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Kate Brooks 1874–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1874

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Sep 1957

Death Location: Bells Crossroad, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Alexander Brooks

Mother: Lucy Brooks

Spouse(s): Jennett Wheeler

Children(s): Zolie Wheeler, William Wheeler, James Wheeler, Edith Wheeler, Lucy Wheeler

Kate Brooks was born in 1874 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander Brooks And Lucy May Brooks. In 1880, Kate Brooks resided in Linvingston, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. Kate Brooks married Jennett Francis Buster Wheeler, and had children including Edith Lee Wheeler, James Boots Wheeler, Lucy Sofar Wheeler, William Ennis Wheeler, Zolie Wheeler. Kate Brooks passed away in 1957 in Bells Crossroad, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Kate Brooks was born in 1874 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander Brooks And Lucy May Brooks.
  • In 1880, Kate Brooks resided in Linvingston, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • Kate Brooks married Jennett Francis Buster Wheeler, and had children including Edith Lee Wheeler, James Boots Wheeler, Lucy Sofar Wheeler, William Ennis Wheeler, Zolie Wheeler.
  • Kate Brooks passed away in 1957 in Bells Crossroad, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Kate Brooks's Ancestors

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Kate Brooks
1874–1957
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Alexander Brooks
1840–1926
Virginia
Lucy (May) Brooks
1845–1931
Brokenburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dabney Brooks
1789–1855
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Wren
1817–1889
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Granville (Chapman) Brooks
1815–1908
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Rebecca (Catherine) Wren
1814–1890
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Kate Brooks's Descendants

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Kate Brooks (Oct 1874–20 Sep 1957) m. Jennett (Francis Buster) Wheeler (Aug 1852–04 Nov 1936)
  1. 1. Zolie Wheeler 1896–1925 m. Nellie (Virginia) Evans 1899–1975
    1. 1. Ruth (Virginia) Wheeler 1921–1971 m. Virgil (Alonzo Shaffer) Jr 1923–1991
  2. 2. William (Ennis) Wheeler 1897–1966
    1. 1. Ashby (Jannette) Wheeler 1923–1998
  3. 3. James ("Boots") Wheeler 1901–1985 m. Sadie Hairfield 1905–1981
    1. 1. Maxine (Elizabeth) Wheeler 1926–
  4. 4. Edith (Lee) Wheeler 1906–2002 m. Marcus (Arelieus) Brooks 1905–1978
    1. 1. Franklin (Arritt) Brooks 1934–2015
  5. 5. Lucy (Sofar) Wheeler 1908–1994 m. Andrew (Quinton) Williams 1909–1961
    1. 1. Clara (Virginia) Williams 1927–2006 m. Albert (Winston) Lyles 1920–
    2. 2. Carlin (Henry) Williams 1938–1973
    3. 3. Elva William 1936–1970
    4. 4. Donald (Irvin) Williams 1933–2003
    5. 5. Belva (LaVerne) Haley 1951–2019

Kate Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1874
Oct 1874
Birth of Kate Brooks in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Kate Brooks resided here in Linvingston, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Linvingston, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1957
20 Sep 1957
Age 83
Death of Kate Brooks in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1874
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Linvingston, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bells Crossroad, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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