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James Aaron L Brooks (1849 - 1917)

James Aaron L Brooks
Born in Meriwether, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 67 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

James was born in 1849,[1][2] the second child of ten children to Jesse C Brooks and Eliza Jane Bottoms. His siblings were: Leroy T, Archibald Maxwell, Martha A, Columbus Franklin, Henry H, Frances Lenora Jane, Arthur T, George M, and Young B; his older half-siblings were: Henry Abraham, John Marion, and William Greene.

  • Fact: Residence (1850) Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, United States[3]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
Jesse BrooksHeadM27abt 1823GeorgiaFarmer
Eliza J BrooksWifeF20abt 1830Georgia
Abram BrooksSonM10abt 1840Georgia
John BrooksSonM8abt 1842Georgia
William G BrooksSonM6abt 1844Georgia
James A L BrooksSonM1abt 1849Georgia
  • Fact: Residence (1860) Africa District, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, United States[4]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
Jesse BrooksHeadM37abt 1823GeorgiaFarmer
Eliza J BrooksWifeF30abt 1830Georgia
Henry A BrooksSonM19abt 1841GeorgiaFarm Hand
John M BrooksSonM17abt 1843Georgia
William G BrooksSonM15abt 1845Georgia
James A L BrooksSonM11abt 1849Georgia
Archibald M BrooksSonM9abt 1851Georgia
Columbus F BrooksSonM7abt 1853Georgia
Leroy S BrooksSonM2abt 1858Georgia
Martha A BrooksDauF7abt 1853Georgia
Henry H BrooksSonM5abt 1855Georgia
  • Fact: Residence (1870) District 490, Cabin District, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, United States[5]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
John BrooksHeadM27abt 1843GeorgiaFarmer
Rachael A BrooksWifeF33abt 1837GeorgiaKeeping House
Charles A BrooksSonM5abt 1865GeorgiaAt Home
Francis C BrooksDauF3abt 1867GeorgiaAt Home
James J BrooksSonM1abt 1869GeorgiaAt Home
James C BrooksBrotherM21abt 1849GeorgiaFarm Laborer
Robert HarrisonUnkM16abt 1854GeorgiaFarm Laborer
Amanul HarrisonUnkF12abt 1858GeorgiaFarm Laborer

He married Sarah Cinderella Bowdoin,[6] daughter of Thomas A Bowdoin and Elizabeth Ann Hanson, on 20 Nov 1873 in Monroe County, Georgia.[1][7] He was about 24 years old. They had 12 children together:

  1. Thomas Jesse Brooks
  2. Annie Eugenia Brooks
  3. Lenora Grace Brooks
  4. Babe Brooks
  5. Maude Lee Brooks[8]
  6. Nancy Etta Brooks
  7. Unnamed Daughter Brooks
  8. Bedford L Brooks
  9. Annie Maud Brooks
  10. George F Brooks
  11. William H Brooks
  12. Early Lockhart Brooks
  • Fact: Residence (1880) Brantley's District 554, Monroe, Georgia, United States[9]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
James A BrooksHeadM30abt 1850Georgia
Sarah C BrooksWifeF26abt 1854GeorgiaKeeping House
Thomas J BrooksSonM5abt 1875Georgia
Annie E BrooksDauF4abt 1876Georgia
Lenora G BrooksDauF3abt 1877Georgia
Babe BrooksSonM5 moabt 1880Georgia
  • Fact: Residence (1900) Militia District 404, Goodwin District, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States[10]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
James L BrooksHeadM50abt Jan 1850GeorgiaFarmer
Sarah C BrooksWifeF45abt Mar 1855Georgia
Thomas J BrooksSonM25abt Oct 1874GeorgiaFarm Laborer
Annie E BrooksDauF23abt Feb 1876GeorgiaFarm Laborer
Lenora G BrooksDauF22abt Jan 1878GeorgiaFarm Laborer
Maud L BrooksDauF17abt 1880GeorgiaFarm Laborer
Nancy E BrooksDauF19abt Aug 1884Georgia
Bedford L BrooksSonM12abt Sep 1887GeorgiaFarm Laborer
George F BrooksSonM10abt Aug 1889Georgia
William H BrooksSonM8abt Nov 1891Georgia
Earley L BrooksSonM5abt Dec 1894Georgia
  • Fact: Residence (1910) Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States[11]
HouseholdRoleSexAgeEst BirthBirthplaceOccupation
James A BrooksHeadM60abt Jan 1850GeorgiaSpare Hand, Cotton Mill
Sarah C BrooksWifeF55abt 1855Georgia
Annie E BrooksDauF32abt 1878Georgia
Maudie L BrooksDauF26abt 1884GeorgiaRunning Winders, Cotton Mill
George F BrooksSonM20abt Aug 1889GeorgiaLaborer, Guard Factory
William H BrooksSonM18abt 1892GeorgiaMuler Spinner, Cotton Mill
Earlie L BrooksSonM15abt 1895GeorgiaLaborer, Guard Factory

