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Nellie May Brooks 1888–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1888

Birth Location: Gatesville, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 25 June 1974

Death Location: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Father: Horatio Brooks

Mother: Sarah Brimmer

Spouse(s): John Brimmer

Children(s): Myrtle Brimmer

The story of Nellie May Brooks began in 1888 in Gatesville, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA. Nellie May Brooks married John Brimmer, and had children including Myrtle Alice Brimmer. Nellie May Brooks passed away in 1974 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nellie May Brooks began in 1888 in Gatesville, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.
  • Nellie May Brooks married John Brimmer, and had children including Myrtle Alice Brimmer.
  • Nellie May Brooks passed away in 1974 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

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Nellie Brooks's Ancestors

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Nellie Brooks
1888–1974
Birth Place: Gatesville, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Horatio Felix Brooks
1863–1916
New York, USA
Sarah (Luella Mae) Brimmer
1865–1906
Moore County, Minnesota
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Nellie Brooks's Descendants

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Nellie (May) Brooks (1 November 1888–25 June 1974) m. John Brimmer (04 Feb 1876–17 December 1928)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Alice) Brimmer 1913–1970 m. Ralph (Eugene) Fowlkes 1909–1995
    1. 1. Shirley (Noreen) Fowlkes 1933–2005

Nellie Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1888
1 November 1888
Birth of Nellie May Brooks in Gatesville, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Gatesville, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
1974
25 June 1974
Age 86
Death of Nellie May Brooks in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 November 1888
    Event Place: Gatesville, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1974
    Event Place: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

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