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Sophie Brooks 1858–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1858

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia

Death Date: 12 Aug 1945

Death Location: Mineral, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Father: Granville Brooks

Mother: Rebecca Wrenn

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Olivia Brooks, William Brooks, Hattie Brooks, Boyd Brooks, Arah Brooks

The story of Sophie Brooks began in 1858 in Spotsylvania, Virginia. In 1870, Sophie Brooks resided in Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia. Sophie Brooks had children including Arah Mona Brooks, Boyd W Brooks, Hattie Vidie Brooks, Olivia Victoria Ollie Brooks, Ora Mae Brooks, William J Brooks. Sophie Brooks passed away in 1945 in Mineral, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophie Brooks began in 1858 in Spotsylvania, Virginia.
  • In 1870, Sophie Brooks resided in Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
  • Sophie Brooks had children including Arah Mona Brooks, Boyd W Brooks, Hattie Vidie Brooks, Olivia Victoria Ollie Brooks, Ora Mae Brooks, William J Brooks.
  • Sophie Brooks passed away in 1945 in Mineral, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sophie Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Sophie Brooks
1858–1945
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia
Parents
Granville Chapman Brooks
1814–1908
Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Rebecca ("Becky" Catherine) Wrenn
1814–1890
Virginia
Grandparents
Overton ("Otom") Brooks
1770–1855
Virginia
Mary (Polly) Hankla
1775–1850
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
William (Thomas) Wren
1782–1882
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Catherine Fagg
1786–1882
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Gilliam
1746–1825
William Fagg
1767–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Fagg
1737–1833

Sophie Brooks's Descendants

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Sophie Brooks (5 Jun 1858–12 Aug 1945)
  1. 1. Olivia (Victoria "Ollie") Brooks 1873–1954
    1. 1. Louise (Emma Wheeler Groome) Hicks 1909–1951
      1. 1. Ray (Manlius) Grooms 1933–1988 m. Clara (May) Atchison 1934–1972
  2. 2. William (J.) Brooks 1875–1936
    1. 1. Viola (Pearl) Brooks 1906–1982
      1. 1. Cecil Proctor 1929–1999
  3. 3. Hattie (Vidie) Brooks 1878–1921
  4. 4. Boyd (W) Brooks 1881–1925
    1. 1. Kermit (T) Brooks 1909–1995
      1. 1. Marian Brooks 1933–2019
  5. 5. Arah (Mona) Brooks 1885–1927
    1. 1. Wilmer (Emmett) Wheeler 1901–1979
      1. 1. Wilmer Wheeler 1925–

Sophie Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1858
5 Jun 1858
Birth of Sophie Brooks in Spotsylvania, Virginia
Spotsylvania, Virginia
1870
1870
Age 12
Sophie Brooks resided here in Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1945
12 Aug 1945
Age 87
Death of Sophie Brooks in Mineral, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Mineral, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1858
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Livingston, Spotsylvania, Virginia; Roll: M593_1679; Page: 419B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Livingston, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Livingston, Spotsylvania, Virginia; Roll: M593_1679; Page: 419B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1945
    Event Place: Mineral, Louisa, Virginia, USA

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