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Willard Lyman Brooks 1808–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1808

Birth Location: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 5 dec 1883

Death Location: Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, USA

Father: solomon brooks

Mother: hannah Benham

Spouse(s): Lurana Sanford, nancy reed

Children(s): Charles Brooks, emily brooks, Milo brooks, John brooks, Mary Brooks, Polly Beebe, Ellen Jeffers

In 1808, Willard Lyman Brooks entered the world in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Solomon Brooks And Hannah B Benham. In 1810, Willard Lyman Brooks resided in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. In 1840, Willard Lyman Brooks resided in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA. Willard Lyman Brooks married Lurana Sanford, Nancy Carpenter Reed, and had children including Charles Solomon Brooks, Ellen M Jeffers, Emily Sanford Brooks, John Willard Brooks, Mary Lucina Brooks, Milo W Brooks, Polly M Beebe. Willard Lyman Brooks passed away in 1883 in Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Willard Lyman Brooks entered the world in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Solomon Brooks And Hannah B Benham.
  • In 1810, Willard Lyman Brooks resided in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  • In 1840, Willard Lyman Brooks resided in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA.
  • Willard Lyman Brooks married Lurana Sanford, Nancy Carpenter Reed, and had children including Charles Solomon Brooks, Ellen M Jeffers, Emily Sanford Brooks, John Willard Brooks, Mary Lucina Brooks, Milo W Brooks, Polly M Beebe.
  • Willard Lyman Brooks passed away in 1883 in Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

solomon brooks
1780–1854
Birth Location: Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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hannah Benham
1786–1828
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lurana Sanford
1809–1844
Birth Location: –
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nancy reed
1823–1907
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Brooks
1838–1882
Birth Location: Michigan
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emily brooks
1840–1880
Birth Location: Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
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Milo brooks
1841–1881
Birth Location: Michigan
Mb
John brooks
1846–1907
Birth Location: Ionia County, Michigan, USA
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Mary Brooks
1849–1921
Birth Location: Ionia County, Michigan, USA
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Polly Beebe
1852–1923
Birth Location: Michigan
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Ellen Jeffers
1856–1927
Birth Location: Danby Lawehay Iorne County, Michigan
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Willard Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Willard Brooks
1808–1883
Birth Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
solomon brooks
1780–1854
Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
hannah (B) Benham
1786–1828
Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Lyman Benham
1759–1831
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Lois Hall
1755–1850
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Samuel III
1732–1822
Lois Alvord
1736–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jr
1696–1770
Abigail Starr
1711–1790
Thomas Alvord
1710–1786
Submit Bishop
1713–1793

