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NOMA BROOKS (3.2.5.6) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Noma was born on October 15, 1894 in Texas.  Noma Brooks married Fritz W. Grunewald (born January 30, 1896) and they had five children:

   Robert Perry Grunewald, b. August 29, 1921
   Donald Lee Grunewald, b. January 25, 1923
   Bonnie Ruth Grunewald, b. January 28, 1928
   Loyd Grunewald, b. June 21, 1934
   Gene Alton Grunewald, b. December 4, 1936

Fritz W. Grunewald died on November 14, 1970 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  As of 1989, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald was living in Hallettsville, Texas.  Robert Grunewald married a woman whose first name was Bernice.  Robert and Bernice Grunewald had one daughter:  -  Janet Gayle Grunewald.  Later, Robert married a second time to Mary Blaine.  Robert and Mary had no children, but Mary was married before and had a daughter, Georgia, by her previous marriage.  As of 1990, Robert Grunewald was living in Yorktown, Texas.  On July 18, 1970, Janet Grunewald married Larry Lancaster and they have two children:  -  Leslie Lancaster, b. September 7, 1973, San Antonio, Texas,  -  Lisa Lancaster, b. March 13, 1977, San Antonio, Texas.

Donald Grunewald married Edna Mae Botard and they had one daughter:  -  Donna Fay Grunewald, b. September 16, 1944, Sheridan, Texas.  Donald Grunewald married a second time to Viola Morgan and they have three sons:  -  Ronald Lee Grunewald, b. February 9, 1952,  -  Larry Wayne Grunewald, b. October 30, 1953,  -  Gary Lloyd Grunewald, b. August 29, 1955.  Donald Grunewald retired from Exxon Oil Company and resides in Victoria, Texas.  Donna Grunewald married Robert Mitchell and they have two children:  -  Dana Lynn Mitchell, b. January 22, 1965, Houston, Texas,  -  Robert E. Mitchell, Jr., b. December 3, 1970, Wichita, Kansas.  Donna married a second time to Bob Arnold and has no children by her second marriage.  In August of 1990, Dana Mitchell married Michael Lauer.  On January 26, 1974, Ronald Grunewald married Kathy Wilborn in Victoria, Texas and they had one daughter:  -  Kelly Leann Grunewald, b. January 18, 1980, Victoria, Texas.  In 1981, Ronald and Kathy Grunewald were divorced.  On December 10, 1982, Ronald Grunewald and his second wife, Ledona, were married.  Larry Grunewald married Laura Mangold and they have two children:  -  Brandon Wayne Grunewald, b. March 5, 1980, Houston, Texas,  -  Amber Lee Grunewald, b. April 17, 1984, Victoria, Texas.  On December 25, 1973, Gary Grunewald married Molly Dillard near Victoria, Texas and they have two children:  -  Cory Lane Grunewald, b. May 19, 1978, Houston, Texas,  -  Colin Wade Grunewald, b. July 8, 1982, Victoria, Texas.

Bonnie Grunewald married Carl Glenn Dunn and they had four children:  -  Glenn Alan Dunn, b. September 10, 1948,  -  Nannette Dunn, b. March 3, 1950,  -  David Michael Dunn, b. February 28, 1957,  -  Karen Sue Dunn, b. March 5, 1959.  Glenn and Bonnie Dunn lived in Florida for many years and later lived in Plano, Texas.  Bonnie (Grunewald) Dunn died from cancer on November 21, 1987 and was buried in the Altoga Cemetery north of McKinney, Texas.  Glenn, his children and their spouses, are all self-employed in the fabrication construction in the Dallas, Texas area.  Glenn Dunn married Loni Machelle Beauchamp (born October 17, 1955) and they have two sons:  -  Jesse Alan Dunn, b. May 1, 1983, Dallas, Texas,  -  Justin Glenn Dunn, b. September 6, 1984, Dallas, Texas.  David Dunn is employed with a fire department near Dallas, Texas.  In August of 1985, Karen Dunn married Ronnie Farris and they reside in Dallas, Texas.  Loyd Grunewald died at birth on June 21, 1934 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.

