BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-274 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESOn April 19, 1963, Sharon Williams married Mack Kinder in Cicero, Illinois andthey have three children: - Douglas Allen Kinder, b. June 26, 1966, Cicero, Illinois,- Julia Marie Kinder, b. September 18, 1967, Cicero, Illinois, - DeannaLynn Kinder, b. July 11, 1969, Knoxville, Tennessee. Mack and Sharon Kinderare now divorced and both live in Cicero, Illinois.Donald Williams served in the United States Army in Germany during the VietnamWar. He resides in Knoxville, Tennessee. On May 28, 1976, Keith marriedhis second wife, Nancy Lee Dukes, and they live in Knoxville, Tennessee.Nancy was born on August 29, 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia and is the daughter ofFred Dukes and Norma Dukes of Knoxville, Tennessee. Keith is employed as alineman by the Knoxville Utilities Board and Nancy is employed by the ExpresswayFurniture Company.References: 1) Letter, Ida Marie (Smith) Williams to Bernice Casey, August 6, 1980; 2)Letter, Ida Marie (Smith) Williams to Bernice Casey, September 11, 1980; 3) Letter, IdaMarie (Smith) Williams to Bernice Casey, January 24, 1981; 4) Additions and Correctionsby Ida Marie (Smith) Williams, September 9, 1981THOMAS WHEELER BROOKS (2.9.12) is the son of Allen Brooks and Mariah(Bullock) Brooks. Thomas was born on February 16, 1846 in Talbot County,Georgia. Thomas moved to Louisiana in 1861. In 1863, he enlisted in CompanyF of the Fourth Louisiana Calvary and served until the end of the war. OnFebruary 28, 1866, Thomas Brooks married Victoria Bridges. Victoria was bornon March 22, 1851 in Georgia and is the daughter of Barney W. Bridges andIsabella Bridges. Victoria Bridges’ uncle, Reuben Jasper Bridges, marriedThomas Brooks’ sister, Sarah Caroline Brooks (2.9.6). Thomas and VictoriaBrooks were the parents of nine children:............Ida Belle Brooks, b. February, 1867, Louisiana............Emma Lavita Brooks, b. March 22, 1869, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana............Barney Allen Brooks, b. September 23, 1870, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana............Zadie Brooks, b. July 15, 1873, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana............Elma Brooks, b. February 16, 1876, Claiborne Parish, Lousiana............Virgil V. Brooks, b. September 10, 1878, Claiborne Parish, Lousiana............Thomas V. Brooks, b. February 11, 1881, Louisiana............Shepperd J. Brooks, b. January 13, 1885, Louisiana............J. Prentiss Brooks, b. January 9, 1889From 1870 to 1880, Thomas and Victoria Brooks were living in Claiborne Parish,Louisiana. In 1900, Thomas and Victoria Brooks were living in WoodCounty, Texas. Ida Belle Brooks married Edward E. Montzingo. BarneyBrooks married Cora Belle Ferris (born August 18, 1877). Barney Brooks diedon October 31, 1946 and Cora (Ferris) Brooks died on January 29, 1956. VirgilBrooks died on December 12, 1952.References: 1) 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; 2) 1900 Census,Wood County, Texas; 3) “History of Stewart County, Georgia,” Volume 2, Pages672 and 673