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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-559Maude (Meeks) Brooks married a second time to Tom McClanahan. Maude(Meeks) McClanahan died on April 23, 1958 in San Marcos, Texas. On October15, 1899, Robert Brooks married Julia Ann Bryan in Hillsboro, Texas. Julia wasborn on April 28, 1878 in Brandon, Texas and is the daughter of Finus EwingBryan and Caledonia Ann (Revere) Bryan. Robert Brooks died on January 25,1951 in Elk City, Oklahoma and Julia (Bryan) Brooks died on May 3, 1961 inElk City, Oklahoma. Both were buried in the Canute Cemetery in WashitaCounty, Oklahoma.In 1900, Ben Brooks was living in Washita County, Oklahoma Territory. OnNovember 8, 1903, Ben Brooks married Ethel McDonald in Washita County,Oklahoma. Ethel was born on May 2, 1885 in Harding, Missouri and is thedaughter of John McDonald and LaDoskia (Smallwood) McDonald. In 1910,Ben and Ethel Brooks were living in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. BenBrooks died on December 26, 1960 and Ethel (McDonald) Brooks died on December23, 1979. Both were buried in Elk City, Oklahoma. On March 28,1905, Ernest Brooks married Mary Wilson in Wimberley, Texas. Mary wasborn on July 7, 1879 in Hays County, Texas and is the daughter of John CarleWilson (Oleson) and Augusta (Boerne) Wilson. Ernest Brooks died on January18, 1957 in San Marcos, Texas and Mary (Wilson) Brooks died on June 24,1972 in San Marcos, Texas. Both were buried in the Wimberley Cemetery inHays County, Texas. Thomas A. Brooks died as an infant on December 20,1882 in Hays County, Texas and was buried there in the Wimberley Cemetery.Reference: 1) Census, Francis and Rhoda Brooks, Hays County, Texas, Call Number226, HH 49/51, 1870; 2) Census, Francis and Rhoda Brooks, Hays County, Texas, ED78, SH 5, HH 38/42, 1880; 3) Census, Ben Brooks, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory,ED 208, SH 20, HH 390/391, 1900; 4) Census, Robert and Julia Brooks, WashitaCounty, Oklahoma Territory, ED 208, SH 20, HH 389/390, 1900; 5) Census, Martinand Maud Brooks, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 4, HH 73/74, 1900; 6) Census, Benand Ethel Brooks, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, ED 242, SH 5, HH 91/91, 1910; 7)Family Bible of Francis Asberry Brooks, in possession of Gregg Blair, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma, 1922; 8) Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp andPrud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964; 9) “Hays County Historicaland Genealogy Quarterly,” (Marriage Records), Page 153, December, 1977; 10)“Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150,November, 1978; 11) “Brooks Family History,” by Bernice (Brooks) Casey and RobertBrooks Casey, Pages 279 - 322, 1982