Margaret Hunter (Wilson) Brooks (1836 - 1904)

Born 26 Feb 1836 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA

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Died 1904 at about age 67 in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA

Biography

Margaret Wilson was enumerated at Paulding County, Georgia for the August 24, United States Census, 1850. She was noted as born 1836 in Georgia as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are female Jane Wilson, male Micajah Wilson, female Elizabeth Wilson, female Caroline Wilson and female Amanda Wilson.^[1]

Margaret Brooks was enumerated at Post Office Van Wert, 1074th District Georgia Militia, Polk County, Georgia for the July 13, United States Census, 1860. She was noted as born 1835 in Georgia and a domestic as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are male William Brooks, male James Brooks, male Wilson Brooks and female Jane Brooks.^[2]

Margaret Brooks was enumerated at Draketown-Pauldng County Post Office, Carroll County, Georgia for the July 21, United States Census, 1870. She was noted as born 1836-1837 in Georgia and keeping house as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are male William Brooks, male James Brooks, male Wilson Brooks, female Jane Brooks, male Thomas Brooks, female Mary Brooks, female Sarah Brooks and female Octavia Brooks.^[3]

Margaret Brooks was enumerated as wife at District 649, Carroll County, Georgia for the June 9, United States Census, 1880. She was noted as keeping house, born 1838 in Georgia and married as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are self William Brooks, son Thomas Brooks, daughter Mary Brooks, daughter Sarah Brooks, daughter Octava Brooks and son Doctor R Brooks.^[4]

Margret H Brooks was enumerated as wife of the head of household in Precincts 15-16 Pine Grove, Blue Pond, DeKalb County, Alabama for the June 8, United States Census, 1900. She was noted as born February 1836 in Georgia and had been married forty-nine years. She was not the mother of any children as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household is head William Brooks.^[5]

Margaret Wilson was listed as the mother of Mary M. Pope who died August 31, 1939 in Henegar, DeKalb County, Alabama. The father was listed as William Brooks.^[6]

As listed in the Find A Grave Index,^[7] Margaret Hunter Wilson Brooks is buried at Unity Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Henagar, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZYH-BCG : accessed 18 Aug 2014), Margaret Wilson in household of Jane Wilson, Paulding county, Paulding, Georgia, United States; citing family 116, NARA microfilm publication M432.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-2W2 : 12 April 2016), Margaret Brooks in entry for William Brooks, 1860. Household ID 510 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number M653 Affiliate Film Number 134 GS Film Number 803134 Digital Folder Number 005165705 Image Number 00210.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSK-SGY : 12 April 2016), Margaret Brooks in household of William Brooks, Georgia, United States; citing p. 138, family 852, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,638.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L6-6BW : 19 August 2017), Margaret Brooks in household of William Brooks, District 649, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 27, sheet 30A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0137; FHL microfilm 1,254,137.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98X-2QW : accessed 21 September 2017), Margret H Brooks in household of William Brooks, Precincts 15-16 Pine Grove, Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73, sheet 5B, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,014.
6. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDYX-H8T : 27 November 2014), Margaret Wilson in entry for Mary M. Pope, 31 Aug 1939; citing reference cn 19236, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,579.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVS-9QM1 : 11 July 2016), Margaret Hunter Wilson Brooks, 1904; Burial, Henagar, DeKalb, Alabama, United States of America, Unity Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 8904071.
8. ↑ Find A Grave website

See also:

• Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Brooks, A. B. - Brawley, John.

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