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Gene Grunewald married Sandra Phoenix and they had two children:  -  Kenneth Blaine Grunewald, b. November 2, 1957, Houston, Texas,  -  Sherry Grunewald, b. February 23, 1961, Houston, Texas.  Gene and Sandra Grunewald were later divorced.  Gene Grunewald married a second time to Wanda Holdsombeck.  Gene Grunewald is employed as a painter with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the Houston, Texas area.  Kenneth Grunewald has one son:  -  Gary Stephen Grunewald, b. February, 22, 1980, Jacksonville, Florida.  Sherry Grunewald married a Mr. York and they have one son:  -  Michael R. York, b. December 18, 1982, Oregon.

References:  1)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  2)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  3)  Interview, Bonnie (Grunewald) Dunn by Bernice Casey, April, 1981;  4)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990

CLARA BROOKS (3.2.5.7) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Clara was born on May 8, 1896 in Texas.  Clara Brooks married John H. Guinn (born November 14, 1894) and they were the parents of three children:

   Victor Guinn, b. June 16, 1917
   Eunice Guinn, b. February 16, 1923
   Dorothy Guinn, b. November 9, 1925

John H. Guinn died on November 1, 1960 and Clara (Brooks) Guinn died on August 3, 1988 in Cuero, Texas.  Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  Victor Guinn died as a child on May 24, 1922 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.

Eunice Guinn married Victor Brier and they have two children:  -  Nancy Carroll Brier, b. August 10, 1945, Cuero, Texas,  -  Victor A. Brier, Jr., b. December 31, 1949, Gonzales, Texas.  Victor and Eunice Guinn live in Cuero, Texas.  Nancy Brier married a Mr. Fuchs and they have two children:  -  Rebbeca Lyne Fuchs, b. February 27, 1973, Jacksonville, Florida,  -  Amanda Kayle Fuchs, b. April 11, 1975, Cuero, Texas.  Victor Brier, Jr. married Denice McLerran and they have one son:  -  Matthew Cove Brier, b. May 2, 1981, Victoria, Texas.  Victor is part owner of Brentex Mills in Cuero and Brenham, Texas and they reside in Brenham, Texas.

Dorothy Guinn married John Davis Bauer and they have two children:  -  John Davis Bauer, Jr., b. November 23, 1949, Gonzales, Texas,  -  Chuck Allan Bauer, b. February 27, 1955, Cuero, Texas.  John and Dorothy Bauer live in Cuero, Texas where John is self-employed in the produce business and Dorothy is a hairdresser.  John Bauer, Jr. married Virginia Goode and they have two sons:  -  John Davis Bauer, III, b. June 5, 1977, Victoria, Texas,  -  Caleb Mitchell Bauer, b. July 27, 1982, Victoria, Texas.  Chuck Bauer married Marsha Gail Marrow and they have one daughter:  -  Chandra Gail Bauer, b. December 17, 1980, Victoria, Texas.

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References:  1  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  2)  Interview, Brooks Kersh by Robert Casey, April, 1981;  3)  Letter, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald to Robert Casey, August, 1982;  4)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990

EUNICE BROOKS (3.2.5.8) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Eunice was born on January 29, 1898 in Texas.  Eunice “Una” Brooks married Reuben Addison Holt and they were the parents of two sons:

   Jasper James Holt, b. August 13, 1921
   Thomas Cecil Holt, b. December 13, 1924

Una (Brooks) Holt died on March 28, 1926 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  Reuben Holt died in November of 1947 in Lavaca County, Texas and was buried in the Willow Creek Cemetery.  Jasper Holt has no children and resides in Hockley, Texas.

