WILLIAMSON BROOKS (3) is the son of Jordan Brooks (2) and Mary (Cruse) Brooks.  Williamson was born on December 25, 1800 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  In 1822, Williamson Brooks married Susannah Olliff in Wilkinson County, Georgia.  Susannah was born on September 22, 1800 in Wilkinson County, Georgia and is the daughter of John Shears Olliff and Johannah (Jackson) Olliff.  “Wilkinson County, Georgia Historical Collections” show that Williamson Brooks “traded with Beall and Patterson during 1825.”  From 1830 to 1840, Williamson and Susannah Brooks lived in Talbot County, Georgia.  In January of 1842, Williamson Brooks and his family moved to Alabama and were living in Pike County, Alabama in 1850.  Williamson Brooks and Susanah (Olliff) Brooks had eight children:

   Mary Jordan Brooks (3.1), b. September 30, 1823, Wilkinson County, Georgia
   John Clark Brooks (3.2), b. September 30, 1825, Georgia
   Wyatt Marion Brooks (3.3), b. January 24, 1828, Upson County, Georgia
   Allen Turner Brooks (3.4), b. June 27, 1830, Talbot County, Georgia
   Robert Wright Brooks (3.5), b. January 21, 1833, Talbot County, Georgia
   Sarah Ann Elizabeth Brooks (3.6), b. September 17, 1835, Talbot Co., Georgia
   Francis Asberry Brooks (4), b. August 22, 1837, Talbot County, Georgia
   Martha Eliza Brooks (3.8), b. June 22, 1840, Georgia

Susannah (Olliff) Brooks died on September 11, 1851.  In 1860, Williamson and what appears to be a second wife, Mary Brooks (born 1808 in South Carolina), were living in Dale County, Alabama.  Later, Williamson moved to Texas and lived with his children in the Texas counties of Houston, Austin, Washington, Fayette, Bastrop and Hays.  In 1870, a William Brooks (born 1800 in Virginia) and a Lucy Brooks (born 1812 in Virginia) were living in Austin County, Texas.  It is highly probable that this is actually Williamson Brooks.  Williamson Brooks died on May 6, 1879 in Texas and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.

References:  1)  1830 and 1840 Censuses, Talbot County, Georgia;  2)  1850 Census, Pike County, Alabama;  3)  1860 Census, Dale County, Alabama;  4)  1870 Census, Austin County, Texas;  5)  Letter, Williamson Brooks to Allen T. Brooks, March 14, 1873;  6)  Family Bible of Williamson Brooks, in possession of Marion Ellsworth Brooks, El Campo, Texas;  7)  Family Bible of Williamson Brooks, in possession of Gregg Blair;  8)  “Brooks Family History,” by Susie (Brooks) Danforth, 1946;  9)  “Ancestor Histories,”  Archibald Bulloch Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Statesboro, Georgia, Page 100, 1981;  10)  “Wilkinson County, Georgia Historical Collections,” by Joseph T. Maddox;  11)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas

Photograph, Williamson Brooks (circa 1860) and Williamson Brooks (circa 1870)

Photograph, Brooks and Whittington Family Reunion (1891)
1) Sarah (Shoemaker) Brooks, widow of John Clark Brooks (3.2),  2) Allen Turner Brooks (3.4) and Helena (Luco) Brooks,  3) Francis Asberry Brooks (3) and Victoria (Glover) Brooks, 4) Robert Wright Brooks (3.5),  5) Wyatt Marion Brooks (3.3),  6) Sarah Ann (Brooks) Shelburne (3.6), 7) Mary Jordan (Brooks) Whittington (3.1) and James Calvin Whittington, Sr.,  8) Sarah (Reese) Houchins, 9) Sarah (Whittington) English,  10) Nancy (Whittington) Reese, 11) James Wilkes Whittington (3.1.3), 12) Gaidye Whittington (3.1.2),  13) George Houchins,  14) Billy Beck, 15) Suzie (Gates) Pommier and 16) Julia Ann (Whittington) Hollingsworth (3.1.1)

