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Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks 1894–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 November 1894

Birth Location: Cairo, Thomas, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 21 August 1967

Death Location: Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William Brooks

Mother: Mary Howze

Spouse(s): Mahlon Cooper

Children(s): Charles Cooper, Irma Cooper

Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks was born in 1894 in Cairo, Thomas, Georgia, USA, the child of William Bartow Brooks And Mary Lessie Howze. In 1900, Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks established residence. In 1950, Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks resided in Whigham, Grady, Georgia, USA. Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks married Mahlon P Cooper, and had children including Alma Cooper, Charles Mahlon Cooper, Claranell Cooper, Eldridge Cooper, Felton Cooper, Irma Cooper, Margie Cooper, Merle Cooper, Thelma Cooper. Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks passed away in 1967 in Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks was born in 1894 in Cairo, Thomas, Georgia, USA, the child of William Bartow Brooks And Mary Lessie Howze.
  • In 1900, Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks established residence.
  • In 1950, Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks resided in Whigham, Grady, Georgia, USA.
  • Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks married Mahlon P Cooper, and had children including Alma Cooper, Charles Mahlon Cooper, Claranell Cooper, Eldridge Cooper, Felton Cooper, Irma Cooper, Margie Cooper, Merle Cooper, Thelma Cooper.
  • Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks passed away in 1967 in Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Brooks's Ancestors

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Mary Brooks
1894–1967
Birth Place: Cairo, Thomas, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Bartow Brooks
1862–1941
Georgia, USA
Mary (Lessie) Howze
1878–1956
Spence, Thomas, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Miles) Brooks
1829–1880
Georgia
Mary (Ann) Tait
1830–1928
Georgia
Jesse (William Howze) (House)
1855–1936
Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, USA
Mila (Lessie) Bryant
1863–1895
Spence, Grady County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Baalam Brooks
1761–1860
Mary McGlamery
1761–
William Tait
1805–1873
Catherine Tait
1804–1870
Duncan Howze
1819–1885
Nellie Jernigan
1810–1903
John Bryant
1842–1864
Rebecca Carter
1841–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brooks
1729–1790
Jane May
1729–1833
Lettice Nelms
1738–1807
William Tait
1768–1836
Nancy Alston
1774–1820
Robert Coughran
1790–
Claiborne Howse
1774–1851
Elizabeth McKee
1777–1820
Joseph Jernigan
1790–1889
Sarah Lindsey
1800–1858
Thomas BRYANT
1815–1880
Samantha Shaw
1814–1877
Silas Carter
1804–1880
Nancy Hayes
1815–1880

Mary Brooks's Descendants

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Mary (Mila Rebecca) Brooks (16 November 1894–21 August 1967) m. Mahlon (P) Cooper (abt 1888–1 November 1964)
  1. 1. Charles (Mahlon) Cooper 1921–2014
  2. 2. Irma Cooper 1916–2014 m. Clifford Reynolds 1914–1971
    1. 1. Monya Reynolds 1935–2011

Mary Brooks's Timeline

4 Records

1894
16 November 1894
Birth of Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks in Cairo, Thomas, Georgia, USA
Cairo, Thomas, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 56
Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks resided here in Whigham, Grady, Georgia, USA
Whigham, Grady, Georgia, USA
1967
21 August 1967
Age 73
Death of Mary Mila Rebecca Brooks in Grady, Georgia, USA
Grady, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1894
    Event Place: Cairo, Thomas, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Spence, Thomas, Georgia; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1240224
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Spence, Thomas, Georgia; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1240224

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Spence, Thomas, Georgia; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1240224
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Spence, Thomas, Georgia; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1240224
    [3] Address: Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter, Spence, Thomas, Georgia, USA
    Age:
    5-6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Whigham, Grady, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1967
    Event Place: Grady, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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