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John Davidson Brooks 1873–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1873

Birth Location: New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 02 Feb 1922

Death Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Cullen Brooks

Mother: Tobitha Mullis

Spouse(s): Rilla Brooks

Children(s): Lela Stout, Walter Brooks, Flavella Mullis, Bunyan Brooks, Grace Brooks, Infant Brooks, Judge Brooks, Sylvania Edwards, Carnie Brooks, Glennie Simpson, Alice Baucom, George Brooks, Henry Brooks

John Davidson Brooks was born in 1873 in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States, the child of Cullen Cyrus Brooks And Tobitha Ellen Mullis. In 1880, John Davidson Brooks resided in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA. In 1900, John Davidson Brooks resided in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA. John Davidson Brooks married Rilla Ann Brooks, and had children including Alice Baucom, Bunyan Brooks, Carnie Benjamin Brooks, Flavella Ellen Mullis, George Wilson Brooks, Glennie Simpson, Grace E Brooks, Henry Sylvester Brooks, Infant Daughter Brooks, Judge Ellis Brooks, Lela Lisa Stout, Sylvania Nell Edwards, Walter Lindsay Brooks. John Davidson Brooks passed away in 1922 in Union County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Davidson Brooks was born in 1873 in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States, the child of Cullen Cyrus Brooks And Tobitha Ellen Mullis.
  • In 1880, John Davidson Brooks resided in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, John Davidson Brooks resided in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Davidson Brooks married Rilla Ann Brooks, and had children including Alice Baucom, Bunyan Brooks, Carnie Benjamin Brooks, Flavella Ellen Mullis, George Wilson Brooks, Glennie Simpson, Grace E Brooks, Henry Sylvester Brooks, Infant Daughter Brooks, Judge Ellis Brooks, Lela Lisa Stout, Sylvania Nell Edwards, Walter Lindsay Brooks.
  • John Davidson Brooks passed away in 1922 in Union County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cullen Brooks
1846–1885
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Tobitha Mullis
1849–1930
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Rilla Brooks
1873–1966
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
RB

Children(s)

Lela Stout
1908–1983
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
LS
Walter Brooks
1891–1982
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
WB
Flavella Mullis
1894–1979
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
FM
Bunyan Brooks
1897–1905
Birth Location: –
BB
Grace Brooks
1895–1903
Birth Location: –
GB
Infant Brooks
1900–1900
Birth Location: –
IB
Judge Brooks
1911–1983
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
JB
Sylvania Edwards
1899–1987
Birth Location: New Salem, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
SE
Carnie Brooks
1901–1988
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
CB
Glennie Simpson
1906–1984
Birth Location: –
GS
Alice Baucom
1903–1999
Birth Location: –
AB
George Brooks
1914–2008
Birth Location: New Salem, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
GB
Henry Brooks
1892–1952
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
HB

John Brooks's Ancestors

Self
John Brooks
1873–1922
Birth Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Cullen Cyrus Brooks
1846–1885
Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
Tobitha (Ellen) Mullis
1849–1930
Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Brooks's Descendants

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John (Davidson) Brooks (5 Jul 1873–02 Feb 1922) m. Rilla (Ann) Brooks (2 November 1873–29 October 1966)
  1. 1. Lela (Lisa) Stout 1908–1983
  2. 2. Walter (Lindsay) Brooks 1891–1982
  3. 3. Flavella (Ellen) Mullis 1894–1979
    1. 1. Milton (Caldwell) Mullis 1846–1917
  4. 4. Bunyan Brooks 1897–1905
  5. 5. Grace (E) Brooks 1895–1903
  6. 6. Infant (Daughter) Brooks 1900–1900
  7. 7. Judge (Ellis) Brooks 1911–1983
  8. 8. Sylvania (Nell) Edwards 1899–1987
  9. 9. Carnie (Benjamin) Brooks 1901–1988
  10. 10. Glennie Simpson 1906–1984
  11. 11. Alice Baucom 1903–1999
  12. 12. George (Wilson) Brooks 1914–2008
  13. 13. Henry (Sylvester) Brooks 1892–1952

John Brooks's Timeline

10 Records

1873
5 Jul 1873
Birth of John Davidson Brooks in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States
New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 7
John Davidson Brooks resided here in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
John Davidson Brooks resided here in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
John Davidson Brooks resided here in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
John Davidson Brooks resided here in Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA
Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA
1922
1922
Age 49
John Davidson Brooks - Probate in Union, North Carolina, USA
Union, North Carolina, USA
1922
1 Feb 1922
Age 49
Death of John Davidson Brooks in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States
Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States
1922
02 Feb 1922
Age 49
Burial of John Davidson Brooks in Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 62
John Davidson Brooks resided here in Monroe, Union, North Carolina
Monroe, Union, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 67
John Davidson Brooks resided here in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA
Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Union County, North Carolina, Probate Records 1818-1969, Index 1818-1969; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Union County); Probate Place: Union, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [3] North Carolina, Deaths
    [4] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [5] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Union County, North Carolina, Probate Records 1818-1969, Index 1818-1969; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Union County); Probate Place: Union, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1873
    Event Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241220
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1324; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 145
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1134; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375147
    [5] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [6] North Carolina, Deaths
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina; Roll: 984; Page: 479C; Enumeration District: 216
    [8] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [9] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Union; Roll: 1766034
    [10] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [11] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02979; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 90-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02979; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 90-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02979; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 90-23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Union; Roll: 1766034

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina; Roll: 984; Page: 479C; Enumeration District: 216

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1134; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375147

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1324; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241220
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