MARY JORDAN BROOKS (3.1) is the daughter of Williamson Brooks (3) and Susanah (Olliff) Brooks.  Mary was born on September 30, 1823 in Wilkinson County, Georgia.  On October 12, 1844, Mary Brooks married James Calvin Whittington.  James was born on May 20, 1820 in Charleston, South Carolina and is the son of Burrell Whittington, Jr. and Sarah (Shoemaker) Whittington.  James Whittington’s grandfather, Burrell Whittington, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War.  In 1850, James and Mary Whittington were living in Pike County, Alabama.  In 1854, James and Mary Whittington moved to Texas.  From 1859 to 1866, they were living in Austin County, Texas.  James and Mary Whittington were the parents of five children:

   Julia Ann Whittington (3.1.1), b. November, 1846, Alabama
   Gaidye Z. Whittington (3.1.2), b. 1847, Alabama
   Sarah S. Whittington (3.1.3), b. November, 1855, Texas
   James Wilkes Whittington (3.1.4), b. February, 1859, Texas
   Burrell W. Whittington (3.1.5), b. February, 1861, Austin County, Texas

From 1867 to 1902, James and Mary Whittington were living in Colorado County, Texas.  In 1891, James and Mary Whittington hosted a family reunion at their home in Colorado County, Texas.  Many Brooks and Whittington families attended and a photograph that was taken of this reunion is included on the previous page.  James Calvin Whittington died on August 21, 1902 and Mary (Brooks) Whittington died on April 23, 1903.  Both were buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery near Weimar, Texas.  It is not certain what Mary J. (Brooks) Whittington’s middle name actually was.  According to Susie (Brooks) Danforth, it was Jordan but according to the 1900 Census, it was Jane.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Pike County, Alabama;  2)  1860 Census, Austin County, Texas;  3)  1880 and 1900 Censuses, Colorado County, Texas;  4)  Tax Rolls, Austin County, Texas, 1859 to 1866;  5)  Tax Rolls, Colorado County, Texas, 1867 to 1901;  6)  Family Bible of Williamson Brooks, in possession of Gregg Blair, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;  7)  “Brooks Family History,” by Susie (Brooks) Danforth, 1946;  8)  Interview, Alton Howell Brooks by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  9)  Interview, Virginia (Wade) Beard by Robert Casey, July, 1982;  10)  Interview, Elizabeth (Gibson) Scott by Robert Casey, October, 1982

Photograph, James Calvin Whittington and Mary (Brooks) Whittington

JULIA ANN WHITTINGTON (3.1.1) is the daughter of James Calvin Whittington and Mary Jordan (Brooks) Whittington.  Julia was born in November of 1846 in Alabama.  On December 10, 1868, Julia Whittington married Robert Barclay Hollingsworth.  Robert was born on September 1, 1842 in Iowa and is the son of Isaiah Hollingsworth and Martha Jo (Hoskins) Hollingsworth.  Robert and Julia Hollingsworth were the parents of at least seven children:

   Dora Eugene Hollingsworth, b. October 29, 1869
   James Barclay Hollingsworth, b. December 12, 1871
   Phoebe Lovenia Hollingsworth, b. March 1, 1874
   Nathaniel Henry Hollingsworth, b. January 10, 1877
   Robert Gameliel Hollingsworth (3.1.1.5), b. February 20, 1879
   Mary Jane Hollingsworth, b. May 10, 1881
   Sarah Whittington Hollingsworth (3.1.1.7), b. January, 1886

In 1900, Robert and Julia Hollingsworth were living in Coleman County, Texas.  In 1910, Julia (Whittington) Hollingsworth was living her daughter, Sallie, in Coleman County, Texas.  Dora Hollingsworth died on September 4, 1872.  In 1910, James Hollingsworth and his wife, Nora Hollingsworth (born 1874), were living in Bexar County, Texas.  James and Nora Hollingsworth had at least five children:  -  Lizzie Hollingsworth, b. 1896,  -  Willard Hollingsworth, b. 1898,  -  Jack Hollingsworth, b. 1902,  -  Corine Hollingsworth, b. 1906,  -  Mary Hollingsworth.  James Hollingsworth died in 1928.  Mary Hollingsworth married a Mr. Johnson.  Phoebe Hollingsworth died in 1903.  Nathaniel Hollingsworth died in 1906.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Colorado County, Texas;  2)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Coleman County, Texas;  3)  1910 Census, Bexar County, Texas;  4)  Family Bible of Williamson Brooks, in possession of Gregg Blair;  5)  “Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr.,” 1925, Pages 124 and 125;  6)  Interview, Elizabeth (Gibson) Scott by Robert Casey, October, 1982

