He was the son of James and Lydia Bennett Brooks, and husband of Sarah Lurane Andrews Brooks. He had the following children: Ellen, Nathan, Ida, Myra, Morgan, Carrie, Charles and E. Alice.
OBITUARY: D.R. (Doctor Ransom) Brooks (1827-1900) DISHEARTENED BY ILLNESS:
D.R. Brooks Takes His Own Life at Hot Springs, Arkansas D.R. Brooks, a well known resident of Lime Township, residing about four miles north of the city on the St. Peter Road, committed suicide at Hot Springs, Arkansas Sunday morning, March 4, 1900. He was at Hot Springs for treatment of rheumatism, from which he had been a sufferer for years. He had taken the baths there several times before with good results and concluded to try them again this winter. He wrote a letter home February 28th saying that he was not feeling well and was confined to his room. No intimation of his being discouraged or of an intention to take his own life had ever been given.
Mr. Brooks was seventy-three years of age and was one of the early settlers of the county. He leaves a widow and seven children, Chas. Brooks, Mrs. Robert Bradley and Mrs. Ida Mead, of this city, Nathan and Morgan Brooks, who live north of the city, Mrs. W.F. Coffin, of Hamline, and Mrs. C.H. Bradley, of Minneapolis. He was highly respected by all who knew him, and his death will cause general regret. The remains will arrive in the city Wednesday, March 7th.
A dispatch from Hot Springs, Ark., to the Pioneer Press gives the following account of the suicide:
"D.R. Brooks, a well known man, both in this city and in Mankato, Minnesota, committed suicide here this morning owing to sickness. He has spent a great part of the last six years here, where he found time to add to his wealth by the purchase of timber lands. After leaving his horse in front of the post office today, he took a seat on a park bench. A Negro on a railroad platform saw Brooks put a revolver to his head, fire, and fall over dead. Despondency over sickness probably caused his suicide."
Mr. Brooks located in this county in 1857. The funeral will probably occur Thursday, but definite announcement as to this will be made later.
(Mankato Free Press, Monday, 5 March 1900)
DEATH OF D.R. BROOKS: Passes Away at Hot Springs, Arkansas Yesterday Morning D.R. Brooks died at Hot Springs, Arkansas yesterday. He had been there since October 1, 1899 receiving treatment for rheumatism.
A dispatch from Hot Springs says:
"D.R. Brooks, a well-known man, both in this city and in Mankato, Minnesota, committed suicide here this morning owing to sickness. He has spent a great part of the last six years here, where he found time to add to his wealth by the purchase of timber lands. After leaving his horse in front of the post office today, he took a seat on a park bench. A Negro on the railroad platform saw Brooks put a revolver to his head, fire, and fall over dead. He was 74 years old and leaves a family in Mankato, where he owned much property. Despondency over sickness probably caused his suicide."
[Minneapolis Tribune, 3/6/1900]
D.R. Brooks was born October 2, 1827 at Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio. He was married to Sarah L. Andrews February 15, 1852 at Hinckley, Medina county. They moved to Missouri, where they lived five years, coming to Minnesota in 1857.
Mr. Brooks was one of the early setters of Blue Earth county and for a number of years has resided on a farm about three miles north of this city. He was well and favorably known to a large number of people. He is survived by a wife and seven children, Mrs. W.F. Coffin, Hamline; Mrs. G.R. Bradley, Mankato; Mrs. C.H. Bradley, Minneapolis; Mrs. Ida Mead, Morgan; Chas. Brooks, Mankato; Nathan Brooks, Cass Lake.
The remains will be brought to Mankato for burial. At this writing arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
(The Daily Review, Tuesday, 6 March 1900)
OBITUARY: D.R. (Doctor Ransom) Brooks (1827-1900) DISHEARTENED BY ILLNESS:
D.R. Brooks Takes His Own Life at Hot Springs, Arkansas D.R. Brooks, a well known resident of Lime Township, residing about four miles north of the city on the St. Peter Road, committed suicide at Hot Springs, Arkansas Sunday morning, March 4, 1900. He was at Hot Springs for treatment of rheumatism, from which he had been a sufferer for years. He had taken the baths there several times before with good results and concluded to try them again this winter. He wrote a letter home February 28th saying that he was not feeling well and was confined to his room. No intimation of his being discouraged or of an intention to take his own life had ever been given.
Mr. Brooks was seventy-three years of age and was one of the early settlers of the county. He leaves a widow and seven children, Chas. Brooks, Mrs. Robert Bradley and Mrs. Ida Mead, of this city, Nathan and Morgan Brooks, who live north of the city, Mrs. W.F. Coffin, of Hamline, and Mrs. C.H. Bradley, of Minneapolis. He was highly respected by all who knew him, and his death will cause general regret. The remains will arrive in the city Wednesday, March 7th.
