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gertrude brooks 1915–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1915

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 2013

Death Location: Gary, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William Brooks

Mother: Mary Turner

Spouse(s): James Sr

Children(s): JAMES BISHOP, Walter Mitchell, Charles Mitchell, Estelle Brooks

In 1915, gertrude brooks entered the world in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, born to William Cato Brooks And Mary Turner. gertrude brooks married James Kenard Mitchell Sr, and had children including Charles Bernard Mitchell, Estelle Gertrude Brooks, James Kenard Mitchell Jr Bishop, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Lee Mitchell. gertrude brooks passed away in 2013 in Gary, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1915, gertrude brooks entered the world in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, born to William Cato Brooks And Mary Turner.
  • gertrude brooks married James Kenard Mitchell Sr, and had children including Charles Bernard Mitchell, Estelle Gertrude Brooks, James Kenard Mitchell Jr Bishop, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Lee Mitchell.
  • gertrude brooks passed away in 2013 in Gary, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brooks
1894–1963
Birth Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
WB
Mary Turner
1897–1969
Birth Location: CHICAGO, COOK, IL, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

James Sr
1903–1998
Birth Location: Pittsview, Russell, Alabama, USA
JS

Children(s)

JAMES BISHOP
1935–2013
Birth Location: GARY, LAKE, IN, USA
JB
Walter Mitchell
1938–2020
Birth Location: GARY, LAKE, IN, USA
WM
Charles Mitchell
1940–2021
Birth Location: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
CM
Estelle Brooks
1944–2021
Birth Location: GARY, LAKE, IN, USA
EB

gertrude brooks's Ancestors

Self
gertrude brooks
1915–2013
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Parents
William Cato Brooks
1894–1963
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Mary Turner
1897–1969
CHICAGO, COOK, IL, USA
Grandparents
Gertrude (Leach\Clark\Hamilton\Jamison \Mitchell @@2 great) aunt
1884–1947
Anderson, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Mary ✬@@3gg
1840–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Day
1820–
Julia Leach
1827–

gertrude brooks's Descendants

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gertrude brooks (28 Jul 1915–5 Oct 2013) m. James (Kenard Mitchell) Sr (2 Oct 1903–8 Jan 1998)
  1. 1. JAMES (KENARD MITCHELL, Jr.) BISHOP 1935–2013
  2. 2. Walter (Lee) Mitchell 1938–2020
  3. 3. Charles (Bernard) Mitchell 1940–2021
  4. 4. Estelle (Gertrude) Brooks 1944–2021

gertrude brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1915
28 Jul 1915
Birth of gertrude brooks in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
2013
5 Oct 2013
Age 98
Death of gertrude brooks in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 2013
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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