Willard Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Willard (Lyman) Brooks (21 Jul 1808–5 dec 1883) m. Lurana Sanford (April 1809–8 February 1844) m. nancy (carpenter) reed (19 November 1823–28 February 1907)
  1. 1. Charles (Solomon) Brooks 1838–1882 m. eliza smith 1843–
    1. 1. Robert (Clifton) Brooks 1869–1948 m. Blanch 1877–1947
      1. 1. Anna (L) Brooks 1916–
    2. 2. Dennis (Clifton) Brooks 1874– m. Lillian (M) Baldwin 1869–
      1. 1. Lester Brooks 1899–
  2. 2. emily (sanford) brooks 1840–1880 m. Asahel (Vermilian) Way 1828–1904
    1. 1. Hannah (Lucina) Way 1860–1930 m. George (Lester) Hughes 1858–1933
      1. 1. Mabel (clarissa) hughes 1888–1972 m. James (William) Southwell 1891–1947
        1. 1. Hughes (Gregg) Southwell 1914–2003 m. Doris Birdsall 1915–
        2. 2. Janet (Miriam) Southwell 1918–1991 m. Laurence (P) Dalcher 1917–1999
        3. 3. Langdon (G) Southwell 1924–2012
        4. 4. Marjorie (Emily) Southwell 1912–2001 m. John (C) Kreger 1914–
        5. 5. Phyllis (Katherine) Southwell 1915–1990
        6. 6. James (Malcolm) Southwell 1918–2001
      2. 2. Frank (Wesley) Hughes 1882–1911
      3. 3. Emily (Ella) Hughes 1885–1947 m. Anthony Simmons 1901–
      4. 4. Allen (Way) Hughes 1892–1965 m. Hannah Ayers 1887–1959
        1. 1. Phillip (Lowell) Hughes 1923–2009
    2. 2. Frank (Walter) Way 1863–1951 m. Evren Weld 1865–
      1. 1. Dale (Donald) Way 1894–1988 m. Mildred Dobson 1892–1994
        1. 1. Arwin (Donald) Way 1918–1992 m. Gretchen (Josephine) Allen 1919–
        2. 2. Wendell (Darrow) Way 1922–1938
    3. 3. Allie Way 1874–1934
  3. 3. Milo (W) brooks 1841–1881 m. Olive 1845–1917
    1. 1. Stella Brooks 1871–1887
  4. 4. John (Willard) brooks 1846–1907 m. Eunice 1848–1916
    1. 1. Ella (Violia) Brooks 1868–1888
    2. 2. Mildred (C) Brooks 1875–1943
  5. 5. Mary (Lucina) Brooks 1849–1921 m. Taylor (William) Smith 1847–1932
    1. 1. Florence (P.) Smith 1877–1956 m. Everrett (J) Kelley 1875– m. Ethel (Bert) Morris 1880–1942
      1. 1. Earnest (Ethol) Morris 1908–1977 m. Velma (Margarett) Morris 1910–1998
        1. 1. Betty (June) Morris 1933–1959
        2. 2. Howard (Earnest) Morris 1937–1972
      2. 2. Mildred Morris 1906–1972 m. Forest (Lyle) Dean 1902–1978
        1. 1. Richard (Allen) Dean 1929–2006
      3. 3. Robert (W) Morris 1920–
    2. 2. Milo (Sylvanus) Smith 1882–1968 m. Lillian J 1881–1958 m. Elsie Peabody 1884–
      1. 1. Forest (B) Smith 1914–1919
      2. 2. Carl (W) Smith 1903–1998 m. Alice Avery 1904–1990
        1. 1. Howard (A) Smith 1927–2009
  6. 6. Polly (M.) Beebe 1852–1923 m. Byron (J) Beebe 1855–1930
    1. 1. Carrie Beebe 1883–1960 m. John (L) Horner 1880–1943
    2. 2. Claude (John) Beebe 1885–1919 m. Bertha (L) Briggs 1887–1976
      1. 1. Thelma (Ione) Beebe 1907–1994 m. Dempster (Wilfred) Alberts 1908–1979
  7. 7. Ellen (M) Jeffers 1856–1927 m. James Jeffers 1850–1928
    1. 1. Loyde (Jeffers) adopted 1882–1916

Willard Brooks's Timeline

12 Records

1808
21 Jul 1808
Birth of Willard Lyman Brooks in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1810
1810
Age 2
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1840
1840
Age 32
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Danby, Ionia County, MI
Danby, Ionia County, MI
1864
1864
Age 56
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1865
1865
Age 57
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1866
1866
Age 58
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1870
1870
Age 62
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1880
15 Jun 1880
Age 72
Willard Lyman Brooks resided here in Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1883
5 dec 1883
Age 75
Death of Willard Lyman Brooks in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1883
14 Dec 1883
Age 75
Willard Lyman Brooks - Probate in Ionia, Michigan, USA
Ionia, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1808
    Event Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 584; Family History Film: 1254584; Page: 354D; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 0430
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M593_676; Page: 411B; Image: 87576; Family History Library Film: 552175
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M653_546; Page: 508; Image: 60; Family History Library Film: 803546
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M432_352; Page: 126B; Image: 13
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
    [8] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940
    [9] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 1; Page: 632; Image: 00631; Family History Library Film: 0281229

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Portland, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 205; Page: 109; Image: 782; Family History Library Film: 0014795

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M432_352; Page: 126B; Image: 13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Danby, Ionia County, MI
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M653_546; Page: 508; Image: 60; Family History Library Film: 803546

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M593_676; Page: 411B; Image: 87576; Family History Library Film: 552175

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 584; Family History Film: 1254584; Page: 354D; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 0430

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Livinia
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 dec 1883
    Event Place: Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Michigan, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Packets, 1837-1900; Probate Calendar, 1837-1904; Probate Index, 1837-1958; Author: Michigan. Probate Court (Ionia County); Probate Place: Ionia, Michigan
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
    [5] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Packets, 1837-1900; Probate Calendar, 1837-1904; Probate Index, 1837-1958; Author: Michigan. Probate Court (Ionia County); Probate Place: Ionia, Michigan
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