Joab A. Brooker (1875 - 1919)

Born 16 Jul 1875 in Clay, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Jan 1919 at age 43 in Green Cove Springs, Clay, Florida, United States

Biography

Joab Brooker BIRTH 16 Jul 1875 Clay County, Florida, USA DEATH 1919 (aged 43–44) Clay, Florida, United States ^[1] BURIAL Old Hickory Grove Cemetery Green Cove Springs, Clay County, Florida, USA ^[2]

He was the son of James Brooker and Sarah Ricks. When Joab A Brooker was born on 16 July 1875, in Clay, Florida, United States, his father, James Robert Brooker, was 43 and his mother, Sarah Ricks, was 38.

Spouse Mary Della Wilson Brooker 1881–1959; married on 3 July 1902, in Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.

Children

1. Inez Loretta Brooker Jackson 1903–1921 ^[3]
2. James Alton Brooker 1904–1966
3. Edwin Victor Brooker 1912–1983
4. Philip Wendell Brooker 1914–2000

1880 Election Precinct 2 Doctors Inlet, Clay, Florida, United States ^[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

James Brooker Self Male 48 Georgia, United States

Sarah Brooker Wife Female 48 Georgia, United States

John Brooker Son Male 18 Georgia, United States

Joab Brooker Son Male 5 Florida, United States

1900 Green Cove Springs, Clay, Florida, United States ^[5]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

James R Brooks Head Male 66 Georgia

Sarah Brooks Wife Female 63 Georgia; she had 4 ch and 3 were still living. [Prior census list Eliz. and John on 1870 and John and Joab on 1880; Georgia not listed on 1870]

Joab Brooks Son Male 25 Florida

1910 Green Cove Springs, Clay, Florida, United States ^[6]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Joab Brookes Head Male 37 Florida

Ella M Brookes Wife Female 27 Florida

Inez L Brookes Daughter Female 6 Florida

James A Brookes Son Male 5 Florida

Sarah Brookes Mother Female 72 Georgia

After the 1919 death of Joab A. Brooker

1920 Green Cove Springs, Clay, Florida, United States ^[7]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Della Brooker Head Female 38 Florida

Inez Brooker Daughter Female 16 Florida

Alvin Brooker Son Male 15 Florida

Victor Brooker Son Male 7 Florida

Wendell P Brooker Son Male 6 Florida

Sarah Brooker Mother-in-law Female 82 Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVZC-TRN : 25 December 2014),
2. ↑ Joab Brooker (16 Jul 1875–1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #25608448, citing Old Hickory Grove Cemetery, Green Cove Springs, Clay County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Grave Runner (contributor 46984744) .
3. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP3W-X43 : 23 February 2021), J. A Brooker in entry for Inez Loretta Jackson, 1921.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZM-CRL : 13 January 2022), James Brooker, Election Precinct 2 Doctors Inlet, Clay, Florida, United States;
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DR-CG4 : 11 March 2022),
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVVY-FVV : accessed 6 November 2022), Joab Brookes, Green Cove Springs, Clay, Florida, United State
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYC-C7P : 1 February 2021), Wendell P Brooker in entry for Della Brooker, 1920.

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• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35D-QGQ : 29 December 2021), Joab Brooker, 1917-1918.