The grandparents of Mary Elizabeth Arterburn Brooks were Elzia and Elizabeth (Douglass) Arterburn, who had migrated to Monroe County, Ky. before 1850, and Joel and Elizabeth (Branch) Flowers, who migrated to Monroe County from Buckingham County, Va., about 1834. Jonathan Branch, father of Elizabeth (Branch) Flowers, also migrated to the Flippin area of Monroe County at about the same time.
William E. and Mary Elizabeth (Arterburn) Brooks first lived near Gamaliel and later bought a farm west of Flippin. The union produced nine children: Alice (Mrs. Jacob Emberton), 1871-1932; Mollie (1. Mrs. Henry Soards, 2. Mrs. Bill Jenkins), 1874-1941; Lela (Mrs. Bertie C. Downing), 1876-1974; William Monroe 1879-1958; Ulysses "Les" 1882-1948; Burley, 1885-1969; Lora (Mrs. Thomas T. Riggs), 1888-1974; Lillian (Mrs. Estis Comer), 1890-1977; and Wanie, 1895-1953.
Mary Elizabeth (Arterburn) Brooks died of pneumonia on Mar. 19, 1896. William Ellison Brooks then married Elvira McCue on Jan. 31, 1897, but three weeks later, on Feb. 19, 1897, he, too, died of pneumonia and was buried in Neal Cemetery beside Mary Elizabeth.
Info from "The History of Monroe County 1820-1988"
The grandparents of Mary Elizabeth Arterburn Brooks were Elzia and Elizabeth (Douglass) Arterburn, who had migrated to Monroe County, Ky. before 1850, and Joel and Elizabeth (Branch) Flowers, who migrated to Monroe County from Buckingham County, Va., about 1834. Jonathan Branch, father of Elizabeth (Branch) Flowers, also migrated to the Flippin area of Monroe County at about the same time.
William E. and Mary Elizabeth (Arterburn) Brooks first lived near Gamaliel and later bought a farm west of Flippin. The union produced nine children: Alice (Mrs. Jacob Emberton), 1871-1932; Mollie (1. Mrs. Henry Soards, 2. Mrs. Bill Jenkins), 1874-1941; Lela (Mrs. Bertie C. Downing), 1876-1974; William Monroe 1879-1958; Ulysses "Les" 1882-1948; Burley, 1885-1969; Lora (Mrs. Thomas T. Riggs), 1888-1974; Lillian (Mrs. Estis Comer), 1890-1977; and Wanie, 1895-1953.
Mary Elizabeth (Arterburn) Brooks died of pneumonia on Mar. 19, 1896. William Ellison Brooks then married Elvira McCue on Jan. 31, 1897, but three weeks later, on Feb. 19, 1897, he, too, died of pneumonia and was buried in Neal Cemetery beside Mary Elizabeth.
Info from "The History of Monroe County 1820-1988"
Family Members
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Alice Jane Brooks Emberton
1871–1932
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Mollie B Brooks Soards Jenkins
1874–1941
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Lela Frances Brooks Downing
1876–1974
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William Monroe Brooks
1879–1958
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Ulyssis R. "Les" Brooks
1882–1948
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Burley Douglas Brooks
1885–1971
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Lora M. Brooks Riggs
1888–1974
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Lillian Mayme Brooks Comer
1890–1977
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Wanie Clemons Brooks
1895–1953
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