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Richard Lavaughn Brooks 1938–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1938-09-10

Birth Location: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX

Death Date: 2004-04-23

Death Location: Oakland Cemetery Cherokee Co. Tx.

Father: Ben Brooks

Mother: Janie Higgins

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Richard Lavaughn Brooks was born in 1938 in Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX, the child of Ben William Brooks And Janie Ozell Higgins. In 1950, Richard Lavaughn Brooks resided in Cherokee, Texas, USA. In 1988, Richard Lavaughn Brooks resided in Rusk, TX. Richard Lavaughn Brooks married Billy Ann Adams, and had children including Douglas Gene Brooks, Gary Wayne Brooks, Richard Keith Brooks. Richard Lavaughn Brooks passed away in 2004 in Oakland Cemetery Cherokee Co. Tx..

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Biography

  • Richard Lavaughn Brooks was born in 1938 in Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX, the child of Ben William Brooks And Janie Ozell Higgins.
  • In 1950, Richard Lavaughn Brooks resided in Cherokee, Texas, USA.
  • In 1988, Richard Lavaughn Brooks resided in Rusk, TX.
  • Richard Lavaughn Brooks married Billy Ann Adams, and had children including Douglas Gene Brooks, Gary Wayne Brooks, Richard Keith Brooks.
  • Richard Lavaughn Brooks passed away in 2004 in Oakland Cemetery Cherokee Co. Tx..

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Richard Brooks
1938–2004
Birth Place: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
Parents
Ben William Brooks
1904–1973
Cherokee Co. Tx
Janie (Ozell) Higgins
1921–2015
OAKLAND, Cherokee Co. TX.
Grandparents
Thomas (William) Brooks
1874–1956
Texas
Florence Samons
1870–1928
Alabama
William (Claude) Higgins
1886–1964
Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
Gertie (Mae) Starkey
1894–1986
Anderson Co. Tx
Great-Grandparents
James Brooks
1854–
L.A. Brooks
1857–
Jefferson Higgins
1837–1889
Mary Phillips
1853–1886
James Starkey
1860–1905
Nellie Perry
1860–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Higgins
1800–1860
Nancy J.
1815–1880
George Phillips
1806–1877
Mary McCreight
1816–1905
Jefferson Starkey
1829–1898
SUSAN BECK
1832–
William Perry
1830–1894
Epsie Knight
1842–1921

Richard Brooks's Timeline

4 Records

1938
1938-09-10
Birth of Richard Lavaughn Brooks in Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
1950
1950
Age 12
Richard Lavaughn Brooks resided here in Cherokee, Texas, USA
Cherokee, Texas, USA
1988
1988
Age 50
Richard Lavaughn Brooks resided here in Rusk, TX
Rusk, TX
2004
2004-04-23
Age 66
Death of Richard Lavaughn Brooks in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States of America
Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1938-09-10
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 457-60-2931; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1955
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 04 26 2004; Publication Place: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
    [5] Texas, Birth Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cherokee, Texas; Rol
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cherokee, Texas; Rol

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Rusk, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rusk, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2004-04-23
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 457-60-2931; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1955
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 04 26 2004; Publication Place: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakland Cemetery Cherokee Co. Tx.
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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