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John Brooks was born in 1837 either to Pennsylvania immigrants, who must have died young and he and his siblings went to live with a legal guardian who taught him to be a tailor.
 
There is a possibility that all of the Brooke children were born in Holland and all arrived in America about 1842, according to some family researchers; of course we would need to locate the ship's passenger list to learn more.  Those four children were soon orphaned and separated.
 
Cousin Louise Wiltshire referred to him as Edgar.
 
He met Annie in Tennessee and married in 1861, and migrated to Texas, where he died of tuberculosis.   Her ex boyfriend Terry Smith went and married the widow, and they returned to TN and had more children.  John had a son named John who married Annie Clark Ballard and they had only one child, James, and all migrated to Montgomery, Alabama.
 
1850 United States Federal Census
about John Brooks
Name: John Brooks
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Manheim, Lancaster
 
apparently living with his legal guardian.
 
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  Household:
 
 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
 John BROOKS   Self   M   Male   W   42   PA   Farmer   HOLLAND   FRANCE
 P. R. BROOKS   Wife   M   Female   W   38   TN   Keeping House   TN   TN
 Nora C. BROOKS   Dau   S   Female   W   18   TN   At Home   PA   TN
 Walter H. BROOKS   Son   S   Male   W   13   TN   At Home   PA   TN
 John H. BROOKS   Son   S   Male   W   7   TX      PA   TN
 Lula C. BROOKS   Dau   S   Female   W   5   TX      PA   TN
 ... W. BROOKS   Son   S   Male   W   3   TX      PA   TN

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Source Information:
  Census Place Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas
  Family History Library Film   1255314
 
 
 
 
 
1860 United States Federal Census
about John Brooks
Name: John Brooks
Age in 1860: 24 
Birth Year: abt 1836 
Birthplace: Pennsylvania 
Home in 1860: Northern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee
Gender: Male 
Post Office: Lynnville (Pulaski)
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
John A Nichols 31 
Caroline S Nichols 25 
Susan E Nichols 3 
Juliann Nichols 1 
H L Trescott 33 
Mary Ann Trescott 35 
John Webb 28 
Thos Anderson 20 
Jos Dunlap 40 
John Brooks 24 
John Heller 28 
J W Leman 21 
Jos Anderson 22 
George Strong 23 
James Galigan 26 
John Shoemaker 26 
 
 
 
1870 United States Federal Census
about John Brooks
Name: John Brooks
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Age in 1870: 33 
Birthplace: Pennsylvania 
Home in 1870: Beat 1, Lamar, Texas
Family and neighbors: View Results 
Race: White 
Gender: Male 
Value of real estate: View image
Post Office: Paris 
 
A P Brooks Beat 1, Lamar, TX abt 1842  Tennessee  White  Female  
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 John Brooks Beat 1, Lamar, TX abt 1837  Pennsylvania  White  Male  
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 M B Brooks Beat 1, Lamar, TX abt 1870  Texas  White  Female  
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 N C Brooks Beat 1, Lamar, TX abt 1862  Tennessee  White  Female  
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 W H Brooks Beat 1, Lamar, TX abt 1866  Tennessee  White  Male 
 
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1880 United States Federal Census
about John Brooks
Name: John Brooks
Home in 1880: Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: P. R.
Father's birthplace: Holland
Mother's birthplace: France
Neighbors: View others on page 
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
John Brooks 42 
P. R. Brooks 38 
Nora C. Brooks 18 
Walter H. Brooks 13 
John H. Brooks 7 
Lula C. Brooks 5 
... W. Brooks 3 
 
Annie:  Roxanna Permilia Smith
Jackson County, Tennessee Census, 1920
about Smith, Perthena
Name: Smith, Perthena
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother 
Sex: F 
Race: W 
Age: 83 
Marital Status: W 
Birthplace: Tennessee 
 
 

1900 United States Federal Census
about Mrs. R P Smith
Name: Mrs. R P Smith
Home in 1900: Civil District 5, Sullivan, Tennessee
Age: 53 
Estimated birth year: abt 1847 
Birthplace: Tennessee 
Relationship to head-of-house: Head 
Race: White 
Occupation: View image
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: Name Age
R P Smith 53 
Albert W Smith 17 
Edward G Smith 18  
 
 
daughter of Thomas Smith and Caroline Bond who divorced and remarried to others.
Husband
 John Baptist Bond Pedigree
 
  Birth:  About 1790  , , North Carolina
Christening:
Marriage:  23 DEC 1819  , Sumner, Tennessee
Death:  30 SEP 1845
Burial:
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Wife
 Catherine Stone Pedigree
 
  Birth:  09 NOV 1797  <, Maury, Tennessee>
Christening:
Marriage:  23 DEC 1819  , Sumner, Tennessee
Death:  11 SEP 1845
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Children
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1.   Caroline M. Bond Pedigree
   Female
 