ROBERT GAMELIEL HOLLINGSWORTH (3.1.1.5) is the son of Robert Barclay Hollingsworth and Julia Ann (Whittington) Hollingsworth.  Robert was born on February 20, 1879 in Weimer, Texas.  In June of 1903, R. G. Hollingsworth married Emma Jones Martin (born December 26, 1878 in Tennessee) and they had two children:

   Ruth Hollingsworth (3.1.1.5.1), b. November 15, 1905, Texas
   Robert Barclay Hollingsworth, b. December 26, 1908, Texas

From 1910 to 1920, Robert and Emma Hollingsworth were living in Coleman County, Texas.  R. G. Hollingsworth owned and operated a telephone exchange in west Texas from 1904 to 1908 and the Coleman Democrat-Voice newspaper from 1911 to 1915.  He was board chairman of the Coleman Bank and was chairman of the Central Colorado River Authority.  Emma (Martin) Hollingsworth died on January 19, 1953 and was buried in Coleman, Texas.  On February 18, 1956, Robert G. Hollingsworth married a second time to Lura (Durham) Hollingsworth.  Lura is the daughter of Samuel O. Durham and Anna B. (Coor) Durham and was previously married to John Carroll Hollingsworth who died in 1918.  Robert and Lura Hollingsworth had two children:  John Carroll Hollingsworth, Jr. and George Samuel Hollingsworth.  Robert G. Hollingsworth died on December 20, 1973 and was buried in Coleman, Texas.  As of 1982, Robert B. Hollingsworth was living in Lubbock, Texas.  Robert Hollingsworth and his wife, Adelaide Hollingsworth, have at least one child:  -  Marion Hollingsworth.  Marion Hollingsworth lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Coleman County, Texas;  2)  Interview, Elizabeth (Gibson) Scott by Robert Casey, October, 1982;  3)  “History of Coleman County and Its People,” by the Coleman County Historical Commission, 1985

RUTH HOLLINGSWORTH (3.1.1.5.1) is the daughter of Robert Gameliel Hollingsworth and Emma Jones (Martin) Hollingsworth.  Ruth was born on November 15, 1905 in Texas.  On July 1, 1931, Ruth Hollingsworth married Silas “J. S.” Gibson (born July 4, 1901) in Coleman, Texas.  J. S. and Ruth Gibson were the parents of six children:

   Mary Ruth Gibson, b. July 27, 1932
   James Robert Gibson, b. April 18, 1934
   Elizabeth Jean Gibson, b. September 27, 1935
   Margaret Emma Gibson, b. November 27, 1939
   Howell Barclay Gibson, b. March 29, 1943
   Ann Gibson, b. July 24, 1944

J. S. Gibson died on December 16, 1971 and was buried in Carlsbad, New Mexico and as of 1982, Ruth (Hollingsworth) Gibson was living in Carlsbad.  On June 23, 1954, Mary Gibson married William Chase Kepner (born October 18, 1928) and they have two children:  -  William Chase Kepner, Jr., b. November 11, 1955,  -  Judith Lynn Kepner, b. February 18, 1958.  On May 29, 1982, Judy Kepner married Stephen Gould Rose.  Mary (Gibson) Kepner lives in Leola, Pennsylvania.

On March 26, 1954, James Gibson married Rose Ann Lewis (born September 27, 1934) and they have two children:  -  James Stephen Gibson, b. November 13, 1955,  -  Deborah Ann Gibson, b. September 10, 1957.  James R. Gibson lives in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  On February 7, 1976, James S. Gibson married Karen Rae Storey.  Karen had a child from her previous marriage that James adopted and his name was changed to:  -  Christopher Shana Gibson, b. April 23, 1972.  James and Karen Gibson have one son:  -  Ryan Michael Gibson, b. July 15, 1977.  On April 16, 1978, Deborah Gibson married Charles Ray Brown and they had one son:  -  James Ray Brown, b. November 25, 1978.  On September 17, 1982, Deborah married a second time to Davis Stanley Smith.

