BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-298 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESTalbot County, Georgia. On April 6, 1858, William H. Turner, administrator ofJordan Brooks estate, sold land to James T. Owens. In 1860, William and SusanTurner were living in Stewart County, Georgia. In the 1850 and 1860 censuses,Helen Brooks, Susan’s sister, was living with them. In 1850, Mary Brooks, Susan’smother, was living with them. William Turner was the father at least oftwo children by previous marriage: Thomas Turner (born 1845) and JohnTurner (born 1846). Susan (Brooks) Turner probably died between 1860 and1870, as Susan’s sister, Helen Brooks (2.14) was living with her nephew from1870 to 1880.References: 1) Will of Jordan Brooks, 1835, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) 1850 Census,Talbot County, Georgia; 3) 1860 Census, Stewart County, Georgia; 4) Marriage BookB, Talbot County, Georgia, Page 301, 1849; 5) Talbot County Deeds, Book K, Page119, 1858; 6) “Brooks Family History,” by Myrtle (Lackey) Ashley, 1944HELEN BROOKS (2.14) is the daughter of Jordan Brooks (2) and Mary (Jackson)Brooks. Helen was born in 1819 in Georgia. In 1850, Helen was livingwith her sister, Susan (Brooks) Turner, in Talbot County, Georgia. In 1860,Helen was still living with her sister in Stewart County, Georgia. From 1870 to1880, Helen Brooks was living in Stewart County, Georgia with her nephew,Thomas Turner (2.15.1). In the Stewart County Court Minutes, Dr. Nathaniel C.Alston certified that Miss Helen Brooks was “wholly unable to perform any laborthat will support her because of a paralytic affliction of the lower and upperextremeties, which has existed from her childhood until the present time, andhaving no near relatives to support her, she must suffer without aid from thecounty, March 1, 1875.” Shortly after this petition was made, Helen Brooks wasplaced on the paupers list of Stewart County to receive $3.00 per month. Paymentsstopped in late 1882, with a notation of “Deceased.”References: 1) Will of Jordan Brooks, 1835, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) 1850 Census,Talbot County, Georgia; 3) 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Stewart County, Georgia;4) Minute Book D, Page 152, Court of Ordinary, 1875, Stewart County, Georgia; 5)“Brooks Family History,” by Myrtle (Lackey) Ashley, 1944ROSEANY BROOKS (2.15) is the daughter of Jordan Brooks (2) and Mary(Jackson) Brooks. Roseany was born between 1820 and 1825 in Georgia. In1835, Jordan Brooks included his daughter, Roseany, in his will. On March 30,1840, “Roxana Brooks” was paid $32.75 from the estate of her father, JordanBrooks. “Brooks Family History” states that Jordan had a daughter namedRoxie and shows that Roxie married William Turner (born 1819) and impliesthat Roxie’s sister, Susan Brooks (2.13), also married William Turner. No marriagelicense has been located to verify Roxie’s marriage, however, “TalbotCounty, Georgia Marriages” shows that a Roxie Booth married William H.Turner on October 13, 1840. In March of 1841, William H. Turner received$118.65 from the estate of Jordan Brooks indicating his marriage into the Brooksfamily prior to his marriage to Susan Brooks which is known to be on January 7,1849. If Roseany Brooks was married to William H. Turner in 1840 then theywere the parents of at least two children: