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Willis Francis Brooks 1806–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Lawrence County, Alabama, USA

Father: Johnathan Johnson

Mother: Elisha Brooks

Spouse(s): Louisa Brooks)

Children(s): Amanda Brooks

In 1806, Willis Francis Brooks entered the world in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA, born to Johnathan Moses John Johnson And Elisha Brooks. Willis Francis Brooks married Louisa Elisabeth Jenny Bates Brooks Known As Aunt Jenny Brooks, and had children including Amanda J Brooks. Willis Francis Brooks passed away in 1863 in Lawrence County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1806, Willis Francis Brooks entered the world in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA, born to Johnathan Moses John Johnson And Elisha Brooks.
  • Willis Francis Brooks married Louisa Elisabeth Jenny Bates Brooks Known As Aunt Jenny Brooks, and had children including Amanda J Brooks.
  • Willis Francis Brooks passed away in 1863 in Lawrence County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Brooks's Ancestors

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Willis Brooks
1806–1863
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Johnathan Moses "John" Johnson
1768–1848
North Carolina, British, Colonial, America
Elisha Brooks
1770–
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Enoch Brooks
1742–1825
Concord, Massachusetts
Hannah Jones
1748–1834
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Brooks
1694–1758
Elizabeth Garfield
1708–1782
John Esquire
1708–1772
Hannah Francis
1715–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Brooks
1663–1733
Anne Merriam
1669–1757
Thomas Garfield
1680–1752
Thomas Garfield
1680–1752
William Jones
1685–1748
Martha Smith
1685–1714
Abraham Francis
1688–1720
Hannah Fairweather
1690–1725

Willis Brooks's Descendants

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Willis (Francis) Brooks (1806–1863) m. Louisa (Elisabeth "Jenny" Bates Brooks (Known as Aunt Jenny) Brooks) (22 January 1826–29 MAR 1924)
  1. 1. Amanda (J.) Brooks 1850–1878 m. John Simmons 1848–
    1. 1. Riley (Jefferson) Simmons 1871–1962 m. Emily (Drusilla) Waldrop 1876–1954
      1. 1. Ora (Jane) Simmons 1896–1966 m. Andrew (Jackson) Ragan 1891–1971
        1. 1. Mable (Amanda) Ragan 1917–2003 m. James (Howard Latham) Sr. 1914–1987

Willis Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1806
1806
Birth of Willis Francis Brooks in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
1863
1863
Age 57
Death of Willis Francis Brooks in Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Lawrence County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Alabama, USA

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