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Josephine Riggs Brooks 1860–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1860

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1960

Death Location: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA

Father: George Brooks

Mother: Elizabeth Keyser

Spouse(s): William Watson-Guinop, Charles 1936, William Wilson

Children(s): Albert Wilson, Mary Wilson, George Sr, Lydia Wilson, William Wilson, Walter Wilson, Daniel Wilson, Josephine Wilson

Josephine Riggs Brooks was born in 1860 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Brooks And Elizabeth Keyser. Josephine Riggs Brooks married Charles E Davis Married 1936, Mark Cockray, William Henry Watson Guinop, William Wallace Wilson, and had children including Albert Elonzo Wilson, Daniel Webster Wilson, George Monroe Wilson Sr, Josephine Janette Wilson, Lydia Elena Wilson, Mary Belle Wilson, Walter Pike Wilson, William Elmore Wilson. Josephine Riggs Brooks passed away in 1960 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Josephine Riggs Brooks was born in 1860 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Brooks And Elizabeth Keyser.
  • Josephine Riggs Brooks married Charles E Davis Married 1936, Mark Cockray, William Henry Watson Guinop, William Wallace Wilson, and had children including Albert Elonzo Wilson, Daniel Webster Wilson, George Monroe Wilson Sr, Josephine Janette Wilson, Lydia Elena Wilson, Mary Belle Wilson, Walter Pike Wilson, William Elmore Wilson.
  • Josephine Riggs Brooks passed away in 1960 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Brooks
1885–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Keyser
1841–
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Watson-Guinop
1862–1951
Birth Location: Pierrepont, St Lawrence, New York, USA
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Charles 1936
1875–
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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William Wilson
1849–1915
Birth Location: Mill Creek, Jo Daviess, Illinois
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Children(s)

Albert Wilson
1893–1971
Birth Location: Bruneau, Owyhee, Idaho, USA
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Mary Wilson
1895–1919
Birth Location: Pine Grove, Nevada
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George Sr
1897–1945
Birth Location: Pine Grove, Esmeralda, Nevada, USA
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Lydia Wilson
1899–1962
Birth Location: Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho, USA
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William Wilson
1901–1918
Birth Location: Silver City, Owyhee, Idaho, USA
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Walter Wilson
1906–1968
Birth Location: Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
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Daniel Wilson
1908–1976
Birth Location: Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
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Josephine Wilson
1911–1997
Birth Location: Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
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Josephine Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Brooks
1860–1960
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George Brooks
1885–
Elizabeth Keyser
1841–
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Cassel) Keyser
1837–1902
Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., PA
Elizabeth (M.) Tyson
1839–1911
Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., PA
Great-Grandparents
John KEYSER
1800–1876
Elizabeth Cassel
1801–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Keyser
1761–1816
Sarah Hunsicker
1771–1856

Josephine Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Josephine (Riggs) Brooks (23 Nov 1860–14 Nov 1960) m. William (Henry) Watson-Guinop (19 Apr 1862–30 May 1951) m. Charles (E Davis Married) 1936 (Jan 1875–) m. William (Wallace) Wilson (4 May 1849–5 Jan 1915)
  1. 1. Albert (Elonzo) Wilson 1893–1971 m. Vida (Marie) Shafer 1898–1976
    1. 1. Robert (Alonzo) Wilson 1929–2001 m. Dolores (Ramona) Smith 1929–2002
    2. 2. Agnes (Ethel) Wilson 1918–2012
    3. 3. Cecil (Walter) Wilson 1919–1972
    4. 4. Harold Wilson 1923–2009
    5. 5. Bonnie Wilson 1926–2001
    6. 6. Vera (Lucille Wilson Married) 1946 1926–2002
    7. 7. James (Wallace) Wilson 1931–1953
    8. 8. Evelyn (Vida) Wilson 1920–1988
    9. 9. Ruth (Alice) Wilson 1928–1928
    10. 10. Richard (Harvey) Wilson 1932–1933
    11. 11. John (William) Wilson 1933–1933
    12. 12. Margaret (Josephine) Wilson 1922–2020
  2. 2. Mary (Belle) Wilson 1895–1919
  3. 3. George (Monroe Wilson) Sr 1897–1945
  4. 4. Lydia (Elena) Wilson 1899–1962
  5. 5. William (Elmore) Wilson 1901–1918
  6. 6. Walter (Pike) Wilson 1906–1968
  7. 7. Daniel (Webster) Wilson 1908–1976
  8. 8. Josephine (Janette) Wilson 1911–1997

Josephine Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1860
23 Nov 1860
Birth of Josephine Riggs Brooks in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1960
14 Nov 1960
Age 100
Death of Josephine Riggs Brooks in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1860
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1960
    Event Place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
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