BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-418 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES1873 LetterTo Allen T. BrooksFrom Williamson BrooksWashington County, TexasThe following letter is in the possesion of the author of this book, Robert BrooksCasey. This letter was given to Robert by Susie (Brooks) Danforth’s daughter,Bessie.Williamson Brooks (2) was born on December 25, 1800 in Edgefield County,South Carolina. Williamson was the son of Jordan Brooks (1) and Mary (Cruse)Brooks. Williamson grew to manhood in Edgefield County, South Carolina andPutnam County, Georgia. In 1822, Williamson Brooks married Susanah Olliff.Williamson and Susie Brooks lived in Wilkinson and Talbot Counties in Georgiaand in Pike County, Alabama. Susie (Olliff) Brooks died on September 11, 1851and Williamson then went to live with his children in various counties in Texas.Williamson Brooks died on May 6, 1879.This letter was written on both sides of one sheet of paper. The letter was probablymailed in an envelope, but the envelope has been lost over the years. Theletter was written on lined paper with purple ink and is still is in excellent condition.The letter contained no punctuation. In order to improve the readability ofthe letter, punctuation was added. Additionally, many words were misspelled,however, these were not corrected. The names of the places mentioned in thisletter are counties of Texas, not towns.