Married first Martha A Johnson, 5 Apr 1854. No surviving children. She died at age 26, likely in childbirth.
Married second Mary Jane Worley, 27 May 1863. 6 children, 3 died young.
Travelled to California for the gold rush at the age of 20. Spent many years farming, growing his farm to 2,400 acres. He was given a Masonic funeral by the Valley Lodge of Masons of Linden, of which he had been a member for years. Additional detail on his life can be found in the book "Our Southern Heritage" by Mary Jean Pierson.
Married first Martha A Johnson, 5 Apr 1854. No surviving children. She died at age 26, likely in childbirth.
Married second Mary Jane Worley, 27 May 1863. 6 children, 3 died young.
Travelled to California for the gold rush at the age of 20. Spent many years farming, growing his farm to 2,400 acres. He was given a Masonic funeral by the Valley Lodge of Masons of Linden, of which he had been a member for years. Additional detail on his life can be found in the book "Our Southern Heritage" by Mary Jean Pierson.
Inscription
"Native Of Georgia"
Gravesite Details
Buried w/ wife, Mary J. Brooke(1843-1917)
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William Crawford Brooks
1813–1898
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Malicia Brooke Knox
1815–1885
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Narcissus Brooke Edwards
1817–1894
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James Madison Brooke
1818–1893
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John Franklin Brooke
1819–1847
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Elijah Brooke
1821–1895
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Nathaniel Norman Brooke
1825–1924
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Mary Ann Brooke Putman
1827–1919
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George Washington Brooke
1829–1912
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Francis Marion Brooke
1833–1880
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Margaret Susanna Brooke Rusk
1837–1912
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