Person:Reuben Brooker (1)

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Reuben Brooker
b.Dec 1843 Hastings, Ontario, CANADA
d.2 Oct 1911 Elwood, Atlantic County, NJ
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m. Abt 1867
  1. James Howard Brooker1871 -
  2. Mary Ella Brooker1874 - Bet 1915 & 1918
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Name Reuben Brooker
Gender Male
Birth[1] Dec 1843 Hastings, Ontario, CANADA
Alt Birth? 7 Dec 1845 CANADA
Census? 1851
Military? Bet 1863 and 1865 Civil War
Marriage Abt 1867 to Nettie Ellen Bronson
Census? 1870
Census? 1880
Census? 1900
Census? 1910
Death[2] 2 Oct 1911 Elwood, Atlantic County, NJ
Burial[3][4] 5 Oct 1911 Elwood Rural Cemetery, Elwood, Atlantic County, NJ

Canada Census 1851, Thurlow, Hastings County, Canada West (Ontario): Brooker, Reuben - Male - Age 5

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles (Ancestry.com): Reuben Brooker / age 18 / enlisted 18 Dec 1863 / at Hammond, St. Lawrence County, NY / into Company A, New York 16th Heavy Artillery Regiment / Mustered out 21 Aug 1865 at Washington DC

Census 1870, Mullica, Atlantic County, NJ: Brooker, Reuben - Age 24 - Male - White - Farmer - Valuation: Real $600, Personal $100 - Born Upper Canada - Both parents Foreign-born " Nettie - Age 19 - Female - White - Keeping house - Born New York

Census 1880, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA: Brooker, Reuben - White - Male - Age 33 - Married - Shoe maker - Born (& both parents) Canada " Nettie - Wife - White - Female - Age 25 - Keeping house - Born (& both parents) New York " Howard - Son - White - Male - Age 9 - At school - Born N. Jersey " Mary E. - Daughter - White - Female - Age 7 - At school - Born N. Jersey " Amos - Brother - White - Male - Age 15 - Errand boy - Born (& both parents) Canada

Census 1900, Mullica, Atlantic County, NJ: Brooker, Reuben - Head - White - Male - born Dec 1843 - Age 56 - Married 33 yrs - Born Canada (English) - Father b. New York - Mother b. England - Farmer - Owns, Mortgaged, Farm " Nettie - Wife - White - Female - b. Aug 1852, Age 47 - Married 33 yrs - Mother of 2 children, 2 living - Born (& both parents) New York

Census 1910, Mullica, Atlantic County, NJ: Brooker, Rueben - Head - Male - White - Age 63 - Married (1st) 41 yrs - Born English Canada - Father b. New York - Mother b. England - Immigrated 1862, Naturalized - Farmer?, General " Nettie - Wife - Female - White - Age 56 - Married (1st) 41 yrs - Mother of 2 children, 2 living - Born (& both parents) New York

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Obituary [FindAGrave]: Reuben Brooker, father of our townsman J. Howard, died on Monday, Oct. 2nd at his home in Elwood, aged 65 years. Funeral service was held on Thursday and burial in Elwood. A resident for many years, he was held in high esteem.

FindAGrave.com: Tombstone, Elwood Rural Cemetery, Elwood, Atlantic County, NJ: Nettie Brooker / 1855-1916 " " Reuben Brooker / [Civil War] Private, Co. A, 16th Regt, H[eavy] A[rtillery], NY Vol[unteers] / death Oct. 2, 1911

References
  1. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

    Dec 1843

  2. ↑ (Obituary)
    FindAGrave.com:.

    Reuben Brooker... died on Monday Oct 2nd at his home in Elwood

  3. ↑ Tombstone
    FindAGrave.com:.

    Tombstone, Elwood Rural Cemetery, Elwood, Atlantic County, NJ: Reuben Brooker / [Civil War] Private, Co. A, 16th Regt, H[eavy] A[rtillery], NY Vol[unteers] / death Oct. 2, 1911

  4. ↑ (Obituary)
    FindAGrave.com:.

    Funeral service was held on Thursday, and burial in Elwood.

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