ROBERT WESLEY BROOKS (5) is the son of Francis Asberry Brooks (3) and Rhoda (Hill) Brooks.  Robert was born on January 1, 1876 near Wimberley in Hays County, Texas.  Robert was often referred to as “Riddle Brooks.”  Around the age of 15, Robert left home and worked as a ranch hand for Frank Dyer.  While there, he met Mrs. Dyer’s sister, Julia Ann Bryan, whom he later married.  In 1898, Robert homesteaded a farm located four miles east of Elk City in Washita County, Oklahoma.  He and his brother, Ben, also drilled water wells for the early settlers of western Oklahoma.  In 1898 or 1899, Robert contracted typhoid fever and almost died near Weatherford, Oklahoma.  He made his plans for marriage by mail and on October 15, 1899, Robert Wesley Brooks married Julia Ann Bryan in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas.  Julia Ann Bryan was born on April 28, 1878 in Brandon, Texas and is the daughter of Finus Ewing Bryan and Caledonia Ann (Revere) Bryan, both direct ancestors of the authors.  For additional information on the Bryan family, see the section on the Bryan Family History.

After their marriage, Julia joined Robert at his homestead near Elk City, Oklahoma.  Until their house was completed, they lived in a half dug-out (half the house was under ground level).  At this time, the nearest town where supplies and food could be bought was Weatherford which was 45 miles away.  A round trip took two days by wagon.  In 1900, Robert and Julia Brooks were living in Washita County, Oklahoma.  While living on their homestead farm, Robert and Julia Brooks donated part of their land to the county so that a school could be built.  The Pleasant Valley Grade School was built there and all of their children attended this school through eighth grade.  Robert and Julia Brooks were the parents of six children:

   Benjamin Conrad Brooks (5.1), b. August 11, 1901, Washita County, Oklahoma
   Bryan Franklin Brooks (5.2), b. January 29, 1904, Washita County, Oklahoma
   Russell Frazier Brooks, b. January 13, 1909, Washita County, Oklahoma
   Everett Robert Brooks (5.4), b. November 20, 1912, Washita County, Oklahoma
   Ethel Bernice Brooks (6), b. May 1, 1919, Washita County, Oklahoma
   Oma Birch Brooks (5.6), b. May 1, 1919, Washita County, Oklahoma

In 1946, Robert Brooks retired from active farming and his son, Everett, continued to farm his homestead.  At that time, Robert and Julia Brooks moved into Elk City, Oklahoma.  Robert Wesley Brooks died on January 25, 1951 in Elk City, Oklahoma and Julia (Bryan) Brooks died on May 3, 1961 in Elk City, Oklahoma.  Both were buried in the Canute Cemetery in Washita County, Oklahoma.  Russell Frazier Brooks died of a heart disease on November 11, 1909.

References:  1)  Marriage License, R. W. Brooks and Julia A. Bryan, 1899;  2)  1900 and 1920 Censuses, Washita County, Oklahoma;  3)  Family Group Sheet, by Bernice Casey, April 22, 1976;  4)  Family Records, by Bernice Casey, 1980

Photograph, Robert Wesley Brooks and Julia Ann (Bryan) Brooks

Photograph, Family of Robert Wesley Brooks

Left to Right (Top Row First):  Bryan Franklin Brooks, Robert Wesley Brooks, Everett Robert Brooks, Birch (Brooks) Voorhis, Julia Ann (Bryan) Brooks and Bernice (Brooks) Casey

BENJAMIN CONRAD BROOKS (5.1) is the son of Robert Wesley Brooks and Julia Ann (Bryan) Brooks.  Conrad was born on August 11, 1901 on his parent’s farm in Washita County, Oklahoma.  Conrad died on January 28, 1922 of an abscess of the liver.  He was buried in the Canute Cemetery in Canute, Oklahoma.  Conrad Brooks never married.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, by Bernice Casey, April 22, 1976;  2)  Obituary, Elk City News-Democrat, Conrad Benjamin Brooks, 1922

Photograph, Benjamin Conrad Brooks

BRYAN FRANKLIN BROOKS (5.2) is the son of Robert Wesley Brooks and Julia Ann (Bryan) Brooks.  Bryan was born on January 29, 1904 on his parent’s farm in Washita County, Oklahoma.  On November 10, 1931, Bryan Brooks married Joella Shelton in Los Angeles, California.  Joella was born on September 21, 1914 and is the daughter of Joe Shelton and Lucy Murel (Stuffelbean) Shelton.  Bryan and Joella Brooks were the parents of two children:

   Peggy Lou Brooks (5.2.1), b. October 4, 1932, Los Angeles, California
   Janet Sue Brooks (5.2.2), b. July 14, 1941, Elk City, Oklahoma

Before World War II, Bryan worked in California for Edison Construction Company.  He worked on the construction of a highway through the mountains in California.  Also before the war, Bryan farmed with his father in Washita County, Oklahoma.  During the war, Bryan and his wife worked in a defense plant in California.  After the war, he returned to Oklahoma and again worked on his father’s farm.  Bryan Brooks died on November 11, 1951 and was buried in the Canute Cemetery.  On July 3, 1956, Joella married a second time to Francis Clay “Buster” Vaught and they live in Elk City, Oklahoma.  Buster was born on May 17, 1915 in Mena, Arkansas.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, by Bernice Casey, April 22, 1976;  2)  Family Records, by Bernice Casey, 1980;  3)  Obituary, Bryan F. Brooks, 1951;  4)  Letter, Peggy (Brooks) Hill to Bernice Casey, January 5, 1981

PEGGY LOU BROOKS (5.2.1) is the daughter of Bryan Franklin Brooks and Joella (Shelton) Brooks.  Peggy Lou was born on October 4, 1932 in Los Angeles, California.  On August 18, 1951, Peggy Lou Brooks married Dale William Hill of Leedey, Oklahoma.  Dale was born on August 27, 1924 and is the son of Arthur Clay Hill and Beulah Maud (Darden) Hill.  In 1951, Dale and Peggy Hill were living in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Dale and Peggy Lou Hill are the parents of three children:

   Don Keith Hill, b. February 16, 1954, Tulsa, Oklahoma
   Terry Gene Hill, b. March 24, 1956, Tulsa, Oklahoma
   Kenneth Wayne Hill, b. March 27, 1958, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Peggy (Brooks) Hill is a 1965 graduate of Tulsa University.  Peggy has been teaching for over ten years and is currently helping to develop a Gifted Program for the Tulsa Public Schools.  Dale is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and is a Physical Education teacher at Salk Elementary School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Dale does wood sculpture and has won several awards at national woodcarving shows.

