Maria (MacRae) Brooks
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Maria (MacRae) Brooks (abt. 1811 - 1897)

Maria Brooks formerly MacRae
Born about in Ohio, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 86 in Pana, Christian, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 10 Apr 2023
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Biography

Maria was a Civil War Nurse.

Maria was born about 1811 in Ohio. She passed away in 1897 near Pana, Illinois in Christian County, and her headstone indicates service as an army nurse.

Research Notes

She was likely married before the US Civil War began in 1861.

Sources

  • 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 27; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 40; FHL microfilm: 000545693; Record number: 8652;
    FamilySearch Record: M64F-FW9 (accessed 10 April 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D14Q-NSL Image number 00229
    Name: Maria Brooks; Census Date: 1870; Census Place: Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States; Ethnicity: American; Race: White; Birth Date: 1811; Birth Place: Ohio; Age: 59.
  • 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
    citing enumeration district, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
    FamilySearch Record: MXNC-W5C (accessed 10 April 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB4-G44 Image number 00036
    Name: Maria M. Brooks; Census Date: 1880; Census Place: Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States; Ethnicity: American; Marital Status: Widowed; Occupation: Keeps House; Race: White; Birth Date: 1811; Birth Place: Ohio, United States; Age: 69; New Household Flag: X; Relationship To Head: Self; Source Person Nbr: 0.
  • Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Affiliate Publication Number: T288; Affiliate Film Number: 53; FHL microfilm: 540809;
    FamilySearch Record: KDP1-G4J (accessed 13 April 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GT5N-6B6 Image number 03373
    Name: Maria Brooks; Pension Date: 1891; Pension Place: Illinois, United States.
  • Newspaper: "Death of Auntie Brooks." Audubon Republican. Audubon, Iowa, 23 Sept. 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress
  • Burial: "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca.1879-ca.1903.; Affiliate Publication Number: M1845; Affiliate Film Number: 3; FHL microfilm: 2155578; Record number: 1645;
    FamilySearch Record: V6H3-B93 (accessed 10 April 2023)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00196
    Name: Maria Brooks; Burial Place: Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States; Death Date: 14 Sep 1897.
  • Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #209210632 (accessed 10 April 2023)
    Memorial page for Maria Brooks (1811-14 Sep 1897), citing Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Ancestorfinder (contributor 48088461).




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