BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-402............Household 205, Martha Brooks, b. 1837, daughter of Jordan Brooks............Household 205, Hiram Brooks, b. 1838, son of Jordan Brooks............Household 205, Elizabeth Brooks, b. 1840, daughter of Jordan BrooksClaire C. Dorough summarizes the guardianship papers for the minor children ofJordan Brooks (9.1) which provide additional information concerning the familyof Jordan Brooks (9.1):............Elizabeth Brooks, requesting guardianship, widow............Elizabeth Brooks, security bond, widow............Robert P. Brooks, security bond, son............Jordan Brooks, security bond, son............William Howagez, security bond, possible son-in-law............Martha Brooks, minor child of Jordan, b. 1835............Hiram Brooks, minor child of Jordan, b. 1838............Elizabeth Brooks, minor child of Jordan, b. 1840A 1980 query by Kathleen Eastridge states Jordan Brooks (9.1) married Elizabeth“Cockram.” Sources listed were: “Jane Johnson, LDS Records, AllieClaire Dorough, Estate Papers, Cockrum Family History by Emmett Cockrum.”Jordan and Elizabeth Brooks were shown to be the parents of six children:............Robert Peter Brooks, b. August 25, 1817, Putnam County, Georgia............Jordan Brooks, b. 1825............Martha Brooks, b. April 16, 1831, Putnam County, Georgia............Thomas Brooks, b. 1832............Hiram Brooks, b. 1837............Elizabeth Brooks, b. 1839A 2003 family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks (source unknown) providesthe most detailed summary of the family of Jordan Brooks (9.1) and ElizabethCochran (and provides several sources of information). This information closelytracks the information provided on the 2003 web site by Keith A. Selke:............Robert Peter Brooks (9.1.1), b. August 25, 1817, Georgia............Phoebe Ann Brooks, b. ca. 1820, Georgia............Jordan Brooks (9.1.3), b. 1825, Georgia............Sarah Brooks (9.1.4), b. 1826, Georgia............Thomas J. Brooks (9.1.5), b. 1831, Georgia............Mary K. Brooks (9.1.6), b. 1834, Georgia............Martha Brooks, b. 1835, Georgia............Hiram Brooks (9.1.8), b. September 12, 1838, Georgia............Elizabeth “Betty” Brooks, b. 1840, Georgia............Peggy Brooks, b. ca. 1843, GeorgiaAccording to the 1980 query by Mrs. T. Jack Dorough, Jordan Brooks died inUpson County, Georgia and that his estate was probated on February 2, 1850.According to a family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks, the estate records ofJordan Brooks in Upson County, Georgia were filed in Coffee County, Alabama.In 1850, Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks was still living with her children in CoffeeCounty, Alabama. On May 1, 1851, Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks applied forguardianship on the minor children of Jordan Brooks. On April 11, 1861, RobertP. Brooks recorded estate distribution records for his mother, Elizabeth