Don Hill graduated as valedictorium from Tulsa Memorial High School.  He received a Master of Science degree from Rice University in Chemical Engineering.  Don has worked in cryogenics for Pullman Kellogg in Kuwait, Holland and Algeria.  On December 29, 1980, Don Hill married Carol-Elissa Marguerite Markham in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Carol was born in Wardingham, England and is the daughter of Harold William Markham and Elisa (Visser) Markham of Oxon, England.  Don and Carol were remarried in Oxon, England in a formal wedding on March 24, 1981.  Don and Carol Hill have one son:  -  Ashley John Hill, b. June 18, 1982, Houston, Texas.  As of 1982, Don and Carol Hill were living in Houston, Texas.  Terry Hill graduated from Tulsa Memorial High School.  In 1979, Terry received a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Oklahoma State University and is an area sales manager for C. E. Invalco.  Ken Hill was valedictorium from Broken Arrow High School from which he graduated in 1976.  In May of 1980, Ken received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University and is a Project Engineer for Naimon Engineering Company.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, by Bernice Casey, April 22, 1976;  2)  Letter, Peggy (Brooks) Hill to Bernice Casey, November 23, 1980;  3)  Letter, Peggy (Brooks) Hill to Bernice Casey, January 5, 1981;  4)  Letter, Peggy (Brooks) Hill to Bernice Casey, August 29, 1981;  5)  Interview, Peggy (Brooks) Hill by Bernice Casey, November, 1982

JANET SUE BROOKS (5.2.2) is the daughter of Bryan Franklin Brooks and Joella (Shelton) Brooks.  Janet Sue was born on July 14, 1941 in Elk City, Oklahoma.  On July 14, 1961, Janet Sue Brooks married Jackie Lynn Bonny.  Jack was born on October 18, 1939 and is the son of Elmo Jackson Bonny and Dorothy (Blackmore) Bonny.  Jack and Janet Sue Bonny are the parents of two children:

   Christy Jo Bonny, b. November 25, 1962
   Jackie Lynn Bonny, Jr., b. July 15, 1965

Jack Bonny was in education for nine years and is now in the oil business.  Janet is a researcher of rare books on western outlaws and history.  Christy Bonny is a student at Southwestern State University in Oklahoma.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, by Bernice Casey, April 22, 1976;  2)  Letter, Peggy (Brooks) Hill to Bernice Casey, January 5, 1981;  3)  Letter, Peggy (Brooks) Hill to Bernice Casey, August 29, 1981

EVERETT ROBERT BROOKS (5.4) is the son of Robert Wesley Brooks and Julia Ann (Bryan) Brooks.  Everett was born on November 20, 1912 on his parent’s farm in Washita County, Oklahoma.  Everett attended Pleasant Valley Grade School, Elk City High School and Canute High School.  On January 25, 1941, Everett Brooks married Edna Fay Reynolds.  Edna Fay is the daughter of John Reynolds and Verna Reynolds.  Everett and Edna Fay Brooks were the parents of one son:

   Robert Conrad Brooks, b. January 5, 1942, Elk City, Oklahoma

Everett and Edna Fay Brooks lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1943 to 1948 where Everett worked for Meadow Gold Diary.  Everett ran his parent’s farm for many years.  In 1960, Everett and Edna Fay Brooks were divorced.  Upon the death of his mother in 1961, Everett purchased the farm and continued farming until his death.  Everett Brooks died on October 20, 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was buried in the Canute Cemetery.  Conrad Brooks graduated from Elk City High School in 1962.  Conrad served two years in the army and for the past six years has worked for the City of Elk City, Oklahoma.  As of 1980, Conrad is single and lives in Elk City, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, by Bernice Casey, April 22, 1976;  2)  Family Records, by Bernice Casey, 1980;  3)  Obituary, Everett R. Brooks, 1973

OMA BIRCH BROOKS (5.6) is the daughter of Robert Wesley Brooks and Julia Ann (Bryan) Brooks.  Birch and her twin sister, Bernice, were born on May 1, 1919 on her parent’s farm in Washita County, Oklahoma.  Birch and Bernice attended Elk City High School where they graduated in May of 1937.  Birch was the Elk City High School pianist and had a bi-weekly radio program for three years at KASA radio station.  In the fall of 1937, Birch and Bernice Brooks enrolled at Oklahoma A and M College (later changed to Oklahoma State University).  After two years, Birch received an Associate Degree in Business Administration.  After a third year in college, Birch left school and became a legal secretary for Judge Linville in Elk City, Oklahoma.  Birch later worked for the Production and Marketing Association in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  On March 8, 1946, Birch Brooks married Ralph Stanton Blair.  Ralph was born on February 16, 1915 in Elk City, Oklahoma and is the son of Mortimer Wendell Blair and Sylvia (Nix) Blair.  Ralph graduated from Elk City High School in 1933 and served as a Sergeant in the Air Force during World War II, being stationed in the South Pacific.  Ralph worked as a salesman for a wholesale company out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Ralph and Birch Blair were the parents of one son:

   Stanton Gregg Blair (5.6.1), b. July 11, 1948, Elk City, Oklahoma

Ralph and Birch Blair lived in Elk City, Oklahoma.  Ralph Blair died of a heart attack on July 16, 1965 and was buried in the Elk City Cemetery.  Birch worked as a secretary for eleven years at Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base near Clinton, Oklahoma.  During the closure of the base, she was transferred to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  On December 6, 1969, Birch (Brooks) Blair married a second time to Master Sergeant Wilson Edgar “Ed” Voorhis, Jr. at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Ed was born on August 16, 1917 in Charleston, South Carolina and was reared in Los Angeles, California.  Ed was previously married to Betty Jean Simmons and they had two children:  Valerie Jean Voorhis and Wilson Edgar “Will” Voorhis, III.  Ed joined the Army Air Corps and was a tail-gunner on a B-26 during World War II.  His plane was shot down and was as a prisoner of war at Stalag IVB for nine months.  Ed served in combat in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.  He received numerous decorations including a Purple Heart, three Bronze Battle Stars, Air Medal, POW Medal and Outstanding Airman.  Ed retired with 25 years of service with the Air Force.  After retiring from the military, he graduated from Rose St. College with degrees in accounting and history.  Birch retired in June of 1979 with 25 years of Federal Civil Service.  Ed Voorhis died on April 18, 1999 in Del City, Oklahoma and was buried in the Sunnylane Cemetery in Del City, Oklahoma.  As of 1999, Birch (Brooks) Voorhis resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  Letter, Birch (Brooks) Voorhis to Bernice Casey, September, 1980;  2)  Family Records, Bernice Casey, 1980

Photograph, Ralph Blair, Gregg Blair and Birch (Brooks) Blair

STANTON GREGG BLAIR (5.6.1) is the son of Ralph Stanton Blair and Birch (Brooks) Blair.  Gregg was born on July 11, 1948 in Elk City, Oklahoma.  Gregg attended grade school, junior high school and high school in Elk City, Oklahoma.  He graduated from Elk City High School in 1966.  On June 1, 1969, Stanton Gregg Blair married Priscilla Fran Hubbard, his high school sweetheart.  Priscilla was born on November 7, 1950 in Elk City, Oklahoma and is the daughter of Frank Hubbard and Zella Mae (Swope) Hubbard.  In the summer of 1970, Gregg received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Southwestern State University located in Weatherford, Oklahoma.  From 1971 to present, Gregg has been a Sales Representative for an Oklahoma City steel fabricator.  Gregg and Priscilla Blair are the parents of one daughter:

   Susan Katherine Blair, b. October 31, 1984, Oklahoma

Gregg is active in photography and enjoys traveling.  Gregg played the guitar in a band during his high school and college years.  Gregg and Priscilla are active in church work and enjoy working with young people.  From 1977 to 1999, Gregg and Priscilla Blair lived in the country northwest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Gregg Blair to Bernice Casey, September, 1980

Photograph, Priscilla (Hubbard) Blair and Stanton Gregg Blair

ETHEL BERNICE BROOKS (6) is the daughter of Robert Wesley Brooks and Julia Ann (Bryan) Brooks.  Bernice and her twin sister, Birch, were born on their parents farm in Washita County, Oklahoma on May 1, 1919.  On December 31, 1941, Bernice Brooks married Alvin Harold Casey in Elk City, Oklahoma.  Bernice and Harold had met as students at Oklahoma State University during Harold’s senior year.  Bernice received her degree in Home Economics in 1942 from Oklahoma State University.  Harold was born on March 9, 1915 on a farm about six miles east of Stigler in Haskell County, Oklahoma and is the son of Louis Bertie Casey and Florence Larue (Shelton) Casey, both direct ancestors of the authors.  For additional information on the Casey family, see the section on Casey Family History.

