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Essie Lovella Brooks 1901–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1901

Birth Location: Cleburne Co. Al

Death Date: 2 Jan 1981

Death Location: Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Brooks

Mother: Susan Gray

Spouse(s): Sherman Holley

Children(s): Hubert Holley

Essie Lovella Brooks was born in 1901 in Cleburne Co. Al, the child of Benjamin Henry Brooks And Susan Cordelia Gray. Essie Lovella Brooks married Sherman Lee Holley, and had children including Hubert Henry Holley. Essie Lovella Brooks passed away in 1981 in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Essie Lovella Brooks was born in 1901 in Cleburne Co. Al, the child of Benjamin Henry Brooks And Susan Cordelia Gray.
  • Essie Lovella Brooks married Sherman Lee Holley, and had children including Hubert Henry Holley.
  • Essie Lovella Brooks passed away in 1981 in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Essie Brooks's Ancestors

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Essie Brooks
1901–1981
Birth Place: Cleburne Co. Al
Parents
Benjamin Henry Brooks
1860–1933
Coweta Co. Ga.
Susan (Cordelia) Gray
1870–1939
Cleburne Co. Al
Grandparents
John (Henry) Brooks
1824–1899
Georgia
Nancy (Caroline) Brooks
1823–1907
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Zemery Brooks
1802–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maj. Brooks
1776–1867
Elizabeth Brooks
1781–1872

Essie Brooks's Descendants

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Essie (Lovella) Brooks (6 Oct 1901–2 Jan 1981) m. Sherman (Lee) Holley (19 November 1895–12 April 1989)
  1. 1. Hubert (Henry) Holley 1924–1944

Essie Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1901
6 Oct 1901
Birth of Essie Lovella Brooks in Cleburne Co. Al
Cleburne Co. Al
1981
2 Jan 1981
Age 80
Death of Essie Lovella Brooks in Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States of America
Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Cleburne Co. Al
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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