BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-558 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESper, Page 6, Column 2, October 16, 1936; 4) Certificate of Death, J. M. Hill, Texas,1936RHODA HILL (13) is the daughter of John W. Hill and Mary Ann (Reed) Hill.Rhoda was born on July 6, 1846 in Arkansas. On September 17, 1868, RhodaHill married Francis Asberry Brooks in Texas. Frank was born on August 22,1837 in Talbot County, Georgia and is the son of Williamson Brooks andSusannah (Olliff) Brooks. From 1870 to 1880, Frank and Rhoda Brooks wereliving in Hays County, Texas. Frank and Rhoda Brooks were the parents ofseven children:............Julia Elvira Brooks, b. June 27, 1869, Hays County, Texas............James Maderson Brooks, b. September 29, 1870, Hays County, Texas............Benjamin Williamson Brooks, b. August 22, 1872, Hays County, Texas............Francis Martin Brooks, b. January 28, 1874, Hays County, Texas............Robert Wesley Brooks, b. January 1, 1876, Hays County, Texas............Ernest Brooks, b. March 28, 1878, Hays County, Texas............Thomas A. Brooks, b. November 14, 1882, Hays County, TexasRhoda (Hill) Brooks died of consumption on May 30, 1883 and was buried inthe Wimberley Cemetery in Hays County, Texas. On January 6, 1884, FrankBrooks married a second time to Mrs. Victoria Alabama (Glover) Deck. Victoriawas born on July 16, 1840 in Mobile, Alabama and is the daughter of G. N.Glover. Victoria had twelve children by her previous marriage. Frank and VictoriaBrooks had one son: Sylvester Wyatt Brooks (born February 18, 1885).Frank Brooks died on July 28, 1897 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemeteryin Hays County, Texas.Forty-three pages of the book, “Brooks Family History” contains descendants ofFrancis Asberry Brooks. Included are photographs of Frank Brooks, Rhoda(Hill) Brooks and their children. Also included are eight pages of diary entriesof Frank Brooks from 1867 to 1885. This book is still available for sale and canbe ordered from Robert Brooks Casey, 7202 Duffield Drive, Dallas, Texas75248. The cost of this 382 page book is $30.00 postage paid and includesaround 4,500 names in its index.On October 27, 1886, Julia Brooks married Albert Barney Egger in HaysCounty, Texas. Barney was born on October 20, 1866 in Mississippi and is theson of James L. Egger and Susie (Dean) Egger. Julia (Brooks) Egger died onSeptember 19, 1900 in Hays County, Texas and was buried there in theWimberley Cemetery. Barney Egger married a second time to Julia’s cousin,Rhoda Ann Hill. For additional information on the descendants of Barney andRhoda Egger, see the sketch of Rhoda Ann Hill (12.1.7). James MadersonBrooks died on October 13, 1895 in Hays County, Texas and was buried there inthe Wimberley Cemetery.On November 8, 1893, Francis “Martin” Brooks married Maude Melinda Meeks.Maude was born on January 1, 1879 and is the daughter of Randolph CalhounMeeks and Rachel Ellen (Baker) Meeks. In 1900, Martin and Maude Brookswere living in Hays County, Texas. Francis Martin Brooks died on January 28,1907 in Hays County, Texas and was buried there in the Wimberley Cemetery.