In 1931 (at the age of sixteen), Harold graduated from Keota High School and was the validictorian of his class.  When he graduated from high school, the nation was in its most serious economic depression.  Hired farm labor was being paid fifty cents per day, but jobs were almost impossible to find.  The first two years after high school were spent working on his father’s farm which had a twenty-five acre apple orchard.  From 1933 to 1936, Harold served in the army and was assigned to the 18th Field Artillery in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.  In September of 1937, Harold and his brother, Louis, enrolled at Oklahoma State University.  While attending college, Harold and Louis played in western band which called themselves “The Rangers.”  As a student at Oklahoma State University, Harold was a member of Blue Key, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Vice-President of the Collegiate Chapter of the Future Farmers of America and was a proctor and the president of Aggie Halls.  In May of 1941, Harold received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Education.  Upon graduation, Harold became an agriculture instructor at Helena, Oklahoma.  From April of 1943 to February of 1946, Harold served in the navy attaining the rank of Senior Lieutenant.  During his naval career, he was stationed with the Fifth Fleet in Hawaii, Saipan, Phillipines and Japan.

After the war, Harold and Bernice Casey moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma where Harold was employed as an Extension Agent of 4-H Programs.  After six weeks, he was promoted to County Agriculture Agent.  In 1955, Harold completed his requirements for a Master of Science degree from Oklahoma State University.  While living in Guthrie, Harold served as president of the Guthrie Lions Club, as cabinet secretary to the District Lions Club Director, president of the Oklahoma Association of Fairs and as a scoutmaster in Boy Scouts.  He was the recipient of several awards including the KVOO Greener Pastures contest, Tennessee Valley Authority Fertilizer Demonstration contest, Oklahoma Fertilizer Dealers Association Award, the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman Neighborhood Progress contest, Oklahoma Seedsmen Award and the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce Achievement award.

In July of 1957, Harold was promoted to a District Extension Director and moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma for his new position.  In July of 1961, Harold received a Doctorate of Education (EdD) from Oklahoma State University with majors in Administration in Higher Education and Personnel Supervision.  In September of 1968, Harold was promoted to Director of Personnel for the Oklahoma State University Extension Service and remained in that position until he retired in July of 1976.  From July of 1976 to July of 1977, Harold was an Associate Professor in the Department of Agriculture Education at Oklahoma State University.  During this year, he co-authored the four hour correspondence course, “Education to Feed a Hungry World.”  He also wrote a three hour graduate credit course on “Extension Program Planning.”

Harold was president of the Oklahoma State University chapter of Epsilon Phi in 1968 and received their State Staff Superior Service Award in 1972.  In 1973, he received the National Epsilon Sigma Phi Certificate of Recognition.  Harold served on a National Extension Task Force to develop guidelines for the State Extension Services to use in developing performance appraisal instruments for their employees.  Harold developed the first written performance appraisal instrument and salary administration plan for the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service.  He was a frequent speaker of state and regional meeting for professional extension employees.  Harold and Bernice Casey are the parents of three children:

   Patrick Jon Casey (6.1), b. July 5, 1943, Elk City, Oklahoma
   David Myron Casey (6.2), b. September 13, 1947, Guthrie, Oklahoma
   Robert Brooks Casey (7), b. May 25, 1951, Guthrie, Oklahoma

Harold Casey was an active genealogist.  Harold and his son, Robert, published “Casey Family History” in 1980 and “Shelton, Wininger and Pace Families” in 1988.  Harold Casey died on January 8, 1991 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and was buried in the Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond, Oklahoma.  Bernice is also an active genealogist.  Bernice and her son, Robert, published “Brooks Family History” in 1982 and are the authors of this book.  As of 1998, Bernice (Brooks) Casey was living in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Reference:  1)  Alvin Harold Casey

PATRICK JON CASEY (6.1) is the son of Harold Casey and Bernice (Brooks) Casey.  Pat was born on July 5, 1943 in Elk City, Oklahoma.  At the time of his birth, Bernice was living with her parents and Harold was in the navy stationed at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida.  After Harold left the service in 1946, Pat lived with his parents in Guthrie, Oklahoma until 1957 when they moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma.  Pat graduated from Stillwater High School in 1961 and attended Oklahoma State University for two years.  Pat then attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.  On February 24, 1967, Pat Casey married Ellen Kay Webster in Norman, Oklahoma.  Ellen was born on April 5, 1946 in Enid, Oklahoma and is the daughter of Glynn William Webster and Daphine (Wright) Webster.  In August of 1967, Pat received a Bachelor of Business Administration.  Upon graduation, Pat was employed by Campbell Soup Company and lived in Paris, Texas from August of 1967 to May of 1972.  Pat’s last position at Campbell’s was Manager of Employee Relations.

From 1972 to 1974, Pat attended Oklahoma City University School of Law.  In August of 1974, he obtained a Juris Doctorate and was named “Graduate of the Year” by his legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi.  Upon graduation, Pat remained in Oklahoma City and was employed by the law firm Felix, Bowman, McIntyre and McDivitt.  Pat became a partner in the law firm in May of 1977.  As of 1987, the firm’s name is McDivitt and Casey.  For the past forty-five years, the law firm has specialized in business and tax planning for clients involved in real estate (development, construction, rehabilation, sales, syndications and investments) throughout the United States and actively represents clients in over twenty states.

Pat is a National Director (1980 - 1990) and builder member of the National Association of Home Builders;  member (1978 - 1987) and past Chairman (1982 - 1983) of the Taxation Committee;  member of the 1986 National Council of the Multifamily Housing Industry Working Group on Tax Reform;  and member of the 1986 - 1987 Tax Force on Builder Liability.  He is a member of the National Commercial Builders Council:  Board of Trustees (1986 - 1989);  Vice Chairman, Professional Advisory Board (1986 - 1988);  Chairman, Legal Committiee (1983 - 1987);  Chairman, Contract Documents Development Task Force (1986 - 1987);  and received the IPD Commercial Builder Designation in 1986.  Pat is the legal counsel and resides on the Executive Committee of Oklahoma State Home Builder Association and Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association (1978 - 1987).

Pat has participated as a speaker or instructor in over 180 speeches and seminars in twenty states throughout the United States for various groups, including continuing education seminars for attorneys, accountants, realtors, and brokers.  He has had over 100 tax and real estate articles published.  He is admitted to practice before various Courts, including the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court.  Pat has been included in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in Real Estate and the Bar Register.  He is a Fellow Oklahoma Bar Foundation.  Pat and Ellen Casey are the parents of two daughters:

   Kimberly Kaye Casey, b. July 7, 1968, Paris, Texas
   Julia Ann Casey, b. January 23, 1977, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

In 1979, Pat and Ellen Casey moved to Norman, Oklahoma.  In 1992, Pat and Ellen Casey were divorced.  On September 19, 1992, Pat Casey married Robi Sue Whitnah in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  As of 1998, Pat and Robi Casey live in Edmond, Oklahama.  Kimberly Casey graduated from Norman High School in 1986 and is now attended Oklahoma State University.  On May 30, 1992, Kimberly Casey married William Scott “Bill” Nixon in Norman, Oklahoma.  Bill was born on February 5, 1967 in Pittsburg, Pensylvania and is the son of Donald R. Nixon and Frances M. (Strecker) Nixon.  As of 1998, Julia Casey is single and resides in Norman, Oklahoma.

