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Eunice Hughes 1/26/04
Try to contact Madison County Genealogical and Historical Society, P. O. Box 427, Huntsville, Arkansas 72740 (479) 738-6408.This is all I have. It is from Sarah's family
First Generation
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1. LAFAYETTE BROOKS. LAFAYETTE was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, on 4 Aug 1829. LAFAYETTE died in Madison County, Arkansas, on 31 Mar 1899.1 LAFAYETTE was buried in Huntsville Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas, on 1 Apr 1899.
Obituary reads...
From The Huntsville Republican
Lafayette Brooks died at his home Friday morning and was buried Saturday with Masonic honors.He was sick only about five days and on Saturday before he died on Friday he seemed to be in reasonably good health.He leaves many relatives and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss.(The Springdale News April 4, 1899)
LAFAYETTE married ISABELLE T. YORK, daughter of THOMAS YORK & MARIA. ISABELLE T. was born on 31 May 1831. ISABELLE T. died on 22 Jan 1898. ISABELLE T. was buried in Huntsville Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas.
They had the following children:
2 i. WILLIAM THOMAS (1852-1940)
3 ii. JOHN WESLEY (1860-)
iii. ULISSIS S. ULISSIS S. was born on 22 Jan 1869. ULISSIS S. died on 28 Dec 1882. ULISSIS S. was buried in Hindsville Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas.
iv. JESSIE. JESSIE was born on 17 May 1871. JESSIE died on 11 Nov 1882. JESSIE was buried in Hindsville Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas.
4 v. SARAH FRANCES
Second Generation
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Family of LAFAYETTE BROOKS (1) & ISABELLE T. YORK
2. WILLIAM THOMAS BROOKS. WILLIAM THOMAS was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, on 15 Dec 1852. WILLIAM THOMAS was found on the census of Madison County, Arkansas, in 1880. with wife S. Allie and 2 boarders on page 232 and page 315 (new). WILLIAM THOMAS was found on the census of Madison County, Arkansas, in 1900. with wife Alice and 5 children on page 606. WILLIAM THOMAS died in Broken Arrow Cemetery, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, on 15 Jan 1940.2 Occupation: Banker (1900) Teacher - Lawyer - Arkansas Legislature.
Sketch of Huntsville and Huntsvilliettes reads...
Hon. W. T.Brooks, one of Huntsville’s widely known and public spirited citizens was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee in 1852 and came to Arkansas in 1859 and attended the public schools of Washington County, Arkansas til 1872, when he entered the Law Department of the Michigan State University, from which he graduated with honor in 1875.During the years of 1883 and 1889 Mr. Brooks ably represented the people of Madison county in the Legislature, and he was Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue during President Harrison’s Administration.In 1893 he became Cashier of the Madison County Bank, which position he has filled with honor to himself and the stockholders; and his business like supervision realized the bank 28 percent on money invested during the panic which plainly proves that he possesses and eye for business.
Obituary reads...
William Thomas Brooks, deceased was prominently connected with banking and merchandising and with the public life of Broken Arrow, his labors being a vital force in the development of his town.He was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee December 15, 1852.His parents being Lafayette and Isabel (York) Brooks, who in 1859 removed with their family to Arkansas.
William Thomas Brooks, then a lad of but six years was largely reared in Arkansas and became a student in the University of Arkansas during the first year of its existence in 1872.Later he took up the profession of teaching which he followed in the schools of
Fayetteville, Arkansas, but he regarded this merely as an initial step to other professional activity, for it was his earnest desire and purpose to become a member of the Bar with this end in view he enrolled as a Law Student in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan where he was graduated in 1875.His life was always one of activity accompanied by gratifying results.He served for several terms as a Revenue Officer and appreciation of his value matters of citizenship led to his election to the Arkansas Legislature, to which he belonged from 1883 to 1889.He was always conversant with the vital questions and issue of the day and as a lawmaker closely studied the problems bearing upon the welfare of the state.During the Spanish-American War he was commissioned a Colonel of the United States Army.
