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Lessie Lee Niles Brooks 1923–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1923

Birth Location: Lexington Le, South Carolina

Death Date: 1 Jun 2004

Death Location: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Arthur Nowers

Mother: Susie Niles

Spouse(s): Johnnie Brooks

Children(s): Merlene Lorick, Elizabeth Jones, Everlene Johnson

In 1923, Lessie Lee Niles Brooks entered the world in Lexington Le, South Carolina, born to Arthur Nowers And Susie Williams Niles. In 1950, Lessie Lee Niles Brooks resided in Congaree, Lexington, South Carolina, USA. In 1973, Lessie Lee Niles Brooks resided in South Carolina. Lessie Lee Niles Brooks married Johnnie Burton Brooks, and had children including Barbara Taylor, Christine Brooks, Diane Franklin, Elizabeth Christine Brooks Jones, Evelyn Brooks, Everlene Brooks Johnson, Johnnie Ann Brooks, Johnny Ann Brooks, Martha Johnson, Merlene Brooks Lorick. Lessie Lee Niles Brooks passed away in 2004 in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Lessie Lee Niles Brooks entered the world in Lexington Le, South Carolina, born to Arthur Nowers And Susie Williams Niles.
  • In 1950, Lessie Lee Niles Brooks resided in Congaree, Lexington, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1973, Lessie Lee Niles Brooks resided in South Carolina.
  • Lessie Lee Niles Brooks married Johnnie Burton Brooks, and had children including Barbara Taylor, Christine Brooks, Diane Franklin, Elizabeth Christine Brooks Jones, Evelyn Brooks, Everlene Brooks Johnson, Johnnie Ann Brooks, Johnny Ann Brooks, Martha Johnson, Merlene Brooks Lorick.
  • Lessie Lee Niles Brooks passed away in 2004 in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lessie Brooks's Ancestors

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Lessie Brooks
1923–2004
Birth Place: Lexington Le, South Carolina
Parents
Arthur Nowers
1876–1939
South Carolina, USA
Susie (Williams) Niles
1902–1987
Saluda County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Eliza (Williams) Jennings
1856–
Saluda County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lessie Brooks's Descendants

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Lessie (Lee Niles) Brooks (8 Dec 1923–1 Jun 2004) m. Johnnie (Burton) Brooks (4 Mar 1922–1 Dec 1988)
  1. 1. Merlene (Brooks) Lorick 1942–1998 m. John (Wesley Daniels) Jr 1940–2013
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Christine Brooks) Jones 1945–1973
  3. 3. Everlene (Brooks) Johnson 1941–2017

Lessie Brooks's Timeline

6 Records

1923
8 Dec 1923
Birth of Lessie Lee Niles Brooks in Lexington Le, South Carolina
Lexington Le, South Carolina
1950
1950
Age 27
Lessie Lee Niles Brooks resided here in Congaree, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Congaree, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1973
1973
Age 50
Lessie Lee Niles Brooks resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1993
1993
Age 70
Lessie Lee Niles Brooks resided here in Lexington, SC
Lexington, SC
1994
1994
Age 71
Lessie Lee Niles Brooks resided here in Lexington, SC
Lexington, SC
2004
1 Jun 2004
Age 81
Death of Lessie Lee Niles Brooks in Lexington SC
Lexington SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1923
    Event Place: Lexington Le, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, State, The; Publication Date: 5 Jun 2004; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Congaree, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 563; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 32-36A
    [7] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Congaree, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Congaree, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 563; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 32-36A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Lexington, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Lexington, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, State, The; Publication Date: 5 Jun 2004; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 2004
    Event Place: Lexington SC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, State, The; Publication Date: 5 Jun 2004; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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