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Brooks Family History & Genealogy

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Early Brookses

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Isaac Brooks of Australia was born in 1782, and died at age 91 years old in 1873.
Esther Brooks of Australia was born in 1783 to Withers Philip Brooks and Susanna Withers Brooks. Esther Brooks died at age 78 years old in 1861.
William Brooks of Australia was born in 1793, and died at age 85 years old in 1878.
John Brooks of Australia was born in 1795 to John Brooks and Annie (Young) Brooks. John Brooks died at age 76 years old in 1871.
Elizabeth Brooks of Australia was born in 1795 to Dorall John Brooks. Elizabeth Brooks died at age 71 years old in 1866.
Elizabeth Brooks of Australia was born in 1797, and died at age 79 years old in 1876.
Robert Brooks of Australia was born in 1799, and died at age 62 years old in 1861.
George Brooks of Ballt Hosp Australia was born in 1799, and died at age 87 years old in 1886 in Ballt Hosp.
Martha Brooks of Australia was born in 1800, and died at age 62 years old in 1862.
John Brooks of Australia was born in 1800, and died at age 58 years old in 1858.
John Brooks of Australia was born in 1802 to Levy Brooks and Charlotte Brooks. John Brooks died at age 58 years old in 1860.
Alexander Brooks of Geelong Parish County Australia was born in 1802, and died at age 50 years old in 1852.

