Henry
Brooks
Born in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Brooks
and Mary Whittenburg
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Harrison) Brooks
— married
9 Jan 1834 in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Husband of
Nancy (Rinehart) Brooks
— married
27 Dec 1838 in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William Allen Brooks, Thomas Newton Brooks, Marion Washington Brooks, Sarah Jane (Brooks) Jones, Stephen P. Brooks, Benjamin Anderson Brooks, Mary Samantha (Brooks) Broyles, Oliver Leander Brooks, Margaret Virginia (Brooks) Holland and Henry Franklin Brooks
Died
at age 57
in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2019
This page has been accessed 93 times.
Biography
Henry was born in 1809. He was the son of Thomas Brooks and Mary Whittenburg. He passed away in 1866.
Sources
- 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 9, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 230a; Line Number: 34
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6164640 (accessed 4 April 2024)
Henry Brooks (39), Farmer, in Division 9, Greene, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 2, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 210; Family History Library Film: 805252
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #19164241 (accessed 4 April 2024)
Mary Brooks (47), Farmer, in District 2, Greene, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
- Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #1581566 (accessed 4 April 2024)
Henry Brooks marriage to Nancy Rinchart on 27 Dec 1838 in Greene, Tennessee, USA.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239380843/henry-brooks: accessed April 4, 2024), memorial page for Henry Brooks (6 Apr 1809–Aug 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239380843, citing Harrison Cemetery, Greystone, Greene County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Barbara Johnson (contributor 49202647).
- Death of daughter Maggie Holland: "Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969"
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1938; Roll: 1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61777 #60413515 (accessed 4 April 2024)
Henry Brook in death record for daughter Maggie Holland 8 Feb 1938, husband of Nancy Brook, in Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~1.56%
Barbara (Matthews) Smythe
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A959839 [compare], Ancestry member Bsmythe56
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~0.78%
Nanci (Branson) Pigeon :
23andMe, GEDmatch A284298 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M458026 [compare], Ancestry member PIGEONN
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~0.78%
Phillis (Harris) Johnson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member phillismjohnson
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Harold Cross Ph. D.
Harold Cross Ph. D.
Brooks-29392 and Brooks-16638 appear to represent the same person because: they have similar birth and death dates, and match the family listed in the 1850 census with a daughter Sarah.
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by Harold Cross Ph. D.
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