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Ransom Allen Brooks 1821–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 April 1821

Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 25 December 1893

Death Location: Douglassville, Cass County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Henry Brooks

Mother: Mary Purdy

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In 1821, Ransom Allen Brooks entered the world in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to Henry Brooks And Mary Brooks Purdy. Ransom Allen Brooks passed away in 1893 in Douglassville, Cass County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Ransom Allen Brooks entered the world in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to Henry Brooks And Mary Brooks Purdy.
  • Ransom Allen Brooks passed away in 1893 in Douglassville, Cass County, Texas, United States of America.

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Ransom Brooks's Ancestors

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Ransom Brooks
1821–1893
Birth Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Henry Brooks
1790–1853
South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Brooks) Purdy
1800–1860
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry (John Purdy) Sr
1751–1816
Ireland or Maryland, USA
Nancy (Agnes) Purdy
1763–1847
Near Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1724–1808
Margaret Caldwell
1729–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ransom Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1821
6 April 1821
Birth of Ransom Allen Brooks in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
1893
25 December 1893
Age 72
Death of Ransom Allen Brooks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1821
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1893
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Douglassville, Cass County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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