A dispatch from Hot Springs, Ark., to the Pioneer Press gives the following account of the suicide:
"D.R. Brooks, a well known man, both in this city and in Mankato, Minnesota, committed suicide here this morning owing to sickness. He has spent a great part of the last six years here, where he found time to add to his wealth by the purchase of timber lands. After leaving his horse in front of the post office today, he took a seat on a park bench. A Negro on a railroad platform saw Brooks put a revolver to his head, fire, and fall over dead. Despondency over sickness probably caused his suicide."
Mr. Brooks located in this county in 1857. The funeral will probably occur Thursday, but definite announcement as to this will be made later.
(Mankato Free Press, Monday, 5 March 1900)
DEATH OF D.R. BROOKS: Passes Away at Hot Springs, Arkansas Yesterday Morning D.R. Brooks died at Hot Springs, Arkansas yesterday. He had been there since October 1, 1899 receiving treatment for rheumatism.
A dispatch from Hot Springs says:
"D.R. Brooks, a well-known man, both in this city and in Mankato, Minnesota, committed suicide here this morning owing to sickness. He has spent a great part of the last six years here, where he found time to add to his wealth by the purchase of timber lands. After leaving his horse in front of the post office today, he took a seat on a park bench. A Negro on the railroad platform saw Brooks put a revolver to his head, fire, and fall over dead. He was 74 years old and leaves a family in Mankato, where he owned much property. Despondency over sickness probably caused his suicide."
[Minneapolis Tribune, 3/6/1900]
D.R. Brooks was born October 2, 1827 at Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio. He was married to Sarah L. Andrews February 15, 1852 at Hinckley, Medina county. They moved to Missouri, where they lived five years, coming to Minnesota in 1857.
Mr. Brooks was one of the early setters of Blue Earth county and for a number of years has resided on a farm about three miles north of this city. He was well and favorably known to a large number of people. He is survived by a wife and seven children, Mrs. W.F. Coffin, Hamline; Mrs. G.R. Bradley, Mankato; Mrs. C.H. Bradley, Minneapolis; Mrs. Ida Mead, Morgan; Chas. Brooks, Mankato; Nathan Brooks, Cass Lake.
The remains will be brought to Mankato for burial. At this writing arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
(The Daily Review, Tuesday, 6 March 1900)
He was the son of James and Lydia Bennett Brooks, and husband of Sarah Lurane Andrews Brooks. He had the following children: Ellen, Nathan, Ida, Myra, Morgan, Carrie, Charles and E. Alice.
OBITUARY: D.R. (Doctor Ransom) Brooks (1827-1900) DISHEARTENED BY ILLNESS:
D.R. Brooks Takes His Own Life at Hot Springs, Arkansas D.R. Brooks, a well known resident of Lime Township, residing about four miles north of the city on the St. Peter Road, committed suicide at Hot Springs, Arkansas Sunday morning, March 4, 1900. He was at Hot Springs for treatment of rheumatism, from which he had been a sufferer for years. He had taken the baths there several times before with good results and concluded to try them again this winter. He wrote a letter home February 28th saying that he was not feeling well and was confined to his room. No intimation of his being discouraged or of an intention to take his own life had ever been given.
Mr. Brooks was seventy-three years of age and was one of the early settlers of the county. He leaves a widow and seven children, Chas. Brooks, Mrs. Robert Bradley and Mrs. Ida Mead, of this city, Nathan and Morgan Brooks, who live north of the city, Mrs. W.F. Coffin, of Hamline, and Mrs. C.H. Bradley, of Minneapolis. He was highly respected by all who knew him, and his death will cause general regret. The remains will arrive in the city Wednesday, March 7th.
A dispatch from Hot Springs, Ark., to the Pioneer Press gives the following account of the suicide:
"D.R. Brooks, a well known man, both in this city and in Mankato, Minnesota, committed suicide here this morning owing to sickness. He has spent a great part of the last six years here, where he found time to add to his wealth by the purchase of timber lands. After leaving his horse in front of the post office today, he took a seat on a park bench. A Negro on a railroad platform saw Brooks put a revolver to his head, fire, and fall over dead. Despondency over sickness probably caused his suicide."
Mr. Brooks located in this county in 1857. The funeral will probably occur Thursday, but definite announcement as to this will be made later.
(Mankato Free Press, Monday, 5 March 1900)
DEATH OF D.R. BROOKS: Passes Away at Hot Springs, Arkansas Yesterday Morning D.R. Brooks died at Hot Springs, Arkansas yesterday. He had been there since October 1, 1899 receiving treatment for rheumatism.
