Felix Queen Brooke (1858 - 1937)

Born 8 Feb 1858 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Aug 1937 at age 79 in Kecoughtan, Hampton City, Virginia

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Biography

Felix was born in 1858. He was the son of John Brooke and Eugenia Queen. He married Lillian Corry. He passed away in 1937.

Marriage

Husband: Felix Queen Brooke

Wife: Lillian A. Cory/Correy (May 1860)

Child: male Brooke (20 February 1886)^[1]

Child: male Brooke (4 May 1887)^[2]

Child: James or William Brooke (17 May 1891)^[3]

Child: Charles Brooke (17 Oct 1892)^[4]

Child: Helena Lorena Brooke (February 1894)

Child: Ida M. Brooke (March 1897)

Note: 10 children, 3 living on 1900 census

Marriage License:

Date: 26 November 1884

Marriage:

Date: 27 November 1884

Place: District of Columbia

Military

Enlisted 13 May 1898 in Springfield, Illinois

Corp., Company I, Illinois Infantry, Spanish War

Discharged 20 October 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Discription: age 47, height 5-5, complexion fair, eyes grey, hair brown

Brother: E. E. Brooke, 20 S. Clark St., Chicago, Ills.^[5][6]

Pension

1907-1933^[7]

Burial

14 August 1937

Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia^[8][9]

520 / FELIX G. BROOKE / COOK / ILL.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "District of Columbia Births and Christenings, 1830-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75G-Q5W : 6 December 2014), Felix Q. Brooke in entry for Brooke, 20 Feb 1886; citing Washington, District of Columbia, reference cn 42311; FHL microfilm 2,114,685.
2. ↑ "District of Columbia Births and Christenings, 1830-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75Z-D5M : 6 December 2014), Felix Q. Brooke in entry for Brooke, 04 May 1887; citing Washington, D. C., District of Columbia, reference cn 46914; FHL microfilm 2,114,534.
3. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V229-LKD : 12 December 2014), Felix Brook in entry for William Broock, 17 May 1891; Birth, citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,287,909.
4. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQRS-CSH : 18 May 2016), Felix Brooke in entry for Charles Brooke, 17 Oct 1892; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 1575, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,930.
5. ↑ "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4X-ZN4 : 4 December 2014), Felix Q Brooke, 1905; citing p. 33404, Hampton, Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 248; FHL microfilm 1,578,735.
6. ↑ "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4J-3GC : 4 December 2014), Felix Q Brooke, 1905; citing p. 18022, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 170; FHL microfilm 1,561,611.
7. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K643-S55 : 12 December 2014), Felix Q Brooke, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,290.
8. ↑ National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
9. ↑ Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.
10. ↑ Felix Queen Brooke's Find A Grave Memorial #3077846

• "District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F71G-M8H : 6 December 2014), Felix Q. Brook and Lillian A. Cory, 26 Nov 1884; citing Washington, District Of Columbia, reference 419; FHL microfilm 2,107,968.
• "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLQ9-FZF : 1 June 2015), Felix Q Brook and Lillian A Cory, 1884.
• 1900 Census. Household of Felix Brooke, enumerated 14 June 1900. Cook County, Illinois - Chicago Ward 19. Series T623, Roll 269, ED 594, page 11B. Washington, D. C. National Archives and Records Administration. [His brother, Eugene is living with him]
• Virginia Death Certificate, File No. 20054. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.