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Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks 1816–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1816

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1897

Death Location: Brundidge, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Brooks

Mother: Nancy Monk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Granger

Children(s): Mary Brooks, Matilda Brooks, James Brooks, Allis Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Fronie Brooks, Martha Brooks, Louanna Brooks, William Brooks, Stephen Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks

The story of Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks began in 1816 in Georgia, USA. In 1850, Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks resided in Gallatin, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks married Elizabeth Jane Granger, Nancy E Coomes Or Cooms, and had children including Allis Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Fronie Brooks, James Preston Or Patrick Brooks, Lindy Brooks, Louanna Brooks, Martha E Brooks, Mary Brooks, Matilda Brooks, Molly Brooks, Sarah Ellen Brooks, Stephen Brooks, William J Brooks. Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks passed away in 1897 in Brundidge, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks began in 1816 in Georgia, USA.
  • In 1850, Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks resided in Gallatin, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks married Elizabeth Jane Granger, Nancy E Coomes Or Cooms, and had children including Allis Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Fronie Brooks, James Preston Or Patrick Brooks, Lindy Brooks, Louanna Brooks, Martha E Brooks, Mary Brooks, Matilda Brooks, Molly Brooks, Sarah Ellen Brooks, Stephen Brooks, William J Brooks.
  • Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks passed away in 1897 in Brundidge, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev. Brooks's Ancestors

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Rev. Brooks
1816–1897
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Jonathan Sydney Brooks
1786–1858
Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States
Nancy Monk
1790–1818
Columbia County,Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Middleton Brooks
1759–1851
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Brooks
1771–1825
Virginia, United States of America
John Monk
1752–1835
Johnston North Carolina, Colony
Piety (Ann) Thompson
1755–1793
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Monk
1705–1761
Francis Hodges
1700–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Monke
1676–1700
Johanna Gould
1680–1705

Rev. Brooks's Descendants

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Rev. (Elijah Moses) Brooks (14 Mar 1816–18 Nov 1897) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Granger (30 NOV 1827–4 Apr 1907)
  1. 1. Mary Brooks 1845–
  2. 2. Matilda Brooks 1847–
  3. 3. James (Preston or Patrick) Brooks 1848–1928
  4. 4. Allis Brooks 1872–1940
  5. 5. Sarah (Ellen) Brooks 1856–1896
  6. 6. Fronie Brooks 1868–1930
  7. 7. Martha (E) Brooks 1852–
  8. 8. Louanna Brooks 1855–
  9. 9. William (J) Brooks 1860–
  10. 10. Stephen Brooks 1868–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Brooks 1852–1918 m. William (L) Thomas 1863–1931
    1. 1. Luther (Edgar) Thomas 1886–1955
    2. 2. James (B) Thomas 1881–1946
    3. 3. Hester Thomas 1891–1959

Rev. Brooks's Timeline

4 Records

1816
14 Mar 1816
Birth of Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks resided here in Gallatin, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Gallatin, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1896
18 November 1896
Age 80
Death of Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks in Brundidge, Pike County, AL
Brundidge, Pike County, AL
1897
18 Nov 1897
Age 81
Death of Rev. Elijah Moses Brooks in Brundidge, Pike County, AL
Brundidge, Pike County, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Gallatin, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Gallatin, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: 371; Page: 228b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1896
    Event Place: Brundidge, Pike County, AL

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Brundidge, Pike County, AL

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

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