BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-192 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESWILLIAM FRANKLIN BROOKS (2.3.4) is the son of Isham Brooks andLezina (Daniel) Brooks. William was born in 1820 in Putnam County, Georgia.On June 8, 1841, William Brooks married Sarah Ann Elizabeth Jane Dority inTalbot County, Georgia. Sarah is the daughter of John Dority and Nancy (Gant)Dority of Talbot County, Georgia. Sarah’s sister, Rebecca Anderson Dority,married William Brooks’ first cousin, Jordan Williamson Slaughter (2.5.2). WilliamF. Brooks was an attorney and was one of the first attorneys allowed topractice before the Georgia Supreme Court when it opened for its first session in1846 in his hometown of Talbotton, Georgia (this fact appears on a Georgia HistoricalMarker in Talbotton). He was an officer of the Olive Masonic Lodge inTalbotton and was Grand Steward of the State or Grand Lodge of Georgia in1849. In 1850, William and Sarah Brooks were living in a hotel in Marietta,Georgia where William was deputy marshall. William Brooks was also the 1850census taker for all of Cobb County, Georgia.References: 1) Letter, John Sheftall to Robert Casey, July 10, 1980; 2) “Abstracts ofGeorgia Marriage Notices from the Southern Recorder, 1830 - 1855,” page 11; 3) Letter,Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, July 24, 1982ROBERT BROOKS (2.3.5) is the son of Isham Brooks and Lezina (Daniel)Brooks. Robert was born on September 23, 1825 in Putnam County, Georgia.On May 9, 1854, Robert Brooks married Sarah Elizabeth Robertson inBelleview, Talbot County, Georgia. Sarah was born on November 11, 1835 andis the daughter of Henry Robertson and Teresa (Sikes) Robertson. After thedeath of Sarah’s father, Teresa (Sikes) Robertson married Joseph Daniel Brooks(2.3.2), brother of Robert Brooks. From 1860 to 1880, Robert and Sarah Brookswere living in Talbot County, Georgia. Robert and Sarah Brooks were the parentsof at least eight children:............Elizabeth Estelle Brooks (2.3.5.1), b. May 30, 1855, Talbot County, Georgia............Preston Robertson Brooks (2.3.5.2), b. February 24, 1857, Talbot Co., Georgia............Edward I. Brooks, b. October 11, 1858, Talbot County, Georgia............Thresa Eudora Brooks, b. November 3, 1860, Talbot County, Georgia............Mary Julia Brooks, b. July 2, 1863, Talbot County, Georgia............Wiley Augustus Brooks (2.3.5.6), b. December 7, 1865, Talbot County, Georgia............Clara Danelle Brooks (2.3.5.7), b. September 15, 1868, Talbot County, Georgia............Robert Henry Brooks (2.3.5.8), b. May 5, 1871, Talbot County, GeorgiaJoseph Daniel Brooks’ will states the following: “If all my heirs are dead, property(should) go to my brother Robert Brooks’ wife, Sarah E. Brooks, and herchildren.” Sarah (Robertson) Brooks died on March 13, 1888 and RobertBrooks, Sr. died on February 8, 1896. Robert and Sarah Brooks were buried inthe Valley Cemetery in Talbot County, Georgia. Edward I. Brooks died in Decemberof 1896. Thresa Eudora Brooks died in August of 1863. Mary JuliaBrooks died in February of 1891.References: 1) Will of Isham Brooks, 1851, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) 1860, 1870and 1880 Censuses, Talbot County, Georgia; 3) Letter, Eloise Nelson to Martha (Benns)Reeves, June 12, 1973; 4) Family Bible of Robert Brooks (2.3.5), in possession of Clara(Freeman) Brewer, Panama City, Florida; 5) Family Bible of Joseph Daniel Brooks