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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: Madison County, Kentucky
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Harriet Ray
1823 – 1878
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Brooks
1846 – 1910
Birth Location: Henderson County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

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

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 01 Jan 1846
    Event Place: Warren County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    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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