BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-1873, 1974 and was buried in the Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia. WillieKyle Harris died in 1909.References: 1) “Brooks and Kindred Families,” by Ida Brooks Kellam, 1950; 2) Additionsand Corrections by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 30, 1981EFFIE ESTELLE KING (2.3.3.9.3) is the daughter of Isaac Tamblin King andIda Matilda (Brooks) King. Effie was born on February 7, 1884 in MuscogeeCounty, Georgia. On March 23, 1912, Effie King married George StanfordHamer. George was born on August 5, 1884 in Midland, Georgia. George andEffie Hamer were the parents of three children:............Sarah Teasdale Hamer (2.3.3.9.3.1), b. September 19, 1913, Columbus, Georgia............Claire King Hamer, b. July 10, 1915............George Stanford Hamer, Jr., b. October 15, 1922George Hamer, Sr. died on January 13, 1962 and Effie (King) Hamer died onApril 24, 1968. Both were buried in the Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus,Georgia. Claire Hamer died on October 29, 1920. George Stanford Hamer, Jr.married Leah Desportes (born February 7, 1929 in Columbus, Georgia) and theyhave one son: - George Stanford Hamer, III, b. September 20, 1952. Georgeand Leah Hamer live in Columbus, Georgia.References: 1) “Brooks and Kindred Families,” by Ida Brooks Kellam, 1950; 2) Additionsand Corrections by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 30, 1981SARAH TEASDALE HAMER (2.3.3.9.3.1) is the daughter of George StanfordHamer and Effie Estelle (King) Hamer. Sarah was born September 19, 1913 inColumbus, Georgia. On June 20, 1937, Sarah Hamer married Jack SlaytonCopelan (born July 7, 1914 in Greensboro, Georgia). Jack and Sarah Copelanwere the parents of two sons:............Jack Slayton Copelan, Jr., b. June 5, 1939............George Delamar Copelan, b. January 9, 1944, Columbus, GeorgiaOn August 28, 1964, Jack Copelan, Jr. married in Dadeville, Alabama to MiriamJacqueline Byars of Columbus, Georgia. Jack and Miriam Copelan live in Columbusand have two children: - James Stanford Copelan, b. April 17, 1969, -Miriam Joy Copelan, b. October 2, 1973. On February 1, 1969, George Copelanmarried in Columbus, Georgia to Ethelyn Williams Riley of Columbus and theyhad two children: - George Delamar Copelan, Jr., b. December 25, 1971, -Cora LaDelle Copelan, b. November 13, 1972. George and Ethelyn were laterdivorced and George still lives in Columbus, Georgia.References: 1) “Brooks and Kindred Families,” by Ida Brooks Kellam, 1950; 2) Additionsand Corrections by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 30, 1981; 3) Family GroupSheet by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 30, 1981GEORGE LEWIS KING (2.3.3.9.4) is the son of Isaac Tamblin King and IdaMatilda (Brooks) King. George was born on January 22, 1887 in MuscogeeCounty, Georgia. On December 11, 1912, George King married Lydia Lockhart