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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-297FRANCIS ASBERRY BROOKS (2.12) is the son of Jordan Brooks (2) andMary (Jackson) Brooks. Francis was born in 1815 in Putnam County, Georgia.According to “Brooks Family History” by Myrtle Lackey, Francis AsberryBrooks married Carrie Tillman. “37,000 Early Georgia Marriages” states thatFrancis A. Brooks married Lucretia J. Telman on July 2, 1838 in Talbot County,Georgia. Lucretia Jane Tillman was born in 1824. In 1840, Francis Brooks wasliving in Talbot County, Georgia. In 1850, Francis and Lucretia Brooks wereliving in Marion County, Georgia. Francis Asberry and Lucretia Jane Brookswere the parents of at least ten children:............Jordan J. Brooks, b. 1839, Georgia............David Brooks, b. 1843, Georgia............Mary R. Brooks, b. 1847, Georgia............James W. Brooks (2.12.4), b. March 10 1848, Georgia............Asberry Q. Brooks, b. 1849, Georgia............Allen W. Brooks, b. 1852, Alabama............Augustus S. Brooks, b. 1855, Alabama............Emma A. Brooks, b. 1858, Alabama............Stephen F. Brooks, b. 1861, Alabama............Mattie E. C. Brooks, b. 1863, AlabamaIn 1860, Francis and Lucretia Brooks were living in Dale County, Alabama. In1870, Francis and Lucretia Brooks were living in Pike County, Alabama. In1880, Asberry Brooks (born 1849), his wife, Rebecca Brooks (born 1849 inGeorgia) and several siblings were living in Bullock County, Alabama.References: 1) 1840 Census, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) 1850 Census, Marion County,Georgia; 3) 1860 Census, Dale County, Alabama; 4) 1870 Census, Pike County, Alabama;5) 1880 Census, Bullock County, Alabama; 6) “37,000 Early Georgia Marriages,”by Joseph T. Maddox; 7) “Brooks Family History,” by Myrtle (Lackey) Ashley,1944; 8) “Brooks Family History,” by Roberta J. Lumpkin, 1978JAMES W. BROOKS (2.12.4) is the son of Francis Asberry Brooks andLucretia Jane (Tillman) Brooks. James was born on March 10 1848 in Georgia.In 1870, James Brooks and his wife, Martha Brooks (born 1846 in Alabama),were living next door to James’ father, Francis A. Brooks, in Pike County, Alabama.James and Martha Brooks were the parents of at least two children:............Charles Brooks, b. 1870, Alabama............Mary A. Brooks, b. 1873, AlabamaIn 1880, James and Martha Brooks were living in Bullock County, Alabama.References: 1) 1870 Census, Pike County, Alabama; 2) 1880 Census, Bullock County,AlabamaSUSAN J. BROOKS (2.13) is the daughter of Jordan Brooks (2) and Mary(Jackson) Brooks. Susan was born in 1816 in Georgia. On January 7, 1849, SusanBrooks married William H. Turner in Talbot County, Georgia. William wasborn in 1819 in Georgia and it appears that he was previously married to Susan’ssister, Roseany Brooks (2.15). When William and Susan were married, bothwere over thirty years of age. In 1850, William and Susan Turner were living in