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Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks 1838–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 January 1838

Birth Location: Dooling, Dooly, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 9 November 1906

Death Location: Interlachen, Putnam, Florida, USA

Father: James Sheffield

Mother: Dicy Saunders

Spouse(s): William Brooks

Children(s): Florence Moody, John Brooks, William Brooks, James Brooks, Maude Brooks, Fernaferd Brooks, John Brooks

The story of Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks began in 1838 in Dooling, Dooly, Georgia, USA. In 1880, Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks resided in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA. Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks married William George Washington Brooks, and had children including Fernaferd Augustus Brooks, Florence Ebenezer Brooks Moody, James B Brooks, John C Brooks, John Englis Brooks, Maude Brooks, William J C Brooks. Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks passed away in 1906 in Interlachen, Putnam, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks began in 1838 in Dooling, Dooly, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks resided in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA.
  • Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks married William George Washington Brooks, and had children including Fernaferd Augustus Brooks, Florence Ebenezer Brooks Moody, James B Brooks, John C Brooks, John Englis Brooks, Maude Brooks, William J C Brooks.
  • Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks passed away in 1906 in Interlachen, Putnam, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Brooks
1838–1906
Birth Place: Dooling, Dooly, Georgia, USA
Parents
James Ephraim Sheffield
1804–1881
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Dicy (Cynthia) Saunders
1804–1883
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Sheffield**
1774–1827
, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Edith Brooks
1776–1828
Duplin Co, , North Carolina, USA
John Sanders
1779–1852
Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sheffield
1749–1786
Sarah Brewer
1750–1820
Paul Brooks
1730–1800
Miriam Brooks
1731–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1713–1790
Henry Brooks
1712–1745

Matilda Brooks's Descendants

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Matilda (Frances Sheffield) Brooks (29 January 1838–9 November 1906) m. William (George Washington) Brooks (30 Nov 1839–23 Apr 1907)
  1. 1. Florence (Ebenezer Brooks) Moody 1876–1957 m. Lewis (Lafayette (Fate)) Moody 1862–1940
    1. 1. Lillian (Izetta Moody) May 1898–1949 m. Joseph (Hampton) May 1891–1962
      1. 1. Sadie (Sarah) May 1934–2015 m. Billy (Rex) Dillard 1935–
      2. 2. James (Wilbur) May 1937–1995 m. Mary (Joan) Keene 1943–1998 m. Dorothy (Maxine) Bone 1940–2002 m. Catherine Rushing 1940–1996
      3. 3. Iris (I May) Clemons 1928–2011 m. Joseph (Clemons (Pvt. US Army,) WW2) 1922–1980
        1. 1. Donald (Lee Clemons) (infant) 1950–1950
        2. 2. Clark (Melvin Clemons) (Twin) 1949–2020
      4. 4. Raleigh (Jackson) May 1921–2002
      5. 5. Earl (Emerson) May 1930–1989
      6. 6. Lillia (Izetta) Rentz 1925–2014
      7. 7. Clarence (Joseph (Bill) May) Sr 1919–1981
      8. 8. Hampton (Ruben) May 1915–1985
      9. 9. Maxwell (Lee Lorne) May 1917–1992
    2. 2. Iris (D) Moody 1905–1973 m. Mattie (May) Moody 1913–1936 m. Hattie (Iona) Spikes 1906–1965
      1. 1. Isaac (Daniel Moody) Jr 1936–1936
      2. 2. Robert (J) Moody 1936–1936
      3. 3. Lewis (A) Moody 1933–1934
    3. 3. Jerusha Moody 1907–1920
  2. 2. John (C.) Brooks 1866–
  3. 3. William (J.c.) Brooks 1868–
  4. 4. James (B.) Brooks 1870–
  5. 5. Maude Brooks 1873–1929
  6. 6. Fernaferd (Augustus) Brooks 1860–1934
  7. 7. John (Englis) Brooks 1867–1932

Matilda Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1838
29 January 1838
Birth of Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks in Dooling, Dooly, Georgia, USA
Dooling, Dooly, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks resided here in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
1906
9 November 1906
Age 68
Death of Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks in Interlachen, Putnam, Florida, USA
Interlachen, Putnam, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1838
    Event Place: Dooling, Dooly, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1906
    Event Place: Interlachen, Putnam, Florida, USA

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