The year of 1901 witnessed the arrival of Mr. Brooks in Oklahoma as permanent resident.He became the first Postmaster of Broken Arrow and at the same time was connected with the First National Bank as it’s Vice President filling the office for eleven yeas.he was likewise a member of the Brooks, Sanders and Williams Brothers Mercantile Company and after withdrawing from that partnership conducted a Mercantile Business of his own.
On the 4th of July 1879 Mr. Brooks was united in marriage to Miss Alice Routh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W, Routh of Huntsville, Arkansas.She first attended school at Hindsville, Arkansas at Fayetteville.When her college course was completed she devoted five years to teaching in the schools of Hindsville and subsequent to her marriage also taught for about five more years.After coming to Broken Arrow she assisted her husband in the Post Office and she also purchased and conducted the Crystal Theater, which she still owns but has not managed since 1933.Mr. and Mrs. Brooks became parents of two sons and three daughters; R. W. of Broken Arrow; Guy L.of Pomona, California; Mrs. Floy Green of Broken Arrow; Mrs. A. D. Kneale of Tulsa and Mrs. M. G. Lewis of Farmington, Arkansas.
The community of Broken Arrow was greatly shocked on the 15th of January, 1940 on learning of the sudden death of Mr. Brooks who passed quietly away while seated in a chair in his home, being then eighty seven years and one month of age.Two days later the funeral services was held by the Rev. J. Edwin Kerr, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Wagoner, Oklahoma and former Presbyterian Pastor of Broken Arrow.Mr. Brooks had been a member of the Presbyterian Church for nearly thirty years and his was a consistent Christian life that won him the honor and unqualified regard of all who knew him.To his family he was a devoted Husband and Father and to his friends a faithful and loyal companion, while in business circles his was ever an untarnished name.Mrs. Brooks still occupies her hoe on West Broadway in Broken Arrow.She is a helpful member of the Self Culture Club of the Eastern Star and of other Woman’s Organizations and she belongs to the Presbyterian Church being particularly active in it’s missionary department.She has a broad acquaintance here and occupies an enviable social position.
On 4 Jul 1879 when WILLIAM THOMAS was 26, he married S. ALICE {ALLIE}ROUTH, daughter of LEVI WALTON ROUTH (18 Feb 1833-5 Mar 1900) & MARY JOSEPHINE BOYD (28 Jun 1837-11 Jan 1922). S. ALICE {ALLIE}was born in North Carolina, in 1860. S. ALICE {ALLIE}was found on the census of Madison County, Arkansas, in 1900. states Alice has had 6 children with 5 children living. S. ALICE {ALLIE}died in Broken Arrow Cemetery, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, on 23 Jun 1943.3 S. ALICE {ALLIE}was buried in Broken Arrow Cemetery, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
They had the following children:
i. BABY BOY. BABY BOY was born on 29 Jun 1880. BABY BOY died on 29 Jun 1880. BABY BOY was buried in Hindsville Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas.
ii. ORA B. ORA B. was born in Arkansas in Dec 1881.
iii. ROSCOE L. ROSCOE L. was born in Arkansas in Apr 1886.
iv. GUY W. GUY W. was born in Arkansas in Jul 1889.
v. FLOY J. FLOY J. was born in Arkansas in Aug 1892.
FLOY J. married MR. GREENE.
vi. INA. INA was born in Arkansas in Sep 1894.
vii. A. D.
A. D. married MR. KNEALE.
viii. M. G.
M. G. married MR. LEWIS.
3. JOHN WESLEY BROOKS. JOHN WESLEY was born in Arkansas in Mar 1860. JOHN WESLEY was found on the census of Madison County, Arkansas, in 1900. with wife Bell and 8 children1 daughter-in-law his mother-in-law and 1 servant on page 480.
JOHN WESLEY married MARY BELLE. MARY BELLE was born in Arkansas in Jan 1861.
They had the following children:
i. ALVIN FREDERICK. ALVIN FREDERICK was born in Arkansas in Oct 1881.