James passed away in 1917 at the age of 67.[1][2]

  • Fact: Burial (1917) Shadowlawn Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States[12][13]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Web", Brooks Kilgore - Family Tree n.d. (https://tawistawis.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=tawistawis&view=0&pid=82&ver=10750 : accessed 9 Oct 2022) James A L Brooks.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q2B4-6FNF : accessed 21 Aug 2019), J A Brooks, 27 Jan 1849 - 7 Jan 1917; citing Burial, Atlanta History Center, Georgia. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61953 #51562 : accessed 10 Oct 2022)
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MZYH-VHW : accessed 19 Dec 2020), James A L Brooks in household of Jesse Brooks, Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 391A, line 28, family 1208, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) roll 77. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #18815169 : accessed 9 Oct 2022)
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MZMR-V35 : accessed 18 Feb 2021) James A L Brooks in entry for Jesse Brooks, Africa District, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 80 (page 238), line 553, family 553, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) roll 136; Family History Library Film: 803136. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #11669829 : accessed 9 Oct 2022)
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MC35-3PQ : accessed 28 May 2021), James C Brooks in household of John Brooks, Cabin District, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia United States; citing sheet 107 (page 399A), line 24, family 827, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) roll 173. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #4031216 : accessed 9 Oct 2022)
  6. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: JJ76-QDX : accessed 2 Mar 2021), Jim Brooks in death record for Mrs Sallie Cinderilla Brooks, 13 Jan 1929, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing Georgia State Archives, Morrow. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2562 #45716488 : accessed 10 Oct 2022)
  7. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: KXJ8-LR6 : accessed 7 Feb 2020), Marriage of J. A. Brooks and Sarah C. Bowdoin, 20 Nov 1873; citing Monroe, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 164,221.
  8. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", database, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Record 60901 #610000445 (accessed 10 October 2022) James L Brooks and Sallie C Bowdon in the record of Maude Lee Brooks, 4 Aug 1882, Forsyth, Georgia, United States. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M8GN-5XR : accessed 13 Jan 2022), Joseph A. Brooks, Brantley's District 554, Monroe, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 091, sheet 10B (page 76B), line 29, dwelling 90, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) roll 158. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #12903496 : accessed 9 Oct 2022)
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M3JM-R6J : accessed 10 Oct 2022), James L Brooks, Militia District 404, Goodwin District, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0046, sheet 21B, family 306, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.) roll 201; FHL microfilm 1,240,201. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #52915092 : accessed 10 Oct 2022)
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: ML2W-YQ9 : accessed 10 Oct 2022), James A Brooks, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0058, sheet 9B, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982.) roll 194; FHL microfilm 1,374,207. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #3520090 : accessed 10 Oct 2022)
  12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #106298833 : accessed 9 Oct 2022), Memorial Page for James Aaron L Brooks (27 Jan 1849–7 Jan 1917); citing Shadowlawn Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States; Maintained by wtmartin (contributor 47280207).
  13. ↑ BillionGraves, database and images (https://billiongraves.com/grave/J-A-Brooks/3803422 : accessed 9 Oct 2022) Grave record for J A Brooks (27 Jan 1849 - 4 Jan 1917); citing East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States.

See Also

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 9 Oct 2022, 22:19), entry for James Aaron L Brooks (PID FamilySearch Person: KHHR-79M ); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgement

Brooks-13472 was created by L A Childress on 20 May 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by L A Childress and others.





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