Individual Details
Daniel Henry Marion BROOKS
(4 Mar 1860 - 8 Jun 1939)
He is listed as Marion age 8 in the 1870 Furrs Township, Stanly County, North Carolina Census.
He is listed as Marion M. age 18 in the 1880 Furrs Township, Stanly County, North Carolina Census.
He is listed as Dan age 30 in the 1900 Montague County, Texas Census.
He lived in Nocona, Texas, for 40 years
Per Carol Brooks Taylor, "The granddaughter, still living, mentioned the other day that her grandfather did not use the name Daniel Brooks. He changed his name to Mormon McDaniel because of "a little bit of difficulty in N.C." She can't seem to remember what it was right now though. She's thinking about it. She wants to read her grandmother's letter I have. She lived with them for many years. Daniel's death certificate even said Daniel Henry McMorman Brooks."
He is listed as Marion M. age 18 in the 1880 Furrs Township, Stanly County, North Carolina Census.
He is listed as Dan age 30 in the 1900 Montague County, Texas Census.
He lived in Nocona, Texas, for 40 years
Per Carol Brooks Taylor, "The granddaughter, still living, mentioned the other day that her grandfather did not use the name Daniel Brooks. He changed his name to Mormon McDaniel because of "a little bit of difficulty in N.C." She can't seem to remember what it was right now though. She's thinking about it. She wants to read her grandmother's letter I have. She lived with them for many years. Daniel's death certificate even said Daniel Henry McMorman Brooks."
Events
| Birth | 4 Mar 1860 | North Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1888 | Stanly County, NC - Laura Janetta FURR |  | ||
| Death | 8 Jun 1939 | Nocona, Montaque County, TX | |||
| Burial | Robertson Cemetery, Montague County, TX | |
Families
| Spouse | Laura Janetta FURR (1870 - 1964) |
| Child | Mary Jane BROOKS (1889 - 1931) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Mollie L. BROOKS (1897 - 1992) |
| Child | Henry Monroe Ezekiel BROOKS (1899 - 1964) |
| Child | Zola I. BROOKS (1903 - 1999) |
| Child | Nettie Kinsala BROOKS (1905 - 1988) |
| Child | Beulah BROOKS (1908 - 1995) |
| Child | Jewel Ruth BROOKS (1912 - 1996) |
| Father | Ezekiel Marion BROOKS (1836 - 1900) |
| Mother | Catherine Amalentha Rosilla Letha Jane BIRD (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Eliza Cynthia BROOKS (1858 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Margaret Isabelle BROOKS (1866 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Birth date from death cerrtificate. 1900 census shows his birth date as February 1870.Endnotes
1. Helen L. Garner, transcriber, Stanly County North Carolina Marriages, Book I: 1851-1867, Book II: -1904: (Albemarle, NC: Stanly County Genealogical Society, 1987).
2. findagrave.com.