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John Richard Brooks (1843 - abt. 1925)

John Richard Brooks
Born in Tennessee, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 1869 [location unknown]
Died about at about age 81 in Tennessee, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Notes

When working on him next, see if profile for nephew Tom Brooks has been created and link him in census info when redone.

Biography

The early years

John was born in 1843. He is the son of John Brooks and Mahulda Hargis.

Family LIfe

He would marry Mary Dixon about 1869[1], likely in Tennessee and it is not believed they had children[1][2]

Through the years

In 1850[3]

In 1860[4]

In 1870[5]

In 1880[6]

In 1900[1] Mary confirms shes had no children

In 1910[2]

In 1920[7] he is living with his nephew Tom Brooks and is now widowed


Death

I estimate that he died between 1920-1930, likely in the Macon Tennessee area.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 10, Macon, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241586 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCF-YPS : accessed 31 December 2020), John R Brooks, Civil Districts 8, 10, Macon, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 5A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,58
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1510; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1375523 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGX3-KN8 : accessed 31 December 2020), John R Brooks, Civil District 4, Macon, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 7B, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1510; FHL microfilm 1,375,523.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDP-7PJ : 12 April 2016), John Brooks in household of John R Brooks, Macon county, part of, Macon, Tennessee, United States; citing family 689, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TF-1R8 : 12 December 2017), J R Brooks in entry for J R Brooks, 1860, Macon, Tennessee, United States.
  5. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1545; Page: 77B; Family History Library Film: 553044 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD6-VR3 : 19 March 2020), John R Brooks, 1870.
  6. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Macon, Tennessee; Roll: 1270; Page: 6D; Enumeration District: 069
  7. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 10, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1754; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 43 "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN51-519 : 17 December 2020), John R Brooks in entry for Tom S Brooks, 1920.




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