Brooks Family Members

Surnames: Brookby - Brookway

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Updated Brooks Biographies

Jesse Wendell Brooks
Jesse Wendell Brooks of Illinois United States was born on September 26, 1858 in Cheshire, CT, and died at age 61 years old on July 21, 1920 in Chicago, IL.
Maleia (Lewings) Brooks was born in 1965 to Mckinley Lewings. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maleia (Lewings) Brooks.
Louisa Astrith (Brooks) HowArd of Tennessee United States was born in October 1849. She was in a relationship with William Dallis, and had a child William Harrison Howard. Louisa HowArd died at age 67 years old on August 10, 1917 in Overton, TX.
Joe Henry Brooks of Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas was born on February 22, 1907, and died at age 67 years old in March 1974.
Rachel Lynn Brooks
Rachel Lynn Brooks was born to David O. Brooks (1955 - 2020) and Bridget (Clark) Brooks (1958 - 2012). Both of her parents were born in Texas. David and Bridget had married in 1973 and they divorced in 1977. Rachel's father, David O. Brooks, had been convicted as a serial killer in Texas. His crimes occurred during the years of 1970 through 1973. A lifelong resident of Houston, Texas, Rachel attended Sharpstown High School in Houston Texas. She died at the young age of 18 in Texas in 1992, predeceasing both of her parents. Her father died in prison in 2020 of Covid-19 and her mother died in Houston in 2012.
Fay Dianne (McDuffie) Brooks was born on October 7, 1940 to Hugh Mcduffie, and died at age 72 years old on January 13, 2013.
Debra (Murrell) Brooks was born to Monrovia T Murrell and Effie Murrell, and has siblings Kourtney Mcgordon, Opal Y. Powell, and Cheryl Johnson. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Debra Brooks.
Mathilda Brooks of East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota was born on December 3, 1892, and died at age 74 years old in April 1967.
Rosina (Brooks) Cunningham of Footscray, City of Maribyrnong County, VIC Australia was born on February 22, 1879 in Naracoorte, Naracoorte Lucindale Council County, SA. She was married to Donald Cunningham, and had children Norman Frederick Cunningham, Robert William Henry Cunninghame, Olive Dorothy Elizabeth Cunningham, Leslie George Maynard Cunningham, Stanley John Charles Cunningham, Henry Donald Cunningham, Emma Laura Rosina Cunningham, and Ruby Sarah Jane Cunningham. Rosina Cunningham died at age 64 years old in 1943 in Footscray, City of Maribyrnong County, VIC.
Grace L Brooks of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on August 8, 1935, and died at age 70 years old on September 6, 2005.
Walter James Brooks
son of Joseph and Florence Brooks. He had 7 brothers and 2 sisters. 4 of his brothers were in the army; his brother Sergt. Bob Brooks and half-brothers Cpl. Cecil Williams, Spr. Arthur Lynham (engineer) en Chief Pty.O. Vincent Lynham (engineer). Married to Kathleen Rita Brooks. father of Larry Brooks
Kathleen Rita Brooks was married to Walter James Brooks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember kathleen rita brooks.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph brooks.
Florence Brooks was in a relationship with Joseph brooks, and has a child Walter James Brooks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember florence brooks.
Pamela (Gioffredi) Brooks was born to Lawrence Gioffredi and Virginia (Thrap), and has siblings Lawrence Gioffredi, Terry Gioffredi, and Lynne Begg. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pamela Brooks.
Maximillian Michael Brooks was born on May 22, 1972 in Manhattan, New York County, New York United States to Anne Bancroft and Melvin James Brooks. Maximillian Brooks married Michelle Claire Brooks in 2003 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, and has a child Henry Michael Brooks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maximillian Michael Brooks.
Melvin James Brooks was born on June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melvin James Brooks.
Cecile Nellie (Brooks) Anderson of Moonee Ponds, City of Moonee Valley County, VIC Australia was born on October 9, 1878 at Elizabeth St, in Richmond, City of Yarra County to Samuel Goddard Brooks and Mary Mcsweeney Brooks. She had siblings Bertram Percival Brooks, Lillian Rosamond (Brooks) Guthrie, Ernest Leonard Brooks, Nellie Brooks, Marion Brooks, Charles Arthur Brooks, Gertrude May Brooks, and William Arthur Brooks. Cecile Anderson died at age 73 years old on February 11, 1952 in Moonee Ponds, City of Moonee Valley County.
William Arthur Brooks of Healesville, Yarra Ranges Shire County, VIC Australia was born on April 24, 1884 in Richmond, City of Yarra County to Samuel Goddard Brooks and Mary Mcsweeney Brooks. He had siblings Cecile Nellie Anderson, Bertram Percival Brooks, Lillian Rosamond (Brooks) Guthrie, Ernest Leonard Brooks, Nellie Brooks, Marion Brooks, Charles Arthur Brooks, and Gertrude May Brooks. William Brooks died at age 5 years old on June 20, 1889 in Healesville, Yarra Ranges Shire County.
Gertrude May (Brooks) Bull of Saint Kilda East, VIC Australia was born on January 29, 1895 at 412 Sydney Rd, in Brunswick, City of Merri-bek County to Samuel Goddard Brooks and Mary Mcsweeney Brooks. She had siblings Cecile Nellie Anderson, Bertram Percival Brooks, Lillian Rosamond (Brooks) Guthrie, Ernest Leonard Brooks, Nellie Brooks, Marion Brooks, Charles Arthur Brooks, and William Arthur Brooks. Gertrude Bull died at age 88 years old on August 5, 1983 in Saint Kilda East.

