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Sylvanus Banister Brooks 1840–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1840

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina USA

Death Date: 07 Feb 1912

Death Location: Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas BROOKS

Mother: Lucinda Blanton

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Sylvanus Banister Brooks was born in 1840 in Rutherford County, North Carolina USA, the child of Thomas Robert Brooks And Lucinda Blanton. Sylvanus Banister Brooks passed away in 1912 in Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Banister Brooks was born in 1840 in Rutherford County, North Carolina USA, the child of Thomas Robert Brooks And Lucinda Blanton.
  • Sylvanus Banister Brooks passed away in 1912 in Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Sylvanus Brooks's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Brooks
1840–1912
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina USA
Parents
Thomas Robert BROOKS
1818–1868
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Lucinda Blanton
1823–1909
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Isaac (Crayton) Brooks
1791–1886
Sandy Run, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Brooks) Logan
1798–1854
Rutherford County, North Carolina USA
Riley Blanton
1800–1852
Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Dolley Mayes
1783–1837
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Brooks
1745–1844
Nancy Brooks
1750–1840
Moses Logan
1770–1866
Susannah Hyder
1778–1800
Rev Blanton
1774–1872
Sarah Womack
1782–1858
E. Mays
1725–1823
Ceciliy
1725–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lieut. Brooks
1725–1800
Mary Hill
1725–1753
John Williams
1730–1799
Dianna Coleman
1732–1813
Francis Logan
1734–1826
Hannah Trimble
1733–1805
Benjamin Sr.
1745–1826
Catherine Heslep
1747–1830
Reuben Blanton
1756–1830
Martha Johnson
1765–1862
William Womack
1753–1820
Lucienda Lucy
1770–1835

Sylvanus Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1840
04 Jan 1840
Birth of Sylvanus Banister Brooks in Rutherford County, North Carolina USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina USA
1912
07 Feb 1912
Age 72
Death of Sylvanus Banister Brooks in Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1840
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

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