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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-209............Tom Wayne Rocher, b. November 9, 1943, Mangum, Oklahoma............Karen Diann Rocher, b. September 23, 1949, Mangum, OklahomaAlfred and Velma Rocher live in Fort Scott, Kansas. On December 21, 1975,Tom Rocher married Betty Dee (Bennington) Hosier in Pittsburg, Kansas. Tomand Betty Rocher live near Fort Scott, Kansas. Karen Rocher lives in Fort Scott,Kansas. Author’s Note: Karen Rocher is an active genealogist and contributedto the compilation of this book. Karen was the Managing Editor of the “BrooksFamily Query Exchange” from May, 1980 to August, 1981.References: 1) Family Group Sheet by Karen D. Rocher, November 27, 1981; 2) Letter,Karen D. Rocher to Robert Casey, March 29, 1982ALEXANDER HARRISON BROOKS (2.3.6.8) is the son of Alexander SidneyBrooks and Jane Eliza (Dickinson) Brooks. Alexander was born on May 16,1876 in Upson County, Georgia. On September 17, 1906, Alexander H. Brooksmarried Maude Vivian Lomax in Floydada, Texas. Maude was born on September17, 1884 in Rock Creek (now Holbrook), Arkansas. Alexander and MaudeBrooks were the parents of three children:............Hattie Belle Brooks, b. February 4, 1908, Tulia, Texas............Charles Harrison Brooks, b. March 22, 1911, Tulia, Texas............John Russell Brooks, b. January 5, 1919, Tulia, TexasIn 1910 and 1920, Alexander and Maude Brooks were living in Swisher County,Texas. In 1932, Alexander H. Brooks was living near Tulia, Texas. AlexanderH. Brooks died on January 11, 1963 in Lubbock, Texas and was buried there inthe City Cemetery. Hattie Belle Brooks died on June 2, 1912 in Tulia, Texas.Charles H. Brooks died on October 29, 1956 in Brownsville, Texas. As of 1982,John Russell Brooks was living in Lubbock, Texas.References: 1) 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Swisher County, Texas; 2) Letter, Karen D.Rocher to Robert Casey, November 3, 1981; 3) Obituary, Charles H. Brooks, WacoTimes Herald, April 12, 1932, Page 4; 4) Letter, Karen D. Rocher to Robert Casey,May 11, 1982