BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-284 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESWYATT BROOKS (2.10) is the son of Jordan Brooks (2) and Mary (Cruse)Brooks. Wyatt was born on September 30, 1805 in Edgefield County, SouthCarolina. On April 16, 1829, Wyatt Brooks married Margaret Clark in UpsonCounty, Georgia. Margaret was born on March 7, 1807 in Cumberland County,North Carolina and is the daughter of Gilbert Clark and Jennet Clark. From1830 to 1850, Wyatt lived in the following Georgia counties: Harris (1830),Talbot (1840) and Stewart (1850). Wyatt and Margaret Brooks were the parentsof at least seven children:............Mary Jane Brooks (2.10.1), b. February 6, 1830, Georgia............Lezina Catherine Brooks (2.10.2), b. October 2, 1831, Georgia............Julia Frances Brooks (2.10.3), b. October 24, 1833, Georgia............Sarah Elizabeth Brooks (2.10.4), b. March 5, 1838, Georgia............Martha Caroline Brooks (2.10.5), b. January 22, 1843, Georgia............Thomas Sanford Brooks (2.10.6), b. January 1, 1846, Georgia............Benjamin C. Brooks, b. October 21, 1851, GeorgiaIn 1870, Wyatt and Margaret Brooks were living in Marion County, Georgia.According to “Brooks Family History,” Wyatt and Margaret Brooks had anotherson: David Brooks who was “taken prisoner of the Mexicans.” Wyatt Brookswas a Methodist minister. Wyatt Brooks died on October 16, 1878 in Butler,Georgia and Margaret (Clark) Brooks died on August 19, 1888 in Butler, Georgia.Both were buried in Butler, Georgia. Benjamin C. Brooks died as an infanton November 10, 1851 in Butler, Georgia.References: 1) 1830 Census, Harris County, Georgia; 2) 1840 Census, Talbot County,Georgia; 3) 1850 Census, Stewart County, Georgia; 4) 1870 Census, Marion County,Georgia; 5) “Brooks Family History,” by Myrtle (Lackey) Brooks, 1944; 6) “37,000Early Georgia Marriages,” by Joseph T. Maddox and Mary Carter; 7) “Old SouthernBible Records,” by Mrs. Memory Lester, 1974, Pages 44 and 45; 8) Letter, Martha(Benns) Reeves to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., 1966; 9) Letter, Eloise Nelson to Martha(Benns) Reeves, June 12, 1973; 10) Letter, John Sheftall to Robert Casey, July 10, 1980MARY JANE BROOKS (2.10.1) is the daughter of Wyatt Brooks and Margaret(Clark) Brooks. Mary was born on February 6, 1830 in Georgia. On November2, 1848, Mary Jane Brooks married Edwin Riley Nelson in Talbot County, Georgia.Edwin was born on January 23, 1821 in South Carolina and is the son ofGideon Nelson (born 1774 in South Carolina) and Sarah (Hancock) Nelson (born1790 in South Carolina). Edwin and Mary Nelson were the parents of nine children:............Augustus M. Nelson (2.10.1.1), b. October 17, 1849, Talbot County, Georgia............George W. Nelson, b. June 25, 1852, Talbot County, Georgia............Gideon Fletcher Nelson, b. December 14, 1853, Talbot County, Georgia............John Pendleton Nelson, b. January 19, 1856, Talbot County, Georgia............Sarah Margaret Nelson (2.10.1.5), b. October 3, 1857, Talbot County, Georgia............Jesse W. Nelson, b. August 11, 1859, Talbot County, Georgia............William Thomas Nelson (2.10.1.7), b. March 20, 1862, Talbot County, Georgia............Silas E. Nelson, b. February 18, 1864, Talbot County, Georgia............Julia C. Nelson, b. March 20, 1866, Talbot County, Georgia