Brief Life History of James Alexander
When James Alexander Brooke was born on 24 April 1894, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, his father, James Alexander Brooke, was 30 and his mother, Mary Morgan Quinlan, was 22. He married Rosa Helen Martin before 1919, in California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States in 1920 and Lanikai, Oahu, Hawaii, United States in 1942. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 17 July 1956, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
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Sources (29)
- James A Brooke in household of James A Brooke, "United States Census, 1900"
- Missouri, Birth Records, 1847-1910
- James Alexander Brooke, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1894–1956 Male
1897–1950 Female
Children (5)
1919–1987 Female
1920–1971 Male
1930–1979 Male
1931–2020 Male
1935–2008 Male
Parents and Siblings
1864–1902 Male
1871–1964 Female
Siblings (5)
1891–1967 Female
1894–1956 Male
1895– Female
1895–1975 Female
1897–1898 Female
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1898
Age 4
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: variant of Brook , which preserves a trace of the Old English dative singular case, originally used after a preposition (e.g. ‘at the brook’).
History: In 1650, Robert and Mary Mainwaring Brooke brought ten children and a number of servants with them from England to MD, where Robert became governor. Although the fourteen known contemporary Brooke immigrants in VA included Robert's brothers Richard and Humphrey, the relationships of the others are unknown. Brooke family memorials remain in the Anglican church at Whitchurch, Hampshire, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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