Williams Asbury Brooks

Brief Life History of Williams Asbury

When Williams Asbury Brooks was born on 4 March 1866, in Kentucky, United States, his father, James Madison Brooks, was 20 and his mother, Emily Ellis Tade, was 13. He married Sarah Catherine Ledford on 23 December 1888. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Russell, Kentucky, United States in 1938. He died on 21 September 1938, in Russell, Greenup, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Flatwoods, Greenup, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Williams Asbury Brooks
1866–1938
Sarah Catherine Ledford
1868–1953
Marriage: 23 December 1888
Ida Mae Brooks
1889–
Orlando L Brooks
1890–1967
John Lee Brooks
1893–1981
Jeanettie Alice Brooks
1895–1962
Surilda Katherine Brooks
1897–1978
Howard Thomas Brooks
1899–1968
Charles Brooks
1902–1902
Orva W Brooks
1902–1966
Noble Brooks
1904–1996
Mary Beatrice Brooks
1907–1991
Hattie Mae Brooks
1910–1977
Sadie Marie Brooks
1913–

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  • William M Brooks, "United States, Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Williams Asbury Brooks - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Williams Asbury Brooks
  • W M Brooks, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965"

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Name Meaning

English: usually a variant of Brook , with excrescent -s. The optional addition of -s, with no grammatical function, is usually post-medieval, but some examples of the same person's name occurring with and without -(e)s have been noted as early as the 14th century in South Lancashire. The -es in such cases probably has neither a plural nor a genitival function, and the name means ‘dweller at the brook’, not ‘dweller at the brooks’. A plural sense cannot be ruled out elsewhere, but a non-grammatical -(e)s must also be considered a strong possibility.

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.

Americanized form of German Brucks .

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

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