Thomas “Tommie” Holt married Evelyn Brocker and they had three children:  -  Marie Elaine Holt, b. February 15, 1948, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Thomas Cecil Holt, Jr., b. January 13, 1949, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Carl Douglas Holt, b. July 18, 1950, Hallettsville, Texas.  Tommie Holt, Sr. died of a heart attack on June 10, 1964 and was buried in the Cheetham Cemetery in Sheridan, Texas.  Evelyn (Brocker) Holt lives in Sheridan, Texas.  Elaine Holt married Jackson Dromgoole and they have two daughters:  -  Jackqline Marie Dromgoole, b. November 30, 1972, Eagle Lake, Texas,  -  Lisa Lyn Dromgoole, b. March 3, 1974, Eagle Lake, Texas.  Elaine operates Elaine’s Grill in Eagle Lake, Texas.  On January 22, 1972, “Tommy” Holt, Jr. married Mary Jo Matula in Hallettsville, Texas and they have two daughters:  -  Stephanie Rose Holt, b. January 28, 1977, Houston, Texas,  -  Diane Allison Holt, b. February 10, 1982, Victoria, Texas.  Tommy Holt, Jr. has been employed with Union Corbitt in Seadrift, Texas since the mid 1980s and lives in Victoria, Texas.  Carl Holt married Millisa Edwards and they have three children:  -  Cody Douglas Holt (twin), b. November 12, 1978, Port Lavaca, Texas,  -  Shanna Milissa Holt (twin), b. November 12, 1978, Port Lavaca, Texas,  -  Dusty Scott Holt, b. April 23, 1981, Port Lavaca, Texas.  Carl and Milissa Holt were later divorced.  Carl has been employed with Brown and Root for twenty years and resides in the Victoria, Texas area.

References:  1  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  2)  Interview, Brooks Kersh by Robert Casey, April, 1981;  3)  Letter, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald to Robert Casey, August, 1982;  4)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990

SAM HOLLAND BROOKS (3.2.5.9) is the son of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Sam was born on February 9, 1900 in Texas.  Sam Brooks married Ruth Green (born February 2, 1908) and they were the parents of two daughters:

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   Gladys Marie Brooks, b. September 12, 1930, Diboll, Texas
   Nancy Ruth Brooks, b. July 12, 1935, Baytown, Texas

Samuel Holland Brooks died on April 10, 1974 and Ruth (Green) Brooks died on April 2, 1986.  Both were buried in the Cedarcrest Cemetery in Baytown, Texas.  In December of 1949, Gladys Brooks married Tommie Martin Clayton (born August 27, 1930) in Baytown, Texas and they had two sons:  -  Martin Dean Clayton, b. May 24, 1957, Baytown, Texas,  -  Bruce Thomas Clayton, b. June 18, 1961, Baytown, Texas.  Both Tommie and Gladys Clayton are college graduates.  Gladys (Brooks) Clayton died of cancer on October 16, 1972 and was buried in the Cedarcrest Cemetery in Baytown, Texas.  Martin Clayton married Karrie Susan Stephan.  Karrie has a girl, Melanie Susan, before her marriage to Martin.  Martin Clayton attended the University of Texas at Austin.  Martin and Karrie Clayton have three children:  -  Samuel Martin Clayton, b. July 20, 1979, Austin, Texas,  -  Karen Marie Clayton,  b. February 1, 1981, Austin, Texas,  -  Kathryn Dianice Clayton, b. January 4, 1985, Austin, Texas.  Martin and Karrie Clayton live in Cedar Park, Texas.  Bruce Clayton attended Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.  Bruce has the Farmers Insurance Agency in Baytown, Texas.  On May 12, 1990, Bruce Clayton married Janna Phillips (born July 23, 1966) in Baytown, Texas.