On April 4, 1964, Elizabeth Gibson married Howard Franklin Scott (born February 23, 1930) in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  Howard was previously married to Elizabeth McLenon and they have one adopted daughter:  -  Julia Burke Scott.  Howard and Elizabeth Scott have three children:  -  Margaret Ruth Scott, b. January 22, 1965,  -  Grace Ann Scott, b. January 28, 1966,  -  Roberta Jean Scott, b. July 28, 1970.  Elizabeth (Gibson) Scott lives in Dallas, Texas.  Margaret Gibson has no children and lives in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  On August 11, 1969, Barclay Gibson married Janice Armstrong (born September 18, 1946) and they have one daughter:  -  Holly Beth Gibson, b. March 1, 1975.  Barclay Gibson lives in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  On March 10, 1963, Ann Gibson married Weston Hall Reynolds (born December 4, 1942) and they have no children.  Ann (Gibson) Reynolds lives in Lubbock, Texas.

Reference:  1)  Interview, Elizabeth (Gibson) Scott by Robert Casey, October, 1982

SARAH WHITTINGTON HOLLINGSWORTH (3.1.1.7) is the daughter of Robert Barclay Hollingsworth and Julia Ann (Whittington) Hollingsworth.  Sallie was born in January of 1886.  On July 24, 1917, Sallie Hollingsworth married Ezra Jacob Benton.  Ezra and Sallie Benton have one adopted daughter:

   Sarah Louise Benton, b. June 22, 1925

Sallie (Hollingsworth) Benton died in August of 1947.  Sarah Benton married Jerry Daly Ferrel (born May 31, 1924) and they have three children:  -  Louann Benton Ferrel, b. November 29, 1950,  -  Russel Benton Ferrel, b. December 11, 1952,  -  Robert Jacob Ferrel, b. November 2, 1954.  On August 24, 1979, Louann Ferrel married James Russel Bedsole (born September 6, 1956).  James was previously married and had one daughter:  Emily Jean Bedsole (born June 25, 1978) and James also adopted one son:  -  Clinton Alan Bedsole, b. February 12, 1972.  James and Louann also had two children:  -  Kimberly Ann Bedsole, b. May 16, 1980,  -  David Lee Bedsole, b. December 1, 1981.  On March 10, 1979, Russel Ferrel married Susan Kay Welsh (born October 15, 1954).

Reference:  1)  Interview, Elizabeth (Gibson) Scott by Robert Casey, October, 1982

GAIDYE Z. WHITTINGTON (3.1.2) is the son of James Calvin Whittington and Mary Jordan (Brooks) Whittington.  Gaidye was born in 1847 in Alabama.  Gaidye married a woman whose first name was Virginia (born in August, 1852 in Texas).  From 1868 to 1897, Gaidye Whittington lived in Colorado County, Texas.  Gaidye and Virginia E. Whittington were the parents of three children:

   Sarah “Sallie” Whittington, b. May, 1871, Colorado County, Texas
   William E. Whittington, b. August, 1876, Colorado County, Texas
   Mary Lula Whittington, b. August, 1879, Colorado County, Texas

Gaidye Whittington died in 1898 in Colorado County, Texas.  In 1900, his wife, Virginia, and their children were still living in Colorado County, Texas.  Sallie Whittington married a Mr. Wall and they had two children:  -  Ruby Pearl Wall, b. February, 1897,  -  Clarence Lee Wall, b. June, 1898.  In 1900, Sallie (Whittington) Wall and her children were living with her mother in Colorado County, Texas.  Sallie (Whittington) Wall later married a Mr. Winters.

