margaret Palmer

Spouse(s): Walter Galyon, Rufus Wheeler

Children(s): Walter Galyon, Paul Galyon, Vernon Galyon, Margaret Galyon

Ella O. Brooks was born in Tennessee in 1896, to Anson N. Brooks and Margaret A. "Maggie" Palmer. Later in life, Ella O. Brooks married Walter Dudley Galyon and Rufus Mitchell "Jimmie" Wheeler; among their children were Walter Darrell Galyon, Paul English Galyon, Vernon Anson Galyon and Margaret Galyon. Ella O. Brooks died in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, 1977.

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Parents

Anson Brooks
1846 – 1922
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Margaret Palmer
1870 – 1947
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee
MP

Spouses(s)

Walter Galyon
1890 – 1940
Birth Location: Fountain City, Knox, Tennessee
WG
Rufus Wheeler
1906 – 1977
Birth Location: Obion, Tennessee
RW

Children(s)

Walter Galyon
1913 – 2000
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
WG
Paul Galyon
1914 – 1990
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
PG
Vernon Galyon
1916 – 1942
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
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Margaret Galyon
1919 – 1930
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Social Security Death Index, Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012, Year: 1920; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1749; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: 422, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 2257; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 1050.0; FHL microfilm: 2341991, Year: 1900; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 1581; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1241581, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1507; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1375520, Number: 415-16-1882; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3956; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 97-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3956; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 97-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Jul 1977
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012, Number: 415-16-1882; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1507; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1375520

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 1581; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1241581

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 2257; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 1050.0; FHL microfilm: 2341991

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1926
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1928
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1927
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1749; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: 422
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