Reference:  1)  Patrick Jon Casey

DAVID MYRON CASEY (6.2) is the son of Harold Casey and Bernice (Brooks) Casey.  David was born on September 13, 1947 in Guthrie, Oklahoma.  David moved with his parents to Stillwater, Oklahoma in June of 1957.  He graduated from Stillwater High School in 1965 and enrolled at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  In 1971, David received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Marketing.  From 1971 to 1974, David Casey lived in Denver, Colorado and was employed in retail management.  From 1974 to 1976, David lived in Edmond, Oklahoma and managed a small grocery business.  On June 26, 1976, David Casey married Susan Elaine Garrett in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  Susan was born on December 30, 1948 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is the daughter of Clint George Garrett, Jr. and Majorie Jane (Pulver) Garrett of Poteau, Oklahoma.  Susan’s grandmother, Mildred (Thomas) Pulver is a first cousin of Ronald Reagan, current president of the United States of America.  Susan’s great grandmother, Mary Agnes (Reagan) Thomas is President Reagan’s paternal aunt.  Susan is a graduate of Carl Albert Junior College and attended Oklahoma State University.  David and Susan Casey are the parents of three daughters:

   Allison Brooke Casey, b. June 7, 1980, Ardmore, Oklahoma
   Jennifer Bryan Casey (twin), b. June 28, 1983, Ponca City, Oklahoma
   Jill Garrett Casey (twin), b. June 28, 1983, Ponca City, Oklahoma

From 1976 to 1979, David and Susan Casey lived in Oklahoma City.  David attended the Oklahoma City University School of Law and Susan worked for Dresser Industries.  In 1979, David obtained a Juris Doctorate.  After graduation, David and Susan moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma.  In 1980, David became a staff attorney for Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma in Ardmore, Oklahoma.  In 1982, David became a partner in the law firm “Casey and Casey” in Ponca City, Oklahoma (David’s partner was no kin to David).  In 1984, David became Corporate Staff Attorney with Frontier Federal Savings and Loan Association in Ponca City, Oklahoma (assets over $800,000,000).  In 1986, David joined his brother’s (Pat) law firm, “Casey and McDivitt.”  In 1987, David became the staff attorney for Interstate Savings and Loan Company of El Reno, Oklahoma.  In 1988, David and his family moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma where David owned a private law practice.  In June of 1990, David joined Stillwater National Bank as a trust officer.  In 1993, David rejoined his brother’s (Pat) law firm.  In 1996, David became a stock broker for Merrill Lynch.  As of 1998, David and his family live in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Reference:  1)  David Myron Casey

ROBERT BROOKS CASEY (7) is the son of Harold Casey and Bernice (Brooks) Casey.  Robert was born on May 25, 1951 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma.  He lived with his parents in Guthrie, Oklahoma until June of 1957.  At that time, Robert moved with his parents to Stillwater, Oklahoma.  Robert attended grade school, junior high school and high school in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  He graduated from Stillwater High School in May of 1969 and enrolled in the School of Engineering at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  On May 22, 1971, Robert Brooks Casey married Debra Lee Mashburn in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Robert received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in May of 1973 and then moved to Berkeley, California where he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley.  In June of 1974, Robert received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and moved to Austin, Texas where Robert was employed by International Business Machines (IBM).  On May 27, 1977, Robert and Debbie Casey were divorced.  From March of 1976 to September of 1979, Robert Casey lived north of Austin near Pflugerville, Texas.  In September of 1979, Robert moved back into Austin.  From July of 1974 to October of 1981, Robert was involved in the design and development of word processing systems.  He has participated in the design of the Office System 6, the 5520 Administrative System and the Displaywriter.

In October of 1981, Robert moved to Carrollton, Texas and to Dallas, Texas in June of 1984, where he supported the marketing of large IBM data processing systems.  In October of 1989, Robert and Diane Casey moved to Austin, Texas where Robert became a Systems Engineer Manager marketing the IBM product line to the Austin area.  On March 2, 1985, Robert Casey married Diane Marie Thede in Dallas, Texas.  Diane was born on August 7, 1957 in Battle Creek, Michigan and is the daughter of Kenneth Alfred Thede and Eleanor June (Santelman) Thede.  Robert and Diane Casey are the parents of two sons:

   Jordan Brooks Casey, b. May 20, 1987, Dallas, Texas
   Bryan William Casey, b. May 26, 1989, Dallas, Texas

Diane received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Christian University in 1980 and worked seven years in the advertising business.  Diane’s last position was an account executive for the Anderson and Fischel advertising agency.  Since the birth of their son, Jordan, Diane has stayed at home to raise their sons.  Robert is an active genealogist and is the co-author of this book.  Robert and his father, Harold Casey, also compiled the book, “Casey Family History” which was published in 1980 and “Shelton, Wininger and Pace Families” in 1988.  Robert and his mother, Bernice (Brooks) Casey, published the book, “Brooks Family History,” in 1982.  As of 2003, Robert and Diane Casey were living in Austin, Texas.

Reference:  1)  Robert Brooks Casey

JORDAN BROOKS (9.1)

Jordan Brooks who married Elizabeth Cockram could be related to the author’s Brooks line, but this connection should be considered very speculative.  This Brooks line resided in many of the same places that this author’s Brooks line resided:  Putnam County, Georgia, Upson County, Georgia and Dale County, Alabama.  They also resided in many neighboring and nearby counties:  Morgan County, Georgia, Jones County, Georgia, Crawford County, Georgia, Coffee County, Alabama and Chambers County, Alabama.  However, the Brooks surname is a very common surname and there are many other Brooks families residing in these same counties.  The given names are common between this line and the author’s Brooks line:  specially Jordan Brooks and Robert Brooks being prominent given names in both lines.  According to Marion B. Brunson, “Judson” Jordan Brooks married “Mary” Elizabeth Cochran.  This author has found no supporting documentation of either first name, Judson or Mary.

Assuming that Jordan was around twenty years of age when he married Elizabeth Cockram in 1815, Jordan Brooks was born around 1795.  The 1850 census of Coffee County, Georgia indicate that Elizabeth was born around 1800 which supports the 1795 birthdate, maybe even even later than 1795, however, the age of widows are often older than census records indicate.  Several family records indicate that Jordan Brooks was born in South Carolina but this author has not found any direct documentation supporting this birthplace.  The author’s direct ancestor, Jordan Brooks (2), was found in Edgefield County, South Carolina up to 1807, therefore, all documenation of any Jordan Brooks residing in Edgefield County, South Carolina would be Jordan Brooks (2), the author’s direct ancestor.  Many researchers have speculated that Matthew Brooks was the brother of Jordan Brooks (9.1).  The 1850 census of Coffee County, Alabama indicate that Matthew Brooks was born in South Carolina in 1783 which would support the birthplace of Jordan being South Carolina.

There are many researchers that state that Robert Brooks was the father of Jordan Brooks (9.1).  This is confirmed by the 1827 deed of gift where Robert Brooks, “in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have and bear unto my beloved sons, Jordan Brooks and Thomas J. Brooks.”  This deed was dated November 23, 1827 and was recorded in Crawford County, Georgia.  This establishes that Robert Brooks was the father of at least two sons:

   Jordan Brooks
   Thomas J. Brooks

In 1972, Marion Brunson stated that the father of Jordan Brooks (9.1) was “believed to Robert Rose Brooks, son of Robert Brooks of Mecklenburg County, Virginia.”  However, the will of Robert Rose Brooks (1.2) indicates that Robert Rose Brooks (1.2) was the father of Jordan Gilmore Brooks (born 1822).  The children of Robert Rose Brooks (1.2) that were mentioned in his will were from a marriage late in life and family tradition indicates that he was married twice previously and had many more children.  However, it is not very likely that he named two sons by the same given name, Jordan (however, this author does have another line where this was the case).  Robert Rose Brooks first married in 1780 to Mary Parham, so the timeframe and locations match, but there remains the problem of Robert Rose Brooks naming two of his children by the same given name, Jordan.  Other descendants of Jordan Brooks (9.1) present the case the two nephews of Jordan Brooks (2) or the son of Jordan Brooks (2) could be the father of Robert Brooks and grandfather of Jordan Brooks (9.1).  Jordan Brooks (2) had a son, Robert Brooks (born 1787).  The brother of Jordan Brooks, Wade Brooks, had a son, Robert Brooks (born 1783 to 1787).  The brother of Jordan Brooks, William Brooks, had a son, Robert Brooks (born between 1780 and 1788).  Knowing that Jordan Brooks (9.1) was born around 1795 and that Jordan Brooks (9.1) probably had a brother, Robert Brooks who was born around 1792, it appears unlikely that Jordan Brooks (9.1) was the son of any of these relatives of Jordan Brooks (2).