References:  1)  1880 and 1900 Censuses, Colorado County, Texas;  2)  Tax Rolls, Colorado County, Texas, 1868 to 1901;  3)  Interview, Alton Howell Brooks by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  4)  Interview, Virginia (Wade) Beard by Robert Casey, July, 1982

SARAH S. WHITTINGTON (3.1.3) is the daughter of James Calvin Whittington and Mary Jordan (Brooks) Whittington.  Sallie Whittington was born in November of 1855 in Texas.  Sallie Whittington married a Mr. Chandler.  Sallie (Whittington) Chandler was the mother of four children:

   Elmo Chandler, b. September, 1878, Texas
   Harvey Chandler, b. May, 1880, Texas
   Bessie Chandler, b. March, 1882, Texas
   Renna Chandler, b. April, 1885, Texas

In 1900, Sallie (Whittington) Chandler was a widow and was living in Colorado County, Texas.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Colorado County, Texas;  2)  Interview, Virginia (Wade) Beard by Robert Casey, July, 1982

JAMES WILKES WHITTINGTON (3.1.4) is the son of James Calvin Whittington and Mary Jordan (Brooks) Whittington.  James was born in February of 1859.  James Whittington and his wife, Georgia (born August, 1863 in Texas), were the parents of four children:

   Perry Whittington (3.1.4.1), b. October, 1884, Texas
   Turner Whittington, b. June, 1886, Texas
   Kitty Whittington, b. January, 1888, Texas
   Louie Whittington, b. July, 1890, Texas

In 1900, James and Georgia Whittington were living in Lavaca County, Texas.  In 1910, James and Georgia Whittington were living in Colorado County, Texas.  Turner Whittington had no children and died around 1918.  Kitty Whittington married Gene Hinds and in 1982, was living in San Antonio, Texas.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Colorado County, Texas;  2)  1900 Census, Lavaca County, Texas;  3)  1910 Census, Colorado County, Texas;  4)  Houston City Directories, 1956 and 1975;  5)  Interview, Virginia (Wade) Beard by Robert Casey, July, 1982

Photograph, James Wilkes Whittington

PERRY WHITTINGTON (3.1.4.1) is the son of James Wilkes Whittington and Georgia Whittington.  Perry was born in October of 1884 in Texas.  Perry Whittington married Minerva DeWitt (born 1887 in Texas) and they were the parents of one daughter:

   Nina Whittington, b. 1915, Texas

In 1920, Perry and Minerva Whittington were living in Lavaca County, Texas.  Nina Whittington married A. Milton Vance and lived in the Houston, Texas.  Milton Vance was an attorney and Nina was a drama teacher.  In 1975, Nina (Whittington) Vance was the Production Director of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas.  Nina (Whittington) Vance died around 1977 in Houston, Texas.  Perry Whittington died around 1930.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Lavaca County, Texas;  2)  Houston City Directories, 1956 and 1975;  3)  Interview, Virginia (Wade) Beard by Robert Casey, July, 1982

BURRELL W. WHITTINGTON (3.1.5) is the son of James Calvin Whittington and Mary Jordan (Brooks) Whittington.  Burrell was born in February of 1861 in Austin County, Texas.  In 1900, Burrell Whittington and his wife, Hattie Whittington (born October, 1862 in Ohio), were living in Houston, Harris County, Texas.  Hattie had been previously married and had one daughter:  -  Gracie Whittington (born June, 1879 in Texas).  Burrell and Hattie Whittington were the parents of two children:

   Egbert Whittington, b. January, 1881, Texas
   Bessie Whittington, b. November, 1888, Texas

References:  1)  1900 Census, Harris County, Texas;  2)  Interview, Virginia (Wade) Beard by Robert Casey, July, 1982

JOHN CLARK BROOKS (3.2) is the son of Williamson Brooks (3) and Susannah (Olliff) Brooks.  John was born on September 30, 1825 in Georgia.  In January of 1848, John Brooks married Sarah Ann Shoemaker (born 1831 in Tennessee).  In 1850, John and Sarah Brooks were living in Pike County, Alabama.  From 1858 to 1861, they were living in Austin County, Texas.  From 1867 to 1880, John and Sarah Brooks were living in Lavaca County, Texas.  John and Sarah Brooks were the parents of at least eight children:

