BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-168 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESHerndon in Columbus, Georgia. Robert Herndon works with his father andbrother in the Walker-Williams Lumber Company in Hatchechubbee, Alabamawhere the couple now lives.References: 1) “Brooks Family History,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 2)Additions and Corrections by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 30, 1981JOSEPH BROOKS THOMAS (2.3.3.2.4.4.1.3) is the son of Kenneth HarrisonThomas and Helen Louise (Brooks) Thomas. Joseph was born on February 2,1954 in Georgia. Joseph Thomas graduated from Hardaway High School in Columbus,Georgia in 1972 and graduated magna cum laude from the University ofGeorgia at Athens in 1975. Joseph Thomas lives in Atlanta, Georgia and is employedby Peachtree Business Forms.References: 1) “Brooks Family History,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 2)Additions and Corrections by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 30, 1981; 3) Letter, KennethH. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, July 24, 1982BENJAMIN THOMAS BROOKS (2.3.3.2.4.6) is the son of Joseph HenryBrooks, Jr. and Sallie Belle (Snellings) Brooks. Ben was born on January 1,1909 in Muscogee County, Georgia. Ben Brooks married Willie Mae Pollardand they are the parents of four children:............Benjamin Thomas Brooks, Jr., b. December 18, 1929............Betty Brooks............Billy Brooks, b. 1938............Bobbie BrooksWillie Mae (Pollard) Brooks died on January 4, 1941 in Columbus, Georgia andwas buried there in the Patrick Cemetery. Ben Brooks, Sr. and his second wife,Irene Brooks, live in Valley Head, Alabama. On April 8, 1956, Ben Brooks, Jr.married in Oakland, California to Elizabeth Josephine Riera (born September 19,1933) and they have three children: - Carey Lawrence Brooks, b. October 31,1956, - Kevin James Brooks, b. November 28, 1957, - Curtis Alan Brooks, b.May 9, 1961.References: 1) “Brooks Family History,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 2)Additions and Corrections by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., August 30, 1981; 3) Letter, KennethH. Thomas, Jr. to Robert Casey, March 23, 1982ANNE LAUREN BROOKS (2.3.3.2.5) is the daughter of Joseph Henry Brooksand Nancy Beulah (Reedy) Brooks. Anne was born on April 13, 1885 inMuscogee County, Georgia. On April 20, 1902, Anne Brooks married HomerAngus Massey in Baldwin County, Georgia. Homer was born on January 29,1882 in Muscogee County, Georgia and is the son of William H. Massey andAlice B. Massey. Homer and Anne Massey were the parents of six children:............Carl Henry Massey (2.3.3.2.5.1), b. January 3, 1903, Milledgeville, Georgia............Joseph Homer Massey, b. March 9, 1906............John Corolas Massey, b. December 16, 1907, Milledgeville, Georgia............Beulah Ina Alice Massey, b. November 26, 1913