BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-172 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESgia. On September 2, 1961, Ronda Battley married John Lee Littlefield and theyhave two children: - Rita Melissa Littlefield, b. January 23, 1964, - KarenLynn Littlefield, b. September 30, 1967.References: 1) “Brooks Family History,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 2)Family Group Sheet by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., July 8, 1981LAURA ISABEL BATTLEY (2.3.3.3.2.3) is the daughter of James A. Battleyand Lourina Keziah (Brooks) Battley. Laura was born on September 9, 1894 inGalveston, Texas. On July 25, 1915, Laura Battley married William FrancisHerron in Columbus, Georgia. William and Laura Herron were the parents ofthree children:............Frances Floreine Herron, b. July 5, 1916............Minnie Myrtle Herron, b. August 28, 1923............John Frank Herron, b. July 10, 1925Laura (Battley) Herron died on July 16, 1938 in Columbus, Georgia and wasburied there in the Riverdale Cemetery. On December 24, 1940, Frances “Flo”Herron married Luther Perry Ray. Luther was killed while on active duty onNovember 25, 1943. On June 8, 1947, Flo married a second time to JamesHood Hudson. Flo is retired from the faculty of the Georgia State Universityand she and James live in Atlanta, Georgia. Minnie Herron died young on May29, 1925. On September 17, 1948, John Herron married in Columbus, Georgiato Virginia Franklin (born June 4, 1926) and they live in Carrollton, Georgia.John and Virginia have one daughter: - Laura Frances Herron, b. December 11,1958. On November 10, 1979, Laura Herron married Milburn Grady “Butch”Lamb.References: 1) “Brooks Family History,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 2)Corrections and Additions by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 20, 1981WILLIAM JOSEPH BROOKS (2.3.3.3.4) is the son of John Isham Brooks andLourina Ella (Willis) Brooks. William was born on May 28, 1872 in MuscogeeCounty, Georgia. On June 17, 1899, William Brooks married Susan Williams(born 1862 in Alabama) in Muscogee County, Georgia. In 1910, William andSusie Brooks were living in Muscogee County, Georgia. Susan (Williams)Brooks died between 1912 and 1914. On November 26, 1914, William Brooksmarried a second time to Ella L. Young in Muscogee County, Georgia. Ella wasborn in June of 1881 and is the daughter of George W. Young and MarthaYoung. Ella’s brother, Alonzo L. Young, married William Brooks’ sister,Johnsie Lee Brooks (2.3.3.3.5). William Joseph Brooks adopted a son:............William Joseph Brooks, Jr.William Joseph Brooks, Sr. died on December 7, 1933 in Columbus, Georgiaand was buried there in the Riverdale Cemetery. In 1943, Ella (Young) Brookswas still living in Columbus, Georgia. William Brooks, Jr. lived inMilledgeville, Georgia.