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Jesse Lee Brooks 1874–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1874

Birth Location: 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): Hattie Brooks, Leona (Brooks)

Children(s): Fannie Johnson, Cora Grooms, Roy Brooks, Ina Swayney, Geneva Brooks, Thomas Brooks

Jesse Lee Brooks was born in 1874 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of George Washington Brooks And Elizabeth Jane Shell. In 1910, Jesse Lee Brooks resided in Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA. Jesse Lee Brooks married Hattie L Brooks, Leona I Hoglen Brooks, and had children including Cora Mae Grooms, Fannie Johnson, Geneva Brooks, Ina Ivey Swayney, 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 Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of George Washington Brooks And Elizabeth Jane Shell.
  • In 1910, Jesse Lee Brooks resided in Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jesse Lee Brooks married Hattie L Brooks, Leona I Hoglen Brooks, and had children including Cora Mae Grooms, Fannie Johnson, Geneva Brooks, Ina Ivey Swayney, 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
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Elizabeth Shell
1848–1934
Birth Location: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hattie Brooks
1901–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Leona (Brooks)
1874–1908
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Fannie Johnson
1902–1942
Birth Location: Hickory Knoll, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
FJ
Cora Grooms
1894–1961
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
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Roy Brooks
1899–1974
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
RB
Ina Swayney
1900–1976
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Geneva Brooks
1904–1988
Birth Location: North Carolina
GB
Thomas Brooks
1905–1977
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Jesse Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Brooks
1874–1960
Birth Place: 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
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Brooks's Descendants

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Jesse (Lee) Brooks (20 September 1874–9 March 1960) m. Hattie (L) Brooks (abt 1901–) m. Leona (I Hoglen) (Brooks) (Jan 1874–1908)
  1. 1. Fannie Johnson 1902–1942 m. Jack Johnson 1896–1977
    1. 1. Lillie (Johnson) Aldridge 1931–1992 m. John (Samuel Aldridge) Sr. 1928–1992
    2. 2. Louise Johnson 1934–2009
    3. 3. Louise Brannon 1933–2009
    4. 4. Verden (Jerry) Johnson 1922–1993 m. Carolyn Johnson 1930–2008
    5. 5. Howard (Franklin) Johnson 1923–1923
    6. 6. Robert Johnson 1928–1981 m. Catherine (Ruth Parris) Johnson 1933–2007
      1. 1. Robert (Clayton) Johnson –2023
    7. 7. Ruth 1924–2004 m. Clarence (Walter) Aldridge 1924–1995
      1. 1. Clarence (W) Aldridge 1945–2022
      2. 2. Steven (Eugene) Aldridge 1947–2019
      3. 3. Steve Aldridge 1948–2019 m. Brenda (Ella) Aldridge 1949–2016
  2. 2. Cora (Mae) Grooms 1894–1961
  3. 3. Roy (Lee) Brooks 1899–1974 m. Susie (Elizabeth) Hall 1903–1977
    1. 1. David (Nelson) Brooks 1927–1978
    2. 2. Melvin (Edward) Brooks 1921–2005
    3. 3. Beulah (Agnes) Brooks 1924–1992
    4. 4. Beulah Brooks –2005
  4. 4. Ina (Ivey) Swayney 1900–1976 m. James (Henry) Swayney 1899–1931
    1. 1. Edward (Miluse) Swayney 1928–2003
    2. 2. Paul (Henry) Swayney 1926–1984
    3. 3. Paul (Henry) Swayney 1926–
    4. 4. Edward (Miluse) Swayney 1928–2003
  5. 5. Geneva Brooks 1904–1988
  6. 6. Thomas (Colmar) Brooks 1905–1977 m. Helen (Cassie (Deavers)) Moore 1908–1981
    1. 1. Irene Ruppe 1926–1999
    2. 2. Irene (Mary) Brooks 1926–1999

Jesse Brooks's Timeline

7 Records

1874
20 September 1874
Birth of Jesse Lee Brooks in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1874
20 September 1874
Birth of Jesse Lee Brooks in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Jesse Lee Brooks resided here in Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, 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
1920
1920
Age 46
Jesse Lee Brooks resided here in Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Ocanalufty, Swain, 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] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1314; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 181
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1874
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1314; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 181
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1314; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 181

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1314; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 181

    Genealogy Event 7
    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] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    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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