On July 5, 1955, Nancy Brooks married William Bernard House (born May 28, 1930 in Dallas, Texas) and they have four children:  -  William Brooks House, b. August 24, 1956, Harris County, Texas,  -  Nancy Elaine House, b. February 10, 1958, Harris County, Texas,  -  Patricia Elaine House, b. November 10, 1962, Angelina County, Texas,  -  Ruth Marie House, b. July 4, 1965, Angelina County, Texas.  William House retired in 1990 after thirty-three years of service with Beall Department Stores in Austin, Texas.  Bill and Nancy House live in Austin, Texas.  In February of 1973, William Brooks House married Nancy Ann Oliver.  William and Nancy were divorced in June of 1973 having no children.  On May 17, 1981, William House married a second time to Sherry Charlene Schneider.  In October of 1985, William and Sherry were divorced having no children.  On June 26, 1986, William House married a third time to Kris Taylor (born January 26, 1956, Twenty-Nine Palms, California) and they have two sons:  -  Kristopher Brooks House, b. March 26, 1987,  -  Billie Brooks House, b. June 1, 1988.  William House is a Medical Doctor specializing in ear, nose and throat and practices in Bastrop, Louisiana.  On November 27, 1979, Nancy E. House married Joseph Craig Snodgrass and they had one son:  -  Justin Craig Snodgrass, b. August 25, 1984, Austin, Texas.  Joseph and Nancy were divorced in November of 1986.  Nancy lives in Round Rock, Texas.  On May 23, 1987, Patricia House married Charles Malliot Martin (born September 9, 1963, Dallas, Texas) and they have one daughter:  -  Haley Marie Martin, b. January 12, 1991, Dallas, Texas.  Charles is an attorney with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and Patricia is an attorney with a large law firm in Dallas, Texas.  On July 18, 1984, Ruth Marie House married Robert Joseph Cielakie.  Robert and Ruth Marie were divorced in August of 1985 having no children.  In 1989, Ruth Marie married a second time to Michael Riebly (born October 30, 1956, Gary, Indiana).  Ruth Marie is employed with the telephone company in Dallas, Texas.

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References:  1)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  2)  Interview, Nancy (Brooks) House by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  3)  Letter, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald to Robert Casey, July 18, 1982

HALLIE BROOKS (3.2.5.14) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Hallie was born on January 9, 1909 in Texas.  Hallie Brooks married Edward Milton Mirick (born March 25, 1906) and they had three sons:

   Edward Milton Mirick, Jr., b. April 2, 1927, Houston, Texas
   Gene Nelson Mirick, b. 1928
   Hubert Ray Mirick, b. November 13, 1939, Hallettsville, Texas

Edward Milton Mirick, Sr. died on March 1, 1940 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  In 1945, Hallie (Brooks) Mirick married a second time to Leonard Reese in Kennedy, Texas and they had no children.  Hallie is a Postal Service Substitute at the Sublime, Texas Post Office.  On July 25, 1964, Edward Mirick, Jr. married Billie Dean Timm in Hallettsville, Texas and they have no children.  Billie was born on October 15, 1928 in Hallettsville, Texas and is the daughter of William Timm and Etta (Sokol) Timm.  Edward Mirick, Jr. graduated from the University of Houston at Houston.  Edward is employed with Lomas Banking and Mortgage Company in Dallas, Texas.  Billie Dean teaches school.  Gene Mirick died around 1933 and was buried in Cleburne, Texas.  Hubert Mirick never married.  Hubert Ray Mirick died on March 4, 1962 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.

