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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

William Harrison Brooks was born in 1846 in Warren County, Illinois, the child of Thompson Brooks and Harriet E. Ray. William Harrison Brooks married Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks, and had children including George Thompson Brooks. William Harrison Brooks passed away in 1911 in Warren County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • William Harrison Brooks was born in 1846 in Warren County, Illinois, the child of Thompson Brooks and Harriet E. Ray.
  • William Harrison Brooks married Amanda Ellen Fort Brooks, and had children including George Thompson Brooks.
  • William Harrison Brooks passed away in 1911 in Warren County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Brooks's Ancestors

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William Brooks
1846 – 1911
Birth Place: Warren County, Illinois
Parents
Thompson Brooks
1818 – 1871
Madison County, Kentucky
Harriet (E.) Ray
1823 – 1878
Edmonson County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Thomas Brooks
1791 – 1842
Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ((Betsey)) Lee
1789 – 1847
Virginia, United States
James (Garland) Ray
1798 – 1881
Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (“Sallie”) Lee
1795 – 1868
Madison County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Brooks
1762 – 1827
Margaret Reyburn
1767 – 1827
William Lee
1755 – 1816
Frances Dickinson
1756 – 1861
Andrew Rae\Ray
1763 – 1835
HENRIETTA GRUBBS
1764 – 1853
William Lee
1755 – 1816
Frances Dickinson
1758 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rayburn
1730 – 1798
Samuel Ray*
1734 – 1788
Jane Maupin
1738 – 1827
William Grubbs
1720 – 1775
Susanna Hearne
1727 – 1817
William Ambross
1710 – 1770

William Brooks's Descendants

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William (Harrison) Brooks (01 Jan 1846 – 28 Sep 1911) m. Amanda (Ellen Fort) Brooks (18 Apr 1846 – 08 Dec 1910)
  1. 1. George (Thompson) Brooks (07 Aug 1873 – 07 Aug 1938) m. Anna (H) Elliott (7 March 1879 – 17 August 1937) m. Helen (Anna) Elliott (07 Mar 1879 – 15 Aug 1937)
    1. 1. George (L) Brooks (1902 – 1981) m. Mae Snell (March 11 1906 – May 31 1962)
      1. 1. Robert (T) Brooks (1933 – 2006) m. Kay (L.) Anderson (Oct 1936 – 2016)
        1. 1. Michael Brooks (10 Nov 1956 – )
        2. 2. Richard Brooks (1958 – )
        3. 3. Lora Jorgensen (7 Dec 1962 – )

William Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1846
01 Jan 1846
Birth of William Harrison Brooks in Warren County, Illinois
Warren County, Illinois
1911
28 Sep 1911
Age 65
Death of William Harrison Brooks in Warren County, Illinois
Warren County, Illinois
1911
Oct 1911
Age 65
William Harrison Brooks - Probate in Warren, Illinois, USA
Warren, Illinois, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Oct 1911
    Event Place: Warren, Illinois, USA
    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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