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Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” <I>Pollard</I> Brooks

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Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Pollard Brooks

Birth
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
Death
8 Feb 1905 (aged 81)
Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rumley, Lampasas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Spouse: Allen Brooks
Marriage: March 10, 1836 in Pauling, Georgia.
Children: William, Royston W., John, Louis, Elizabeth, Eliza, Josephus, Mary, Nancy, James, Donna.
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1900 census of Lampasas, Texas states that of the 14 children she gave birth to, only 5 were living in 1900.
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1850: Living in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi with spouse and children.
1860: Living in Precinct 7, Palo Pinto, Texas with spouse and children.
1870: Living in Precinct 5, Lampasas, Texas with spouse and children.
1880: Living in Precinct 6, Lampasas, Texas with spouse and granddaughter.
1900: Living in Precinct 5, Lampasas, Texas with spouse and granddaughter.
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THE LAMPASAS LEADER (Lampasas, Texas)
Friday, February 10, 1905

Mrs. Allen Brooks, one of the oldest residents of this county, died Tuesday night at the family home on the Lampasas river, at what has been known for many years as the Brooks crossing. She was among the original settlers in this section, having come here with her husband more than forty years ago, and having lived consecutively at the home where she died for more than thirty years. Her husband died a few years ago, and their descendants are scattered all over this section. She was 86 years old at the time of her death.
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Spouse: Allen Brooks
Marriage: March 10, 1836 in Pauling, Georgia.
Children: William, Royston W., John, Louis, Elizabeth, Eliza, Josephus, Mary, Nancy, James, Donna.
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1900 census of Lampasas, Texas states that of the 14 children she gave birth to, only 5 were living in 1900.
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1850: Living in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi with spouse and children.
1860: Living in Precinct 7, Palo Pinto, Texas with spouse and children.
1870: Living in Precinct 5, Lampasas, Texas with spouse and children.
1880: Living in Precinct 6, Lampasas, Texas with spouse and granddaughter.
1900: Living in Precinct 5, Lampasas, Texas with spouse and granddaughter.
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THE LAMPASAS LEADER (Lampasas, Texas)
Friday, February 10, 1905

Mrs. Allen Brooks, one of the oldest residents of this county, died Tuesday night at the family home on the Lampasas river, at what has been known for many years as the Brooks crossing. She was among the original settlers in this section, having come here with her husband more than forty years ago, and having lived consecutively at the home where she died for more than thirty years. Her husband died a few years ago, and their descendants are scattered all over this section. She was 86 years old at the time of her death.
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