BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-173Reference: 1) 1910 Census, Muscogee County, Georgia 2) “Brooks Family History,”by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980JOHNSIE LEE BROOKS (2.3.3.3.5) is the daughter of John Isham Brooks andLourina Ella (Willis) Brooks. Johnsie was born on November 30, 1874 inMuscogee County, Georgia. On December 22, 1895, Johnsie Brooks marriedAlonzo L. Young in Muscogee County, Georgia. Alonzo was born in 1876 inAlabama and is the son of George W. Young and Martha Young. Alonzo’s sister,Ella L. Young, married Johnsie Brooks’ brother, William Joseph Brooks(2.3.3.3.4). Alonzo and Johnsie Young were the parents of six children:............Herman Schley Young, b. September, 1896, Georgia............Clyde A. Young, b. September, 1898, Georgia............Roy Herbert Young, b. 1904, Georgia............Willis Young, b. October 29, 1900, Georgia............Bessie Lou Young, b. 1906, Georgia............Thelma Ruth YoungIn 1910, Alonzo and Johnsie Young were living in Muscogee County, Georgia.Johnsie Lee (Brooks) Young died on October 13, 1911 in Columbus, Georgiaand Alonzo Young died in Milledgeville, Georgia on May 12, 1913. Both wereburied in the Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia. On February 20, 1917,Herman Young married Carrie L. Young in Muscogee County, Georgia and theythey had one son. Herman Young died on September 23, 1943 in Columbus,Georgia and was buried there in the Riverdale Cemetery. On December 13,1921, Clyde Young married Annie Danker in Muscogee County, Georgia. In1943, they lived in St. Petersburg, Florida. On December 23, 1922, Roy Youngmarried Ruby Phillips in Muscogee County, Georgia. In 1943, they lived inKnoxville, Tennessee. On August 4, 1923, Willis Young married DorothyHelms in Muscogee County, Georgia. Willis Young drowned on February 29,1932. Willis had no children and was buried in the Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus,Georgia. In 1923, Bessie Lou Young married Crawford F. Carpenter inMuscogee County, Georgia. In 1943, Bessie Lou was living with her secondhusband, Mr. Thomas, in Jacksonville, Florida. Thelma Ruth Young first marriedJ. W. Stephenson. In 1943, Thelma Ruth and her second husband, Mr.Gibbs, were living in Jacksonville, Florida.References: 1) 1910 Census, Muscogee County, Georgia 2) “Brooks Family History,”by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 3) Additions and Corrections by Kenneth H.Thomas, Jr., August 20, 1981EDGAR SCHLEY BROOKS (2.3.3.3.7) is the son of John Isham Brooks andLourina Ella (Willis) Brooks. Edgar was born on April 6, 1878 in MuscogeeCounty, Georgia. On December 24, 1899, Edgar Brooks married Alma CelestiaPye (born March, 1882 in Alabama) in Muscogee County, Georgia. Edgar andAlma Brooks were the parents of one son:............Raleigh Lee Brooks (2.3.3.3.7.1), b. January 16, 1901, GeorgiaFrom 1900 to 1910, Edgar and Alma Brooks were living in Muscogee County,Georgia. On June 12, 1911, Edgar Brooks married a second time to Martha