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Walter Mitchell Brooks 1899–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 November 1899

Birth Location: Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 30 January 1969

Death Location: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Rebecca Brooks

Spouse(s): Lucy Ayers

Children(s): mary lord, John BROOKS, Hazle Brooks

The story of Walter Mitchell Brooks began in 1899 in Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA. In 1900, Walter Mitchell Brooks resided in Tadmore, Hall, Georgia, USA. Walter Mitchell Brooks married Lucy C Ayers, and had children including Hazle Rebecca Brooks, James Scott Scotty Brooks, John Brooks, Mary Frances Brooks Lord. Walter Mitchell Brooks passed away in 1969 in Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Mitchell Brooks began in 1899 in Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1900, Walter Mitchell Brooks resided in Tadmore, Hall, Georgia, USA.
  • Walter Mitchell Brooks married Lucy C Ayers, and had children including Hazle Rebecca Brooks, James Scott Scotty Brooks, John Brooks, Mary Frances Brooks Lord.
  • Walter Mitchell Brooks passed away in 1969 in Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brooks
1869–1932
Birth Location: Georgia
JB
Rebecca Brooks
1860–1930
Birth Location: Alabama
RB

Spouses(s)

Lucy Ayers
1905–1992
Birth Location: Georgia
LA

Children(s)

mary lord
1937–2000
Birth Location: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
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John BROOKS
1929–
Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
JB
Hazle Brooks
1924–1924
Birth Location: Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA
HB

Walter Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Walter Brooks
1899–1969
Birth Place: Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Parents
John G Brooks
1869–1932
Georgia
Rebecca Brooks
1860–1930
Alabama
Grandparents
A (M) Brooks
1839–1922
Hall County, Georgia
Eliza Brooks
1844–1921
Hall County, Georgia, USA
Merriwether GILMER
1807–1874
Georgia, USA
Susan GILMER
1828–1893
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
D Brooks
1815–1893
Samirah Berton
1817–
Wade Parker
1813–1880
Nancy Parker
1813–1900
Nicholas Gilmer
1776–1860
Amelia Clark
1865–1857
James MD
1794–1872
Elizabeth WHITTEN
1800–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maj. Brooks
1776–1867
Elizabeth Brooks
1781–1872
Micajah CLARK
1758–1836
Ella Gatewood
1758–1824
Col Taylor
1770–1832
Sarah Chesnut
1774–1851
Governor Witten
1770–1832
Sarah Chesnut
1774–1851

Walter Brooks's Descendants

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Walter (Mitchell) Brooks (26 November 1899–30 January 1969) m. Lucy (C) Ayers (abt 1905–4 Jun 1992)
  1. 1. mary (frances brooks) lord 1937–2000 m. Clater (Wilford Gill) Jr 1926–2008 m. Jimmy (Wilbur) Cannon 1931– m. George (Grover “June Bug” Lord) Jr 1926–2004 m. Richard (Ray) Ratcliff 1924–1991 m. Ernest (Lenard “smokey”) Brookshire 1929–1992 m. Henry (Harley) Carroll 1945–2002
  2. 2. John BROOKS 1929– m. Mary (Whitlock) Brooks 1931–2020
  3. 3. Hazle (Rebecca) Brooks 1924–1924

Walter Brooks's Timeline

14 Records

1899
26 Nov 1899
Birth of Walter Mitchell Brooks in Hall County, Georgia, USA
Hall County, Georgia, USA
1899
26 November 1899
Birth of Walter Mitchell Brooks in Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Tadmore, Hall, Georgia, USA
Tadmore, Hall, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 18
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Hall County, Georgia, USA
Hall County, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
1928
27 May 1928
Age 29
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Macon, Georgia, USA
Macon, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Minish, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Minish, Jackson, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Rural, Jackson, Georgia
Rural, Jackson, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 41
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Miller, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Miller, Jackson, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 52
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1959
1959
Age 60
Walter Mitchell Brooks resided here in Gainesville, Georgia, USA
Gainesville, Georgia, USA
1969
30 January 1969
Age 70
Death of Walter Mitchell Brooks in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1899
    Event Place: Hall County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00685; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-18
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00686; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-18
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Minish, Jackson, Georgia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340105
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Hall County
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 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: Jefferson, Jackson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 November 1899
    Event Place: Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Georgia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00685; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-18
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00686; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-18
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] Georgia, Death Index, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 016811
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia; Roll: T625_261; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 97
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Minish, Jackson, Georgia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340105
    [8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Hall County
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tadmore, Hall, Georgia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240202
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia; Roll: T624_196; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374209
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Tadmore, Hall, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tadmore, Hall, Georgia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240202

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia; Roll: T624_196; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374209

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Hall County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Hall County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia; Roll: T625_261; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 97

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 May 1928
    Event Place: Macon, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Minish, Jackson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Minish, Jackson, Georgia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340105

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jackson, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00685; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-18
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00686; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-18

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00685; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-18
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00686; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-18

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, 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: Jefferson, Jackson

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Gainesville, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1969
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Walter M. Brooks 30 Jan 1969

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jackson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Death Index, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 016811

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Macon, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1969
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Georgia, Death Index, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 016811
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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