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Joseph B. Brooks 1796 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 12 September 1862

Death Location: Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Brooks

Mother: Orpha Williams

Spouse(s): Martha Brooks

Children(s): James BROOKS

According to available records, Joseph B. Brooks was born in 1796 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Graham Brooks and Orpha Narcissus Jessee (nancy) Williams. Following those early years, Joseph B. Brooks married Martha J. Brooks, and their family grew to include James Ransom BROOKS. In the later years of life, Joseph B. Brooks died in 1862 in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Parents

William Brooks
1745 – 1844
Birth Location: Yellow Breeches Creek, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Orpha Williams
1740 – 1840
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Brooks
1812 – 1859
Birth Location: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Children(s)

James BROOKS
1841 – 1899
Birth Location: Maynard, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1796
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 September 1862
    Event Place: Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sharum, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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