Popular Brooks Biographies

Martha Ellen (Brooks) Smith
Martha Ellen (Brooks) Smith was born on October 12, 1846. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha Ellen (Brooks) Smith.
Rachel Lynn Brooks
Rachel Lynn Brooks was born to David O. Brooks (1955 - 2020) and Bridget (Clark) Brooks (1958 - 2012). Both of her parents were born in Texas. David and Bridget had married in 1973 and they divorced in 1977. Rachel's father, David O. Brooks, had been convicted as a serial killer in Texas. His crimes occurred during the years of 1970 through 1973. A lifelong resident of Houston, Texas, Rachel attended Sharpstown High School in Houston Texas. She died at the young age of 18 in Texas in 1992, predeceasing both of her parents. Her father died in prison in 2020 of Covid-19 and her mother died in Houston in 2012.
Bridget (Clark) Brooks
Bridget R. Clark was born to Walter Gene Clark and Nannie Adelle Melton. She had siblings Kelly, Ceil, Mark, and Matt Clark. Bridget Clark married David O. Brooks (1955 - 2020) on July 13, 1973 in Harris County, Texas, and they had one daughter, Rachel Lynn Brooks (1973 - 1992). Bridget and David divorced on March 8, 1977, in Harris County Texas. Bridget died at the age of 54 in Texas. See Bridget (Clark) Brooks: Obituary.
Dorothy Caroline Mary Brooks
Dorothy Caroline Mary Brooks of Toronto, Toronto Division County, ON Canada was born on April 3, 1906 at Toronto, Ontario Canada in Toronto, Canada County, ON, and died at age 8 years old on May 29, 1914 at St Lawrence River in QC. Dorothy Brooks was buried on May 29, 1914.
David O. Brooks
Born on February 12th, 1955 in Houston, Texas, David O. Brooks was born to Henry Alton Brooks and Mary Lorene Heatherington and had one sibling, Richard Brooks. David Brooks was married to, and divorced from, Bridget (Clark) Brooks (1958 - 2012). They had one child, Rachel Lynn Brooks (1973 - 1992). David and Bridget had married on July 13th, 1973 in Harris County, Texas and had divorced on March 8th, 1977 in Harris County, Texas. David Owen Brooks, an American serial killer, was involved in the abduction, rape, torture, and murder of at least 28 boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston, Texas, alongside his accomplices Dean Corll and Elmer Wayne Henley. (source: Wikipedia) It is said that Brooks and Henley had been friends of many of their victims. Brooks was convicted in 1975 and sentenced to six life sentences. He was repeatedly denied parole. David died at the age of 65 in a Galveston, Texas prison on May 28th, 2020 of COVID-19 while he was serving six life sentences for his part in the crimes. See David O. Brooks: Obituary. (WARNING: details of the crimes are included and are disturbing. ) He is buried in Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. For more details about the life and death of David Brooks, Dean Corll, and their victims, see Ex-henchman of Houston serial killer . . ..
John Brooks
John Byron Brooks was born on July 5, 1861 in United Kingdom, and died at age 85 years old circa 1946 in California USA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Brooks.
Edwin Miller Brooks
Edwin Miller Brooks was born on December 24, 1878. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edwin Miller Brooks.
Mary Elizabeth "Molly" (Fletcher) Brooks
Mary Elizabeth (Fletcher) Brooks was born on March 6, 1851, and died at age 69 years old on September 1, 1920. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Elizabeth "Molly" (Fletcher) Brooks.
Paula Renee (Brooks) Witzel was born on October 13, 1953 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota United States to Leroy M Brooks and Mary Louise (Rauch) Brooks, and has siblings James Leroy Brooks, Constance Louise Brooks, and Tracy Ann (Brooks) Saltness. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Paula Renee (Brooks) Witzel.
Maximillian Michael Brooks was born on May 22, 1972 in Manhattan, New York County, New York United States to Anne Bancroft and Melvin James Brooks. Maximillian Brooks married Michelle Claire Brooks in 2003 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, and has a child Henry Michael Brooks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maximillian Michael Brooks.
Melvin James Brooks was born on June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melvin James Brooks.
Charles H. Brooks
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles H. Brooks.
Knykioa Rena (Brooks) Ringo of Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas United States was born on July 5, 1980.
Sarah (Barnett) Brooks
Sarah (Barnett) Brooks was born on January 10, 1844. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah (Barnett) Brooks.
Mary Elizabeth Brooks
Mary Elizabeth (Wilder) Brooks was born on March 30, 1819. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Elizabeth Brooks.
Mary Louise (Rauch) Brooks was born on December 3, 1928 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Louise (Rauch) Brooks.
Tracy Ann (Brooks) Saltness was born in 1962 in South Saint Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota United States to Leroy M Brooks and Mary Louise (Rauch) Brooks, and has siblings James Leroy Brooks, Constance Louise Brooks, and Paula Renee (Brooks) Witzel. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Tracy Ann (Brooks) Saltness.
Martha Ellen Brooks
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha Ellen Brooks.
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks was born on June 28, 1926 in Kings County, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mel Brooks.
Anna M Brooks
Anna M (Italiano) Brooks was born on March 17, 1857. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna M Brooks.

