When Stephen Brooks was born on 3 July 1853, in Greencastle Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States, his father, James Brooks, was 30 and his mother, Matilda Paris, was 22. He married Ida Maude Anderson on 14 October 1883, in Lemhi, Lemhi, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Santa Cruz, California, United States in 1910 and Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States in 1910. He died on 14 January 1924, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 70.
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The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Nez Perce, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Nez Perce, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Nez Perce, Idaho, United States
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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 .
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