BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-295............Lena J. Bateman, b. 1860, Georgia............Beulah M. Bateman, b. 1863, Georgia............William Clyde Bateman, b. 1869, Georgia............James F. Bateman, b. 1871, Georgia............Martha Lezina Bateman, b. 1875, Georgia............Thomas BatemanIn 1860, William and Sarah Bateman were living in Macon County, Georgia.William and Sarah Bateman lived in Butler, Georgia. William G. Bateman diedon July 1, 1891 and Sarah (Brooks) Bateman died on February 12, 1911. LenaBateman married T. W. Pool. Lena (Bateman) Pool died on December 17, 1940.Beulah Bateman married Jim Moulton. Beulah (Bateman) Moulton died on December22, 1937. Clyde Bateman married Lucile Frierson. Clyde Bateman diedin September of 1917.Martha “Mattile” Bateman married Charles Edward Benns. Charles was born onAugust 13, 1874 and is the son of Nathaniel Benns and Martha Susan (Lumpkin)Benns (1.4.2.4). Charles and Mattile Benns were the parents of three children: -Margaret Brooks Benns, - Martha Bateman Benns, - Charles Edward Benns,Jr. Martha Benns married Farley Reeves. Author’s Note: Martha (Benns)Reeves is an active genealogist and contributed to the compilation of this book.References: 1) 1860 Census, Macon County, Georgia; 2) 1880 Census, Taylor County,Georgia; 3) “Old Southern Bible Records,” by Mrs. Memory Lester, 1974, Pages 44and 45; 4) Letter, Martha (Benns) Reeves to Kenneth H.Thomas, Jr., 1966; 5) Letter,Eloise Nelson to Martha (Benns) Reeves, June 12, 1973; 6) Letter, Roberta J. Lumpkinto Robert Casey, December 28, 1979; 7) Letter, Martha (Benns) Reeves to RobertCasey, December 19, 1980MARTHA CAROLINE BROOKS (2.10.5) is the daughter of Wyatt Brooks andMargaret (Clark) Brooks. Martha was born on January 22, 1843 in Georgia. OnJuly 4, 1865, Martha Caroline Brooks married Robert Martin. Robert was bornon September 26, 1835 in Monroe County, Georgia and is the son of ArchibaldMartin, Jr. and Exer (Smith) Martin. Robert and Martha Martin were the parentsof four children:............Thomas Wyatt Martin (2.10.5.1), b. May 12, 1866, Talbot County,Georgia............Exer Margaret “Maggie” Martin, b. November 3, 1869, Georgia............Ollie A. Martin, b. November 26, 1871............William Martin, b. December 1, 1880In 1870, Robert and “Carey” Martin were living in Macon County, Georgia. In1880, Robert and “Carrie” Martin were living in Putnam County, Georgia. MaggieMartin married a Mr. Lambdin of Barnesville, Georgia. Ollie Martin diedvery young on September 3, 1873. William Martin died very young on January7, 1883.References: 1) 1870 Census, Macon County, Georgia; 2) 1880 Census, PutnamCounty, Georgia; 3) Letter, Everett Martin to Martha (Benns) Reeves, May, 1957; 4)“Brooks Family History,” by Roberta J. Lumpkin, 1978; 5) Letter, Martha (Benns)Reeves to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., 1966; 6) Letter, Eloise Nelson to Martha (Benns)