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James Sanders Brooks 1830 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1830

Birth Location: Carroll, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 16 Apr 1922

Death Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States

Father: Archibald Brooks

Mother: Lucinda Sanders

Spouse(s): Caroline Reno

Children(s): Frederick Brooks, James Brooks, J. Brooks, Emma Brooks, Mary Brooks, Lucy Brooks, Carrico Brooks, Frank Brooks, Asbury Brooks, Archie Brooks, Kate Brooks, Lloyd Brooks

Early life: James Sanders Brooks arrived in Carroll, Tennessee, United States in 1830, born to Archibald Harper Brooks and Lucinda Lockhart Sanders. Over time, James Sanders Brooks formed a family with Caroline Virginia N. Reno, which included Frederick Aaron Brooks, James Otis Brooks, J. Albert Brooks, Emma Belle Brooks, Mary Ellen Brooks, Lucy S. Brooks, Carrico H. Brooks, Frank Brooks, Asbury D. "Barry" Brooks, Archie Hagar Brooks, Kate Virginia Brooks and Lloyd C. Brooks. James Sanders Brooks concluded life in White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States in 1922.

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Parents

Archibald Brooks
1803 – 1870
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, United States
AB
Lucinda Sanders
1811 – 1848
Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
LS

Spouses(s)

Caroline Reno
1839 – 1914
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, USA
CR

Children(s)

Frederick Brooks
1858 – 1928
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
FB
James Brooks
1859 – 1941
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
JB
J. Brooks
1861 – 1882
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
JB
Emma Brooks
1863 – 1953
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
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Mary Brooks
1865 – 1960
Birth Location: Illinois
MB
Lucy Brooks
1868 –
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
LB
Carrico Brooks
1870 – 1897
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
CB
Frank Brooks
1872 – 1872
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
FB
Asbury Brooks
1873 –
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
AB
Archie Brooks
1874 – 1947
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
AB
Kate Brooks
1880 –
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
KB
Lloyd Brooks
1885 – 1914
Birth Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
LB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Sep 1830
    Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: White Hall Ward 3, Greene, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitehall, Greene, Illinois; Roll: 209; Family History Film: 1254209; Page: 169B; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 0341., Year: 1900; Census Place: White Hall, Greene, Illinois; Roll: T623_303; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 31., Year: 1920; Census Place: Superior, McPherson, Kansas; Roll: T625_539; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: White Hall, Greene, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 738; Image: 142.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: White Hall, Greene, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 738; Image: 142.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Superior, McPherson, Kansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Superior, McPherson, Kansas; Roll: T625_539; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: White Hall City, Greene, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: White Hall, Greene, Illinois; Roll: T623_303; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 31.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Apr 1922
    Event Place: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Whitehall, Greene, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitehall, Greene, Illinois; Roll: 209; Family History Film: 1254209; Page: 169B; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 0341.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: White Hall Ward 3, Greene, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: White Hall Ward 3, Greene, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
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