Person:William Brooks (55)

Watchers
  1. William Creed Brooks1862 - 1953
m. 27 Mar 1903
m. 19 Aug 1914
  1. Jack Dempsy Brooks1926 - 1926
Facts and Events
Name William Creed Brooks
Gender Male
Birth[1] 6 Jan 1862 Calhoun Co., VA (now West Virginia)
Marriage 27 Mar 1903 Calhoun Co., West Virginiato Ada B. Caldwell
Marriage 19 Aug 1914 Calhoun Co., West Virginiato Francena Alice 'Frankie' Lane
Residence? 1953 Sheridan Dist, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Death[1] 4 Feb 1953 Big Bend Hospital, Sheridan, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Burial[1] 6 Feb 1953 Hunt Cemetery, Big Bend, Calhoun Co., West Virginia

1920 Census West Virginia, Calhoun County, Sheridan Brooks, Creed Head O M W 52 M WV, WV, WV Brooks, Francis Wife F W 35 M WV, WV, WV Brooks, Clarence son M W 5 S Wv, WV, WV (on birth cert is Clarence Jackson) Brooks, Lucile dau F W 3 S WV, WV, WV Brooks, Louise dau F W 4 S WV, WV, WV Brooks, Glen son M W 2 S WV, WV, WV (Ernest G.) Jackson, Bernice step-dau F W 12 S WV, WV, WV

1930 Census West Virginia, Calhoun County, Sheridan Brooks, Creed Head O M W 58 M-30 no yes WV, WV, WV Brooks, Lucille dau F W 13 s yes yes WV, WV, WV Brooks, Ernest G son M W 11 S yes yes Wv, WV, WV (Ernest Glen) Brooks, Lewella dau F W 9 S yes WV, WV, WV Brooks, Isetta Jewel dau F W 5 S yes WV, WV, WV Creed's dau Louise is enumerated in hh of Otis Hopkins, 2 hhs up from Creed: Jackson,Louise servant F W 15 S no yes WV, WV, W

Creed's birthplace and father is unknown; his mother was Minerva Brooks. He was 91 years old when he died. Creed was quite a character and there is a very interesting article written about him in the Hur Herald in the Historical Archives. It is worth reading: http://www.hurherald.com/cgi-sys/db.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 West Virginia Vital Research Records - Select Search Type.
  2.   West Virginia Vital Research Records - Select Search Type.

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