BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-260 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES............Ada Bridges, b. May 24, 1870............Henry L. Bridges, b. December 6, 1874Reuben Jasper Bridges died on September 10, 1900 and Sarah (Brooks) Bridgesdied on June 3, 1909. Mary Bridges died on November 4, 1941, Reuben EdgarBridges died on April 15, 1945, Alonzo Bridges died on October 8, 1937, AdaBridges died on January 8, 1948 and Henry L. Bridges died on April 9, 1939.Reference: 1) “History of Stewart County, Georgia,” Volume 2, Pages 672 and 673JOSEPH W. BROOKS (2.9.8) is the son of Allen Brooks and Mariah (Bullock)Brooks. Joseph was born on January 16, 1838 in Talbot County, Georgia. OnJanuary 4, 1860, Joseph Brooks married Elizabeth Nancy Ann Wiggins in StewartCounty, Georgia. Nancy was born on February 18, 1838 in Georgia and isthe daughter of Whittington Wiggins and Nancy (Atkinson) Wiggins. From1860 to 1900, Joseph and Nancy Brooks lived in Stewart County, Georgia. Josephand Nancy Brooks were the parents of at least four children:............Mary Anna Elizabeth Brooks, b. March 9, 1861, Stewart County, Georgia............Ida Janatus Brooks, b. November 26, 1862, Stewart County, Georgia............John Whittington Brooks, b. July 22, 1864, Stewart County, Georgia............John Sampson Whittington Brooks, b. July 22, 1864, Stewart County, GeorgiaElizabeth (Wiggins) Brooks died on September 24, 1900 and Joseph Brooks diedon July 20, 1922. On February 23, 1879, Mary Brooks married Thomas E. Normanand they had two children: - Ida E. L. Norman, b. July 18, 1880, - JosephAllec Norman, b. and d. July 17, 1883. Mary (Brooks) Norman died onJuly 17, 1883.On February 2, 1882, Ida Brooks married Thomas Jefferson Mabry and they hadfour children: - John Philemon Mabry, b. January 20, 1883, - Joseph JeffersonMabry, b. 1884, - Mary Anna Elizabeth Mabry, b. September 16, 1887, Georgia,- Elbert “Elwood” Woodson Mabry, b. January, 1890, Georgia. On September9, 1901, Mary Mabry married Clifford Eugene Smith (born June 13,1881 in Terrell County, Georgia) and they had five children: - Henry CliffordSmith, b. September 29, 1904, - Dennis Erie Smith, b. December 18, 1906, -Mary Ida Smith, b. November 11, 1906, - Sophia Christine Smith, b. February26, 1911, - Mabry T. Smith, b. January 31, 1913.References: 1) 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Stewart County, Georgia; 2)“History of Stewart County, Georgia,” Volume II, Page 553MARGARET WILLMOUTH BROOKS (2.9.10) is the daughter of Allen Brooksand Mariah (Bullock) Brooks. Margaret was born on February 25, 1842 in TalbotCounty, Georgia. On March 3, 1855, Margaret Brooks married E. A. Crewand they had two children:............Charles Lawrence Crew (2.9.8.1), b. January, 1862, Georgia............Ella Margaret Crew, b. 1865, Georgia