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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-315JAMES ROBERT BROOKS (3.2.5) is the son of John Clark Brooks and SarahAnn (Shoemaker) Brooks. James was born on April 20, 1864 in Lavaca County,Texas. On December 31, 1885, James Brooks married Epsy Harris in LavacaCounty, Texas. Epsy was born on November 26, 1866 in South Carolina and isthe daughter of Alonzo Harris and Sarah Ann (Briscoe) Harris. James and EpsyBrooks were the parents of fifteen children:............Beulah Brooks (3.2.5.1), b. February 7, 1887, Texas............Clark Alonzo Brooks (3.2.5.2), b. June 22, 1888, Texas............Ora Brooks (3.2.5.3), b. January 22, 1890, Texas............Epsy Brooks (3.2.5.4), b. July 6, 1891, Texas............Henrietta Brooks (3.2.5.5), b. May 28, 1893, Texas............Noma Brooks (3.2.5.6), b. October 15, 1894, Texas............Clara Brooks (3.2.5.7), b. May 8, 1896, Texas............Eunice Brooks (3.2.5.8), b. January 29, 1898, Texas............Sam Holland Brooks (3.2.5.9), b. February 9, 1900, Texas............Roy James Brooks, b. March 9, 1902, Texas............Raymond Brooks, b. July 19, 1903, Texas............Coy Edward Brooks, b. March 19, 1905, Texas............Maude Brooks, b. March 26, 1907, Texas............Hallie Brooks (3.2.5.14), b. January 9, 1909, Texas............Child, b. December 17, 1911, Lavaca County, TexasFrom 1910 to 1920, James and Epsy Brooks were living in Lavaca County,Texas. Epsy (Harris) Brooks died on March 22, 1947 and James Robert Brooksdied on June 19, 1951. Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime,Texas. Roy Brooks married Annie Scott and they had no children. Roy Brooksdied on June 19, 1985 and was buried in the Lakeside Cemetery in Eagle Lake,Texas. Raymond Brooks died on December 24, 1903 and was buried in the GeigerCemetery. Coy Brooks married Augusta M. Quitta (born January 27, 1910)and they had no children of their own. Coy and Augusta had one daughter(adopted): - Sarah Brooks, b. July 13, 1954. Augusta (Quitta) Brooks died onSeptember 17, 1969 and Coy Brooks died on August 29, 1981. Both were buriedin the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas. On October 15, 1977, SarahBrooks married Michael Klesel (born August 3, 1955) in Lavaca County, Texasand they have two children: - Christopher Michael Klesel, b. March 7, 1980,Hallettsville, Texas, - Robin Nicole Klesel, b. January 7, 1986, Lake Jackson,Texas. Michael and Sarah Klesel live in Brazoria, Texas.Maude Brooks married Oscar Harms and they had no children. Oscar Harmswas buried in the Geiger Cemetery. Maude (Brooks) Harms lives inHallettsville, Texas. James and Epsy Brooks’ last child died at birth on December17, 1911 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.References: 1) Marriage License, James R. Brooks and Epsy Harris, 1885; 2) 1910and 1920 Censuses, Lavaca County, Texas; 3) Death Certificate, Epsy (Harris) Brooks,1947; 4) Death Certificate, James Robert Brooks, 1951; 5) Geiger Cemetery, Sublime,Texas; 6) Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981; 7)Interview, Brooks Kersh by Robert Casey, April, 1981; 8) Letter, Noma (Brooks)Grunewald to Robert Casey, August, 1982; 9) Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis,1990