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Joseph Edgar Brooks 1903–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1903

Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 3 January 1983

Death Location: Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: David Brooks

Mother: Ida Whitt

Spouse(s): Sarah Wells

Children(s): Frances Brooks, Grace Brooks, Gerald Brooks, Robert Brooks

In 1903, Joseph Edgar Brooks entered the world in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to David Franklin Brooks And Ida Lou Whitt. In 1910, Joseph Edgar Brooks resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Edgar Brooks married Sarah E Wells, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Brooks, Gerald E Brooks, Grace Lucille Brooks, Robert Franklin Brooks. Joseph Edgar Brooks passed away in 1983 in Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Joseph Edgar Brooks entered the world in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to David Franklin Brooks And Ida Lou Whitt.
  • In 1910, Joseph Edgar Brooks resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Edgar Brooks married Sarah E Wells, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Brooks, Gerald E Brooks, Grace Lucille Brooks, Robert Franklin Brooks.
  • Joseph Edgar Brooks passed away in 1983 in Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Brooks
1883–1934
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Ida Whitt
1879–1962
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wells
1905–1989
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Frances Brooks
1924–2014
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Grace Brooks
1926–1996
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
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Gerald Brooks
1928–1999
Birth Location: –
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Robert Brooks
1931–1989
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Joseph Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Brooks
1903–1983
Birth Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
David Franklin Brooks
1883–1934
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Ida (Lou) Whitt
1879–1962
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Jackson) Whitt
1849–1936
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Gillie (Ann) Bagwell
1851–1932
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Whitt
1813–
Lucinda Woodson
1821–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitt1
1782–1860
Elizabeth Reece1
1791–1817
Murry Woodson
1790–1876
Catherine Davis
1797–1858

Joseph Brooks's Descendants

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Joseph (Edgar) Brooks (18 April 1903–3 January 1983) m. Sarah (E) Wells (3 January 1905–27 January 1989)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Brooks 1924–2014 m. Jeter (Drayton) Willis 1918–1975
  2. 2. Grace (Lucille) Brooks 1926–1996 m. John (Calvin) Slatton 1922–1989
  3. 3. Gerald (E.) Brooks 1928–1999
  4. 4. Robert (Franklin) Brooks 1931–1989

Joseph Brooks's Timeline

10 Records

1903
18 April 1903
Birth of Joseph Edgar Brooks in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1903
18 April 1903
Birth of Joseph Edgar Brooks in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 7
Joseph Edgar Brooks resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Joseph Edgar Brooks resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Joseph Edgar Brooks resided here in Sullivan, Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Sullivan, Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Joseph Edgar Brooks resided here in Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina
Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 37
Joseph Edgar Brooks resided here in Sullivan Township, Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Sullivan Township, Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Joseph Edgar Brooks resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1983
3 January 1983
Age 80
Death of Joseph Edgar Brooks in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1983
3 January 1983
Age 80
Death of Joseph Edgar Brooks in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1903
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1903
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sullivan, Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341937

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03821; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 30-37

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sullivan Township, Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03821; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 30-37

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dunklin, Greenville

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 January 1983
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 January 1983
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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