BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-130 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESADELAIDE MACON BROOKS (2.3.1.8) is the daughter of Jordan CruseBrooks and Caroline (Linch) Brooks. Addie was born in May of 1860 in Georgia.On August 28, 1884, Addie Brooks married Jeremiah Christopher Bolandin Muscogee County, Georgia. Jeremiah was born on January 6, 1864 and is theson of John Wesley Boland and Esther Jane (Fussell) Boland. Jerre and AddieBoland had four children:............Esther Lurline Boland (2.3.1.8.1), b. January 24, 1888............Twin Sons, b. 1889............Clara Boland (2.3.1.8.4), b. December 30, 1891Jerre and Addie’s twin sons died in 1889. In 1900, J. C. and Addie Boland wereliving in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. Addie (Brooks) Boland died inBrantley, Alabama on September 30, 1904 and was buried in the Midway Cemeteryin Muscogee County, Georgia. Jerre Boland married a second time to SarahElizabeth Safronia Kelly in 1905 and had eight more children. Sarah (Kelly)Boland died on February 24, 1920. On September 7, 1920, Jerre Boland marrieda third time to Mary Cornelia Radney, a widow, and they had no children. JerreBoland died on May 20, 1938 and was buried in the Liberty Methodist ChurchCemetery near Elba, Alabama. Mary (Radney) Boland died on January 22,1944.References: 1) 1900 Census, Chatahoochee County, Georgia; 2) “History of the JohnBoland Family,” by Lawson Boland, Pages 78 and 79, 1963; 3) Obituary, Mrs. J. C.Boland, “Columbus Enquirer,” Page 14, October 2, 1904ESTHER LULINE BOLAND (2.3.1.8.1) is the daughter of Jeremiah ChristopherBoland and Adelaide Macon (Brooks) Boland. Esther was born on January 24,1888. On June 21, 1905, Esther Boland married Dr. John Henry Twiggs (bornOctober 21, 1870) and they have four children:............Lenora Evelyn Twiggs, b. July 8, 1907, Tampa, Florida............John Albert Twiggs, b. August 21, 1909, Tampa, Florida............Leary Aldine Twiggs, b. January 1, 1911, Tampa, Florida............Forrest Boland Twiggs, b. November 9, 1913, Tampa, FloridaLenora Twiggs died on October 9, 1973. Albert Twiggs never married. DuringWorld War II, he served on a submarine. Leary Aldine “Larry” Twiggs marriedPilar Fernandez in Tampa, Florida and they have two children: - PattyTwiggs, - Deanny Twiggs. Patty Twiggs married and has twin daughters.Larry Twiggs operated a large grocery store in Tampa, Florida and he died onOctober 19, 1961. Forrest Twiggs died on April 16, 1915. John Henry Twiggsdied on February 16, 1935. Esther (Boland) Twiggs married a second time toVan B. Bennett and they were later divorced. Esther (Boland) Bennett lived inTampa, Florida and she died on September 20, 1960.References: 1) “Family of Jeremiah Christopher Boland,” by Mable B. Lawless, 1981;2) Letter, Flossie (Smith) Haines to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., July 30, 1982CLARA BOLAND (2.3.1.8.4) is the daughter of Jeremiah Christpher Boland andAdelaide Macon (Brooks) Boland. Clara was born on December 30, 1891 in