Dell Milton Westbrook

Brief Life History of Dell Milton

When Dell Milton Westbrook was born on 18 January 1836, in Franklin, Georgia, United States, his father, James H Westbrook, was 38 and his mother, Mary Hudson, was 36. He married Sarah Grisham on 29 June 1860, in Jackson, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Resaca, Gordon, Georgia, United States in 1920. He died on 29 March 1921, in Gordon, Georgia, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Dell Milton Westbrook
1836–1921
Sarah Grisham
1844–1915
Marriage: 29 June 1860
James M. Westbrook
1864–1880
Frank Marion Westbrook
1867–1934

Sources (13)

  • D R Westbrook, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Milton Westbrook - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Milton Westbrook
  • Dell Wesbrooks, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Murray, Georgia, United States 1852: Gordon, Georgia, United States

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

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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