References:  1)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  2)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  3)  Interview, Edward Mirick, Jr. by Robert Casey, September 1, 1982

ALONZO WEBB BROOKS (3.2.8) is the son of John Clark Brooks and Sarah Ann (Shoemaker) Brooks.  Webb was born on May 26, 1871 in Lavaca County, Texas.  Webb Brooks married Novella Dean Montgomery (born 1871) and they had one daughter:

   Magora Brooks (3.2.8.1), b. April 26, 1894, Texas

Novella (Montgomery) Brooks died on May 4, 1894 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  In 1900, Webb was living with his sister, Amanda, in Lavaca County, Texas.  Later, Webb Brooks married a second time to Emma Eincauf (born 1877) and they had at least two daughters:

   Selma Brooks, b. 1902, Texas
   Elvie Brooks, b. 1908, Texas

In 1910, Webb and Emma Brooks were living in Wharton County, Texas.  In 1930, Webb Brooks was living in Lavaca County, Texas.  Alonzo Brooks died on July 7, 1963 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  Elvie Brooks married a Mr. Dowie and they had five children.  Elvie later married a Mr. Barker.  Elvie (Brooks) Barker lives in Spring, Texas.

References:  1)  1900 and 1930 Censuses, Lavaca County, Texas;  2)  1910 Census, Wharton County, Texas;  3)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  4)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  5)  Interview, Tommie (Milligan) Tribble by Robert Casey, August 5, 1982;  6)  Letter, Tommie (Milligan) Tribble to Robert Casey, September 4, 1982

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MAGORA BROOKS (3.2.8.1) is the daughter of Alonzo Webb Brooks and Novella Dean (Montgomery) Brooks.  Magora was born on April 26, 1894 in Texas.  On August 26, 1912, Magora Brooks married Thomas Joseph Eloise Milligan (born November 8, 1891) and they had three children:

   Tommie LaNette Milligan, b. May 30, 1913
   Dorothy Novella Milligan, b. July 26, 1915
   Joe Wayne Milligan, b. June 24, 1925

Tom Milligan died in September of 1954 and Magora (Brooks) Milligan died on November 26, 1978.  Both were buried in the Hillside Cemetery in Cuero, Texas.  Tommie Milligan married Joe Lewis Tribble and they have two daughters:  -  JoNette Tribble,  -  Nancy Marie Tribble.  As of 1982, Joe and Tommie Tribble live in Cuero, Texas.  JoNette Tribble married Paul W. Danell.  Nancy Tribble married Edward Clyde Murray.  Dorothy Milligan married Chester George Bond, III and they have two children:  -  Virginia Phie Bond,  -  Chester George Bond, IV.  Chester Bond, III died on September 22, 1978 and as of 1982, Dorothy (Milligan) Bond lives in Alexandria, Louisiana.  Chester Bond, IV died on July 29, 1977.  Joe Wayne Milligan was killed in 1945 during World War II and was buried in Holland.  Joe Milligan never married.

References:  1)  Interview, Tommie (Milligan) Tribble by Robert Casey, August 5, 1982;  2)  Letter, Tommie (Milligan) Tribble to Robert Casey, September 4, 1982


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WYATT MARION BROOKS (3.3) is the son of Williamson Brooks (3) and Susannah (Olliff) Brooks.  Wyatt was born on January 24, 1828 in Upson County, Georgia.  In 1850, Wyatt was living in Pike County, Alabama with his sister, Mary.  On September 27, 1855, Wyatt Brooks married Louisa Jane Atkinson.  Louisa was born on October 14, 1836 in Texas and is the daughter of John Atkinson and Maria (Bachman) Atkinson.  From 1853 to 1880, Wyatt and Louisa Brooks lived in Austin County, Texas.  Wyatt and Jane Brooks were the parents of only one son:

   John Williamson Brooks (3.3.1), b. December 26, 1856, Austin County, Texas

Louisa (Atkinson) Brooks died on August 20, 1894 and was buried in the Atkinson Cemetery, one mile west of Bellville, Texas.  In 1910, Wyatt Brooks was living in Austin County, Texas.  Wyatt Marion Brooks died on December 9, 1913 and was buried in the Atkinson Cemetery.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Pike County, Alabama;  2)  1860, 1870, 1880 and 1910 Censuses, Austin County, Texas;  3)  Tax Rolls, Austin County, Texas, 1853 to 1870;  4)  Family Bible of John Atkinson;  5)  “Brooks Family History,” by Susie (Brooks) Danforth, 1946;  6)  Interview, Alton Howell Brooks, by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  7)  Additions and Corrections, by Alton Howell Brooks, August, 1981

