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Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks 1876–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 FEB 1876

Birth Location: Jackson Co. NC

Death Date: 03 AUG 1961

Death Location: Whittier, Jackson, NC

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Martha Buchanan

Spouse(s): Thomas Gunter

Children(s): Thomas Gunter

The story of Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks began in 1876 in Jackson Co. NC. Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks married Thomas Kimberly Gunter, and had children including Thomas Gunter. Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks passed away in 1961 in Whittier, Jackson, NC.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks began in 1876 in Jackson Co. NC.
  • Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks married Thomas Kimberly Gunter, and had children including Thomas Gunter.
  • Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks passed away in 1961 in Whittier, Jackson, NC.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Laura Brooks
1876–1961
Birth Place: Jackson Co. NC
Parents
John Wesley Brooks
1854–1934
Jackson Co. NC
Martha (Caroline (Caroline)) Buchanan
1854–1941
Jackson County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Simpson (Hester) Brooks
1824–1898
Rutherford County, North Carolina USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Parris
1833–1919
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Charles (Silas) Buchanan
1826–1911
Savannah, Macon, North Carolina
Minerva (M) Greene
1829–1909
Webster, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Brooks
1792–1886
Nancy Logan
1798–1854
William Parris
1802–1847
Rhoda Cunningham
1813–1865
William Buchanan
1794–1881
Margaret Stiles
1797–1880
James Greene
1808–1889
Lucinda Sutton
1812–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Weitzel
1762–1840
Moses Logan
1770–1866
Susannah Hyder
1781–1866
David Parris
1778–1848
George Cunningham
1788–1845
Margaret Hughes
1785–1863
James Buchanan
1765–1858
Martha Black
1771–1854
John Styles
1757–1833
Sarah Huntress
1754–1818
Jeremiah (Jr)
1755–1839
Mary WISEMAN
1760–1840
William Sr
1785–1856
Clarissa Webb
1790–1860

Laura Brooks's Descendants

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Laura (Elizabeth ( Lizzie )) Brooks (13 FEB 1876–03 AUG 1961) m. Thomas (Kimberly) Gunter (01 JAN 1878–08 MAR 1921)
  1. 1. Thomas Gunter 1917–1991 m. Hazel (Griene or Greene) Gunter 1921–2004

Laura Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1876
13 FEB 1876
Birth of Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks in Jackson Co. NC
Jackson Co. NC
1961
03 AUG 1961
Age 85
Death of Laura Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Brooks in Whittier, Jackson, NC
Whittier, Jackson, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1876
    Event Place: Jackson Co. NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 AUG 1961
    Event Place: Whittier, Jackson, NC

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