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John Russell Brooks 1824 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1824

Birth Location: brooks point, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1895

Death Location: Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Brooks

Mother: Matilda Manville

Spouse(s): Louisa Black

Children(s): John Brooks

John Russell Brooks was born in brooks point, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA in 1824, to Benjamin Brooks and Matilda Manville. Later in life, John Russell Brooks married Louisa Taylor Black; among their children were John Parker Brooks. John Russell Brooks died in Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America, 1895.

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Parents

Benjamin Brooks
1797 – 1825
Birth Location: New Jersey, New Jersey, USA
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Matilda Manville
1798 – 1876
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Black
1826 – 1870
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

John Brooks
1854 – 1913
Birth Location: Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 March 1824
    Event Place: brooks point, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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