   Amanda Maude Brooks (3.2.1), b. November, 1849, Alabama
   Mary L. Brooks, b. 1852, Texas
   Levi W. Brooks (3.2.3), b. November 3, 1854, Texas
   John Calvin Brooks (3.2.4), b. June, 1860, Austin County, Texas
   James Robert Brooks (3.2.5), b. April 20, 1864, Lavaca County, Texas
   William E. Brooks, b. 1867, Lavaca County, Texas
   Eugene O. Brooks, b. May 5, 1870, Lavaca County, Texas
   Alonzo Webb Brooks (3.2.8), b. May 26, 1871, Lavaca County, Texas

John Clark Brooks served as First Lieutenant in the Confederate Army from 1862 to 1863.  John served under Captains Daniel and Martin (Company A) and Colonel Elmore (Second Regiment).  John Clark Brooks died on January 28, 1891 and Sarah (Shoemaker) Brooks died in 1921.  Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  It is not certain what John C. Brooks’ middle name actually was.  According to Susie (Brooks) Danforth, it was Clark but according to Noma (Brooks) Grunewald, it was Calvin.  Mary Brooks married Lon Bray.  Eugene Brooks died on October 29, 1873 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Pike County, Alabama;  2)  1860 Census, Austin County, Texas;  3)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Lavaca County, Texas;  4)  Tax Rolls, Austin County, Texas, 1858 to 1861;  5)  Tax Rolls, Lavaca County, Texas, 1867 to 1875;  6)  Civil War Pension Records, J. C. Brooks;  7)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  8)  “Brooks Family History,” by Susie (Brooks) Danforth, 1946;  9)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981

Photograph, John Clark Brooks, Unknown Son, Sarah (Shoemaker) Brooks

AMANDA MAUDE BROOKS (3.2.1) is the daughter of John Clark Brooks and Sarah Ann (Shoemaker) Brooks.  Amanda was born in November of 1849 in Alabama.  In 1890, Amanda married William Norsworthy.  Willie was born in August of 1865.  In 1900, William and Maude Norsworthy and Maude’s brother, Webb Brooks, were living in Lavaca County, Texas.  Willie and Amanda Norsworthy had no children but raised an orphan, Maggie Walker (born in 1896).  On February 28, 1919, Maggie Walker married Louis Knox Hopper.  Maggie lives in El Campo, Texas.  Amanda (Brooks) Norsworthy was buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Lavaca County, Texas;  2)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  3)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  4)  Interview, Maggie (Walker) Hopper by Bernice Casey, April, 1981

LEVI W. BROOKS (3.2.3) is the son of John Clark Brooks and Sarah Ann (Shoemaker) Brooks.  Lee was born on November 3, 1854 in Texas.  In 1880, Lee was still living with his parents in Lavaca County, Texas.  On January 28, 1881, Lee Brooks married Georgiana Ballard in Lavaca County, Texas.  Georgia was born on July 4, 1861 in Alabama and is the daughter of Silas H. Ballard and Mildred A. (Waller) Ballard.  From 1887 to 1905, Lee and Georgia Brooks were living near Abilene in Taylor County, Texas.  Lee and Georgia Brooks were the parents of at least six children:

   Lonnie (Richard) Brooks, b. December, 1881, Texas
   James L. Brooks, b. March 20, 1884, Polk County, Texas
   Ollie Eugene Brooks (3.2.3.3), b. February 19, 1886, Abilene, Texas
   Jesse Brooks, b. April, 1888, Abilene, Texas
   Claude Brooks, b. April, 1892, Abilene, Texas
   Leonard Brooks, b. June, 1895, Abilene, Texas

From 1900 to 1920, Lee Brooks was living in Taylor County, Texas.  Lee Brooks was a freighting contractor.  Georgia (Ballard) Brooks died on September 21, 1940 in Abilene, Texas and Lee W. Brooks died on October 15, 1941 in Abilene, Texas.  Both were buried in the City Cemetery in Abilene, Texas.  James L. Brooks was an invalid and never married.  James Brooks died on December 10, 1955 and was buried in Abilene, Texas.  In 1962, Claude Brooks was living in Miami Beach, Florida.  In 1940, Leonard Brooks was living in Los Angeles, California and 1962 he was living in Arcadia, California.

