Husband: Francis Newton Brooks
Born: Dec-14-1873 in Harrison Co, WV 1
Died: Jul-26-1945 in Taylor Co, WV 2
Buried: in Bridgeport Masonic (aka Airport) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 3,4 (see note 1)
Resided: in Taylor Co, WV 2
Occupation: farmer 2
Father: Francis Marion "Frank" Brooks (1826 - 1883)
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Taylor (1840 - 1909)
Wife: Eva Morris
Born: Dec- 1-1880 in West Virginia 5,6
Died: Feb- 9-1966 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 5,6
Buried: in Bridgeport Masonic (aka Airport) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 4,3
Father: Ellsworth Morris
Mother: Sarah McDonald
M Child 1: Frank M. Brooks Born: Dec-20-1901 in Harrison Co, WV Died: Dec-27-1901 Buried: in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV
M Child 2: Birdsell Lynn Brooks Born: Dec-18-1903 6 Died: Dec-14-1957 6 Buried: in Bridgeport Masonic (aka Airport) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 4,3 Wife: Hazel Ray Swisher b. 1911 Married: Feb- 4-1932 in Marion Co, WV
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Birth date may be Dec 4 1873, per direct descendant Dennis D. Newell. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Cemeteries of Simpson District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV. (6) Headstone (year only) Event Notes Note (1) Burial location is stated in death record as Elkview Cemetery in Clarksburg. But headstones for him, his wife, and his son Birdsell are found at Bridgeport Masonic (aka Airport, aka Benedum) Cemetery. Entries for them in that cemetery are also found in "Cemeteries of Simpson District, Harrison County, WV," p. 7.