BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-270 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESOn October 15, 1868, Margaret married a second time to John C. Rigsby (born1840). From 1870 to 1880, John and Margaret Rigsby were living in MarionCounty, Georgia. They were living with Margaret’s mother, Mariah Brooks.John and Margaret Rigsby were the parents of three children:............Mary Rigsby, b. 1869, Georgia............Robert Lee Rigsby, b. 1871, Marion County, Georgia............Uriah Hampton Rigsby, b. 1873, Marion County, GeorgiaReferences: 1) 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Marion County, Georgia; 2) Family Bible ofAllen Brooks (abstract sent by Harley Flowers); 3) “The Bullock Family Record,” byMiss Maria Harrold, February, 1915CHARLES LAWRENCE CREW (2.9.10.1) is the son of Margaret (Brooks)Crew. Charles was born in January, 1862 in Georgia. Charles Crew marriedMartha Wright Gunnells (born December, 1865 in Georgia). Charkes and MarthaCrew were the parents of eight children:............John Crew............Eveline Louisa Crew, b. March, 1887, Georgia............Anna Mary Crew, b. July, 1891, Georgia............Lillian Crew, b. March, 1893, Georgia............Estelle Crew............Ira Margaret Crew, b. September, 1896, Georgia............Charles Calhoun Crew, b. September, 1899, Georgia............James Bullock CrewIn 1900, Charles and Martha Crew were living in Marion County, Georgia. OnAugust 25, 1921, Anna Crew married Alfred Richard Royal in Americus, Georgiaand they had three children: - Martha Joan Royal, - Mary Ann Royal, -Eveline Rebecca Royal. On June 12, 1912, Lillian Crew married Charles N.Black Smith in Americus, Georgia and they had four children: - Charles EdwardSmith, - Lawrence Morgan Smith, - Willard Crew Smith, - Robert ErnestSmith. On October 15, 1952, Charles Edward Smith married Cornelia AnnHill in Eufaula, Alabama and they have two sons: - Charles Edward Smith, Jr.,b. August 2, 1953, - David Merritt Smith. On March 14, 1935, James Crewmarried Elizabeth Smith in Atlanta, Georgia and they had two children: - MaryEarl Crew, - James Bullock Crew, Jr.References: 1) 1900 Census, Marion County, Georgia; 2) “The Bullock Family Record,”by Miss Maria Harrold, February, 1915; 3) Letter, Lawrence Morgan Smith toPat (Stow) Crawley, April 21, 1976EVALINE MARIA BROOKS (2.9.11) is the daughter of Allen Brooks andMariah (Bullock) Brooks. Evaline was born on March 1, 1844 in TalbotCounty, Georgia. On November 9, 1868, Evaline Brooks married Abner CalvinAdkins in Buena Vista, Georgia. Abner was born on September 6, 1831 inHouston County, Georgia. Abner served as a private during the Civil War inCompany E of the Third Regiment of the Georgia Infantry, enlisting on April 27,1861. He was wounded and permanently disabled at the Crater, near Petersburg,Virginia on July 30, 1864. He was in the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Vir-