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Eli Richardson Brooks

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Eli Richardson Brooks

Birth
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Death
16 Nov 1913 (aged 82)
Coleridge, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Bear Creek, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Father Thomas Brooks
Mother Margaret Elizabeth Lane

wife Mary Brooks
married May 15, 1855 Randolph County, North Carolina

children:
Eli
Margaret
William
Mary Ann (Burgess)
George Willis
Thomas V.
Susan Maud (Lambert)
Flossie Bell (Leonard)

Eli enlisted in the military and was mustered in July 8, 1862 at the age of 31, leaving his wife and three children at home. His military service with the Confederacy shows he was a Private in Company E, 5th Calvary and was injured and hospitalized December 31, 1864 in Richmond, Virginia. Surviving his wounds he returned home to his family.
Eli and Mary Parks Brooks had 10 children before her death in 1895.

The Siler City Grit
Siler City, North Carolina
19 Nov 1913, Wed Page 3

Mr. Eli Brooks died at the home of Mr. Wiley Lambert Sunday and the funeral was held at Brush Creek yesterday. He was about 83 years old.
Father Thomas Brooks
Mother Margaret Elizabeth Lane

wife Mary Brooks
married May 15, 1855 Randolph County, North Carolina

children:
Eli
Margaret
William
Mary Ann (Burgess)
George Willis
Thomas V.
Susan Maud (Lambert)
Flossie Bell (Leonard)

Eli enlisted in the military and was mustered in July 8, 1862 at the age of 31, leaving his wife and three children at home. His military service with the Confederacy shows he was a Private in Company E, 5th Calvary and was injured and hospitalized December 31, 1864 in Richmond, Virginia. Surviving his wounds he returned home to his family.
Eli and Mary Parks Brooks had 10 children before her death in 1895.

The Siler City Grit
Siler City, North Carolina
19 Nov 1913, Wed Page 3

Mr. Eli Brooks died at the home of Mr. Wiley Lambert Sunday and the funeral was held at Brush Creek yesterday. He was about 83 years old.

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