James Hunter Brooke (1871 - 1942)

Born 8 Nov 1871 in Caroline, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Agnes (Boutz) Brooke — married 24 Feb 1906 in District of Columbia, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1942 at age 70 in Maryland, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1871. He was the son of Thomas Brooke and Elizabeth Munday. He is listed with his mother on the 1880 Census^[1] in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia. He enlisted in the Army in November of 1892 (see records below) and after his military service he married Alice Agnes Boutz in February of 1906 (see records below). The couple are listed together on the 1910 Census^[2], the 1920 Census^[3] and the 1940 Census.^[4] He passed away in 1942 and due to his military service he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.^[5][6]

Research Notes

Children listed on census reports or other records (his obituary):

• 1. Infant Son Brooke (15 May 1909– 17 May 1909)
  • Linked by his record of death; indicates burial in Congressional Cemetery^[7]

• 2. Lorraine Agnes (Brooke) McDuffie (abt 1912–Deceased)
  • Listed on the 1920 Census; birth year estimated
  • Listed in her father's obituary as Lorraine A. McDuffie

• 3. James W Brooke (abt 1914–Deceased)
  • Listed on the 1920 Census; birth year estimated

• 4. Louise E (Brooke) Keys Louder (abt 1917–Deceased)
  • Listed on the 1920 Census; birth year estimated
  • Listed with her parents as "Louise Keys" on the 1940 Census with two children: Barbara and James Keys
  • Listed in her father's obituary as Louise E. Keys in 1942
  • Listed in her mother's obituary as Louise E. Louder in 1969

• • NOTE: Additional research needed regarding children

Military Records

Enlistment

• James H Brooke: United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-*1914
• Name: James H Brooke
• Event Type: Military Service
• Event Date: 17 Nov 1892
• Event Place: Ft Mc Henry, , Maryland, United States
• Age: 21
• Military Service Branch: Army
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
• Volume Date Range: 1891-1892
• Volume Number: 088
  • Source^[8]

Veterans Affairs Master Index

• James Hunter Brooke: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
• Name: James Hunter Brooke
• Event Type: Military Service
• Event Date: 7 Nov 1892
• Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
• Event Place (Original): City of Washington, District of Columbia
• Residence Place: Washington, District of Columbia
• Birth Date: 8 Nov 1871
• Death Date: 17 Jul 1942
  • Source^[9]

Marriage

• James H Brooke: District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
• Name: James H Brooke
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 24 Feb 1906
• Event Place: District of Columbia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 31
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
• Spouse's Name: Alice A Boutz
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 18
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
  • Sources^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP5-WGW : 15 January 2022), James H. Brook in household of Eliza H. Brook, Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKL6-GGB : accessed 19 February 2022), James H Brook, Precinct 5, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 86, sheet 7A, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 151; FHL microfilm 1,374,164.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNL2-913 : 1 February 2021), James Brooke, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7SV-TSB : 28 February 2020), James H Brooke, Tract 70, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 5, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-200, sheet 1B, line 53, family 16, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 559.
5. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53J-LPPD : 18 July 2020), James H Brooke, 1942.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKH-TVT3 : 30 May 2020), James Hunter Brooke, 1942; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
7. ↑ "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7TZ-WDS : accessed 19 February 2022), James H. Brooke in entry for Brooke, 15 May 1909, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID cn 186130, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,115,388.
8. ↑ "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-W372 : 3 March 2021), James H Brooke, 17 Nov 1892; citing p. 62, volume 088, Ft Mc Henry, , Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 46; FHL microfilm 1,319,379.
9. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8L-869M : 3 September 2021), James Hunter Brooke, 7 Nov 1892; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
10. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLQZ-L4J : 9 March 2021), James H Brooke and Alice A Boutz, 24 Feb 1906; citing p. 313, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,108,271.
11. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWMD-TMQ : 11 January 2020), James H. Brooks, 1906.