Nelson E Brooks

Brief Life History of Nelson E

When Nelson E Brooks was born on 18 February 1844, in Linn, Iowa, United States, his father, John H Brooks, was 28 and his mother, Catherine Freeman, was 28. He married Anna Velnetta Hildreth on 17 April 1866, in Fayette, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 10 daughters. He lived in Fayette, Fayette, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Fairfield Township, Fayette, Iowa, United States for about 40 years. He died on 26 April 1906, in Pawnee, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Pawnee, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nelson E Brooks
1844–1906
Anna Velnetta Hildreth
1845–1909
Marriage: 17 April 1866
Addie Savella Brooks
1866–1933
Julia Edith Brooks
1869–1934
Caroline 'Carrie' Ellen Brooks
1871–1931
Ida May Brooks
1873–1878
Anne Belle Brooks
1874–1939
Effie Mabel Brooks
1876–1953
Grace Ethel Brooks
1880–1956
Hattie Inez Brooks
1884–1964
Nellie Gertrude Brooks
1885–1960
Bert Elroy Brooks
1889–1968
Eva Myrtle Brooks
1891–1910

Sources (38)

  • Nelson Brooks, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Nelson E. Brooks - Government record: birth-name: Nelson E. Brooks
  • Nelson E Brooks, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Fayette, Iowa, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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