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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-137ISAAC TURNER BROOKS (2.3.3) is the son of Isham Brooks and Lezina(Daniel) Brooks. Turner was born on October 15, 1818 in Putnam County,Georgia. On November 28, 1839, Turner Brooks married Mary Frances Wynnin Putnam County, Georgia. Mary was born on December 14, 1819 and is thedaughter of John Wynn and Mary (Brewer) Wynn. In 1850, Turner and MaryBrooks were living in Talbot County, Georgia. From 1860 to 1870, they wereliving in Muscogee County, Georgia. Turner and Mary Brooks were the parentsof eleven children:............Sarah Ann Eliza Jane Brooks (2.3.3.1), b. March 21, 1841, Talbot Co., Georgia............Joseph Henry Brooks (2.3.3.2), b. June 9, 1842, Talbot County, Georgia............John Isham Brooks (2.3.3.3), b. February 18, 1844, Talbot County, Georgia............Mary Hines Brooks (2.3.3.4), b. September 19, 1847, Columbus, Georgia............Martha Elizabeth Brooks (2.3.3.5), b. September 9, 1849, Georgia............Catherine Elexie Brooks (2.3.3.6), b. February, 1851, Georgia............Ella Duncan Brooks (2.3.3.7), b. October 25, 1853, Georgia............Anna (Frances) Brooks, b. 1857, Georgia............Ida Matilda Brooks (2.3.3.9), b. April 27, 1859, Columbus, Georgia............Isaac Cheney Brooks (2.3.3.10), b. April 27, 1859, Georgia............Name Unknown, b. 1865Turner Brooks served two years as a Tax Collector. In November of 1869, hewas elected Clerk of the Superior Court but later decided not to take the position.Turner Brooks died on October 27, 1893 and Mary (Wynn) Brooks diedon July 7, 1903 in Girard, Alabama. Both died at the home of their son, IsaacCheney Brooks, and both were buried in the Linwood Cemetery in Columbus,Georgia. Anna (Frances) Brooks died prior to 1869 in Columbus, Georgia. Anotherone of Turner’s children died at the age of five and was buried in theLinwood Cemetery on February 25, 1870. Mary (Wynn) Brooks was living withher daughter, Sarah, in Muscogee County, Georgia in 1880 and with her daughter,Elexie, in Chattahoochee County, Georgia in 1900.References: 1) Will of Isham Brooks, 1851, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) 1850 Census,Talbot County, Georgia; 3) 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Muscogee County, Georgia;4) “The Daily Sun Newspaper,” Columbus, Georgia, Page 2, October 23, 1868, Page 3,November 4, 1868, Page 3, January 22, 1869; 5) “Brooks and Kindred Families,” byIda Brooks Kellam, 1950; 6) Letter, John Sheftall to Robert Casey, July 10, 1980; 7)Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, August 30, 1981; 8) Letter, Kenneth H.Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, July 24, 1982PhotographMary (Wynn) Brooks andIsaac Turner BrooksSARAH ANN ELIZA JANE BROOKS (2.3.3.1) is the daughter of Isaac TurnerBrooks and Mary Frances (Wynn) Brooks. Sarah was born on March 21, 1841in Talbot County, Georgia. On October 17, 1858, Sarah Brooks first marriedJohn Wesley Skinner in Muscogee County, Georgia. John and Sarah had adaughter, Jonsieline Skinner, who died in infancy. John Wesley Skinner died onApril 10, 1864 in Camp Douglas, Illinois. On October 15, 1868, Sarah marriedSamuel Dimon in Muscogee County, Georgia. Samuel Dimon was born on No-