The will of Benjamin Cockram indicates that two of his daughters married men named Brooks and there is the obvious possibility that these two men could be brothers that married sisters.  This will indicates and Benjamin Cockram had two daughters:

   Daughter (married Jordan Brooks)
   Daughter (married Robert Brooks)

These marriages were recorded in Morgan County, Georgia:

   Jordan Brooks married Elizabeth Cochran, January 19, 1815
   Robert Brooks married Tuby (Feruby) Cockran, February 17, 1810

The 1850 census of Coffee County, Alabama suggests that Matthew Brooks and Jordan Brooks (9.1) could be brothers:

   Household 198 - Jordan Brooks, b. 1827, son of Jordan Brooks (9.1)
   Household 199 - Matthew Brooks, b. 1783, South Carolina
   possible brother of Jordan Brooks (9.1)
   Household 204 - Robert P. Brooks, b. 1819, son of Jordan Brooks (9.1)
   Household 205 - Elizabeth Brooks, b. 1800, widow of Jordan Brooks (9.1)

The 2003 family descendant chart received from Woody Brooks indicates that Jordan Brooks (9.1) is the son of Robert Brooks.  It indicates that Robert Brooks was born in 1760 in Virginia and was the father of four sons:

   Matthew Brooks, b. 1783 (later lived with Jordan in Alabama)
   Robert Brooks, b. 1792, South Carolina (married Cochram 1810)
   Hiram Brooks, b. 1800, South Carolina
   Jordan Brooks, b. 1790s, South Carolina, died 1847 Georgia
   (gives substantial details on Jordan’s descendants)

The 2003 web site of Keith A. Selke indicates that Jordan Brooks (9.1) is the son of Robert Brooks.  It appears that this web site is based on the same family tradition found in the above family descendant chart by Woody Brooks.  It states that Robert Brooks was born in 1760 in Virginia and died around 1830 in Crawford County, Georgia.  It should be noted that children were listed as [?] which is stated as a “questionable relationship (local residence, naming patterns, wrong branch in the right family tree, nearly 100 % theory).”  Unfortunately this web site provides no references or source documentation to support these family connections.  It shows that Robert Brooks was the father of five sons:

   Matthew Brooks, b. ca. 1783, South Carolina, d. Chambers County, Alabama
   Jordan Brooks, b. ca. 1790, SC, d. before 1850, Upson County, Georgia
   (provides details concerning this family)
   Robert Brooks, Jr., b. ca. 1792, South Carolina
   Hiram Brooks, b. ca. 1800, SC, d. ca. 1848, Chambers County, Alabama
   Thomas Jefferson Brooks, b. 1804, SC, d. 1888, Chambers County, Alabama

The above family connection are supported by many events for these Brooks families that exist in Chambers County, Alabama:

   Thomas J. Brooks, 1836, appointed guardian of McLendell children
   Robert P. Brooks, 1845, sold land in Upson County, Georgia from
   Chambers County, Alabama
   Robert P. Brooks, 1845, appointed guardian of children of John Head
   Thomas J. Brooks, 1848, administrator for estate of Hiram Brooks
   Matthew Brooks, died in Chambers County, Alabama (Selke)
   Thomas Jefferson Brooks, died 1888 in Chambers County, Alabama (Selke)

The 1820 census of Jones County, Georgia support the above family tradition.  Jordan Brooks (9.1) may have been enumerated in the 1820 census of Jones County, Georgia.  This Jordan Brooks (born 1794 to 1804) is shown with wife (born 1794 to 1804) and four sons (born 1810 to 1820).  This census provides a reasonable match for Jordan Brooks but introduces three additional sons (born 1810 to 1820) that are not included in family as presented by many descendants.  The 1820 census of Jones County, Georgia include at least eleven Brooks men with families with three that match the above family tradition:

   Jordan Brooks (born 1794 to 1804) - probably Jordan Brooks (9.1)
   Robert Brooks, Jun. (born 1794 to 1804) - possible brother, Jordan Brooks (9.1)
   Robert Brooks, Sen. (born before 1775) - possible father, Jordan Brooks (9.1)

This earliest known document concerning Jordan Brooks (9.1) was his marriage to Elizabeth Cochram in 1815 in Morgan County, Georgia.  On January 19, 1815, Jordan Brooks married Elizabeth “Cockram” in Morgan County, Georgia.  Elizabeth is the daughter of Benjamin “Cockram” who wrote his will on August 23, 1815 which was recorded in Morgan County, Georgia on January 10, 1816.  Item 7 in Benjamin’s will indicate that the balance of his property be divided among his children (husbands named for daughters):  “Samuel Paskill, James Cockram, Marvill Kelley, Bannester Cockram, Jordan Brooks, Benjamin Cockram, Robert Brooks and John Cockram.”  Item 8 also gave furniture to Ruby Brooks (believed to have married Robert Brooks).  According to the 1850 census of Coffee County, Alabama, Elizabeth Cockram was born in 1800 in Georgia.  On January 9, 1819, Jordan Brooks sold 25 acres of land to Thomas Loveritt in Morgan County, Georgia.

A 1980 query by Kathleen Eastridge states that Robert Peter Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (9.1), was born on August 25, 1817 in Putnam County, Georgia and that Martha Brooks, daughter of Jordan Brooks (9.1), was born on April 16, 1831 in Putnam County, Georgia.  These two birthplaces of the children of Jordan Brooks (9.1) would suggest that Jordan Brooks (9.1) resided in Putnam County, Georgia from 1817 to 1831.  However, source documents imply that Jordan Brooks was still living in Morgan County, Georgia in 1819 and Jones County, Georgia in 1820.  There are several documents that indicate the author’s direct ancestor, Jordan Brooks (2), resided in Putnam County, Georgia.  A 1940s Brooks Family manuscript by Myrtle (Lackey) Ashley indicates that Jordan Brooks (2) moved to Putnam County, Georgia in 1808.  This is very possible as it is known that the last document found for Jordan Brooks (2) in Edgefield County, South Carolina was January 10, 1807 where Jordan and Mary Brooks sold land there.  The earliest known document of Jordan Brooks (2) in Putnam County, Georgia was where he served on a Petit Jury in March of 1809.  On September 10, 1810, Jordan Brooks (2) married a second time to Mary Jackson in Putnam County, Georgia.  On May 1, 1811, Jordan Brooks sold land in Putnam County, Georgia “except (for) twelve feet square in the Garden, containing the grave of the late Mrs. Jordan Brooks.”  There is no doubt that the 1810 and 1811 documents refer to the author’s ancestor, Jordan Brooks (2), and the 1809 reference is most likely to be the author’s ancestor as well.  Sarah Brooks, daughter of Jordan Brooks (2), married Joel Jackson on March 24, 1808 in Putnam County, Georgia.  Isham Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), married Lezina Jordan on October 3, 1811 in Putnam County, Georgia.  Robert Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), married Frances Baugh on December 31, 1811 in Putnam County, Georgia.  Over ten relatives of Jordan Brooks (2) have been located in census records of Putnam County, Georgia.  It is very likely that Jordan Brooks (9.1) may have never resided in Putnam County, Georgia and that his descendants found this author’s ancestor, Jordan Brooks (2), and mistaken him for their ancestor.

