BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-408 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES............Lillie Mae Brooks (9.1.3.1.8), b. October 27, 1894, Dale County, Alabama............Charles Dewey Brooks (9.1.3.1.9), b. November 7, 1898, Dale County, AlabamaFrom 1880 to 1920, James and Cassie Brooks were living in Dale County, Alabama.James Wyatt Brooks died on December 5, 1922 in Dale County, Alabamaand Cassie (Bryd) Brooks died on November 19, 1933 in Dale County,Alabama. Both were buried in the Beulah Cemetery in Dale County, Alabama.On December 3, 1896, Lena Brooks married J. Tillman Parrish. Lena (Brooks)Parrish died on May 1, 1901 from burning grass. Lena (Brooks) Parrish wasburied in the Beulah Cemetery in Dale County, Alabama. John W. Brooks diedyoung. Bulah Lee Brooks died young.References: 1) 1870 Census, Pike County, Alabama; 2) 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920Censuses, Dale County, Alabama; 3) “Byrd and Related Families,” by Tera (Byrd)Averitt, Pages 58 and 59 4) “Dale County, Alabama Kin,” by Lydia Hughes Grimes,1984; 5) Query, Dale County, Alabama (Beulah Cemetery)ROBERT JORDAN BROOKS (9.1.3.1.1) is the son of James Wyatt Brooks andCassie Elizabeth (Byrd) Brooks. Robert was born on October 8, 1874 in Alabama.Robert Brooks married Mollie Summers (born August, 1881 in Alabama).Robert and Mollie Brooks were the parents of two children:............Hiram R. Brooks, b. April 2, 1898, Alabama............Addie Laura Brooks, b. September 11, 1904, AlabamaIn 1900, Robert and Mary Brooks were living in Dale County, Alabama. RobertBrooks married a second time to Annie Viola Comer (born November, 1874 inAlabama). Robert and Annie Brook were the parents of five children:............Willie Mae Brooks, b. March 22, 1908, Dale County, Alabama............Bertie Brooks (9.1.3.1.1.4), b. October 8, 1909, Dale County, Alabama............Susie Viola Brooks, b. December 25, 1911, Dale County, Alabama............Mattie Lou Brooks, b. August 3, 1914, Dale County, Alabama............Jessie Howard Brooks, b. October 30, 1921From 1910 to 1920, Robert and “Ola” Brooks were living in Dale County, Alabama.Annie (Comer) Brooks died on December 20, 1921. Robert Brooks marrieda third time to Maud Herring. Robert and Maud Brooks were the parents offive children:............Robert Lee Brooks, b. April 13, 1925............W. C. Brooks, b. December 10, 1926............William Daniel Brooks, b. December 22, 1928............James Robert Brooks, b. February 22, 1931............Merle Brooks, b. May 19, 1937Hiram Brooks married a Miss Rowland. Addie Brooks married a Mr. Rowlandin Columbus, Georgia. Willie Mae Brooks married a Mr. Shira. Susie Brooksmarried Gordon Slay in Columbus, Georgia. Merle Brooks married a Mr. Cotton.Reference: 1) 1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Dale County, Alabama; 2) “Byrd andRelated Families,” by Tera (Byrd) Averitt, Pages 58 and 59