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Granville Chapman Brooks 1814–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1814

Birth Location: Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Feb 1908

Death Location: Goodwin, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: Overton Brooks

Mother: Mary Hankla

Spouse(s): Rebecca Wrenn

Children(s): Margaret Brooks, Laura Brooks, Sophie Brooks, Isadora Brooks, Lucy Brooks, William Brooks

Granville Chapman Brooks was born in 1814 in Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Overton Otom Brooks And Mary Polly Hankla. In 1870, Granville Chapman Brooks resided in Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia. Granville Chapman Brooks married Rebecca Becky Catherine Wrenn, and had children including Isadora Badora Brooks, Laura Catherine Brooks, Lucy M Brooks, Margaret Ellen Maggie Brooks, Sophie Brooks, William Daniel Brooks. Granville Chapman Brooks passed away in 1908 in Goodwin, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Granville Chapman Brooks was born in 1814 in Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Overton Otom Brooks And Mary Polly Hankla.
  • In 1870, Granville Chapman Brooks resided in Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
  • Granville Chapman Brooks married Rebecca Becky Catherine Wrenn, and had children including Isadora Badora Brooks, Laura Catherine Brooks, Lucy M Brooks, Margaret Ellen Maggie Brooks, Sophie Brooks, William Daniel Brooks.
  • Granville Chapman Brooks passed away in 1908 in Goodwin, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Overton Brooks
1770–1855
Birth Location: Virginia
OB
Mary Hankla
1775–1850
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Wrenn
1814–1890
Birth Location: Virginia
RW

Children(s)

Margaret Brooks
1861–1930
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MB
Laura Brooks
1848–1915
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
LB
Sophie Brooks
1858–1945
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia
SB
Isadora Brooks
1851–1928
Birth Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia
IB
Lucy Brooks
1845–1935
Birth Location: Virginia
LB
William Brooks
1833–1908
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
WB

