James David Middlebrooks M.D. (1861 - 1938)

Born 18 Sep 1861 in Paulding, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Kate (Credille) Middlebrooks — married 15 Dec 1887 in Georgia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1938 at age 77 in Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Name

James David Middlebrooks^[1][2][3]

Suffix: M.D.

Prefix: Dr.^[4][5]

Birth

18 SEP 1861

Paulding County Georgia, United States^[1][3][6]

Occupation

Physcian.

4 JUN 1900.

Douglasville, Douglas Co., GA. Map: Latitude: N33.749722, Longitude: W84.723056.^[7]

Residence

1900 Douglasville Town, Douglas, Georgia. Lat/Lon: N33.749722, W84.723056.^[1]

1910 Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia^[2][8]

1920 Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia^[3]

Marriage

Husband: James David Middlebrooks

Wife: Kate C Credille

Married: 15 Dec 1887^[1]

Child: John R Middlebrooks

Child: Nell C Middlebrooks

Relationship

Birth Father: James David Middlebrooks

Birth Mother: Sarah Agnes Hardeman

Married: Never married

Child: Mary Sanges

Parents

Father: John Middlebrooks

Mother: Rhoda Jane Stewart Middlebrooks

Child: Laura A. Middlebrooks

Child: James David Middlebrooks

Married: 21 Apr 1859

Fulton County, Georgia^[9]

Death

December 2, 1938^[10]

Powder Springs, Georgia, USA. Latitude: N33.865833. Longitude: W84.680278.

Burial

December 4, 1938^[11]

Powder Springs Methodist Cemetery, Powder Springs, GA^[12]

NOTES:

Justification for birthplace of Paulding County, Georgia. James David Middlebrooks' father, John Middlebrooks, M.D., was living in Paulding County, Georgia on July 19, 1860 (1860 census) and submitted his census at the Brownsville Post Office (33.799702, -84.757715). Also living with John were wife Rhoda and one month-old daughter "Lary"(Laura A.) and a farm worker. James David was born the following year, 1861 and in 1862 James David Middlebrooks' father, John Middlebrooks,. went to war as Captain of Paulding County's Company F, 40th Regiment, "Paulding Washington Guards".
John entered the CSA Army as Captain on March 4, 1862. He was captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Died of typhoid fever at Johnson's Island, Ohio, January 2, 1864. There is no record if he ever returned to Paulding County after he enlisted, but it is unlikely. After John's death, Rhoda, in 1865, married Amos Hamilton Hamp Winn.
The Brownsville Post Office was 3.35 miles North of the center of Douglasville (founded in 1874 but originally known as Skint Chestnut) and only 4,771.30 ft North of the current Douglas County line. However, in 1860 there was no Douglas County, Georgia. It was created in on October 17, 1870, by an act of the state legislature. The Brownsville Post Office in Paulding County was, most likely, the closest census location for John Middlebrooks and within a day's round-trip by horse, likely within five miles or less (2-3mph horse walking).
Therefore, it is most likely that James David Middlebrooks would have been born in Paulding County, Georgia within five miles of the Brownsville Post Office (33.799702, -84.757715).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 1900 US Federal Census, Census Place: Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia; Roll: T623_194; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 23. Birth date: Sep 1861. Birth place: Georgia. Marriage date: 1888.Residence date: 1900. Residence place: Douglasville Town, Douglas, Georgia.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1910 US Census; Census Place: Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia; Birth date: 1862. Birth place: Georgia. Residence date: 1910. Residence place: Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 1920 US Census; Census Place: Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: T625_244; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38; Birth date: abt 1862. Birth place: Georgia. Residence date: 1920. Residence place: Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia
4. ↑ Obituary from the 12/5/1938 Atlanta newspaper: James David Middlebrooks was a medical doctor. Most of his adult life he practiced in Powder Springs, GA. He practiced more than half a century. He graduated from Emory University Medical school in 1882 & began practice of medicine at Powder Springs, GA. In 1887 he removed to Texas where he practiced 14 years. He returned to Powder Springs in 1901 and practiced there until his ill health caused him to retire the year before his death. Dr. Middlebrooks did post-graduate study in New York, Chicago, & New Orleans. He was an able business man, a civic leader, and a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral was 12/4/38 @ 2 PM in the Powder Springs Methodist Church, Rev W.O. Lindsey officiating.[annotated]. NOTE: The Texas dates are suspect as the The 1900 census lists Dr. Middlebrooks and his family as living in Douglasville, GA.
5. ↑ Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998 Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001
6. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Repository is National Archives.
7. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623
8. ↑ OldRoadsOnceTraveled One of the oldest houses in Powder Springs, the Middlebrooks-Littlefield House was probably built around the time of the Civil War. Dr. J.D. Middlebrooks purchased the house in 1900 and moved his office there. The current owners of the Gothic Revival house found a pouch of Confederate money cemented into the chimney and an 1886 silver dollar hidden in the ceiling.
9. ↑ Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 Author: Hunting For Bears, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA Text: Marriage date: 21 Apr 1859, Marriage place: Fulton, Georgia
10. ↑ Death Certificate of Dr. Middlebrooks. Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940 - Death certificates, 32735-33407, 1938 - Cause: Cerrebral Hemmorage
11. ↑ Death Certificate of Dr. Middlebrooks. Georgia, Cobb County: #33614, State File 3, Registrar 846
12. ↑ FindaGrave Memorial 22464611