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William Harrison Brooks 1846 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1846

Birth Location: Warren County, Illinois

Death Date: 28 Sep 1911

Death Location: Warren County, Illinois

Father: Thompson Brooks

Mother: Harriet Ray

Spouse(s): Amanda Brooks

Children(s): George Brooks

Born in 1846 in Warren County, Illinois, William Harrison Brooks was the child of Thompson Brooks and Harriet E. Ray. In time, William Harrison Brooks married Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks, and they raised a family that included George Thompson Brooks. William Harrison Brooks died in Warren County, Illinois in 1911.

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Parents

Thompson Brooks
1818 – 1871
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
TB
Harriet Ray
1823 – 1878
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky
HR

Spouses(s)

Amanda Brooks
1846 – 1910
Birth Location: Henderson County, Illinois, USA
AB

Children(s)

George Brooks
1873 – 1938
Birth Location: Roseville Twp, Warren County, Illinois, USA
GB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 01 Jan 1846
    Event Place: Warren County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Rosville, Warren, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1893
    Event Place: Roseville, Warren, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_55; Roll Number: 55

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 15 Feb 1894 - Page 8, 15 Feb 1894

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 3 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Review Atlas - 3 Sep 1907 - Page 1, Wm Brooks Pockets picked 1st 1/2 clip 3 Sep 1907

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 3 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Review Atlas - 3 Sep 1907 - Page 1, Wm Brooks pock picked 2nd half 3 Sep 1907

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 3 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Review Atlas - 3 Sep 1907 - Page 1, Wm Brooks pock picked....(Daily Review Atlas) Monmouth,Illinois ..Tues,Sept 03,1907. 3 Sep 1907

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 3 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Review Atlas - 3 Sep 1907 - Page 1, Wm H Brooks Picked Pocket at Train station in Burlington by Crook (1907) 1st 1/2 page clip 3 Sep 1907

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 3 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Review Atlas - 3 Sep 1907 - Page 1, Wm H Brooks Picked Pocketed at Train Station in Burlington by crook (1907) 2nd 1/2 page clip. 3 Sep 1907

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 8 Jul 1909 - Page 1, Near Death 8 Jul 1909

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 8 Jul 1909 - Page 1, William H Brooks part 2 8 Jul 1909

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 8 Jul 1909 - Page 1, near death pt 2 8 Jul 1909

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 28 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Review Atlas - 28 Sep 1911 - Page 1, Wm H Brooks Obit 1st 1/2 clip 28 Sep 1911

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 28 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Review Atlas - 28 Sep 1911 - Page 1, Wm H Brooks Obit 2nd half clip 28 Sep 1911

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Warren County, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Executor's records A-E, 1858-1927; Author: Warren County (Illinois). Clerk of the County Court; Probate Place: Warren, Illinois

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