BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-114 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESISHAM R. BROOKS (2.3.1.3) is the son of Jordan Cruse Brooks and Caroline(Linch) Brooks. Isham was born on August 29, 1843 in Putnam County, Georgia.Isham served in the Civil War and later drew a pension. On October 13,1867, Isham Brooks married Martha A. Hunter in Muscogee County, Georgia.Isham and Martha Brooks were the parents of three children:............Albert S. Brooks (2.3.1.3.1), b. 1868, Georgia............Wilbur J. Brooks, b. 1870, Georgia............William Walter Brooks (2.3.1.3.3), b. December 4, 1871, GeorgiaMartha (Hunter) Brooks died prior to 1880. On February 13, 1881, Isham marrieda second time to Jerry Gammel (born 1862) in Muscogee County, Georgia.Isham and Jerry Brooks were the parents of two children:............Helen Brooks, b. September, 1883, Muscogee County, Georgia............Clarence E. Brooks, b. June, 1887, Muscogee County, GeorgiaJerry (Gammel) Brooks died on September 10, 1890. On October 12, 1892,Isham married a third time to Mrs. Lula Mullins Ivey. Isham and Lula Brookswere the parents of two children:............Verna Brooks, b. December, 1893, Muscogee County, Georgia............Bennett Brooks, b. December, 1897, Muscogee County, GeorgiaFrom 1880 to 1900, Isham Brooks lived in Muscogee County, Georgia. IshamR. Brooks died on May 11, 1908 in Muscogee County, Georgia and was buriedthere in an unmarked grave in the Midway Cemetery. Sometime after 1900,Wilbur Brooks married Bessie Lockhart and they had at least four children: -one son (name unknown), - Ada Brooks, - Eula Brooks, - Edna Brooks.Ada Brooks married a Mr. Killough and lives in Birmingham, Alabama. EulaBrooks married a Mr. Stokes and Edna Brooks married a Mr. Wilder. HelenBrooks died on July 21, 1885 in Columbus, Georgia and was buried there in theLinwood Cemetery. Clarence E. Brooks died on October 24, 1907 in Columbusand was buried there in the Linwood Cemetery.References: 1) 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Muscogee County, Georgia; 2) “Brooks FamilyHistory,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 3) Interview, Louise (Brooks)Nicholson by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 1, 1965; 4) Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.to Robert Casey, March 23, 1982; 5) Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey,July 24, 1982ALBERT S. BROOKS (2.3.1.3.1) is the son of Isham R. Brooks and Martha A.(Hunter) Brooks. Albert was born in 1868 in Georgia. In 1895, Albert Brooksmarried Eula Skinner in Muscogee County, Georgia. Albert and Eula Brookshad at least three sons:............Blanchard Brooks, b. April, 1896............Albert Brooks, Jr., b. January, 1898............Roy Brooks, b. April, 1899