Photograph, Louisa (Atkinson) Brooks, John Williamson Brooks and Wyatt Marion Brooks

JOHN WILLIAMSON BROOKS (3.3.1) is the son of Wyatt Marion Brooks and Louisa Jane (Atkinson) Brooks.  John was born on December 26, 1856 in Austin County, Texas.  On September 19, 1900, John Brooks married Mary Eunice Styers in Weimar, Texas.  Mary was born on April 23, 1871 in Oakland, Texas and is the daughter of James Marion Styers and Nancy (Reese) Styers.  Nancy is the great-granddaughter of Burrell Whittington, a veteran of the Revolutionary War.  John and Mary Brooks moved to Bellville, Texas and they were the parents of five children:

   Nannie Louise Brooks, b. November 23, 1901, Texas
   Alton Howell Brooks (3.3.1.2), b. August 13, 1904, Texas
   Johnnie Marie Brooks (3.3.1.3), b. October 16, 1905, Bellville, Texas
   Gordon Styers Brooks, b. August 1, 1907, Texas
   Marion Ellsworth Brooks (3.3.1.5), b. May 23, 1909, Texas

From 1910 to 1920, John and Mary Brooks were living in Austin County, Texas.  Mary (Styers) Brooks died in February 5, 1938 and John Williamson Brooks died on July 21, 1939.  Both died in the old Brooks family home in Bellville, Texas that was built by Wyatt Marion Brooks in 1860.  Both were buried in the Oaknoll Cemetery in Bellville, Texas.  Nannie Brooks died on September 29, 1903 and was buried in the Atkinson Cemetery near Bellville, Texas.

On December 19, 1935, Gordon Brooks married Ruby (Johnson) Pinckard and they had no children.  Ruby is the daughter of Albert Sidney Johnson and Mabelle Johnson.  Ruby was previously married and had two daughters: Gloria Pinckard and Betty Belle Pinckard.  Gloria Pinckard married Ben F. McInroe of Dallas, Texas.  Betty Belle Pinckard married William C. Owsley, Jr. of Houston, Texas.  Gordon Brooks was a dentist in Palestine, Texas.  Gordon Styers Brooks died on January 26, 1960 and was buried in the Land of Memory Cemetery in Palestine, Texas.

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References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Austin County, Texas;  2)  Obituary, Nannie Louise Brooks, 1903;  3)  Interview, Alton Howell Brooks by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  4)  Whittington Family Tree by Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes, 1982;  5)  Letter, Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes to Robert Casey, July 17, 1982;  6)  Letter, Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes to Robert Casey, September 9, 1982

Photograph, John Williamson Brooks

ALTON HOWELL BROOKS (3.3.1.2) is the son of John Williamson Brooks and Mary Eunice (Styers) Brooks.  Alton was born on August 13, 1904 in Texas.  Alton Brooks married Julia Nella Somerford.  Nella was born on August 16, 1912 and is the daughter of Frederick Odelon Somerford and Adelaida (Lopez y Lopez) Somerford.  Alton and Nella Brooks had three children:

   Carolyn Drew Brooks, b. January 27, 1933
   Marynella Brooks, b. August 17, 1936
   John Howell Brooks, b. February 11, 1946

