BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-174 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES“Mattie” Boyd (born July 31, 1877) in Muscogee County, Georgia. Martha(Boyd) Brooks died on December 22, 1918 in Columbus, Georgia and was buriedthere in Riverdale Cemetery. On April 19, 1920, Edgar Brooks married athird time to Mrs. Indiana (Pye) Voss in Muscogee County, Georgia. Indianawas born on July 18, 1889 and had two daughters by her previous marriage. Indianadied on November 9, 1933 in Columbus, Georgia and was buried there inthe Riverdale Cemetery. On April 13, 1935, Edgar married a fourth time inMuscogee County, Georgia to Mrs. Bessie (Houlk) Williams (born 1899), awidow. Edgar Schley Brooks died on April 17, 1956 in Columbus, Georgia andwas buried there in the Riverdale Cemetery.References: 1) 1900 and 1910 Censuses, Muscogee County, Georgia; 2) “Brooks FamilyHistory,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 3) Additions and Correctionsby Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 20, 1981RALEIGH LEE BROOKS (2.3.3.3.7.1) is the son of Edgar Schley Brooks andAlma Celestia (Pye) Brooks. Raleigh was born on January 16, 1901 in Georgia.Raleigh Brooks married Annie Fabiani and they had one son:............Johnnie Edward BrooksRaleigh Brooks died on October 2, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia and was buried inColumbus, Georgia. Annie (Fabiani) Brooks lives in Atlanta, Georgia. JohnnieBrooks is married and lives in East Point, Georgia. Johnnie has two children: -Philip John Brooks, b. 1967, - Hannah Brooks, b. 1970.References: 1) “Brooks Family History,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 2)Additions and Corrections by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 20, 1981ANGA BEULAH BROOKS (2.3.3.3.8) is the daughter of John Isham Brooksand Lourina Ella (Willis) Brooks. Beulah was born on October 29, 1885 inMuscogee County, Georgia. On June 5, 1904, Beulah Brooks married Henry D.Horne in Muscogee County, Georgia. Henry was born on February 12, 1885and is the son W. B. Horne of Girard, Alabama. Henry and Beulah Horne werethe parents of two children:............Albert Horne, b. May 4, 1906............Velma Horne (2.3.3.3.8.2), b. December 6, 1909Henry D. Horne died in an automobile accident while on a business trip on July26, 1925 in Asheville, North Carolina. On September 9, 1928, Beulah married asecond time to Phillip Bower Martin, a widower, in Fulton County, Georgia.They were divorced in June of 1931 in Fulton County, Georgia. On December6, 1932, Beulah married a third time to Ferdinand Ruchser in Fulton County,Georgia. Ferdinand (born March 25, 1876) was a retired Army man and a nativeof Michigan. He died on March 4, 1934 and was buried in the National Cemeteryin Marietta, Georgia. On December 9, 1935, Beulah married a fourth timeto Albert Stanley in Fulton County, Georgia. They were later divorced andBeulah changed her name back to Ruchser. Beulah (Brooks) Ruchser died onMarch 27, 1959 in Atlanta, Georgia and was buried next to her third husband inthe National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. Albert Horne married a woman