References:  1)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Lavaca County, Texas;  2)  1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Taylor County, Texas;  3)  Tax Rolls, Taylor County, Texas, 1887 to 1891;  4)  Certificate of Death, Lee W. Brooks, 1941;  5)  “Early Cemetery Records, Abilene, Texas,” 1961, Page 16;  6)  West Texas Genealogical Society Bulletin, Volume XII, Number 2, April, 1971, “City Directory of Abilene, Texas, 1905,” Page 21;  7)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  8)  Letter, Janine (Bishop) Rittel to Robert Casey, April, 1984

Photograph, Georgia (Ballard) Brooks, Levi W. Brooks and John Calvin Brooks

OLLIE EUGENE BROOKS (3.2.3.3) is the son of Lee W. Brooks and Georgiana (Ballard) Brooks.  Ollie was born on February 19, 1886 in Abilene, Texas.  Ollie Brooks married Rosa Lee Campbell.  Rosalie was born on April 12, 1892 in Abilene, Texas and is the daughter of William John Campbell and Ella (Willis) Campbell.  Ollie and Rosalie Brooks were the parents of at least one daughter:

   Althea Marie Brooks, b. April 13, 1911, Abilene, Texas

Ollie and Rosalie Brooks were divorced in January of 1918 in Hale County, Texas.  On January 10, 1921, Rosalie married a second time to Albert F. Dyche in Ellis County, Texas.  Ollie Brooks was a house painter.  Ollie Brooks died on June 3, 1962 and was buried in Abilene, Texas.  Rosalie (Campbell) Dyche died on November 18, 1975 in Sarasota, Florida.  On July 16, 1933, Althea Brooks married DeVere Edwin Bishop in Herington, Kansas.  DeVere was born on June 16, 1901 in Cauldwll, Kansas and is the son of Julius Edwin Bishop and Emma Emma Barbara (Habig) Bishop.  DeVere and Althea Bishop had two children:  -  Janine Marie Bishop, b. January 25, 1935, Herington, Kansas,  -  Russell James Bishop, b. September 25, 1941, Herington, Kansas.

On October 19, 1954, Janine Bishop married John Ray Nichols and they had two children:  -  John Dixon Nichols, b. December 22, 1955, Kansas City, Kansas,  -  Bonnie Jean Nichols, b. May 27, 1957, Herington, Kansas.  On September 20, 1958, Janine married a second time to Jerold Dean Rittel in Herington, Kansas and they have two children:  -  Louis Jay Rittel, b. April 12, 1960, Herington, Kansas,  -  Diana Lynn Rittel, b. May 20, 1963, Herington, Kansas.  Jerold was born on March 4, 1934 in Herington, Kansas and is the son of Louis Rittel and Mary (Hilderman) Rittel.  Janine attended the American Business College in Wichita, Kansas.  Janine was an airline hostess with Braniff International Airlines and has also been a bookkeeper.  Jerry has been a fireman for the Fire Department of Salinas, Kansas and was a fireman and brakeman for the Rock Island Railroad.  Jerry is now the owner of Rittel’s Wester Wear, a retail store.  On November 3, 1979, John D. Nichols married Sandra Jarmer in Chapman, Kansas and they have one son:  -  John Paul Nichols, b. September 6, 1983, Salina, Kansas.  On April 15, 1983, Diana Rittel married David Verble in Abilene, Kansas.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Janine (Bishop) Rittel to Robert Casey, April, 1984

JOHN CALVIN BROOKS (3.2.4) is the son of John Clark Brooks and Sarah Ann (Shoemaker) Brooks.  Calvin was born in June, 1860 in Austin County, Texas.  From 1870 to 1880, Calvin was still living with his parents in Lavaca County, Texas.  Calvin Brooks married Jane Scharber (born October, 1871 in Mississippi).  Calvin and Jane Brooks were the parents of six children:

   Marlin E. Brooks, b. February, 1893, Texas
   Bertha Brooks, b. March, 1895, Texas
   John C. Brooks, b. June, 1897, Texas
   Emma Brooks, b. June, 1899, Texas
   Milus Brooks
   Milton Brooks

In 1900, John and Jane Brooks were living in Bell County, Texas.  Emma Brooks married a Mr. Moore.

References:  1)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Lavaca County, Texas;  2)  1900 Census, Bell County, Texas;  3)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981