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Joseph T Brooks 1877–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1877

Birth Location: Coal Creek, Tennessee

Death Date: 16 Mar 1944

Death Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

Father: Richard Brooks

Mother: margaret pull

Spouse(s): Maude Longmire

Children(s): Leroy Brooks, Lillian Brooks

In 1877, Joseph T Brooks entered the world in Coal Creek, Tennessee, born to Richard Stokley Brooks And Margaret Hightower Need T Pull. In 1880, Joseph T Brooks resided in Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Joseph T Brooks resided in Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee, USA. Joseph T Brooks married Maude M Longmire, and had children including Leroy Brooks, Lillian Brooks. Joseph T Brooks passed away in 1944 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Joseph T Brooks entered the world in Coal Creek, Tennessee, born to Richard Stokley Brooks And Margaret Hightower Need T Pull.
  • In 1880, Joseph T Brooks resided in Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Joseph T Brooks resided in Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joseph T Brooks married Maude M Longmire, and had children including Leroy Brooks, Lillian Brooks.
  • Joseph T Brooks passed away in 1944 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Brooks
1850–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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margaret pull
1848–1939
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Maude Longmire
1886–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Leroy Brooks
1904–
Birth Location: Tennessee
LB
Lillian Brooks
1906–1988
Birth Location: Lilly, Kentucky
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Joseph Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Brooks
1877–1944
Birth Place: Coal Creek, Tennessee
Parents
Richard Stokley Brooks
1850–
Tennessee
margaret (Hightower need t) pull
1848–1939
Cocke, Tennessee
Grandparents
nathaniel (Barksdale Hightower range is 20-52) cms
1816–1891
South Carolina
cassandra francis
1819–1902
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hightower
1765–1850
Nancy dau
1780–1850
Mary Crockett
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (nc)
1730–
mary hawkins
1743–
david 3
1761–1829
Isabella Mason
1766–1843
unknown Crockett
1750–

Joseph Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (T) Brooks (10 Sep 1877–16 Mar 1944) m. Maude (M) Longmire (abt 1886–)
  1. 1. Leroy Brooks 1904–
  2. 2. Lillian Brooks 1906–1988

Joseph Brooks's Timeline

10 Records

1877
10 Sep 1877
Birth of Joseph T Brooks in Coal Creek, Tennessee
Coal Creek, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 3
Joseph T Brooks resided here in Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Joseph T Brooks resided here in Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Joseph T Brooks resided here in Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Joseph T Brooks resided here in Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Joseph T Brooks resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Joseph T Brooks resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 63
Joseph T Brooks resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1944
14 Mar 1944
Age 67
Death of Joseph T Brooks in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
1944
16 Mar 1944
Age 67
Burial of Joseph T Brooks in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Coal Creek, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 3
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03956; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 97-31
    [3] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1749; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 94
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341992
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Page: 56A; Enumeration District: 138
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0005
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1507; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1375520

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coal Creek, Anderson, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Page: 56A; Enumeration District: 138

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0005

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1507; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1375520

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1749; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 94

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341992

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03956; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 97-31

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03956; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 97-31

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1944
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 3
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1944
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
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