BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-22 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESOn August 3, 1924, Lou Bussey married Henry Greene Brannon. On June 12,1925, Esther Bussey married Joseph Dewey Harris. On August 2, 1924, JessieBussey married Julian Grady Page.References: 1) Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949; 2) “TheBussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979MARY REBECCA BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.2.8) is the daughter of William DanielBussey and Catherine Amanda (Chambless) Bussey. Mary was born on October17, 1870 in Talbot County, Georgia. On November 7, 1895, Mary Bussey marriedJohn Calvin Gilbert in De Soto, Mississippi. John was born on February 24,1873 in Talbot County, Georgia. John and Mary Gilbert were the parents of fivechildren:............George Patrick Gilbert, b. March 7, 1897, Talbot County, Georgia............Martha Kate Gilbert (1.1.1.2.2.8.2), b. January 20, 1900, Talbot County, Georgia............Benjamin Franklin Gilbert, b. July 14, 1902............Lilla Mae Gilbert, b. February 21, 1905............Fannie Lou Gilbert, b. 1907In 1900, John and Mary Gilbert were living in Talbot County, Georgia. Mary(Bussey) Gilbert died on March 17, 1939 in Talbot County, Georgia and JohnGilbert died on January 1, 1851 in Talbot County, Georgia. George Gilbert marriedLois Hogam. Benjamin Gilbert married Mamie Teal. Lilla Mae Gilbertmarried Felton Adams. Lilla Mae married a second time to Harry Littlejohn.Fannie Gilbert married Robert Anderson Willis.References: 1) 1900 Census, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannonto Sallie, September 22, 1949; 3) “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey)Guittard, 1979MARTHA KATE GILBERT (1.1.1.2.2.8.2) is the daughter of John CalvinGilbert and Mary Rebecca (Bussey) Gilbert. Martha was born on January 20,1900 in Talbot County, Georgia. On October 29, 1927, Martha Gilbert marriedWilliam Baldwin Willis in Talbot County, Georgia. William is the son of RobertHenry Lee Willis and Narcissa (Baldwin) Willis. William and Martha Williswere the parents of one daughter:............Carolyn Narcissa Willis, b. December 13, 1932, Hornlake, MississippiOn June 20, 1954, Carolyn Willis married Harlan Harrison Sears. Harlan wasborn on July 29, 1930 in Savannah, Georgia and is the son of Harrison HarlanSears and Angelea Elizabeth (Bullard) Sears. Harlan and Carolyn Sears havefive children: - Cynthia Narcissa Sears, b. August 30, 1955, - Rebecca SueSears, b. May 17, 1957, - Angela Sears, b. March 17, 1959, - Martha BaldwinSears, b. February 25, 1966, - Matthew Bullard Sears, b. September 15, 1967.Reference: 1) “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979MARTHA SUSAN BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.2.9) is the daughter of William DanielBussey and Catherine Amanda (Chambless) Bussey. Martha was born on June