BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-303References: 1) 1930 Census, Van Zandt County, Texas; 2) “The Edgewood Story,” byAuthula McLemore and Eloise Ellis, 1978; 3) Interview, Sally (Brooks) Mittel by RobertCasey, March, 1983DONGUE WALDROP BROOKS (2.16.4.9) is the son of Jason Nathan JacksonBrooks and Frances Elsa (Waldrop) Brooks. Don was born on January 23, 1898in Jonesboro, Louisiana. On September 24, 1916, Don Brooks married LolaMae Bunch in Van Zandt County, Texas. Lola was born in 1902 in Texas. Lolais a sister of Alma Bunch who married Don’s brother, Eli Brooks. Don and LolaBrooks were the parents of three children:............Arthur Pershing “Jack” Brooks, b. October 29, 1918, Texas............Hazel Marcelle Brooks, b. July 13, 1924, Texas............Mary Virginia Brooks, b. June 22, 1930In 1930, Don and Lola Brooks were living in Van Zandt County, Texas. DonBrooks died on December 15, 1969 and as of 1983, Lola Mae (Bunch) was livingin Edgewood, Texas. In 1938, A. P. Brooks married Blanche M. Jacksonand they have one daughter: - Glendeen Brooks, b. 1939. A. P. Brooks wasproduce manager for Safeway Stores for 37 years in Dallas, Texas. As of 1983,A. P. and Blanche Brooks live in Tyler, Texas. Glendeen Brooks married JohnF. Spencer in Oklahoma and they have four children: - Glen L. Spencer, -Leslie Spencer, - Dewayne Spencer, - Tangie Spencer. John Spencer is aschool teacher in Trinidad, Texas.In 1947, Marcelle Brooks married Truman Roberts in Dallas, Texas and theyhave three children: - Don Steven Roberts, b. June 23, 1949, - Paul Eric Roberts,b. July 17, 1954, - John Truman Roberts, b. July 14, 1958. As of 1983,Truman Roberts was a rancher living in Wills Point, Texas. Don Roberts isbank loan officer and is married. Paul Roberts married Melanie Gandy in Houston,Texas and they have two children: - Benjamin Roberts, - Anna RuthRoberts. As of 1983, Paul Roberts was living in Grand Saline, Texas.Mary Virginia Brooks married Billy Gene Foster and they have two children: -Judy Suzanne Foster, - Mary Jean Foster. As of 1983, Billy Foster was livingin Edgewood, Texas. Judy Foster married Homer Heidle and they have twochildren: - Homer Houghton Heidle, Jr., - Jared Heidle. Judy is a nurse(LPN) and Homer is an electrician and as of 1983, they live in Magnolia, Arkansas.Mary Jean Foster married Tommy Lee Dean and they have one son: -Dustin Ryan Dean. Mary Jean is a school teacher and Tommy is a landscape architect,rancher and is a fireman in Richardson, Texas. As of 1983, TommyDean was living in Wills Point, Texas.References: 1) 1930 Census, Van Zandt County, Texas; 2) “The Edgewood Story,” byAuthula McLemore and Eloise Ellis, 1978; 3) Interview, Sally (Brooks) Mittel by RobertCasey, March, 1983; 4) Letter, Zilla (Brooks) Wilder to Robert Casey, March, 1983ZILLA CORELLA BROOKS (2.16.4.10) is the daughter of Jason Nathan JacksonBrooks and Frances Elsa (Waldrop) Brooks. Zilla was born in December22, 1899 in Louisiana. In September of 1916, Zilla Brooks married Jesse Floyd