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Ernest Walton Brooks 1879–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1879

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 8 Dec 1946

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Francis Brooks

Mother: Mary Jackson

Spouse(s): Sarah Knight

Children(s): Sarah Brooks, Herbert Brooks, Walter Jr, Grace Brooks, Alfred Brooks

In 1879, Ernest Walton Brooks entered the world in Georgia, United States, born to Francis Marion Brooks And Mary Medora Jackson. Ernest Walton Brooks married Sarah Ann Knight, and had children including Alfred Earl Brooks, Edward A Moor, Grace Brooks, H J Taylor, Herbert Stedman Brooks, Sarah Daisy Brooks, Walter Ward Brooks Jr. Ernest Walton Brooks passed away in 1946 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Ernest Walton Brooks entered the world in Georgia, United States, born to Francis Marion Brooks And Mary Medora Jackson.
  • Ernest Walton Brooks married Sarah Ann Knight, and had children including Alfred Earl Brooks, Edward A Moor, Grace Brooks, H J Taylor, Herbert Stedman Brooks, Sarah Daisy Brooks, Walter Ward Brooks Jr.
  • Ernest Walton Brooks passed away in 1946 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Ernest Brooks's Ancestors

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Ernest Brooks
1879–1946
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
Francis Marion Brooks
1845–1921
Georgia
Mary (Medora) Jackson
1847–1916
Hog Mountain, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Brooks's Descendants

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Ernest (Walton) Brooks (5 May 1879–8 Dec 1946) m. Sarah (Ann) Knight (13 June 1876–2 October 1961)
  1. 1. Sarah (Daisy) Brooks 1920–2015 m. Edward (Arthur Moor) Sr 1908–2000
  2. 2. Herbert (Stedman) Brooks 1905–1961
  3. 3. Walter (Ward Brooks) Jr 1906–1996 m. Jewel Brooks 1908–1972
    1. 1. Charles (Brooks) Sr 1931–2019
    2. 2. Paul Brooks 1932–2013 m. Genevieve Brooks 1935–2016
  4. 4. Grace Brooks 1908–1982
  5. 5. Alfred (Earl) Brooks 1911–1977

Ernest Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1879
5 May 1879
Birth of Ernest Walton Brooks in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1946
8 Dec 1946
Age 67
Death of Ernest Walton Brooks in Fulton, Georgia, United States
Fulton, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1879
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 10 West Lake Ave., S. W.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1946; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.122443534,0.39020708,0.17574655&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ben Hill, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Georgia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Fulton, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1946; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.122443534,0.39020708,0.17574655&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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