This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BROOKS Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/1608 Message Board Post: Samuel BROOKS married Susannah HOWELL 3-4-1870 by Wm. BEARD, JP. ---------------- 1880 Census Jamestown, Conecuh Co., Alabama Family History Library Film 1254009 NA Film Number T9-0009 Page Number 101D Samuel BROOKS Self M Male W 30 AL Laborer AL AL Susan BROOKS Wife M Female W 27 AL Keeping House AL AL [Susannah 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 --- --- [born c. 1876] Richard BROOKS Son S Male W 2 AL --- --- Edward BROOKS Son S Male W 1 AL --- --- ----------------- You searched on: State=ALABAMA, Section Number=28, Township=6-N, Range=13-E [neighbors of Samuel B. Brooks in same section] Patentee Name State County/Parish IssueDate DistrictLand Office Doc.Nr. Accession or Serial Nr. BROOKS, SAMUEL B AL Conecuh 7/3/1883 Montgomery 1566 AL4620__.309 [wife was Susan HOWELL] BROOKS, SAMUEL B AL Conecuh 7/3/1890 Montgomery 6676 AL4710__.307 HOWELL, ANDREW M AL Conecuh 9/10/1885 Montgomery 1563 AL4670__.272 [related to Susan HOWELL?] PRESLEY, ADAM H AL Conecuh 12/10/1885 Montgomery 4595 AL4670__.396 RAY, ABY M AL Conecuh 6/8/1891 Montgomery 6729 AL4720__.033 --------------------------- 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 BROOKS, buried in Welcome Cemetery] ------------------------- Right now, I believe this Samuel B. BROOKS is the son of Britton/Britain BROOKS and Caroline Unknown who were on the 1850-1870 census of Butler Co. Ala. 1850 Butler Co., Ala. Beat 8 Nov. 25th, 1850 p. 234 [MUST be related--closer in 1860] 823/823 Britain BROOKS 30 m farmer GA Caroline 26 f Ga. Mary 4 f AL *Samuel 1 m ----------- 1860 Butler Co., Ala. Census Prec. 2 South Butler July 17 1143 B. BROOKS 46 m Georgia (Britton Brooks) born 1814 C. BROOKS 35 f (Caroline Brooks) M. BROOKS 18 f (Mary) *S. BROOKS 10 m (Samuel) P.(?) BROOKS 6 f (Permelia) J. BROOKS 4 m (Jack) M. BROOKS 1 f [Note: In 1860 Britton was next door to D. [Drury] J. BROOKS (b. 1819) and S. [Samuel] BROOKS (born 1790) In 1850 my gg-gm Rachel BROOKS was four dwellings from Drury J. BROOKS. She was skipped in 1860. ------------- 1870 Butler Co. Township 7 Garland/Oaky Streak June 23-24, 1870 #110/127 BROOKS, Britton 57 Ala. [b. 1813] Caroline 48 Ala. Mary 22 f Samuel 20 m Permelia 16 f Jack 14 m Pattis? 11 f Lizzie 9 f Edward 7 m John 2 m Babe 9/12 born in October (1869) --------------------- Britton must have died between 1870 and 1880. ---------------------- 1880 US Census Oaky Streak, Butler Co., Alabama Family History Library Film 1254004 NA Film Number T9-0004 Page Number 500A Caroline BROOKS Self W Female W 54 AL Farmer --- --- Elizabeth BROOKS Dau S Female W 20 AL --- --- John BROOKS Son Male W 15 AL --- --- Emer? BROOKS Dau S Female W 9 AL --- --- --------------------------- I'm looking for any information on this BROOKS family because I believe they were relatives of my gg-gps Felix and Rachel BROOKS. Thanks for any leads or assistance.