William
Mayham
(Billy)
Brooks
Born in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Bethenia (Bass) Brooks
— married
19 Jul 1832 in Hardeman County TN
Descendants 
Father of
John T. Brooks, Elisha Allen Brooks, Nancy Ann (Brooks) Jones, Rebecca Jane (Brooks) Dees, Susan Catherine (Brooks) Jeanes, Cynthia Ann (Brooks) Wilbanks, Samuel K. Brooks, Perry M Brooks and Martha N. (Brooks) Hughey
Died
at age 85
in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Aug 2014
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Biography
W M 'Billy' Brooks bequeathing a Barlow knife to my Grandpa
Tippah County MS Census 1850
- House # 279
- Brooks William 26 M Farmer 200 Ky (age should read 36)
- Brooks Bethina 33 F Ala 27
- Brooks John T. 17 M Tenn
- Brooks Susan C. 15 F Miss
- Brooks Elisha A. 13 M Miss
- Brooks Nancy A. 11 F Miss
- Brooks Rebecca J. 9 F Miss
- Brooks Cynthia A. 7 F Miss
- Brooks Samuel K. 5 M Miss
- Bass Susan 55 F SC
Tippah County Census 1860
- House #498
- Wm. Brooks 55 M Farm 1600/300 KY (age 47)
- Bithena 45 F ALA
- Rebecca Jane 18 F MISS
- Cynthia A. 15 F MISS
- Perry M. 10 M MISS
- Martha 4 F MISS
Tippah County MS Census 1870
- William Brooks 57 M Farmer KY.
- Beth 54 F Keeps Hse. AL.
- Perry M son 17 M MS.
- Martha dau 15 F At Home MS.
- Minerva grandau 15 F At Home MS.
Seeking parents names
Burial
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Chalybeate
- Tippah County, Mississippi[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 42727683
Tippah County RootsWeb
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Billy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Billy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Billy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Billy:
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~6.25%
Nick Hughey
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