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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-363Allen Stephenson married Charlotte Baxley in San Marcos, Texas and they havethree children: - Lex Allen Stephenson, - Keithia Stephenson, - PatriciaStephenson. Allen Stephenson moved to California in the 1950’s.References: 1) 1920 and 1930 Censuses, Hays County, Texas; 2) Wimberley Cemetery,Wimberley, Texas; 3) Interview, Clifford E. Stephenson by Robert Casey, December 8,1980; 4) Interview, Clifford E. Stephenson by Robert Casey, October, 1982; 5) Letter,Harold Honeyfield to Robert Casey, August, 1994BENJAMIN WILLIAMSON BROOKS (4.3) is the son of Francis AsberryBrooks and Rhoda (Hill) Brooks. Ben was born on August 22, 1872 in HaysCounty, Texas. In 1900, Ben was living in Washita County, Oklahoma. Duringthe early 1900’s, Ben and his brother, Robert Brooks, drilled water wells inwestern Oklahoma. On November 8, 1903, Ben Brooks married Ethel Lee Mc-Donald in Washita County, Oklahoma. Ethel was born on May 2, 1885 in Harding,Missouri and is the daughter of John W. McDonald and Lodosky(Smallwood) McDonald. Ben and Ethel Brooks were the parents of one sonwho died at the age of six weeks in 1904. Later, they adopted Mary SueMobley at the age of six from Tipton’s Orphan Home located in Tipton,Oklahoma:............Mary Sue Brooks (4.3.1), b. December 15, 1924, Gore, OklahomaIn 1910, Ben and Ethel Brooks were living in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.Ben and Ethel Brooks farmed near Grimes, Oklahoma for twenty-two years andthen farmed two miles east of Elk City, Oklahoma for twenty years. In 1945,Ben Brooks retired and moved into Elk City. Ben Brooks died on December 26,1960 and Ethel (McDonald) Brooks died on December 23, 1979. Both wereburied in Elk City, Oklahoma.References: 1) 1900 Census, Washita County, Oklahoma; 2) 1910 Census, Roger MillsCounty, Oklahoma; 3) Story of Beckham County, Oklahoma, Page 88; 4) FamilyGroup Sheet by Bernice Casey, May 10, 1976; 5) Family Record, by Bernice Casey; 6)Obituary, Ethel Brooks, Elk City Daily News, December 24, 1979Photograph, Benjamin Williamson Brooks and Ethel Lee (McDonald) BrooksMARY SUE BROOKS (4.3.1) is the adopted daughter of Benjamin WiliamsonBrooks and Ethel (McDonald) Brooks. Mary Sue was born on December 15,1924 in Gore, Oklahoma. Mary Sue graduated from Elk City High School. OnDecember 24, 1944, Mary Sue Brooks married Harry Shropshire. Harry wasfrom New York City and was stationed at the Clinton Air Force Base duringWorld War II. Harry and Mary Sue Shropshire are the parents of four children:............Anita Sue Shropshire (4.3.1.1), b. December 13, 1945, New York City, New York............Lee Ann Shropshire (4.3.1.2), b. January 26, 1949, Elk City, Oklahoma............Harriet Shropshire (4.3.1.3), b. September 28, 1955, Elk City, Oklahoma............Harry Benjamin Shropshire, b. September 5, 1965, Elk City, Oklahoma