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Royston Whatley Brooks Sr.

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Royston Whatley Brooks Sr.

Birth
Paulding County, Georgia, USA
Death
28 Dec 1923 (aged 84)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Plot
Forest Lawn Section, Block 16, Tier 1, Space 1
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Served as a soldier in Terry's Texas Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry) between 1861 and 1865. Served as a law enforcement officer in the Arizona Rangers (1904-1905) and on the Douglas, AZ Police Department (1916-1921) where he was one of the states oldest peace officers. It is believed he died as a result of injuries sustaind in the line of duty.

For more information about him see
The Ross Brooks & Kin Website at
http://www.geocities.com/rosswbrooks/index.html
and His Biography page in the Online Archive for Terry's Texas Rangers at
http://www.terrystexasrangers.org/roster/b/brooks_rw.html.
Served as a soldier in Terry's Texas Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry) between 1861 and 1865. Served as a law enforcement officer in the Arizona Rangers (1904-1905) and on the Douglas, AZ Police Department (1916-1921) where he was one of the states oldest peace officers. It is believed he died as a result of injuries sustaind in the line of duty.

For more information about him see
The Ross Brooks & Kin Website at
http://www.geocities.com/rosswbrooks/index.html
and His Biography page in the Online Archive for Terry's Texas Rangers at
http://www.terrystexasrangers.org/roster/b/brooks_rw.html.

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PVT ROSS W BROOKS
CO C 8 TEXAS CAV
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