A dispatch from Hot Springs says:
"D.R. Brooks, a well-known man, both in this city and in Mankato, Minnesota, committed suicide here this morning owing to sickness. He has spent a great part of the last six years here, where he found time to add to his wealth by the purchase of timber lands. After leaving his horse in front of the post office today, he took a seat on a park bench. A Negro on the railroad platform saw Brooks put a revolver to his head, fire, and fall over dead. He was 74 years old and leaves a family in Mankato, where he owned much property. Despondency over sickness probably caused his suicide."
[Minneapolis Tribune, 3/6/1900]
D.R. Brooks was born October 2, 1827 at Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio. He was married to Sarah L. Andrews February 15, 1852 at Hinckley, Medina county. They moved to Missouri, where they lived five years, coming to Minnesota in 1857.
Mr. Brooks was one of the early setters of Blue Earth county and for a number of years has resided on a farm about three miles north of this city. He was well and favorably known to a large number of people. He is survived by a wife and seven children, Mrs. W.F. Coffin, Hamline; Mrs. G.R. Bradley, Mankato; Mrs. C.H. Bradley, Minneapolis; Mrs. Ida Mead, Morgan; Chas. Brooks, Mankato; Nathan Brooks, Cass Lake.
The remains will be brought to Mankato for burial. At this writing arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
(The Daily Review, Tuesday, 6 March 1900)
OBITUARY: D.R. (Doctor Ransom) Brooks (1827-1900) DISHEARTENED BY ILLNESS:
D.R. Brooks Takes His Own Life at Hot Springs, Arkansas D.R. Brooks, a well known resident of Lime Township, residing about four miles north of the city on the St. Peter Road, committed suicide at Hot Springs, Arkansas Sunday morning, March 4, 1900. He was at Hot Springs for treatment of rheumatism, from which he had been a sufferer for years. He had taken the baths there several times before with good results and concluded to try them again this winter. He wrote a letter home February 28th saying that he was not feeling well and was confined to his room. No intimation of his being discouraged or of an intention to take his own life had ever been given.
Mr. Brooks was seventy-three years of age and was one of the early settlers of the county. He leaves a widow and seven children, Chas. Brooks, Mrs. Robert Bradley and Mrs. Ida Mead, of this city, Nathan and Morgan Brooks, who live north of the city, Mrs. W.F. Coffin, of Hamline, and Mrs. C.H. Bradley, of Minneapolis. He was highly respected by all who knew him, and his death will cause general regret. The remains will arrive in the city Wednesday, March 7th.
A dispatch from Hot Springs, Ark., to the Pioneer Press gives the following account of the suicide:
"D.R. Brooks, a well known man, both in this city and in Mankato, Minnesota, committed suicide here this morning owing to sickness. He has spent a great part of the last six years here, where he found time to add to his wealth by the purchase of timber lands. After leaving his horse in front of the post office today, he took a seat on a park bench. A Negro on a railroad platform saw Brooks put a revolver to his head, fire, and fall over dead. Despondency over sickness probably caused his suicide."
Mr. Brooks located in this county in 1857. The funeral will probably occur Thursday, but definite announcement as to this will be made later.
(Mankato Free Press, Monday, 5 March 1900)
DEATH OF D.R. BROOKS: Passes Away at Hot Springs, Arkansas Yesterday Morning D.R. Brooks died at Hot Springs, Arkansas yesterday. He had been there since October 1, 1899 receiving treatment for rheumatism.
A dispatch from Hot Springs says:
"D.R. Brooks, a well-known man, both in this city and in Mankato, Minnesota, committed suicide here this morning owing to sickness. He has spent a great part of the last six years here, where he found time to add to his wealth by the purchase of timber lands. After leaving his horse in front of the post office today, he took a seat on a park bench. A Negro on the railroad platform saw Brooks put a revolver to his head, fire, and fall over dead. He was 74 years old and leaves a family in Mankato, where he owned much property. Despondency over sickness probably caused his suicide."
[Minneapolis Tribune, 3/6/1900]
D.R. Brooks was born October 2, 1827 at Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio. He was married to Sarah L. Andrews February 15, 1852 at Hinckley, Medina county. They moved to Missouri, where they lived five years, coming to Minnesota in 1857.
Mr. Brooks was one of the early setters of Blue Earth county and for a number of years has resided on a farm about three miles north of this city. He was well and favorably known to a large number of people. He is survived by a wife and seven children, Mrs. W.F. Coffin, Hamline; Mrs. G.R. Bradley, Mankato; Mrs. C.H. Bradley, Minneapolis; Mrs. Ida Mead, Morgan; Chas. Brooks, Mankato; Nathan Brooks, Cass Lake.
The remains will be brought to Mankato for burial. At this writing arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
(The Daily Review, Tuesday, 6 March 1900)
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