Brooks Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Brooks family member is 71.0 years old according to our database of 88,966 people with the last name Brooks that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

71.0 years

Oldest Brookses

These are the longest-lived members of the Brooks family on AncientFaces.

Marie E Brooks of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD was born on April 30, 1895, and died at age 111 years old on April 2, 2007.
111 years
Maria Brooks of Madison, Rockingham County, North Carolina was born on May 1, 1876, and died at age 109 years old in March 1986.
109 years
Amazon Brooks of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on November 26, 1897, and died at age 109 years old on February 23, 2007.
109 years
Julia Brooks of Madison, Saint Francis County, AR was born on July 16, 1886, and died at age 109 years old on August 20, 1995.
109 years
Mattie B Brooks of Brenham, Washington County, TX was born on March 5, 1892, and died at age 109 years old on June 22, 2001.
109 years
Laura V Brooks of Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on December 17, 1892, and died at age 107 years old on June 11, 2000.
107 years
Will Brooks of Cruger, Holmes County, Mississippi was born on July 3, 1870, and died at age 108 years old in August 1978.
108 years
Helen F Brooks of Madison, New Haven County, CT was born on November 25, 1900, and died at age 107 years old on February 12, 2008.
107 years
Johnnie Brooks of Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina was born on February 4, 1869, and died at age 108 years old in February 1977.
107 years
Lula J Brooks of Fairfield, Jefferson County, AL was born on August 26, 1888, and died at age 108 years old on September 21, 1996.
108 years
Mary E Brooks of Richmond, Richmond City County, VA was born on July 10, 1890, and died at age 107 years old on July 2, 1998.
107 years
Marion M Brooks of Needham, Norfolk County, MA was born on February 23, 1896, and died at age 108 years old on February 27, 2004.
108 years
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My great grand father (william jennings brooks born 1897 )and his brother were the soul heirs to the brooks family castle in england, I would like to know more about this. I am having trouble tracing family tree back to england
I am interested in family history, I lived and farmed by the section Edward R. Brooks lived. Edward was my Great grandfather. M y grandmother was Mable Brooks-Mohnike.
That was my uncle and was very fun to be around the family miss him dearly
I became intrested in my family history when I started working at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. I am tracking both sides of my family. I remember being told my grandfather came to Illinois by coverd wagon from Nebraska.
From the research I started at the ALPLM here is what I believe to be true.
Daniel H. Brooks was born ABT 1780 in Vermont and died BEF 1843 in Indiana. He is listed as an Attorney and a Farmer and married Clarissa Spoor around 1800. They had 9 children What appears to be my decendant ALMOND D BROOKS (also listed as A D Brooles on the 1850 Federal Census) born abt 1808 in Franklin Co VT and married Fidila Plummer in Union Co Ohio on 10 Oct 1835 (this date may be off) was in the Civil War and he died in Adams Co NE around 1891. The 1860 Census show him living in Piatt Co Illinoius, 1870 Census show him living in Dewitt Co Illinois, the 1880 Census show him living in Sherman Nuckolls Co Nebrasska They had 8 children and my decendant was LEONAR BLISS BROOKS born Jan 1844 in Ohio and he married eithe Mary or Margaret Sprague in Ohio during the month of May of either 1846 or 1848. They had at least 5 children with my Grand Father WILLIAM J Brooks born Jan 1876 in Illinois. The 1850 Census sho him in Pike, Madison Ohio 6 years old. the 1860 Piatt Co Illinois 16, 1870 Dewitt Co Ill, 1880 Census show him in Sherman, Nuckolls Nebraska,( This makes the Nebraska Coverd Wagon story possible) 1900 cencus shows Clinton, dewitt Co Illinois, 1919 Census show Clinto, Dewitt Co Ill9 Listed as proprietor-fish market.
My Grandfather William J Brooks is listed on the 1900 census as a meat cutter and this he did until the day he died in 1954. He married My grandmother May or Mae (Hal) in 1901 as she was either 13 or 14 at the time.
I have several Census records and articles, pictures of the Brooks family.

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