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Jesse Lee Brooks 1874–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1874

Birth Location: Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 March 1960

Death Location: Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Brooks

Mother: Elizabeth Shell

Spouse(s): Lena Hoglen, Hattie Brooks

Children(s): Fannie Johnson, May Brooks, Roy Brooks, Geneva Brooks, Ina Brooks, Thomas Brooks

Jesse Lee Brooks was born in 1874 in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of George Washington Brooks And Elizabeth Jane Shell. In 1880, Jesse Lee Brooks resided in Big Creek, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Jesse Lee Brooks resided in Crabtree, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. Jesse Lee Brooks married Hattie L Brooks, Lena Hoglen, and had children including Eula M Brooks, Fannie Johnson, Geneva Brooks, George H Brooks, Helen W Brooks, Ina Ivey Brooks, May Brooks, Pauline A Brooks, Roy Lee Brooks, Thomas Colmar Brooks. Jesse Lee Brooks passed away in 1960 in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Lee Brooks was born in 1874 in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of George Washington Brooks And Elizabeth Jane Shell.
  • In 1880, Jesse Lee Brooks resided in Big Creek, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Jesse Lee Brooks resided in Crabtree, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jesse Lee Brooks married Hattie L Brooks, Lena Hoglen, and had children including Eula M Brooks, Fannie Johnson, Geneva Brooks, George H Brooks, Helen W Brooks, Ina Ivey Brooks, May Brooks, Pauline A Brooks, Roy Lee Brooks, Thomas Colmar Brooks.
  • Jesse Lee Brooks passed away in 1960 in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Brooks
1837–1892
Birth Location: Del Rio, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
GB
Elizabeth Shell
1848–1934
Birth Location: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

Lena Hoglen
1874–1908
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
LH
Hattie Brooks
1901–
Birth Location: North Carolina
HB

Children(s)

Fannie Johnson
1883–1942
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA
FJ
May Brooks
1894–1961
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
MB
Roy Brooks
1899–1974
Birth Location: North Carolina
RB
Geneva Brooks
1904–
Birth Location: North Carolina
GB
Ina Brooks
1900–1976
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
IB
Thomas Brooks
1905–1977
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
TB

Jesse Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Brooks
1874–1960
Birth Place: Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
George Washington Brooks
1837–1892
Del Rio, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Shell
1848–1934
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George BROOKS
1804–1860
South Carolina, USA
Margaret Brooks
1796–1880
Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Jesse (Lee) Brooks (20 September 1874–9 March 1960) m. Lena Hoglen (January 1874–1908) m. Hattie (L) Brooks (abt 1901–)
  1. 1. Fannie Johnson 1883–1942 m. Jacob ("Jake" Silas) Johnson 1896–1977
    1. 1. Robert (Clayton) Johnson 1928–1981 m. C (Ruth) Parris 1933–2007
    2. 2. Lillie (Pauline) Johnson 1931–1992
    3. 3. Ruth (Magdalene) Johnson 1924–2004
    4. 4. Verdin (J.) Johnson 1922–1993
    5. 5. Louise (Esther) Johnson 1933–2009
    6. 6. Howard (Franklin) Johnson 1923–1923
  2. 2. May Brooks 1894–1961
  3. 3. Roy (Lee) Brooks 1899–1974
  4. 4. Geneva Brooks 1904–
  5. 5. Ina (Ivey) Brooks 1900–1976
  6. 6. Thomas (Colmar) Brooks 1905–1977

Jesse Brooks's Timeline

8 Records

1874
20 September 1874
Birth of Jesse Lee Brooks in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Jesse Lee Brooks resided here in Big Creek, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Big Creek, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 26
Jesse Lee Brooks resided here in Crabtree, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Crabtree, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
1905
1905
Age 31
Jesse Lee Brooks resided here in Norwich, Chenango, New York, USA
Norwich, Chenango, New York, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Jesse Lee Brooks resided here in Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 46
Jesse Lee Brooks resided here in Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 76
Jesse Lee Brooks resided here in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1960
9 March 1960
Age 86
Death of Jesse Lee Brooks in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1874
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Creek, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Page: 315A; Enumeration District: 058
    [2] New York, U.S., State Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: E.D. 02; City: Norwich; County: Chenango; Page: 23
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crabtree, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 1200; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1241200
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 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: Franklin, Macon, Nor

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Big Creek, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Creek, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Page: 315A; Enumeration District: 058

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Crabtree, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crabtree, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 1200; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1241200

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Norwich, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: E.D. 02; City: Norwich; County: Chenango; Page: 23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, 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: Franklin, Macon, Nor

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Franklin
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 11 Mar 1960; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.8556963,0.39579636,0.9737916&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1960
    Event Place: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 11 Mar 1960; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.8556963,0.39579636,0.9737916&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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