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Harry Gambill Brooks 1886–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1886

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: William Brooks

Mother: ELIZA LOVEJOY

Spouse(s): Lily Davis

Children(s): Garnet Brooks, William Brooks, Claud Brooks, Liew Brooks, Lyda Brooks, William Brooks, Paul Brooks, Catheline Brooks, John Brooks, Janet Brooks, Iver Brooks, Ludith Brooks

The story of Harry Gambill Brooks began in 1886 in Kentucky, USA. In 1900, Harry Gambill Brooks resided in Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA. In 1917, Harry Gambill Brooks resided in Fayette County, West Virginia, USA. Harry Gambill Brooks married Lily Belle Davis, and had children including Catheline Brooks, Claud Brooks, Garnet Brooks, Iver E Brooks, Janet Lee Brooks, John Milton Brooks, Liew E Brooks, Ludith Lore Lu Liew Edith Brooks, Lyda M Brooks, Mary E Brooks, Paul Brooks, William E Brooks, William H Brooks. Harry Gambill Brooks passed away in 1954 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Harry Gambill Brooks began in 1886 in Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1900, Harry Gambill Brooks resided in Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1917, Harry Gambill Brooks resided in Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Harry Gambill Brooks married Lily Belle Davis, and had children including Catheline Brooks, Claud Brooks, Garnet Brooks, Iver E Brooks, Janet Lee Brooks, John Milton Brooks, Liew E Brooks, Ludith Lore Lu Liew Edith Brooks, Lyda M Brooks, Mary E Brooks, Paul Brooks, William E Brooks, William H Brooks.
  • Harry Gambill Brooks passed away in 1954 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harry Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Harry Brooks
1886–1954
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
William A Brooks
1854–1937
Tennessee, USA
ELIZA (J) LOVEJOY
1857–1908
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
ALFRED BROOKS
1825–1900
Lansing, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Roseanna Hensley
1832–1905
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
MARQUIS (DE LAFAYETTE) LOVEJOY
1838–1915
Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
REBECCA DAMRON
1840–1904
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brooks
1773–1851
Rhoda Jones
1780–1827
Toliver Hensley
1812–1862
Mary Halsey
1795–1860
John Lovejoy
1790–
Mary Hogan
1806–1869
John Damron
1820–1865
Elizabeth Stephenson
1820–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Brooks
George Brooks
1740–1825
Sina Pierce
1760–1798
Jarvis Jones
1761–1837
Taliaferro Hensley
1770–1830
Mary Halsey
1795–1860
Moses Halsey
1759–1857
Margaret McMeans
1765–1840
Michael Lovejoy
1770–1810
Christian Poston
1770–1820
Obediah Hogan
1773–1818
Margret Mitchell
1773–1818
Phoebe Lowe
1803–1871
Moses Jr
1768–1828
Nancy Poston
1800–1866
William Stephenson
1800–1865

Harry Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Harry (Gambill) Brooks (1886–1954) m. Lily (Belle) Davis (1888–1950)
  1. 1. Garnet Brooks 1921–1993 m. Robert (Francis) Burns 1920–1980
    1. 1. Robert (Stephen) Burns 1946–1986
  2. 2. William (H) Brooks 1914–1990 m. May (Elizabeth) Payne 1915–1991
    1. 1. Delores (Mae) Brooks 1934–1959 m. Clarence Dunford 1934–2021
    2. 2. Donald (Harold) Brooks 1937–1993
  3. 3. Claud Brooks 1907–1969 m. Mabel O 1914–1996
  4. 4. Liew (E) Brooks 1910–
  5. 5. Lyda (M) Brooks 1912–
  6. 6. William (E) Brooks 1915– m. May (Elizabeth) Payne 1915–1991
  7. 7. Paul Brooks 1918–1999
  8. 8. Catheline Brooks 1920–
  9. 9. John (Milton) Brooks 1926–1994
  10. 10. Janet (Lee) Brooks 1921–2001 m. Howard (Paul) Dickess 1922–2019
    1. 1. Keith (Howard) Dickess 1948–2002
    2. 2. Keith (H.) Dickess 1948–2002
  11. 11. Iver (E) Brooks 1910–
  12. 12. Ludith (Lore Lu Liew Edith) Brooks 1909–

Harry Brooks's Timeline

9 Records

1886
1886
Birth of Harry Gambill Brooks in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Harry Gambill Brooks resided here in Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 31
Harry Gambill Brooks resided here in Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Harry Gambill Brooks resided here in MT Carbon, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
MT Carbon, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1921
1921
Age 35
Harry Gambill Brooks resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 49
Harry Gambill Brooks resided here in Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 54
Harry Gambill Brooks resided here in Upper, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Upper, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Harry Gambill Brooks resided here in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1954
1954
Age 68
Death of Harry Gambill Brooks in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: MT Carbon, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Upper, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ironton, Lawrence, O

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laurence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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