This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howell, BROOKS, Parker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/1608.1.1 Message Board Post: 1850 Marion Co. Ga. Census 90/90 Andrew M. HOWELL 43 Farmer 600 NC Prucilla 41 NC Elizabeth 13 Ga. Nancy 11 Daniel 9 William? 8 *Susan 2 Susan PARKER 74 NC ------------------------- 1860 Conecuh Co., Ala. Census, Jamestown, July 27th, 1860, p. 1115 1137/1100 Andrew Howell 50 m Farmer 300 500 Ga. Pricilla 45 f " Daniel 18 m Farm laborer Wm. 16 m " *Susan 15 f Jackson 13 m Martha 11 f ------------------------------- 1870 Conecuh Co. Alabama, Beat No. 6, Old Town, Post Office: Evergreen, June 1870 p. 254B 13/13 Howell, Andrew 62 Farmer 200 Georgia Pricilla 55 Keeping house " Saleta A. 21 Martha J. 18 14/14 Howell Daniel W. 30 Farming Georgia Florence 21 Keeping house Alabama Beatrice 2 ---------------------- 1880 US Federal Census Census Place Jamestown, Conecuh, Alabama Family History Library Film 1254009 NA Film Number T9-0009 Page Number 101D Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 63/63 Andrew M. HOWELL Self M Male W 70 NC Keeping Griss Mill NC NC Betsey HOWELL Wife M Female W 49 GA Keeping House GA GA Daniel HOWELL M Male W 40 AL Laborer AL AL Florence HOWELL M Female W 35 AL Laborer AL AL Dona HOWELL S Female W 3M AL --- --- Polly MITCHEL S Female W 28 GA Laborer AL AL 64/64 Samuel BROOKS Self M Male W 30 AL Laborer AL AL *Susan BROOKS Wife M Female W 27 AL Keeping House AL AL [Susan HOWELL] Roda BROOKS Dau S Female W 8 AL AL --- Buddy BROOKS Son S Male W 6 AL --- --- *Britty BROOKS Son S Male W 4 AL --- --- [Andrew Britt--born c. 1876] Richard BROOKS Son S Male W 2 AL --- --- Edward BROOKS Son S Male W 1 AL --- --- ------------------- 1900 US Census Place: Jamestown, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: T623 10; Enumeration District: 51 Precinct 8, Jamestown 284 BROOKS, Samuel B. Head WM May 1850 50 Wd Ala Ala Ala *Andrew B. Son Apr 1875 25 [Andrew Britt--buried in Welcome Cemetery] Richard A. Son Sep 1877 22 Daniel E. Son Feb 1879 21 Samuel E. Son Mar 1881 19 Ada J. Dau Sep 1883 16 Elbert Son Aug 1886 13 Nannie P. Dau Aug 1889 10 Oliver P. Son May 1892 8 [Oliver Preston--buried in Welcome Cemetery] ------------------------ Thanks, Wallace. Your information is very helpful. Since Andrew M. HOWELL was right next door to Samuel BROOKS and wife Susan (Howell) in 1880, I thought he was a good candidate to be her father, so I followed Andrew backward, and he did have a daughter named Susan the right age to be the wife of Samuel B. Brooks. Susan HOWELL and Samuel B. BROOKS named a son Andrew Britt (maybe after both their fathers). I find it very interesting that Andrew HOWELL had a Susan PARKER in his household in 1850 (Marion Co. Georgia). She could be his first wife Priscilla's mother, and Susan HOWELL could be named after her. (I recall that your Viney Jane MITCHELL married Samuel PARKER, brother of my g-gm Rachel Frances PARKER Hartley, but the Parkers are another story.) Anyway, Britton BROOKS (b. 1813-1820), father of one Samuel BROOKS (b. 1849), possibly the one who married Susan HOWELL in 1870, was next door in 1860 Butler Co. to Drury J. BROOKS and his father Samuel BROOKS (b. 1790). Drury J. BROOKS was four dwellings from my gg-gm Rachel BROOKS in 1850. I believe that Drury J. BROOKS is the first cousin of Drury William BROOKS, son of John Sawyer BROOKS, and believe both Drurys were named after Drury MITCHELL, but I really don't know how to prove that Drury J's father Samuel BROOKS was the brother of Drury W.'s father John Sawyer BROOKS, even though they were neighbors in 1840 Macon Co. Ga. There was even an older William W. BROOKS from Virginia beside them who is probably their father, but I can't prove that either. One big problem (among MANY in this Brooks family history) is that I cannot determine who is the father of Britton BROOKS. He is near Wm. W. BROOKS, John Sawyer BROOKS, and Samuel BROOKS in Macon Co. Ga. in 1840 (with some MITCHELLs and DRIVERs nearby). The biggest problem is that even if I could prove any of the above, that would not tell me if/how they connect to my Felix BROOKS. I really appreciate your input because the MItchell name comes up all the time in my BROOKS research, Your message today inspired me to look at them again.