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Janet Lee Brooks 1921–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1921

Birth Location: Elkridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 May 2001

Death Location: New Albany, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Harry Brooks

Mother: Lily Davis

Spouse(s): Howard Dickess

Children(s): Keith Dickess, Keith Dickess

Janet Lee Brooks was born in 1921 in Elkridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA, the child of Harry Gambill Brooks And Lily Belle Davis. In 1935, Janet Lee Brooks resided in Upper, Lawrence, Ohio. Janet Lee Brooks married Howard Paul Dickess, and had children including Debra Steinhausser, Keith H Dickess, Keith Howard Dickess. Janet Lee Brooks passed away in 2001 in New Albany, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Janet Lee Brooks was born in 1921 in Elkridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA, the child of Harry Gambill Brooks And Lily Belle Davis.
  • In 1935, Janet Lee Brooks resided in Upper, Lawrence, Ohio.
  • Janet Lee Brooks married Howard Paul Dickess, and had children including Debra Steinhausser, Keith H Dickess, Keith Howard Dickess.
  • Janet Lee Brooks passed away in 2001 in New Albany, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Janet Brooks
1921–2001
Birth Place: Elkridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Harry Gambill Brooks
1886–1954
Kentucky, USA
Lily (Belle) Davis
1888–1950
Kentucky
Grandparents
William (A) Brooks
1854–1937
Tennessee, USA
ELIZA (J) LOVEJOY
1857–1908
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
William (M) Davis
1846–1936
Kentucky, USA
Loutisha (Luticia Prater) Davis
1863–1912
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
ALFRED BROOKS
1825–1900
Roseanna Hensley
1832–1905
MARQUIS LOVEJOY
1838–1915
REBECCA DAMRON
1840–1904
Reuben DAVIS
1830–1911
Sarah Davis
1837–
John Prater
1841–
Perlina Hammons
1843–1920
2nd-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
Benson Davis
1799–1869
Mary Ratliff
1802–1870
John Johnson
1810–1877
Susannah Southern
1812–1860
Robert Prater
1808–1896
Cynthia Rice
1820–1907
Andrew Hammond
1818–1853
Jeannie Prather
1822–1897

Janet Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Janet (Lee) Brooks (27 Aug 1921–22 May 2001) m. Howard (Paul) Dickess (abt 1922–18 March 2019)
  1. 1. Keith (Howard) Dickess 1948–2002
  2. 2. Keith (H.) Dickess 1948–2002

Janet Brooks's Timeline

8 Records

1921
27 Aug 1921
Birth of Janet Lee Brooks in Elkridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Elkridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1922
abt 1922
Age 1
Birth of Janet Lee Brooks in West Virginia
West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 14
Janet Lee Brooks resided here in Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 19
Janet Lee Brooks resided here in Upper, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Upper, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Janet Lee Brooks resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Janet Lee Brooks resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
2001
22 May 2001
Age 80
Death of Janet Lee Brooks in Franklin, USA
Franklin, USA
2001
22 May 2001
Age 80
Death of Janet Lee Brooks in New Albany, Franklin, Ohio, USA
New Albany, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1922
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Elkridge, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Upper, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Albany, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Albany, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 2001
    Event Place: Franklin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 2001
    Event Place: New Albany, Franklin, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Albany, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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