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James Arley Brooks 1845 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1845

Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1922

Death Location: Washington, Arkansas, United States

Father: James Brooks

Mother: Malissa Rowlett

Spouse(s): Emiline Alexander, Vadna Glenn

Children(s): Ghiana Brooks, Louisa Brooks, Cordelia Brooks, William Brooks, Cora Brooks, Maggie Brooks, Joseph Brooks, Geneva Brooks, Thurman Brooks, Fannie Brooks, William Brooks, James Brooks

According to available records, James Arley Brooks was born in 1845 in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA, the child of James "Bartley" Bartholomew Brooks and Malissa Louisiana BROOKS Rowlett. Following those early years, James Arley Brooks married Emiline or Caroline BROOKS Alexander and Vadna Josephine BROOKS Glenn, and their family grew to include Ghiana Brooks, Louisa Brooks, Cordelia Brooks, William M. "Bill" Brooks, Cora Margaret FUQUA ROBERTS Brooks, Maggie V. Brooks, Joseph W Brooks, Geneva Neva Brooks, Thurman Brooks, Fannie Elizabeth WEST Brooks, William Aaron Brooks and James Arley Brooks. In the later years of life, James Arley Brooks died in 1922 in Washington, Arkansas, United States.

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Parents

James Brooks
1820 – 1894
Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
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Malissa Rowlett
1824 – 1900
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Emiline Alexander
1848 – 1920
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Vadna Glenn
1857 – 1913
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Children(s)

Ghiana Brooks
1867 –
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
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Louisa Brooks
1869 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Cordelia Brooks
1871 – 1940
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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William Brooks
1872 – 1936
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee
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Cora Brooks
1877 – 1951
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee
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Maggie Brooks
1880 – 1974
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Joseph Brooks
1882 – 1965
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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Geneva Brooks
1884 – 1927
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Thurman Brooks
1888 – 1908
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, USA
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Fannie Brooks
1887 – 1969
Birth Location: Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
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William Brooks
1889 – 1943
Birth Location: Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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James Brooks
1894 – 1954
Birth Location: Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Oct 1845
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 11, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: 1257; Family History Film: 1255257; Page: 517A; Enumeration District: 102, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: 1572; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241572, Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T624_67; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1374080

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 11, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 11, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: 1257; Family History Film: 1255257; Page: 517A; Enumeration District: 102

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: 1572; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241572

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Valley, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T624_67; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1374080

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Apr 1922
    Event Place: Washington, Arkansas, United States

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