BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-288 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESFRANCIS ASBERRY BROOKS (2.12) is the son of Jordan Brooks (2) andMary (Jackson) Brooks. Francis was born in 1815 in Putnam County, Georgia.According to “Brooks Family History” by Myrtle Lackey, Francis AsberryBrooks married Carrie Tillman. “37,000 Early Georgia Marriages” states thatFrancis A. Brooks married Lucretia J. Telman on July 2, 1838 in Talbot County,Georgia. Lucretia Jane Tillman was born in 1824. In 1840, Francis Brooks wasliving in Talbot County, Georgia. In 1850, Francis and Lucretia Brooks wereliving in Marion County, Georgia. Francis Asberry and Lucretia Jane Brookswere the parents of at least ten children:............Jordan J. Brooks, b. 1839, Georgia............David Brooks, b. 1843, Georgia............Mary R. Brooks, b. 1847, Georgia............James Wyatt Brooks (2.12.4), b. March 10 1848, Georgia............Asberry J. Brooks, b. 1849, Georgia............Allen W. Brooks, b. 1852, Alabama............Augustus S. Brooks, b. 1855, Alabama............Emma A. Brooks, b. 1858, Alabama............S. F. Brooks, b. 1861, Alabama............M. E. C. Brooks, b. 1863, AlabamaIn 1860, Francis and Lucretia Brooks were living in Dale County, Alabama. In1870, Francis and Lucretia Brooks were living in Pike County, Alabama. FrancisAsberry Brooks died in Dale County, Alabama.References: 1) Will of Jordan Brooks, 1835, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) 1840 Census,Talbot County, Georgia; 3) 1850 Census, Marion County, Georgia; 4) 1860 Census,Dale County, Alabama; 5) 1870 Census, Pike County, Alabama; 6) “37,000 EarlyGeorgia Marriages,” by Joseph T. Maddox; 7) “Brooks Family History,” by Myrtle(Lackey) Ashley, 1944; 8) “Brooks Family History,” by Roberta J. Lumpkin, 1978JAMES WYATT BROOKS (2.12.4) is the son of Francis Asberry Brooks andLucretia Jane (Tillman) Brooks. James was born on March 10 1848 in Georgia.In 1870, James Brooks and his wife, Martha Brooks (born 1846 in Alabama),were living next door to James’ father, Francis A. Brooks, in Pike County, Alabama.James and Martha Brooks were the parents of one son:............Charles Brooks, b. 1870, AlabamaJames Brooks married a second time to Cassie Elizabeth “Hon” Byrd. Cassiewas born on May 3, 1854 in Dale County, Alabama and is the daughter of AcrelByrd and Bartilla (Johnson) Byrd. James and Cassie Brooks were the parents ofat least nine children:............Robert Jordan Brooks (2.12.4.2), b. October 8, 1874, Alabama............Mary Lena Brooks, b. March 12, 1877, Alabama............Addie Laura Brooks (2.12.4.4), b. June 4, 1879, Alabama............W. Willie Brooks (2.12.4.5), b. September 28, 1885, Dale County, Alabama............John W. Brooks, b. September 27, 1887, Dale County, Alabama............Vallie Donia Brooks (2.12.4.7), b. September 1, 1889, Dale County, Alabama............Bulah Lee Brooks, b. May 27, 1894, Dale County, Alabama............Lillie Mae Brooks (2.12.4.9), b. October 27, 1894, Dale County, Alabama............Charles Dewey Brooks (2.12.4.10), b. November 7, 1898, Dale County, Alabama