Martha Mason (1815 - 1896)

Born 16 Feb 1815 in Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John B. Brooks — married about 1841 in Pennsylvania, United States

Died 2 Mar 1896 at age 81 in Sinnamahoning, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Martha Mason (16 Feb 1815 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 2 Mar 1896 Sinnemahoning, Cameron, Pennsylvania) daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Grugan) Mason.

About 1841 she married John Brooks (17 JUN 1814 Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania - 26 MAR 1893 Potter County, Pennsylvania) the eldest son of Benjamin Brooks (1753–1838) and Mary Wood (1777–1857).

He was a real estate agent, surveyor and also involved with lumbering operations. In 1843 elected one of the first commissioners of Elk County for a term of three years and also served in the Pennsylvania legislature in 1877-78 and '79. He gave lectures of various topics. He wrote a brief history of Cameron County and contributed data to the history of McKean, Potter, Elk and Cameron Counties^[1].

They had ten children:

1. Victor
2. Mary
3. Marcellus
4. Locina
5. Josehine
6. John W
7. Witfield M
8. Flavius
9. Mishael N
10. Ella M

Notes:

• 1850^[2]: Gibson, Elk, Pennsylvania. John Brooks 33, Martha Brooks 33, Victor A Brooks 8 Mary A V Brooks 6, Marcillus J B Brooks 4, Margaret A L Brooks 2, Martha J Brooks 0

• 1860^[3]: Gibson Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States. John Brooks age 47, with wife Martha Brooks 45, and children

• 1870^[4]: Gibson Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States. John Brooks family

Sources

1. ↑ History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron, and Potter, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches, including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages; portraits of prominent men; biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics - J. H. Beers & Co 1890
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HZ-C74 : 22 December 2020), Martha Brooks in household of John Brooks, Gibson Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXR5-DCC : 13 December 2017), John Brooks, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZG9-DGK : 15 June 2019), John Brooks, 1870. Simi

Acknowledgments

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