Josephine Brooks (abt. 1881)

Born about 1881 in Louisiana, USA

Ancestors

Biography

Census Records

1900 Census

Ward 3 Lake Charles town Ward 1-2, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

Name: Lucy Brooks

Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900

Event Place: Ward 3 Lake Charles town Ward 1-2, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 5

Marital Status: Single Race: Black Race (Original): B

Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter

Birth Date: Mar 1895 Birthplace: Louisiana

Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

• James Brooks Head M 49 Mississippi
• Lannie Brooks Wife F 19 Louisiana [Fannie, and obviously age is incorrect]
• Josephine Brooks Daughter F 16 Louisiana
• Hannah Brooks Daughter F 14 Louisiana
• Richard Brooks Son M 13 Louisiana
• Claude Brooks Son M 10 Louisiana
• James Brooks Son M 9 Louisiana
• Nelson Brooks Son M 7 Louisiana
• Lucy Brooks Daughter F 5 Louisiana
• Eliza Brooks Daughter F 2 Louisiana
• Cephas Simms Nephew M 19 Louisiana
• Agnes Lewis Boarder F Tennessee^[1]

1910 Census

Name: Lucy Brooks

Event Type: Census Event Year: 1910

Event Place: Lake Charles Ward 2, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

Gender: Female Age: 14

Marital Status: Single

Race: Black Race (Original): Black

Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter

Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Birthplace: Louisiana

Father's Birthplace: Louisiana Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

• James Brooks Head M 53 Mississippi
• Fannie Brooks Wife F 47 Louisiana
• Hanna Brooks Daughter F 23 Louisiana
• Richard Brooks Son M 21 Louisiana
• Claud Brooks Son M 20 Louisiana
• James Brooks Jr. Son M 16 Louisiana
• George Brooks Son M 15 Louisiana
• Lucy Brooks Daughter F 14 Louisiana
• Lizzie Brooks Daughter F 11 Louisiana
• Wilie Clark Adopted son M 9 Louisiana
• Charlie Clark Adopted son M 16 Louisiana ^[2]

1920 Census

See Fannie's profile for the actual record which indicates that she was a widow and that James had died by 1920 and since all records up to that point indicate that they were still in Louisiana after this date, I have listed his death location as such. X-7424 20:41, 13 August 2014 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ District: 15 , Sheet Number and Letter: 4B , Household ID: 66 , Line Number: 55 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T623 , GS Film Number: 1240560 , Digital Folder Number: 004120175 , Image Number: 00785 "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSPY-QZT : accessed 13 Aug 2014), Lucy Brooks in household of James Brooks, Ward 3 Lake Charles town Ward 1-2, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240560.
2. ↑ District: 36 , Sheet Number and Letter: 38B , Household ID: 789 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 , GS Film number: 1374524 , Digital Folder Number: 004329973 , Image Number: 00203 "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPT2-26K : accessed 13 Aug 2014), Lucy Brooks in household of James Brooks, Lake Charles Ward 2, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36, sheet 38B, family 789, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374524.

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