BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-220 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESReferences: 1) 1850 Census, Newton County, Georgia; 2) 1860 Census, MontgomeryCounty, Alabama; 3) 1900 Census, Morgan County, City of Madison, Georgia; 4)“Genealogies of the Clark, Parks, Brockman and Dean Families,” by Henry WilliamClark, 1903, Page 28; 5) Georgia D. A. R. Family Bible Records, Series 1, Volumes 8and 9, located in Georgia ArchivesCOURTNEY CLARK BROOKS (2.4.7.2) is the son of Robert J. Brooks andEmily Judith (Clark) Brooks. Courtney was born on May 21, 1854 in Georgia.On September 3, 1880, Courtney Brooks married Sarah Jean Cook. Sallie wasborn on September 8, 1858 in Georgia and is the daughter of Robert Cook andLaviasia (Laudrum) Cook. Courtney and Sarah Brooks had no children. In1900, Courtney and Sallie Brooks were living in Covington, Newton County,Georgia. Courtney Brooks was in the drug trade, in which he was engaged atseveral places, for the most part at Covington, Georgia. Sallie (Cook) Brooksdied on August 23, 1913 and was buried in the Covington Cemetery. On September8, 1918, Courtney Brooks married a second time to Diva Lou (Dewberry)Braswell at Covington, Newton County, Georgia. Diva was a widow and hadtwo children by her previous marriage: Marvin Timothy “Tim” Braswell andLouie “Render” Braswell. Courtney and Diva Brooks were the parents of oneson:............Courtney Clark Brooks, II (2.4.7.2.1), b. June 18, 1919, Covington, GeorgiaCourtney Brooks, Sr. died at his home in Covington, Georgia in February of1935 and was buried in the Covington Cemetery.References: 1) 1900 Census, Newton County, City of Covington, Georgia; 2) “Genealogiesof the Clark, Parks, Brockman and Dean Families,” by Henry William Clark, 1903,Page 28; 3) Letter, Courtney Brooks, Jr. to Robert Casey, October, 1988COURTNEY CLARK BROOKS, II (2.4.7.2.1) is the son of Courtney ClarkBrooks and Diva Lou (Dewberry) Brooks. Courtney was born on June 18, 1919in Covington, Georgia. On August 7, 1943, Courtney Brooks married TeressaLatrelle Otwell. Courtney and Teressa Brooks are the parents of one daughter:............Cherrie Teressa Brooks, b. November 14, 1945Courtney and Teressa Brooks were divorced on December 16, 1953. On March15, 1954, Courtney Brooks, Jr. married a second time to Nina Hartness.Courtney and Nina Brooks are the parents of two sons:............Courtney Clark Brooks, III, b. February 5, 1956, Blue Ridge, Georgia............Michael Durant Brooks, b. November 3, 1959Courtney and Nina Brooks were divorced on December 8, 1960. On August 26,1961, Courtney Brooks, II married a third time to Elizabeth Davis (Stone)Pierson. Elizabeth was a widow with two children: Elizabeth Louise Pierson,Margaret May Pierson. Courtney Brooks, II graduated from Emory UniversityMedical School in 1943. Courtney and Elizabeth Brooks live in Atlanta, Georgia.Cherrie Brooks graduated from the University of Missouri. Cherrie is aschool teacher and lives in San Diego, California.