Granville Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Granville Brooks
1814–1908
Birth Place: Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Overton "Otom" Brooks
1770–1855
Virginia
Mary (Polly) Hankla
1775–1850
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Polly Jackson) Gilliam
1746–1825
Spotsylvania, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Granville Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Granville (Chapman) Brooks (15 Apr 1814–3 Feb 1908) m. Rebecca ("Becky" Catherine) Wrenn (1814–8 Nov 1890)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ellen "Maggie") Brooks 1861–1930 m. John (minor) Acors 1854–1928
    1. 1. Houston (Edwards) Acors 1893–1919 m. Nolie Acors 1892–1944
      1. 1. Sarah (Lizzie) Acors 1915–2008 m. Allie (Lee) Perry 1897–1967
        1. 1. William (Lloyd) Perry 1949–2018
        2. 2. Helen (Virginia) Perry 1935–2004
        3. 3. Allie (Leroy) Perry 1932–2002
      2. 2. Quinton (Henry) Acors 1921–2003
      3. 3. James (E.) Acors 1919–1919
      4. 4. Elnor (V) Acors 1916–2004
      5. 5. Violet (Elizabeth) White 1913–1962
      6. 6. Elton (Ray) Acors 1922–2004
    2. 2. Lannie (D) Acors 1878–1937
    3. 3. Jessie (E) Acors 1880–1919
    4. 4. Issie (Lewis) Brooks 1881–1943
      1. 1. Marcus (Arelieus) Brooks 1905–1978 m. Edith (Lee) Wheeler 1906–2002
        1. 1. Franklin (Arritt) Brooks 1934–2015
      2. 2. Vannie Brooks 1908–1995 m. Burnell (Louise) Brooks 1917–1987
        1. 1. James (R Brooks) Sr 1936–1988
      3. 3. Bryant (DeFord Brooks) Sr. 1915–1999
    5. 5. John (Jackson) Acors 1882–1972
      1. 1. Callie (Mae) Acors 1911–1977
        1. 1. Cora (Mae) Hairfield 1932–1973
        2. 2. Melvin Hairfield 1934–2013
    6. 6. Marie ("Mona" Lee) Acors 1885–1951
      1. 1. Howard (D.) Jeffries 1905–1990
        1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Jeffries 1928–2009
      2. 2. Ruth (Button) Jeffries 1909–1996
      3. 3. Nellie (Frances) Jeffries 1916–1988
        1. 1. Janine (Frances) Dodson 1942–2014
        2. 2. Donald (Edward Dodson) Sr 1936–2002
    7. 7. Peter (David) Acors 1888–1920
      1. 1. Emma (Marie) Acors 1911–2007
        1. 1. Ann (Marie) Luck 1935–1974
    8. 8. Benjamin ("Bennie" R) Acors 1890–1919
      1. 1. Agnes (Ethel) Acors 1913–1995
        1. 1. Dorothy (Jean) Lee 1931–2019
      2. 2. Mildred (Frances Acors) Schaeffer 1918–2015
    9. 9. Clyde (Anderson) Acors 1895–1962
    10. 10. William (H) Acors 1898–1919 m. Anna (Byrd) Brooks 1901–1975
      1. 1. Henry (Wilson) Acors 1918–1964
    11. 11. Lucy (Jane) Acors 1901–1978
      1. 1. Earnest (Richard) Loyd 1923–2006
        1. 1. Richard (Ernest Lloyd) Sr. 1945–2008
      2. 2. Fern (Conley) Loyd 1931–2009
    12. 12. Joseph (Leslie) Acors 1904–
    13. 13. Jessie (E) Acors 1884–1972
  2. 2. Laura (Catherine) Brooks 1848–1915
  3. 3. Sophie Brooks 1858–1945
    1. 1. Olivia (Victoria "Ollie") Brooks 1873–1954
      1. 1. Louise (Emma Wheeler Groome) Hicks 1909–1951
        1. 1. Ray (Manlius) Grooms 1933–1988 m. Clara (May) Atchison 1934–1972
    2. 2. William (J.) Brooks 1875–1936
      1. 1. Viola (Pearl) Brooks 1906–1982
        1. 1. Cecil Proctor 1929–1999
    3. 3. Hattie (Vidie) Brooks 1878–1921
    4. 4. Boyd (W) Brooks 1881–1925
      1. 1. Kermit (T) Brooks 1909–1995
        1. 1. Marian Brooks 1933–2019
    5. 5. Arah (Mona) Brooks 1885–1927
      1. 1. Wilmer (Emmett) Wheeler 1901–1979
        1. 1. Wilmer Wheeler 1925–
  4. 4. Isadora (Badora) Brooks 1851–1928
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Brooks 1868–1905
      1. 1. Grace (Adams) Brooks 1895–1925
        1. 1. Alice (Lee) Sims 1912–2004
        2. 2. Lester Simms 1915–2000
    2. 2. Lucy (Ann) Brooks 1872–1965
      1. 1. Buffard Carr 1895–1977
        1. 1. Gloria (Elizabeth) Carr 1932–2005
        2. 2. Buford (Obie Carr) Jr 1934–2002
        3. 3. ERNESTINE (BLANCHE) CARR 1940–2006
      2. 2. Wallace Carr 1899–1978
        1. 1. Lorraine Carr 1939–2003
  5. 5. Lucy (M.) Brooks 1845–1935 m. Alexander Brooks 1840–1926
    1. 1. Walter (Raleigh) Brooks 1869–1941 m. Lilly (Wallace) Brooks 1872–1952
      1. 1. Nolie Acors 1892–1944 m. Houston (Edwards) Acors 1893–1919 m. Charlie (Frank) Baxter 1889–1947
        1. 1. Florence (Evelyn) Baxter 1924–2004
        2. 2. Earl Baxter 1928–2005
        3. 3. Quinton (H.) Baxter 1921–2003
        4. 4. Elton (R.) Baxter 1922–2004
      2. 2. Luther (W) Brooks 1898–1960
      3. 3. Irene (E) Brooks 1900–1980
        1. 1. Burnell (Louise) Brooks 1917–1987 m. Vannie Brooks 1908–1995
      4. 4. Anna (Byrd) Brooks 1901–1975 m. William (H) Acors 1898–1919 m. Lee (Vernon) Lloyd 1889–1970
        1. 1. Wesley (Edward) Loyd 1924–2006
        2. 2. John (Lang) Loyd 1923–2009
      5. 5. Ruth (Dolly) Brooks 1903–1958
      6. 6. Reva (Payne) Brooks 1907–1995
        1. 1. Alice Leffers 1928–2012
      7. 7. Walter (T) Brooks 1910–1977
      8. 8. Bessie (Viola) Brooks 1916–1920
      9. 9. Edgar Brooks 1890–1890
    2. 2. William (Preston) Brooks 1871–1935 m. Quincy (I) Brooks 1877–1947
      1. 1. Hollis Brooks 1895–1947 m. Elva Perry 1899–1984
        1. 1. Betty (Jean) Brooks 1935–2000
        2. 2. Fred (Richard) Brooks 1917–1997 m. Gladys Mcwhirt 1919–2015
        3. 3. Violet (Lavon) Brooks 1925–1997
      2. 2. Lula (S.) Brooks 1902–1949 m. Frank (Lacy) Megee 1900–1974
        1. 1. Edith (Faye) Megee 1933–2006 m. John (C) Ellingsworth 1930–2017
      3. 3. William (Alexander) Brooks 1905–1952 m. Clarice (Billo) Williams 1906–1974
        1. 1. Ralph (Shannon) Brooks 1930–2000
      4. 4. Berkley (Adams) Brooks 1919–2001 m. Lora (Geneva Perry) Brooks 1921–2006
      5. 5. Howard Brooks 1900–
      6. 6. Paul Brooks 1909–
      7. 7. Robert Brooks 1911–
      8. 8. Darrel Brooks 1915–
  6. 6. William (Daniel) Brooks 1833–1908
    1. 1. Alice (M) Brooks 1855–1944
      1. 1. Rosser (Leah Brooks) Wheeler 1879–1934
        1. 1. Dennis (Everett) Atkins 1900–1959 m. Emma (Mae) Baxter 1906–1987

Granville Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1814
15 Apr 1814
Birth of Granville Chapman Brooks in Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 56
Granville Chapman Brooks resided here in Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1908
3 Feb 1908
Age 94
Death of Granville Chapman Brooks in Goodwin, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Goodwin, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1814
    Event Place: Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Goodwin, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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