The 2003 web site by Keith A. Selke indicates all of the children of Jordan Brooks (9.1) were born in Upson County, Georgia from 1817 through 1840.  This web site also indicates that Jordan Brooks died before 1850 in Upson County, Georgia.  The events presented in the web site indicate that Jordan Brooks (9.1) resided in Upson County, Georgia from 1817 until his death in the 1840s.  Robert Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (9.1), married Elizabeth Head on March 12, 1837 in Upson County, Georgia.  Phebe Ann Brooks, daughter of Jordan Brooks (9.1), married Isham “Moon” on March 2, 1839 in Upson County, Georgia.  In 1845, Robert P. Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (9.1), sold land in Upson County, Georgia while residing in Chambers County, Alabama.  This could be land that Robert P. Brooks, the oldest son of Jordan Brooks (9.1), was selling from the estate of his father.  Again, it is known that the author’s direct ancestor, Jordan Brooks (2), resided in Upson County, Georgia during this timeframe.  The 1830 census of Upson County, Georgia enumerates Jordan Brooks (2) and shows his birthdate as between 1760 and 1770.  On December 30, 1830, Jordan Brooks (2) purchased 202 1/2 acres of land located in Upson County, Georgia from Henry Sims of Walton County, Georgia.  On July 7, 1833, Jordan Brooks (2) sold land in Upson County, Georgia to his son, Williamson Brooks (3), both direct ancestors of the authors.  It is believed that all three of these events refer to the author’s direct ancestor, Jordan Brooks (2).  By 1830, the land being sold by Henry Sims could be either Jordan Brooks, however, the 1830 census record and 1833 deed are almost certainly Jordan Brooks (2), this would make the 1830 deed much more likely to be Jordan Brooks (2).  Further investigation on the descriptions of these two deeds may reveal that this is the same land (being purchased in 1830 and sold in 1833).  There are other connections of relatives of Jordan Brooks (2) to Upson County, Georgia.  Wyatt Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), married Margaret Clark on April 17, 1829 in Upson County, Georgia.  Alexander S. Brooks, nephew of Jordan Brooks (2), married Eliza Jane Lowe on April 6, 1854 in Upson County, Georgia.

There are several other documents from other counties in Georgia that could be either Jordan Brooks (9.1) or the direct ancestor of the author, Jordan Brooks (2).  “Sesquicentennial Pike County, Georgia” shows that a Jordan Brooks was on the 1825 tax digest.  “History of Lamar County, Georgia” shows that in 1828 Jordan Brooks was a member of the Barnesville Methodist Episcopal Church in what was then Pike County, Georgia.  Both Pike County, Georgia and Lamar County, Georgia are neighboring counties of Upson County, Georgia.  There are also other documents that are known to be connected to the author’s direct ancestor, Jordan Brooks (2).  Jordan Brooks (2) is enumerated in the 1820 census of Wilkinson County, Georgia where Jordan was shown to be born prior to 1775.  This is the same county where Williamson Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), married his wife, Susannah Olliff.  At least four other relatives of Jordan Brooks (2) were found in the 1820 census of Wilkinson County, Georgia:  Robert Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), Robert Rose Brooks (1.2), brother of Jordan Brooks (2), Joel Jackson who is believed to have married Sarah Brooks, daughter of Jordan Brooks (2), Abner Woodall who married Sarah Baugh, niece of Jordan Brooks (2).  Allen Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), married Mariah Bulloch on December 23, 1824 in Wilkinson County, Georgia.  Also, it is known that Jordan Brooks (2) last resided in Talbot County, Georgia where he wrote his will (October 5, 1835) and where his will was recorded (April 1, 1839).  Numerous relatives of Jordan Brooks (2) resided in Talbot County, Georgia with over 70 census listings in Talbot County, Georgia that have been tied to the line of Jordan Brooks (2).

The remainder of this sketch will concentrate on the children of Jordan Brooks (9.1).  A family group sheet from Woody Brooks states in the sources:  “names of minor children and ages found in estate records of Jordan Brooks in Upson County, Georgia filed in Coffee County, Alabama.”  A 1980 query by Mrs. T. Jack Dorough states that Jordan Brooks died in Upson County, Georgia and that his “estate was probated on February 2, 1850.”  Unfortunately, this author has not seen this critical documentation.  Claire C. Dorough states that “estate papers filed in Coffee County, Alabama by Robert P. Brooks for distribution of property of Elizabeth Cochran Brooks, April 11, 1861.”  Unfortunately, this author has not seen this critical documention as well.  The 1850 census of Coffee County, Alabama provide information connecting this family of Jordan Brooks (9.1):

   Household 198, Jordan Brooks, b. 1827, son of Jordan Brooks
   Household 199, Matthew Brooks, b. 1783, possible brother of Jordan
   Household 204, Robert P. Brooks, b. 1819, son of Jordan Brooks
   Household 205, Elizabeth Brooks, b. 1800, widow of Jordan Brooks
   Household 205, Thomas J. Brooks, b. 1831, son of Jordan Brooks
   Household 205, Martha Brooks, b. 1837, daughter of Jordan Brooks
   Household 205, Hiram Brooks, b. 1838, son of Jordan Brooks
   Household 205, Elizabeth Brooks, b. 1840, daughter of Jordan Brooks

Claire C. Dorough summarizes the guardianship papers for the minor children of Jordan Brooks (9.1) which provide additional information concerning the family of Jordan Brooks (9.1):

   Elizabeth Brooks, requesting guardianship, widow
   Elizabeth Brooks, security bond, widow
   Robert P. Brooks, security bond, son
   Jordan Brooks, security bond, son
   William Howagez, security bond, possible son-in-law
   Martha Brooks, minor child of Jordan, b. 1835
   Hiram Brooks, minor child of Jordan, b. 1838
   Elizabeth Brooks, minor child of Jordan, b. 1840

A 1980 query by Kathleen Eastridge states Jordan Brooks (9.1) married Elizabeth “Cockram.”  Sources listed were:  “Jane Johnson, LDS Records, Allie Claire Dorough, Estate Papers, Cockrum Family History by Emmett Cockrum.”  Jordan and Elizabeth Brooks were shown to be the parents of six children:

   Robert Peter Brooks, b. August 25, 1817, Putnam County, Georgia
   Jordan Brooks, b. 1825
   Martha Brooks, b. April 16, 1831, Putnam County, Georgia
   Thomas Brooks, b. 1832
   Hiram Brooks, b. 1837
   Elizabeth Brooks, b. 1839

A 2003 family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks (source unknown) provides the most detailed summary of the family of Jordan Brooks (9.1) and Elizabeth Cochran (and provides several sources of information).  This information closely tracks the information provided on the 2003 web site by Keith A. Selke:

   Robert Peter Brooks (9.1.1), b. August 25, 1817, Georgia
   Phoebe Ann Brooks, b. ca. 1820, Georgia
   Jordan Brooks (9.1.3), b. 1825, Georgia
   Sarah Brooks, b. 1826, Georgia
   Thomas J. Brooks, b. 1831, Georgia
   Mary K. Brooks, b. 1834, Georgia
   Martha Brooks, b. 1835, Georgia
   Hiram Brooks (9.1.8), b. September 12, 1838, Georgia
   Elizabeth “Betty” Brooks, b. 1840, Georgia
   Peggy Brooks, b. ca. 1843, Georgia

