I am looking for any information on Margaret L. Carpenter. She was born ca July 1861 in Mississippi. She married Colwell Brooks ca 1878, probably in MS. According to family tradition, her father was a Confederate soldier and her mother was a full-blood Cherokee. Supposedly, the family was moving out west when both the parents died. The oldest boy, perhaps named Noah, took care of his younger siblings and brought them back to their grandparents. According to the 1900 and 1910 census, she had 8 children, 4 of which must have died young. The 4 I do have records of are; Lula L. Brooks-born Sep 1882 in TN, died in childbirth ca 1905 in the Indian Territory or Oklahoma Olon Edward Brooks-born 18 Oct 1888 in Rockwell, TX Joseph C. Brooks-born Sep 1890 in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, died in WWI Emma R. Brooks-born Jun 1893 in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory Her husband Colwell Brooks died ca 1897 in the Indian Territory. She seems to have married a man named Parks, of which I have no information. Prior to 1910 the family moved to Clark County, WA. Sometime later, she abandoned her family, and supposedly died in Nevada in the 1950's. I would love to hear from anyone who has any information on this family. Ed Bartlett