On 20 Sep 1899 when ALVIN FREDERICK was 17, he married LANDONA {DONA}PRITCHARD, daughter of CHARLES I. PRITCHARD (Nov 1853-1923) & ALEMEDA HARRISON (1858-1904). LANDONA {DONA}was born in Arkansas in Apr 1884.
ii. ALICE. ALICE was born in Arkansas in Dec 1883.
iii. CORA. CORA was born in Arkansas in Mar 1886.
There is a marriage record for Cora Brooks to A. J. Turner 22 September 1892 Madison County Marriage Book H-082b
iv. DORA. DORA was born in Arkansas in Jan 1888.
v. LULIE. LULIE was born in Arkansas in Feb 1891.
vi. HUGH. HUGH was born in Arkansas in Aug 1893.
vii. VIRGIE. VIRGIE was born in Arkansas in Jul 1896.
viii. INA. INA was born in Arkansas in Jul 1897.
4. SARAH FRANCES BROOKS. SARAH FRANCES was buried in Park Grove Cemetery, Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
SARAH FRANCES married GEORGE WASHINGTON CANNON. GEORGE WASHINGTON was born on 16 Feb 1851. GEORGE WASHINGTON died on 14 Dec 1882. GEORGE WASHINGTON was buried in Hindsville Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas. from “History of Hindsville, Arkansas The Town, The Area and The People” by Joy Russell page 73.
They had one child:
5 i. THOMAS HERSCHEL (1875-)
Third Generation
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Family of SARAH FRANCES BROOKS (4) & GEORGE WASHINGTON CANNON
5. THOMAS HERSCHEL CANNON. THOMAS HERSCHEL was born in Arkansas in Mar 1875. THOMAS HERSCHEL was found on the census of Madison County, Arkansas, in 1900. with wife Mauidie P. and 2 children on page 633.
Abt 1899 when THOMAS HERSCHEL was 23, he married MAUD P. PRITCHARD, daughter of CHARLES I. PRITCHARD (Nov 1853-1923) & ALEMEDA HARRISON (1858-1904). MAUD P. was born in Arkansas in Jan 1880. MAUD P. was found on the census of Madison County, Arkansas, in 1900. states Maudie P. had had2 children with 2 children living.
They had the following children:
i. CHARLES V. CHARLES V. was born in Arkansas in Feb 1898.
ii. CLARENCE O. CLARENCE O. was born in Madison County, Arkansas, in Jan 1900.
Sources
1. Obituary reprinted in Madison County Musings Winter 1998 page 238 and the book "Obituaries of Washington County, Arkansas Vol. Two" page 202
2. Obituary reprinted in Madison County Musings Fall 1983 pge 115-116 and Summer 2001 page 109 and appears in Madison County Record 18 January 1940
3. Obituary from Madison County Musings Spring 1995 page 38
Index
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MARIA parent of spouse of 1
MARY BELLE spouse of 3
BOYD
MARY JOSEPHINE parent of spouse of 2
BROOKS
A. D. child of 2
ALICE child of 3
ALVIN FREDERICK child of 3
BABY BOY child of 2
CORA child of 3
DORA child of 3
FLOY J. child of 2
GUY W. child of 2
HUGH child of 3
INA child of 2
INA child of 3
JESSIE child of 1
JOHN WESLEY 3
LAFAYETTE 1
LULIE child of 3
M. G. child of 2
ORA B. child of 2
ROSCOE L. child of 2
SARAH FRANCES 4
ULISSIS S. child of 1
VIRGIE child of 3
WILLIAM THOMAS 2
CANNON
CHARLES V. child of 5
CLARENCE O. child of 5
GEORGE WASHINGTON spouse of 4
THOMAS HERSCHEL 5
HARRISON
ALEMEDA parent of spouse of 5
PRITCHARD
CHARLES I. parent of spouse of 5
MAUD P. spouse of 5
ROUTH
LEVI WALTON parent of spouse of 2
S. ALICE {ALLIE} spouse of 2
YORK
ISABELLE T. spouse of 1
THOMAS parent of spouse of 1
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