BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-294 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES$118.65 from the estate of Jordan Brooks indicating his marriage into the Brooksfamily prior to his marriage to Susan Brooks which is known to be on January 7,1849. If Roseany Brooks was married to William H. Turner in 1840 then theywere the parents of at least two children:............Thomas Jefferson Turner (2.15.1), b. October 11, 1844, Georgia............John T. Turner, b. 1846, GeorgiaReferences: 1) Will of Jordan Brooks, 1835, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) Estate Recordsof Jordan Brooks, Talbot County, Georgia; 3) 1850 Census, Talbot County, Georgia;4) 1860 Census, Stewart County, Georgia; 5) “Brooks Family History,” by Myrtle(Lackey) Ashley, 1944; 6) Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, September 7,1980THOMAS JEFFERSON TURNER (2.15.1) is the son of William H. Turner andRoseany (Brooks) Turner. Thomas was born on October 11, 1844 in Georgia.On November 28, 1866, Thomas Turner married Sarah A. Hurley in StewartCounty, Georgia. Thomas and Sarah Turner were the parents of at least sevenchildren:............William Turner, b. 1868, Georgia............Anna Turner, b. 1869, Georgia............Eugene Emmett Turner, b. December, 1871, Stewart County, Georgia............Mercer Thomas Turner, b. August, 1873, Stewart County, Georgia............Annette Estelle Turner, b. August 11, 1876, Stewart County, Georgia............Alline Turner, b. 1879, Stewart County, Georgia............Ulmer G. Turner, b. October, 1882, Stewart County, GeorgiaFrom 1870 to 1880, Thomas and Sarah Turner were living in Stewart County,Georgia. Sarah (Hurley) Turner died prior to 1900. From 1900 to 1910,Thomas Turner and his children were living in Stewart County, Georgia.Thomas Jefferson Turner was buried in the Cedarwood Cemetery in Richland,Georgia. Annette Turner married J. E. Barrentine. Annette (Turner) Barrentinedied on September 5, 1900 and was buried in the Cedarwood Cemetery inRichland, Georgia. Ulmer G. Turner was the father of at least one son: -Ulmer Gordon Turner, Jr., b. 1901. Ulmer Turner, Jr. was a newsman and grewup in South Carolina.References: 1) 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 Censuses, Stewart County, Georgia; 2)“History of Stewart County, Georgia,” Volume 2, Page 88; 3) Letter, Kenneth H.Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, August 1, 1981