Ruth Bertha Brooks (1793 - 1874)

Born 7 Oct 1793 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William Moseley — married 13 Oct 1814 in Putnam, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1874 at age 80 in Henry County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Marriage October 13, 1814 Putnam, Georgia, USA

Divorce Before November 19, 1861

Ruth & William Moseley lived in Henry Co., Georgia. He divorced her in 1861 by a jury of 12. (This info provided to me by Betty (Mrs. O.B.) McEwan who is a descendant of Ruth Bertha Brooks, 1129 So. Osceola, Orlando, FL, 32806. Phone # 407/422-8507. Betty grew up in Greensboro, GA. She lived in Hampton, GA first three years. She also is in the Adair line through Laura Elizabeth Adair.)^[1]

She "spent her last years in the home of her daughter Mrs. Abram H.J. Peebles in Henry Co., secure in the comfort of her children's loyalty through her divorce and her husband's remarriage. She was buried in 1874 in the Peebles lot at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church west of Hampton."^[2]

Burial Date: June 1874 Mount Pleasant M E Church cemetery in the Peebles lot/Hampton, Henry, Georgia, USA

Marriage

Husband: William Moseley

Wife: Ruth Bertha Brooks

Child: Francis Marion Moseley

Child: William R. Moseley

Child: Mary Hunter Moseley

Child: Elizabeth C. Moseley

Child: Amanda Melvina Moseley

Child: Ann Buckley Moseley

Child: Lewis Elijah Moseley

Sources

1. ↑ Northwest Georgia Historical & Genealogical Society, Vol. 10, April, 1978, Number Two.
2. ↑ "First Families of Henry County, Georgia", page. 519

See also:

• 1830 United States Federal Census Henry, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 18; Page: 205; Family History Library Film: 0007038 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830. M19, 201.

• 1840 United States Federal Census District 723, Henry, Georgia; Roll: 43; Page: 353; Image: 719; Family History Library Film: 0007044 - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States,. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 58;

• 1850 United States Federal Census - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,; District 42, Henry, Georgia; Roll: M432_73; Page: 188; Image: 271. Birth date: about 1796 Birth place: Georgia Residence place: District 42, Henry, Georgia

• 1860 United States Federal Census Africa, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: M653_136; Page: 238; Image: 240. Birth date: abt 1795 Birth place: Georgia Residence place: Africa, Spalding, Georgia - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1;

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