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Obediah Van Buren Brooks 1875–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1875

Birth Location: Florida, United States of America

Death Date: 26 June 1935

Death Location: Worthington Springs, Union County, Florida, United States of America

Father: James Brooks

Mother: Sarah Nettles

Spouse(s): Mary Brooks

Children(s): Harold Brooks, Russell Brooks, Flora Summers, Nancy Brooks, Vollon Brooks, Mary Brooks, Sarah Mathews, Seeber Brooks, Yolande Brooks, Garland Brooks

Obediah Van Buren Brooks was born in 1875 in Florida, United States of America, the child of James Jackson Brooks And Sarah Ann Nettles. Obediah Van Buren Brooks married Mary Stella Brooks, and had children including Flora Loretta Brooks Summers, Garland Yeoland Brooks, Harold Chester Brooks, Mary Etta Elizabeth Brooks, Nancy Rettie Brooks, Russell Van Buren Brooks, Sarah Maude Brooks Mathews, Seeber James Brooks, Vollon Cecil Brooks, Yolande Estelle Brooks. Obediah Van Buren Brooks passed away in 1935 in Worthington Springs, Union County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Obediah Van Buren Brooks was born in 1875 in Florida, United States of America, the child of James Jackson Brooks And Sarah Ann Nettles.
  • Obediah Van Buren Brooks married Mary Stella Brooks, and had children including Flora Loretta Brooks Summers, Garland Yeoland Brooks, Harold Chester Brooks, Mary Etta Elizabeth Brooks, Nancy Rettie Brooks, Russell Van Buren Brooks, Sarah Maude Brooks Mathews, Seeber James Brooks, Vollon Cecil Brooks, Yolande Estelle Brooks.
  • Obediah Van Buren Brooks passed away in 1935 in Worthington Springs, Union County, Florida, United States of America.

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Obediah Brooks's Ancestors

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Obediah Brooks
1875–1935
Birth Place: Florida, United States of America
Parents
James Jackson Brooks
1850–1910
Lake Butler, Bradford, Florida, USA
Sarah (Ann) Nettles
1854–1931
Lake Butler, Bradford, Fl
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obediah Brooks's Descendants

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Obediah (Van Buren) Brooks (1 February 1875–26 June 1935) m. Mary (Stella) Brooks (21 September 1881–20 July 1960)
  1. 1. Harold (Chester) Brooks 1921–1993 m. Doris Crawford 1921–
  2. 2. Russell (Van Buren) Brooks 1914–1969 m. Nettie Knight 1918–2002
    1. 1. Stella (Inell) Brooks 1936–2022
    2. 2. Gloria (Jean Brooks Pounds) Wallace 1940–2018
  3. 3. Flora (Loretta Brooks) Summers 1909–1998 m. Elder (Drew) Summers 1897–1944
    1. 1. William (Lamar) Summers 1931–2005
    2. 2. Sarah (Ladean) Wood 1940–1992
  4. 4. Nancy (Rettie) Brooks 1902–1985 m. Alverado Graham 1900–1958
    1. 1. Fannie (Graham) Witt 1922–2003
  5. 5. Vollon (Cecil) Brooks 1905–1985 m. Selena Williams 1908–1998 m. Clara (Mae) Long 1909–1960
    1. 1. Benjamin (Luther "Ben" Brooks) SR 1936–2004
    2. 2. Obie (Hamilton) Brooks 1938–2020
    3. 3. Vollon (Edward) Brooks 1927–1986
    4. 4. Jack (Cecil) Brooks 1929–1993
    5. 5. Bobby (Gene) Brooks 1932–1974
  6. 6. Mary (Etta Elizabeth) Brooks 1899–1970 m. Harry (Quin) Touchton 1896–1962
    1. 1. Orville (Wayne) Touchton 1918–2004
    2. 2. Stellamae Touchton 1925–
  7. 7. Sarah (Maude Brooks) Mathews 1907–1962 m. John (J) Mathews 1904–
    1. 1. Evelyn Mathews 1927–2006
    2. 2. Jena Mathews 1925–
  8. 8. Seeber (James) Brooks 1912–1971 m. Elsie (Beatrice) Douglas 1915–1998
    1. 1. Wendell (Lacy) Brooks 1940–2007
    2. 2. James (Ronald) Brooks 1934–2008
  9. 9. Yolande (Estelle) Brooks 1917–2004 m. Nelson (Elvirus) Harris 1915–2002
  10. 10. Garland (Yeoland) Brooks 1918–1920

Obediah Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1875
1 February 1875
Birth of Obediah Van Buren Brooks in Florida, United States of America
Florida, United States of America
1935
26 June 1935
Age 60
Death of Obediah Van Buren Brooks in Lake Butler, Union County, Florida, United States of America
Lake Butler, Union County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1875
    Event Place: Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1935
    Event Place: Lake Butler, Union County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worthington Springs, Union County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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