Individual Details
Willis Swann Brookes
(18 Jul 1847 - 16 May 1927)
Owned a Bible which had many of the dates of this line.
1880 Census. Wheatley Village, Goodwin Twp, St. Francis, AR, Hh 1
Willis Brookes, 32, dry goods merchant, b. NC
Elizabeth, 32, wife, b. TN
Albert, 9, son, b. AR as were all the children
Paul, 7, son
Willis Jr., 6, sonMary, 4, daughter
Fred, 11 months, b. July 1879, son
Blanch Word, 19, sister, b. KY
1900 Census. Horatio Town, Clear Creek Twp, Sevier Co, AR, Hh 287
Willis S. Brookes, b. Jul 1847, 52, b. MS, married 31 years, Druggist
Betty E., wife, b. Feb 1847, 53, b. TN, had 6 children - 5 are living
Fred M., son, b. Jul 1879, 20, b. AR, Druggist
Bishop, son, b. Feb 1883, 17, b. AR, Drug store clerk
Pearl Turnman, servant, Black, b. Jan 1877, 23, b. GA
Events
| Birth | 18 Jul 1847 | Yalobusha County, Mississippi | |||
| Marriage | 14 Oct 1869 | Elizabeth Elvira Word | |||
| Marriage | 4 Sep 1906 | Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas - Emma Alexandria Garner | |||
| Death | 16 May 1927 | Ranger, Eastland County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Elvira Word (1847 - 1905) |
| Child | Albert Sidney Brookes (1870 - 1913) |
| Child | William Paul Brookes (1872 - 1954) |
| Child | Willis Swann Brookes (1874 - 1883) |
| Child | May Bird Brookes (1876 - 1963) |
| Child | Fred McLaurine Brookes (1879 - 1935) |
| Child | Bishop Brookes (1883 - 1943) |
| Spouse | Emma Alexandria Garner (1868 - 1951) |
| Child | Virginia Garner Brookes (1907 - 1998) |
| Father | William Bird Brookes Jr (1805 - 1879) |
| Mother | Henrietta McLauren (1815 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Sarah Frances Brookes (1833 - 1868) |
| Sibling | James Franklin Brookes (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Brookes (1837 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Josephine Brookes (1840 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Brookes (1842 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Henrietta Brookes (1845 - 1914) |
| Sibling | William Bird Brookes III (1849 - 1924) |