Posted on: Independence Co. Ar Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ar/Independence/10084 Surname: BROOKS, BAILEY, CARPENTER ------------------------- Hello: My great-grandparents, H. A. BROOKS (male) and A. J. BROOKS nee BAILEY (female), were living in Talladega County, Alabama in 1880. They moved to Arkansas and were living in Bryant, Arkansas in 1897. I understand that Bryant is located partly in Independence County, Arkansas, and partly in Saline County, Arkansas. What were their first/given names? Birthdates? What were their parents names? Where were their parents from? Did they have siblings? What were their siblings names? H. A. BROOKS and A. J. BROOKS nee BAILEY were the parents of: Luther, Willis, Albert, Nora, "Dink" and Dora (twin) BROOKS, and lived in Bryant, Arkansas. Their daughter Dora BROOKS married Morton Travis Carpenter 05 July 1897. I've been told that H. A. BROOKS operated a sawmill in the Bryant, Arkansas area. Either H. A. BROOKS, or A. J. BAILEY, his wife, may have been of Cherokee Indian descent. Are there still relatives in the area? Are there any connections out there? If so, please contact me, Janet A. Nelson, at: [email protected] Thank you.