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Melvin Walker Brooks (1900 - 1970)

Melvin Walker Brooks
Born in King William, Virginia, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 19 Feb 1925 in King William, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 70 in Epworth, King William, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Melvin Walker Brooks was born on June 8, 1900, in King William, Virginia, [1] when his father, Sawney, was 47 and his mother, Blanche, was 30. He married Catherine Rose Nickens on February 19, 1925, in his hometown. [2] They had four children in 13 years. He died on July 14, 1970, in King William, Virginia, at the age of 70.

Sources

  1. ↑ "World War I Draft Registration Cards" Registration Location: King William County, Virginia; Roll: 1984806;
    • Melvin Walker Brooks, Race Black, Birth Date 8 Jun 1900, Residence Place King William, Virginia, USA
  2. ↑ "Virginia, Select Marriages" FHL Film Number 2048458, Reference ID Image: 597
    • Melvin Brookes, Gender Male, Marital Status Single, Race Black, Age 24, Birth Date 1901, Birth Place King William Co., VA
    • Marriage Date 19 Feb 1925, Marriage Place King William, Virginia
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRBC-2N5 : accessed 14 January 2018), Melvin Brooks, Acquinton Magisterial District, King William, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-2, sheet 7B, line 44, family 112, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4272.




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