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Lester Leroy Brooks 1895–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 September 1895

Birth Location: Orient, Adair, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 3 November 1953

Death Location: Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA

Father: Edward Brooks

Mother: Charlotte Hepler

Spouse(s): Florence Palmer

Children(s): Betty Brooks, Eugene Brooks, Dorothy Brooks, Ruth Brooks, Mary Brooks, Ronald Brooks, Stanley Brooks, Murna Brooks, Lowell Brooks

The story of Lester Leroy Brooks began in 1895 in Orient, Adair, Iowa, USA. Lester Leroy Brooks married Florence Vivian Palmer, and had children including Betty Jane Brooks, Dorothy Marie Brooks, Eugene Wayne Brooks, Lowell Leroy Brooks, Mary Elizabeth Brooks, Murna Delores Brooks, Ronald Benjamin Brooks, Ruth Lorene Brooks, Stanley Brooks. Lester Leroy Brooks passed away in 1953 in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lester Leroy Brooks began in 1895 in Orient, Adair, Iowa, USA.
  • Lester Leroy Brooks married Florence Vivian Palmer, and had children including Betty Jane Brooks, Dorothy Marie Brooks, Eugene Wayne Brooks, Lowell Leroy Brooks, Mary Elizabeth Brooks, Murna Delores Brooks, Ronald Benjamin Brooks, Ruth Lorene Brooks, Stanley Brooks.
  • Lester Leroy Brooks passed away in 1953 in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Brooks
1847–1909
Birth Location: Greene County, New York, United States of America
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Charlotte Hepler
–1943
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Florence Palmer
1895–1975
Birth Location: Carbon, Adams, Iowa, United States
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Children(s)

Betty Brooks
1926–1989
Birth Location: Afton, Iowa
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Eugene Brooks
1917–1984
Birth Location: Creston, Union, Iowa, United States
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Dorothy Brooks
1920–1987
Birth Location: Parker South Dakota
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Ruth Brooks
1921–2002
Birth Location: Parker South Dakota
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Mary Brooks
1929–2004
Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa
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Ronald Brooks
1924–2016
Birth Location: Parker South Dakota
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Stanley Brooks
1936–2016
Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa
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Murna Brooks
1931–2009
Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa
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Lowell Brooks
1933–2011
Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa
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Lester Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Lester Brooks
1895–1953
Birth Place: Orient, Adair, Iowa, USA
Parents
Edward William Brooks
1847–1909
Greene County, New York, United States of America
Charlotte (A) Hepler
–1943
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Martin Brooks
1800–1872
Lexington, Greene County, New York, United States of America
Hannah Applebye
1807–1869
Lexington, Greene County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Brent's
1770–1849
Rollins Lawrence
1763–1851
Nathan Appleby
1785–1854
Maria grandmother
1793–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deacon Brooks
1733–1791
Abraham Appleby
1758–1830
Sarah TRAVIS
1758–1841

Lester Brooks's Descendants

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Lester (Leroy) Brooks (30 September 1895–3 November 1953) m. Florence (Vivian) Palmer (20 Sep 1895–10 May 1975)
  1. 1. Betty (Jane) Brooks 1926–1989
  2. 2. Eugene (Wayne) Brooks 1917–1984
  3. 3. Dorothy (Marie) Brooks 1920–1987
  4. 4. Ruth (Lorene) Brooks 1921–2002
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Brooks 1929–2004
  6. 6. Ronald (Benjamin) Brooks 1924–2016
  7. 7. Stanley Brooks 1936–2016
  8. 8. Murna (Delores) Brooks 1931–2009
  9. 9. Lowell (Leroy) Brooks 1933–2011

Lester Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1895
30 September 1895
Birth of Lester Leroy Brooks in Orient, Adair, Iowa, USA
Orient, Adair, Iowa, USA
1953
3 November 1953
Age 58
Death of Lester Leroy Brooks in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA
Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 September 1895
    Event Place: Orient, Adair, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Select Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1953
    Event Place: Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA
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