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Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks 1906–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1906

Birth Location: Oklahoma

Death Date: 5 Aug 1958

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Solomon Brooks

Mother: Rosa Brown

Spouse(s): Katherine Brooks, Stevesta Coleman, Angelinn Brooks, Mamie Coleman

Children(s): Bessie Brooks

Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks was born in 1906 in Oklahoma, the child of Solomon Bud Brooks And Rosa Lee Smallwood Howell Brooks Brown. Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks married Angelinn Brooks, Katherine Brooks, Mamie Coleman, Stevesta Coleman, and had children including Bessie Mae Brooks, Roeena Law. Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks passed away in 1958 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks was born in 1906 in Oklahoma, the child of Solomon Bud Brooks And Rosa Lee Smallwood Howell Brooks Brown.
  • Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks married Angelinn Brooks, Katherine Brooks, Mamie Coleman, Stevesta Coleman, and had children including Bessie Mae Brooks, Roeena Law.
  • Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks passed away in 1958 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Solomon Brooks
1866–1924
Birth Location: Alabama
SB
Rosa Brown
1869–1944
Birth Location: Oakey Streak, Butler, Alabama, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Katherine Brooks
1911–1997
Birth Location: Louisiana
KB
Stevesta Coleman
1932–2003
Birth Location: Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
SC
Angelinn Brooks
1916–
Birth Location: Texas
AB
Mamie Coleman
1907–
Birth Location: Texas
MC

Children(s)

Bessie Brooks
1923–
Birth Location: Texas
BB

Willie Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Willie Brooks
1906–1958
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Parents
Solomon "Bud" Brooks
1866–1924
Alabama
Rosa (Lee (Smallwood\Howell\Brooks)) Brown
1869–1944
Oakey Streak, Butler, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Washington Brooks
1834–
Alabama
Mary Garner
1842–1928
Stewart County, Georgia
Abraham ((Abel)) Smallwood
1825–1906
Decatur County, Georgia
Flora (Anna) Smowling
1828–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Willie (Paul "Thump") Brooks (abt 1906–5 Aug 1958) m. Katherine Brooks (2 Jan 1911–16 Feb 1997) m. Stevesta Coleman (25 Jun 1932–22 March 2003) m. Angelinn Brooks (abt 1916–) m. Mamie Coleman (abt 1907–)
  1. 1. Bessie (Mae) Brooks 1923–

Willie Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1906
abt 1906
Birth of Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1941
27 Sep 1941
Age 35
Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks was married in Pike, Alabama
Pike, Alabama
1958
5 Aug 1958
Age 52
Death of Willie Paul "Thump" Brooks in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1906
    Event Place: Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1941
    Event Place: Pike, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1958
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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