   Birth:  16 FEB 1823  , Sumner, Tennessee
Christening:
Death:  24 DEC 1909
Burial:
 
remarried in 1850
1850 United States Federal Census
about Roxina Smith
Name: Roxina Smith
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Birth Place: Tennessee
Gender: Female
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
 
remarried again
1860 United States Federal Census
about C M Cox
Name: C M Cox
Age in 1860: 36 
Birth Year: abt 1824 
Birthplace: Tennessee 
Home in 1860: District 12, Maury, Tennessee
Gender: Female 
Post Office: Mount Pleasant
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
John Cox 49 
C M Cox 36 
A P Smith 18 
J H Smith 15 
Jas Cox 82 
Simon Sloan 43 
Thos Rowney 27 
 
 
1850 United States Federal Census
about Caroline M Dunham
Name: Caroline M Dunham
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
Birth Place: Tennessee
Gender: Female
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
Household Members: Name Age
Caroline M Dunham 25 
Hiram M Dunham 30 
Mary McWhirter 54 
John Smith 5 
Roxina Smith 8 
 
 
1900 United States Federal Census
about Annie C Brooks
Name: Annie C Brooks
Home in 1900: Civil District 11, Lawrence, Tennessee
Age: 22
Birth Date: Oct 1877
Birthplace: Tennessee
Race: White
Ethnicity: American 
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee 
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee 
Mother: number of living children: 1 
Mother: How many children: 2 
Spouse's Name: J E
Marriage Year: 1894 
Marital Status: Married 
Years Married: 6 
Residence : Civil Districts 9, 11, Lawrence, Tennessee
Occupation: View Image
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: Name Age
J E Brooks 26 
Annie C Brooks 22 
Edgar J Brooks 5 
 
next to her sister and their father James is the last name on this page.
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1920 United States Federal Census
about Annie Brooks
Name: Annie Brooks
Home in 1920: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama
Age: 42 years 
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Wife 
Spouse's Name: John E
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee 
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee 
Marital Status: Married 
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes 
Able to Write: Yes 
Image: 684 
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: Name Age
John E Brooks 47 
Annie Brooks 42  
 
1930 United States Federal Census
about James E Brooks
Name: James E Brooks
Home in 1930: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1925 
Relation to Head of House: Son 
Father's name: James S
Mother's name: Susie M 
 
Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: Name Age
James S Brooks 34 
Susie M Brooks 26 
Elizabeth B Brooks 6 
James E Brooks 4 11/12 
Dorothy M Brooks 3 7/12 
Gloria J Brooks 1 9/12 
Christine M Brooks 9/12 
Sarah E Cooper 64 
Annie Brooks 52 
 
Both of their mothers are widowed and living with them.
 
 
Annie = Anna Ballard Brooks
1860 United States Federal Census
about Rowena Ballard
Name: Rowena Ballard
Age in 1860: 29 
Birth Year: abt 1831 
Home in 1860: Perry, Tennessee
Gender: Female 
Post Office: Linden
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
L F Ballard 30 
Rowena Ballard 29 
James C Ballard 12 
Telitha A Ballard 9 
Stephen Ballard 7 
Gentry Ballard 5 
Andrew Ballard 4 
Mary Ballard 6.12 
 
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1880 United States Federal Census
about Jas. C. Ballard
Name: Jas. C. Ballard
Home in 1880: District 11, Lawrence, Tennessee
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Eudora
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee
Neighbors: View others on page 
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Jas. C. Ballard 26 
Eudora Ballard 17 
Anna Ballard 2 
 
 1900 United States Federal Census
about Jas C Ballard
Name: Jas C Ballard
[Jas Ballard] 
Home in 1900: Commissioner Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas
Age: 47
Birth Date: Apr 1853
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Ethnicity: American 
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky 
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky 
Spouse's Name: Dora
Marriage Year: 1899 
Marital Status: Married 
Years Married: 1 
Residence : Commissioner's Precinct 2 (South of T.& P. R.R.), Bowie, Texas
Occupation: View Image
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: Name Age
Jas C Ballard 47 
Dora Ballard 45 
Ezra Ballard 27  
 
 
 
1920 United States Federal Census
about James C Ballard
Name: James C Ballard
Home in 1920: Civil District 16, Lauderdale, Tennessee
Age: 60 years 
Estimated birth year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Head 
Spouse's name: Telitha
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee 
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee 
Marital Status: Married 
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent 
Able to read: Yes 
Able to Write: Yes 
Image: 978 
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: Name Age
James C Ballard 60 
Telitha Ballard 38 
Louise Ballard 10 
William Ballard 8 
Monroe Ballard 6 
Virginia Ballard 2 8/12
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