George Brittain Westbrook

Brief Life History of George Brittain

When George Brittain Westbrook was born on 30 September 1886, in Arkansas, United States, his father, James Firney Westbrook, was 29 and his mother, Mozzelar Bain, was 23. He married Loella Carma Martin on 13 April 1913. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Miller, Arkansas, United States in 1935 and Sulphur Township, Miller, Arkansas, United States in 1940. He died on 7 July 1972, at the age of 85, and was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Caddo, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Brittain Westbrook
1886–1972
Loella Carma Martin
1897–1973
Marriage: 13 April 1913
Cassie Westbrook
1913–2003
Elois Westbrook
1916–2003
Mozella Westbrook
1919–
Kelley Westbrook
1922–
Melba Helen Westbrook
1925–2000

Sources (19)

  • George B Westbrook, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: George Brittain Westbrook - Published information: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: George Brittain Westbrook
  • George Westbrook, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"

World Events (8)

1888 · Bauxite Mining Began

Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): habitational name from any of various places called Westbrook, for example in Berkshire, Kent, and the Isle of Wight, from Old English west ‘west, western’ + brōc ‘brook, stream’.

Americanized form of Dutch Westbroek: habitational name from a place so named near Utrecht.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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