According to the 1980 query by Mrs. T. Jack Dorough, Jordan Brooks died in Upson County, Georgia and that his estate was probated on February 2, 1850.  According to a family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks, the estate records of Jordan Brooks in Upson County, Georgia were filed in Coffee County, Alabama.  In 1850, Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks was still living with her children in Coffee County, Alabama.  On May 1, 1851, Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks applied for guardianship on the minor children of Jordan Brooks.  On April 11, 1861, Robert P. Brooks recorded estate distribution records for his mother, Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks.  On March 3, 1839, Phoebe Ann Brooks married Isham Moore or Moon in Upson County, Georgia.  The family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks indicate that Sarah Brooks married Asa J. Williamson.  The family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks indicate that Thomas J. Brooks married a woman named Mary E..  The family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks indicate that Mary K. Brooks married Edwin S. Watson.  The family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks indicate that Martha Brooks married Walter McCarthy.  The family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks indicate that Elizabeth Brooks married James Clark.  The family group sheet sent by Woody Brooks indicate that Peggy Brooks died at the age of six months.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Coffee County, Alabama - Robert P. Brooks, Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks, Jordan Brooks (Jr.), Mathew Brooks;  2)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972;  3)  Query, by Mrs. T. Jack Dorough, “The Brooks Family Query Exchange,” August, 1980;  4)  Query, by Kathleen Eastridge, “The Brooks Family Query Exchange,” November, 1980;  5)  Early Brooks Marriages of Georgia, “The Brooks Family Query Exchange,” February, 1982 (most marriages with dates);  6)  Letter, Claire C. Dorough to Woody Brooks, November, 1998 (deed, Robert P. Brooks, 1845, Chambers County, Alabama - selling land in Upson County, Georgia, guardianship papers for minor of Jordan Brooks, 1851, estate papers of Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks, 1861;  7)  Family Descendant Sheet of Robert Brooks - includes Jordan Brooks (sent by Woody Brooks), March, 2003;  8)  Family Group Sheet of Jordan Brooks (sent by Woody Brooks), March, 2003;  9)  Web Site, Sketch of Jordan Brooks, Keith A. Selke, February, 2003;  10)  Web Site, Rootsweb, Morgan County, Georgia, February, 2003 (will, Benjamin Cockram, 1815, deed, Jordan Brooks, 1819);  11)  Email, Jane B. Johnson to Robert Casey, March, 2003 (deed, 1827, Crawford County, Georgia)

ROBERT PETER BROOKS (9.1.1) is the son of Jordan Brooks and Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks.  Robert was born on August 25, 1817 in Morgan County, Georgia.  On March 12, 1837, Robert Brooks married Elizabeth Head in Upson County, Georgia.  According to Marion Brunson, Elizabeth was born on March 12, 1820 in Putnam County, Georgia and is the daughter of John Head and Nancy (Grey) Head.  In another query by Marion Brunson stated that Elizabeth was the daughter of John Head and Nancy (Pearson) Head.  In the 1972 query, Marion Brunson gives a detailed sketch of the family of Robert Peter Brooks.  This sketch states that Robert and Elizabeth Brooks were the parents of ten children:

   Frances Ann “Frank” Brooks (9.1.1.1), b. March 10, 1840, Georgia
   Peggie Brooks, b. 1843
   Nancy Elizabeth “Nan” Brooks (9.1.1.3), b. October 4, 1846, Georgia
   John William Brooks, b. 1847, Alabama
   Robert Plexton “Bob” Brooks, Jr. (9.1.1.5), b. 1850, Alabama
   Catherine Elizabeth “Cat” Brooks (9.1.1.6), b. 1852, Alabama
   Jordan Brooks (9.1.1.7), b. January 1, 1856, Alabama
   Pocahantas “Poca” Brooks (9.1.1.8), b. 1857, Alabama
   Missouri Brooks (9.1.1.9), b. 1859, Alabama
   Thomas Jefferson “Tom” Brooks

In 1850, Robert and Elizabeth Brooks were living in Coffee County, Alabama.  “The History of Coffee County, Alabama” gives a detailed account of the death of Robert Peter Brooks who “was sheriff of Coffee County.  On September 2, 1864, deserters invaded the County and burned the Court House.  The Home Guard under the guidance of Captain Payne then went in pursuit.  The hot battle ensued and the country-side reverberated with sounds of muskets which aroused the country folks for miles around.  This small battlefield covered about two acres and on the early morning of September 3, its soil was crimson with human blood.  Four members of the Home Guard were killed.  They were William Bell, Make Carmichael, Robert P. Brooks and Thomas Larkin.”  Elizabeth (Head) Brooks died on June 20, 1869 and was buried next to her husband in the Evergreen Cemetery in Elba, Alabama.  According to Marion Brunson, John W. Brooks never married and was killed in the Civil War.  According to Marion Brunson, Thomas J. Brooks never married and died at the age of seventeen and was buried in Elba, Alabama.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Coffee County, Alabama;  2)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972;  3)  Query, by Kathleen Eastridge, “The Brooks Family Query Exchange,” November, 1980;  4)  Early Brooks Marriages of Georgia, “The Brooks Family Query Exchange,” February, 1982 (1837 marriage);  5)  Letter, Claire C. Dorough to Woody Brooks, November, 1998 (deed, Robert P. Brooks, 1845, Chambers County, Alabama - selling land in Upson County, Georgia, guardianship papers for minor of Jordan Brooks, 1851, estate papers of Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks, 1861, History of Coffee County, Georgia, by Fred Watson);  6)  Family Descendant Sheet of Robert Brooks - includes Jordan Brooks (sent by Woody Brooks), March, 2003;  7)  Web Site, Sketch of Jordan Brooks, Keith A. Selke, February, 2003

FRANCES ANN “FRANK” BROOKS (9.1.1.1) is the daughter of Robert Peter Brooks and Elizabeth (Head) Brooks.  Frances was born on March 10, 1840 in Georgia.  Frances Brooks married Abner Jones.  Abner and Frances Jones were the parents of five children:

   Gertrude Jones
   Robert Jones
   Ann Jones
   Jordan Jones
   Betty Jones

Frances (Brooks) Jones died on December 20, 1923.

References:  1)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972;  2)  Family Descendant Sheet of Robert Brooks - includes Jordan Brooks (sent by Woody Brooks), March, 2003

NANCY ELIZABETH “NAN” BROOKS (9.1.1.3) is the daughter of Robert Peter Brooks and Elizabeth (Head) Brooks.  Nancy was born on October 4, 1846 in Georgia.  Nancy Brooks married Matthew Brunson.  Matthew and Nancy Brunson were the parents of thirteen children:

   Robert Brunson
   Matthew Eugene Brunson
   Lillie Brunson
   Clant Brunson
   Arthur Brunson
   Ruby Brunson
   Frost Brunson
   Willa Brunson
   Ben Brunson
   Kate Brunson
   Mose Brunson
   Paul Brunson
   DeWitt Brunson

Matthew E. Brunson married Minnie Jane Seale.  Matthew is the grandfather of Jane B. Johnson.  As of 2003, Jane B. Johnson was living in Payson, Utah.  Arthur Brunson was the ancestor of Marion B. Brunson.  As of 1972, Marion Brunson was living in Elba, Alabama.

References:  1)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972;  2)  Email, Jane B. Johnson to Robert Casey, March, 2003

ROBERT PLEXTON “BOB” BROOKS, JR. (9.1.1.5) is the son of Robert Peter Brooks and Elizabeth (Head) Brooks.  Robert was born in 1850 in Alabama.  Robert Brooks married Fannie C. Watson.  Robert and Fannie Brooks moved to Okaloosa County, Florida.  Robert and Fannie Brooks were the parents of twelve children:

   Mollie Brooks
   Lee Brooks
   Charlie Brooks
   Minnie Brooks
   Ada Brooks
   Bell Brooks
   Jordan Brooks
   Nannie Brooks
   Bud Brooks
   Pearl Brooks
   Toni Brooks
   Robert Brooks

References:  1)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972;  2)  Email, Jane B. Johnson to Robert Casey, March, 2003

CATHERINE ELIZABETH “CAT” BROOKS (9.1.1.6) is the daughter of Robert Peter Brooks and Elizabeth (Head) Brooks.  Catherine was born in 1852 in Alabama.  On January 13, 1870, Catherine Brooks married Daniel Esaw Dowling in Daleville, Alabama.  They moved to Texas.  Daniel and Catherine Dowling were the parents of four children:

   Walter Dowling
   Lola Dowling
   Lizzie Dowling
   Pearl Dowling

Daniel E. Dowling died on January 25, 1882.  On November 5, 1885, Catherine married a second time to Robert Newton Holland.  Robert and Catherine Holland were the parents of four children:

   Carrie Holland
   William Holland
   Jordan Holland
   Clyde Holland

Catherine (Brooks) Holland died on May 24, 1941 and Robert Holland died on April 8, 1944.  Both were buried in the Damon Cemetery in Latimer County, Oklahoma, ten miles from Wilburton, Oklahoma.

