Individual Details

Christopher William Brooks

(Feb 1845 - )



Great Grandfather of Leigh Brooks.

1870 Census. Dallas Twp, Webster Co MO. Hh 178
Lethi Brooks, age 52, b. NC
William R., age 24, b. NC. John K., age 23, b. NC. Frances I. age 19, b. NC.
Lethi A., 16, at school, b. TN. Andrew J., age 13, b. Missouri
Hh 179
Christopher W. Brooks, age 26, Farmer, b. NC
Jomanda S., age 26, b. NC
McNey, age 2, b. MO. Robert H. age 11/12, born in August, 1869, in MO.

1880 Census. Ozark Twp, Webster Co MO. Family 127
C. W. Brooks, age 35, b. NC as were his parents.
Josephine, 35, wife, b. NC as were her parents.
Children born in MO: McNey, age 12, Robt H. age 11, Estelle age 8, Nellie age 6, Edna daughter age 4, Sherrly, age 2, son [apparently a daughter, see 1900]
They had two boarders that worked in the brick yard.

1900 Census. Ozark Twp, Webster Co MO. Hh 155
C. W. Brooks, b. Feb 1845, age 55, widowed, dry goods merchant.
Nellie, dau, b. Mar 1875, age 25, dry goods clerk
Sherls, dau, b. Nov 1878, age 21, dry goods clerk
Edna D. Grigg, dau, b. Nov 1876, age 23, married, no children.

Events

BirthFeb 1845North Carolina

Families

FatherRobert Holderness Brooks (1817 - 1860)
MotherLeatha Boswell (1819 - )
SiblingWilliam Ransom Brooks (1846 - )
SiblingJohn Kerr Brooks (1847 - )
SiblingFrances Isbel Brooks (1852 - )
SiblingLetha Ann Brooks (1853 - )
SiblingAndrew Johnson Brooks (1856 - )

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