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Lester "Shorty" Brooks 1893–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 October 1893

Birth Location: Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 4 NOV 1974

Death Location: Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Hugh Brooks

Mother: Rhoda Green

Spouse(s): Ruth Carroll

Children(s): Vira Brooks, Moette (Smith), Imogene Brooks, One Brooks, Shirley Brooks, Maudell Brooks

Lester "Shorty" Brooks was born in 1893 in Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States, the child of Hugh Buckanon Brooks And Rhoda Ann C Green. In 1930, Lester "Shorty" Brooks resided in Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma, USA. In 1935, Lester "Shorty" Brooks resided in Rural, Osage, Oklahoma. Lester "Shorty" Brooks married Ruth Ellen Carroll, and had children including Cleo Belle Brooks, Imogene Brooks, Maudell Marie Brooks, Moette Brooks Smith, One Triplet Lived One Day Brooks, Shirley Ann Brooks, Vira Lillian Innetta Brooks. Lester "Shorty" Brooks passed away in 1974 in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lester "Shorty" Brooks was born in 1893 in Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States, the child of Hugh Buckanon Brooks And Rhoda Ann C Green.
  • In 1930, Lester "Shorty" Brooks resided in Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1935, Lester "Shorty" Brooks resided in Rural, Osage, Oklahoma.
  • Lester "Shorty" Brooks married Ruth Ellen Carroll, and had children including Cleo Belle Brooks, Imogene Brooks, Maudell Marie Brooks, Moette Brooks Smith, One Triplet Lived One Day Brooks, Shirley Ann Brooks, Vira Lillian Innetta Brooks.
  • Lester "Shorty" Brooks passed away in 1974 in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Brooks's Ancestors

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Lester Brooks
1893–1974
Birth Place: Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Hugh Buckanon Brooks
1859–1923
Arkansas
Rhoda (Ann C) Green
1874–1957
, , Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Houston) Green
1836–1918
Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Lavenia Hooper
1842–1907
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
Rev Jr
1793–1870
Rutha Loyd
1801–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Green
1750–1818
Judith Gordon
1750–1793
Nicholas Loyd
1768–1850
Rachel Sherrill
1772–1851

Lester Brooks's Descendants

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Lester ("Shorty") Brooks (24 October 1893–4 NOV 1974) m. Ruth (Ellen) Carroll (28 Feb 1905–11 January 2004)
  1. 1. Vira (Lillian Innetta) Brooks 1923–1980 m. Floyd (S.) Sandquest 1925–1991 m. Orval (Elmo) Meek 1914–1954
    1. 1. Roger (Alan) Meek 1944–1988
  2. 2. Moette (Brooks) (Smith) 1930–2019
  3. 3. Imogene Brooks 1932–1933
  4. 4. One (triplet Lived one day) Brooks 1934–1934
  5. 5. Shirley (Ann) Brooks 1936–2009
  6. 6. Maudell (Marie) Brooks 1925–2016

Lester Brooks's Timeline

5 Records

1893
24 October 1893
Birth of Lester "Shorty" Brooks in Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States
Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States
1930
1930
Age 37
Lester "Shorty" Brooks resided here in Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Lester "Shorty" Brooks resided here in Rural, Osage, Oklahoma
Rural, Osage, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 47
Lester "Shorty" Brooks resided here in Caney, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
Caney, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
1974
4 NOV 1974
Age 81
Death of Lester "Shorty" Brooks in Pawhuska, Osage, Oklahoma
Pawhuska, Osage, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1893
    Event Place: Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caney, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03320; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57-15
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2341657
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2341657

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Osage, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caney, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03320; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Caney, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caney, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03320; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 NOV 1974
    Event Place: Pawhuska, Osage, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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