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James Lon Brooks 1943–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1943

Birth Location: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 2002

Death Location: Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, USA

Father: James Brooks

Mother: Viola Gruwell

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The story of James Lon Brooks began in 1943 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA. In 1950, James Lon Brooks resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA. James Lon Brooks married Nancy Claire Sebring, and had children including James Scott Brooks, Peter Jonathan Brooks. James Lon Brooks passed away in 2002 in Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lon Brooks began in 1943 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1950, James Lon Brooks resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA.
  • James Lon Brooks married Nancy Claire Sebring, and had children including James Scott Brooks, Peter Jonathan Brooks.
  • James Lon Brooks passed away in 2002 in Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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James Brooks's Ancestors

Self
James Brooks
1943–2002
Birth Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Parents
James Olin Brooks
1916–1948
Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA
Viola (Marie) Gruwell
1921–1977
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Brooks
1869–1941
Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Elizabeth (Emily) Jones
1875–1952
Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Brooks
1841–1909
Mary Cook
1845–1928
Daniel Jones
1846–1916
Nancy Brown
1848–1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brook
1797–1863
Harriet Whitaker
1797–1870
John Cook
1813–1880
Mariah Amlin
1815–1880
David Jones
1807–1880
Phebe Jones
1807–
Perry Brown
1824–1903
Elizabeth Cottrell
1824–1902

James Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1943
7 Oct 1943
Birth of James Lon Brooks in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 7
James Lon Brooks resided here in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
2002
26 Jun 2002
Age 59
Death of James Lon Brooks in Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1943
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 521-56-2785; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: 1959.
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: 2510; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 90-47

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: 2510; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 90-47

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 2002
    Event Place: Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 521-56-2785; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: 1959.

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