Alton Howell Brooks is a retired dentist and lives in Hempstead, Texas.  Carolyn Brooks married Robert Eugene Whitson and they have two children:  -  Charles Douglass Whitson, b. May 19, 1958, Rosenberg, Texas,  -  Laura Elizabeth Whitson, b. September 14, 1960, Edna, Texas.  In 1981, Charles Whitson received a degree in Engineering from Texas A. & M. and works as an engineer for Texaco.  Laura Whitson attends the University of Texas at Austin.  Marynella Brooks married William Eugene Traylor, Jr. of Katy, Texas and they have two children:  -  Clayton Howell Traylor, b. May 1, 1962, Houston, Texas,  -  Holly Traylor, b. December 2, 1964, Houston, Texas.  Clayton Traylor attends Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.  In April of 1981, John Brooks married Carol Ann Durr.  Carol was born in 1953 and is the daughter of Mrs. Marion Durr of Cleveland, Ohio.  John and Carol Brooks have one son:  -  David Howell Brooks, b. November 6, 1982, Cleveland, Ohio.

References:  1)  Interview, Alton Howell Brooks by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  2)  Additions and Corrections by Alton Howell Brooks, August, 1981;  3)  Letter, Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes to Robert Casey, September 9, 1982;  4)  Interview, Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes by Robert Casey, November, 1982

JOHNNIE MARIE BROOKS (3.3.1.3) is the daughter of John Williamson Brooks and Mary Eunice (Styers) Brooks.  Johnnie Marie was born on October 16, 1905 in Bellville, Texas.  On February 7, 1947, Johnnie Marie Brooks married Lewis Howard Grimes.  Howard was born on July 10, 1915 and is the son of Lewis Frederick Grimes and Julia Ophelia (McClenny) Grimes.  Howard and Johnnie Marie Grimes adopted one son:

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   Richard Alan Millar, b. August 22, 1952, Durham, England

Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes received an A. B. degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and a Master of Arts degree from the Teachers College, Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in New York.  From 1953 to 1975, Johnnie Marie was a research assistant to the President of Southern Methodist University.  Johnnie Marie was elected to the Texas State Board of Education from the fifth Congressional District.  In 1969, Johnnie Marie received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Southwestern University.

Howard Grimes was Phi Beta Kappa and received a A. B. degree from the University of Texas, a Bachelor of Divinity (now Master of Theology) from Southern Methodist University, a Master of Sacred Theology from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University in New York.  During World War II, Howard was a Chaplain in the United States Army.  From 1949 to 1982, Howard was a member of the faculty with Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University.  Howard Grimes has published many books and articles.  Richard Millar received an A. B. degree from the Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana.  Richard Millar died on June 9, 1974.

References:  1)  Interview, Alton Howell Brooks by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  2)  Additions and Corrections by Alton Howell Brooks, August, 1981;  3)  Information Sheet by Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes, 1982

MARION ELLSWORTH BROOKS (3.3.1.5) is the son of John Williamson Brooks and Mary Eunice (Styers) Brooks.  Marion was born on May 23, 1909 in Texas.  On June 3, 1934, Marion Brooks married Mary Janice Faktor of El Campo, Texas and they had one daughter:

   Lennie Etta Brooks, b. September 15, 1936, El Campo, Texas

Marion Brooks was a dentist in El Campo, Texas.  Marion Brooks died on August 31, 1973 and was buried in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in El Campo, Texas.  On August 24, 1956, Lennie Etta Brooks married Bennie Herman Schramm, Jr.  Bennie was born on October 28, 1935 in Crescent Community, Texas and is the son of Bennie Herman Schramm and Delta Minnie (Treybig) Schramm.  Bennie and Lennie Schramm had two children:  -  Ellsworth Brooks Schramm, b. June 3, 1957, Huntsville, Texas,  -  Carole Denise Schramm, b. April 1, 1961, El Campo, Texas.  On June 13, 1981, Brooks Schramm married Mary Elizabeth Tully (born June 10, 1956 in Dubuque, Iowa).

References:  1)  Interview, Alton Howell Brooks by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  2)  Family Sheet by Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes, 1982;  3)  Letter, Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes to Robert Casey, July 17, 1982;  4)  Letter, Johnnie Marie (Brooks) Grimes to Robert Casey, September 9, 1982