Mahala Brooks
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Mahala Brooks (1830 - 1914)

Mahala Brooks
Born in Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 84 in Tazewell, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

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The Life Summary of Mahala (Brooks) Burnett:

When Mahala Brooks was born on 22 February 1830, in Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, her parents were John Locke Brooks and Mary Chafin.

In 1850, Mahala lived in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States with her mother and siblings and a nephew.[1]

In 1860, Mahala lived in Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States with her mother and siblings and 2 nieces and a nephew.[2]

She married Moses W. Burnett on 20 December 1860, in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[3]

They were the parents of at least 1 daughter: Mary Ann Burnett-1865–1944

Mahala lived in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States for about 30 years[4][5][6] and Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1900.[7]

She died on 3 November 1914, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84.[8]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-4B8 : Tue Jul 18 01:58:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Polly Brooks and Mary Brooks, 1850.
  2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-WQS : Mon Jul 17 23:30:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Polly Brooks and Polly Brooks, 1860.
  3. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3M-MKJ : 29 January 2020), Mahala Brooks in entry for Moses H Burnett, 1860.
  4. "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRC-TVW : Thu Aug 03 05:03:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Mahala Burnett, 1880.
  5. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJ8-VKD : Fri Aug 04 02:03:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary A McCoy and Jas C Lawson, 1900.
  6. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJ8-VKD : Fri Aug 04 02:03:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary A McCoy and Jas C Lawson, 1900.
  7. "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGB-KV9 : Wed Jul 19 05:38:09 UTC 2023), Entry for James C Lawson and Mary S Lawson, 1910.
  8. "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-G6H1 : 16 August 2019), Mahala Burnett, 03 Nov 1914; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.




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