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Walter Ellis Brooks 1904–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1904

Birth Location: Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 2 Mar 1969

Death Location: Tupelo, Coal County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Richard Brooks

Mother: Inez Cooper

Spouse(s): Alma Reed

Children(s): Wilma Brooks

Walter Ellis Brooks was born in 1904 in Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Richard Douglas Brooks And Inez Cooper. In 1930, Walter Ellis Brooks resided in Jackson, Jackson, Coal, Oklahoma, USA. In 1942, Walter Ellis Brooks resided in Allen, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA. Walter Ellis Brooks married Alma Verlon Reed, and had children including Nadine E Brooks, Wilma Lou Brooks. Walter Ellis Brooks passed away in 1969 in Tupelo, Coal County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Ellis Brooks was born in 1904 in Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Richard Douglas Brooks And Inez Cooper.
  • In 1930, Walter Ellis Brooks resided in Jackson, Jackson, Coal, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1942, Walter Ellis Brooks resided in Allen, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Walter Ellis Brooks married Alma Verlon Reed, and had children including Nadine E Brooks, Wilma Lou Brooks.
  • Walter Ellis Brooks passed away in 1969 in Tupelo, Coal County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Walter Brooks
1904–1969
Birth Place: Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Richard Douglas Brooks
1873–1944
Centerpoint, Howard County, Arkansas
Inez Cooper
1877–1935
Little River, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
John (G.) Cooper
1845–1934
Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America
Alice (Emily) Cooper
1855–1897
Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Brooks's Descendants

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Walter (Ellis) Brooks (24 Jun 1904–2 Mar 1969) m. Alma (Verlon) Reed (8 Sep 1907–31 May 1997)
  1. 1. Wilma (Lou) Brooks 1929–2018

Walter Brooks's Timeline

4 Records

1904
24 Jun 1904
Birth of Walter Ellis Brooks in Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Walter Ellis Brooks resided here in Jackson, Jackson, Coal, Oklahoma, USA
Jackson, Jackson, Coal, Oklahoma, USA
1942
1942
Age 38
Walter Ellis Brooks resided here in Allen, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Allen, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1969
2 Mar 1969
Age 65
Death of Walter Ellis Brooks in Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Oklahoma, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Coal, Oklahoma; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341632
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jackson, Jackson, Coal, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Coal, Oklahoma; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341632

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Allen, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Oklahoma, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1969
    Event Place: Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tupelo, Coal County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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