Reference:  1)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972

JORDAN BROOKS (9.1.1.7) is the son of Robert Peter Brooks and Elizabeth (Head) Brooks.  Jordan was born on January 1, 1856 in Alabama.  Jordan Brooks married Fannie Blue (born April 4, 1859).  Jordan and Fannie Brooks were the parents of five children:

   Thomas Jefferson Brooks, b. 1884
   Dan Brooks
   Jordan Brooks, Jr.
   Ossie Brooks, b. 1886
   Leila Brooks

Fannie (Blue) Brooks died on May 19, 1916.  Thomas Brooks married Mary F. Smith.  Ossie Brooks married John H. Armor.

References:  1)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972;  2)  Family Descendant Sheet of Robert Brooks - includes Jordan Brooks (sent by Woody Brooks), March, 2003

POCAHONTAS “POCA” BROOKS (9.1.1.8) is the daughter of Robert Peter Brooks and Elizabeth (Head) Brooks.  Pocahontas was born in 1857 in Alabama.  Poca Brooks married Eugene Brunson.  Eugene and Poca Brunson were the parents of ten children:

   Ed Brunson
   Birter Brunson
   Bessie Brunson
   Homar Brunson
   Collie Brunson
   Jesse Brunson
   Stella Brunson
   Olive Brunson
   Carabel Brunson
   Ruth Brunson

Reference:  1)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972

MISSOURI BROOKS (9.1.1.9) is the daughter of Robert Peter Brooks and Elizabeth (Head) Brooks.  Missouri was born in 1859 in Alabama.  Missouri Brooks married Frank Celley.  Frank and Missouri Celley were the parents of two children:

   Gordon Celley
   Brooks Celley

Reference:  1)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972

JORDAN BROOKS (9.1.3) is the son of Jordan Brooks and Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks.  Jordan was born in 1825 in Georgia.  On May 13, 1847, Jordan Brooks married Mary Ann Mallory in Troup County, Georgia.  Mary was born on January 1, 1825 in North Carolina and is the daughter of William Mallory (born 1785, Virginia) and Elizabeth (Watson) Mallory (born 1795, Virginia).  According to Teresa Russell, Jordan and Mary Brooks were the parents of at least one son:

   William Brooks (9.1.3.1), b. 1850

Mary (Mallory) Brooks died on October 11, 1904 and was buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery west of Ozark, Alabama.  Jordan Brooks died around 1912 in Dale County, Alabama.

References:  1)  Query, by Marion B. Brunson, “The Brooks Family Bulletin,” April, 1972;  2)  Query, by Kathleen Eastridge, “The Brooks Family Query Exchange,” November, 1980;  3)  Early Brooks Marriages of Georgia, “The Brooks Family Query Exchange,” February, 1982 (1847 marriage);  4)  Email, Teresa Russell to Robert Casey, March, 2003;  5)  Web site by Penny Dood, Descendants of William Mallory, February, 2003

WILLIAM BROOKS (9.1.3.1) is the son of Jordan Brooks and Mary (Mallory) Brooks.  William was born in 1850.  William Brooks married a woman named Fannie.  William and Fannie Brooks were the parents of at least six children:

   Marvin Brooks, b. 1876
   Marion Brooks, b. 1884
   Augustus Brooks, b. 1886
   Jordan Brooks, b. 1890
   Minnie Brooks, b. 1893
   Lona Brooks, b. 1896

Marvin Brooks married Georgia Walker and they lived in Dale County, Alabama.  Marvin and Georgia Brooks had one daughter:  -  Eula May Brooks.  Marvin Brooks married a second time to Lela Lackey.

Reference:  1)  Email, Teresa Russell to Robert Casey, March, 2003

HIRAM BROOKS (9.1.8) is the son of Jordan Brooks and Elizabeth (Cockram) Brooks.  Hiram was born on September 8, 1838 in Georgia.  Hiram Brooks married Mary Elizabeth Goynes.  Mary was born on March 21, 1842 in Marion County, Georgia.  Hiram and Mary Brooks were the parents of six: children

   Mary Elizabeth Brooks, b. October 1, 1859, Alabama
   Copie Brooks, b. April 27, 1861, Alabama
   Thomas Tyra “Bud” Brooks (9.1.8.1), b. May 23, 1863, Alabama
   Odessa Brooks, b. 1865, Alabama
   William Brooks, b. 1867, Alabama
   James Brooks, b. 1869, Alabama

Hiram Brooks died on October 11, 1889 and Mary (Goynes) Brooks died on March 2, 1898.  Mary Brooks married a Mr. Batchelor.  Copie Brooks married Robert McGee (born September 25, 1866).  Robert McGee died on October 12, 1901 and Copie (Brooks) McGee died on January 11, 1945.  Odessa Brooks married Ed Hurdley.

References:  1)  Family Descendant Sheet of Robert Brooks - includes Jordan Brooks (sent by Woody Brooks), March, 2003;  2)  Family Group Sheet of Jordan Brooks (sent by Woody Brooks), March, 2003;  3)  Email, Chrissie (Brooks) Bosworth to Robert Casey, February, 2003

THOMAS TYRA “BUD” BROOKS (9.1.8.1) is the son of Hiram Brooks and Mary Elizabeth (Goynes) Brooks.  Thomas was born on May 23, 1863 in Alabama.  On November 3, 1887, Thomas Brooks married Sidney Ella Russ (born August 12, 1864).  Thomas and Sidney Brooks were the parents of nine children:

   Jordan Edwin Brooks, b. March 11, 1889
   Ernie Carl Brooks, b. October 23, 1890
   Carolyn Eudora Brooks, b. September 4, 1893
   Jessie Grace Brooks, b. December 2, 1894
   Thomas Grubbs Brooks, b. January 23, 1897
   Ida Brooks, b. November 7, 1899
   Eunice Brooks, b. March 8, 1902
   Myra Brooks, b. March 22, 1904
   Mattie Brooks, b. April 11, 1907

Sidney (Russ) Brooks died on December 15, 1937.  Thomas Brooks married a second time to Clevie Cameron and they had no children.  Thomas Brooks died on March 16, 1949.  Jordan Brooks married Margaret Smith and they have at least two sons:  -  Jordan Edwin Brooks, b. December 22, 1910,  -  Thomas James Brooks, b. January 10, 1925.  Jordan Brooks married Evelyn Cox Whitlock and they have one son:  -  Woodrow “Woody” Brooks, b. January 9, 1943.  Jordan E. Brooks died in 1942.  Thomas Brooks married Ann Davis and they have one daughter:  -  Chrissie Brooks.  The family descendant sheet contains many more descendants of Thomas Tyree Brooks.

References:  1)  Family Descendant Sheet of Robert Brooks - includes Jordan Brooks (sent by Woody Brooks), March, 2003;  2)  Email, Chrissie (Brooks) Bosworth to Robert Casey, February, 2003