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Tennessee Ward Brooks 1855–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon County, TN

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Martha Wimberley

Spouse(s): James Gannon

Children(s): Emma Gannon, Rice Gannon

In 1855, Tennessee Ward Brooks entered the world in Woodbury, Cannon County, TN, born to John R Brooks And Martha Wimberley. Tennessee Ward Brooks married James Perry Gannon, and had children including Emma Thomas Gannon, Rice Sewell Gannon. Tennessee Ward Brooks passed away in 1879 in Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Tennessee Ward Brooks entered the world in Woodbury, Cannon County, TN, born to John R Brooks And Martha Wimberley.
  • Tennessee Ward Brooks married James Perry Gannon, and had children including Emma Thomas Gannon, Rice Sewell Gannon.
  • Tennessee Ward Brooks passed away in 1879 in Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brooks
1828–
Birth Location: , , Tennessee
JB
Martha Wimberley
1829–
Birth Location: , , Tennessee
MW

Spouses(s)

James Gannon
1854–1922
Birth Location: Cannon, Tennessee
JG

Children(s)

Emma Gannon
1877–1947
Birth Location: Cannon, Tennessee
EG
Rice Gannon
1874–1953
Birth Location: Rutherford, Tennessee
RG

Tennessee Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Tennessee Brooks
1855–1879
Birth Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, TN
Parents
John R. Brooks
1828–
, , Tennessee
Martha Wimberley
1829–
, , Tennessee
Grandparents
Jonathan Wimberly
1808–
Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Susan Pelham
1813–
Warren, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Pelham
1754–1836
Martha Ward
1783–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1715–1765
Winifred Everett
1687–1767

Tennessee Brooks's Descendants

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Tennessee (Ward) Brooks (1855–1879) m. James (Perry) Gannon (7 Jan 1854–28 Apr 1922)
  1. 1. Emma (Thomas) Gannon 1877–1947 m. Richard (Thomas) Holloway 1874–1954
    1. 1. Julious (Bonnie) Holloway 1908–1992 m. Herman (Hampton) Smith 1909–1962
      1. 1. Naomi (O'del) Smith 1933–2017
      2. 2. Rebecca (Lark) Smith 1934–2019
      3. 3. David (Tigert) Smith 1936–1984
      4. 4. Jerry (Wayne) Smith 1939–1976
    2. 2. Richard (Thomas) Holloway 1911–1982
    3. 3. Clara (Ward) Holloway 1913–2007
  2. 2. Rice (Sewell) Gannon 1874–1953

Tennessee Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1855
1855
Birth of Tennessee Ward Brooks in Woodbury, Cannon County, TN
Woodbury, Cannon County, TN
1879
1879
Age 24
Death of Tennessee Ward Brooks in Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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