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Margie Ethel <I>Brooks</I> Hershman

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Margie Ethel Brooks Hershman

Birth
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death
30 Apr 1984 (aged 81)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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In The 1900 census James and family are in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia.

In the 1910 census Margie Brooks
Age 7, is with her parents and brothers and sisters. The family is living in Civil District 7, Coffee, Tennessee.

Household Members in 1910
James H Brooks 34
Martha E (Jones)Brooks 27
Dewey Brooks 11
Elvie Brooks 8
Margie Brooks 7
Janet Brooks 2

In the 1920 census Margie E Brooks age 17, birthplace: Virginia is living in Civil District 6, Coffee, Tennessee.

Father's Name: James H Brooks
Father's Birth Place: Illinois

Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Household Members in 1920

James H Brooks 50
Martha Brooks 37
Dewey L Brooks 21
Marjie E Brooks 17
Jeanette Brooks 12
Hazel Brooks 1
Edwin Dillingham 13

Suggested edit: After her marriage to Newton Townsend ended in divorce, she married Estil Hershman, also recently divorced. After some marital issues, he subsequently attempted to kill her by shooting her while she slept, before turning the gun on himself. (See news article)
In The 1900 census James and family are in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia.

In the 1910 census Margie Brooks
Age 7, is with her parents and brothers and sisters. The family is living in Civil District 7, Coffee, Tennessee.

Household Members in 1910
James H Brooks 34
Martha E (Jones)Brooks 27
Dewey Brooks 11
Elvie Brooks 8
Margie Brooks 7
Janet Brooks 2

In the 1920 census Margie E Brooks age 17, birthplace: Virginia is living in Civil District 6, Coffee, Tennessee.

Father's Name: James H Brooks
Father's Birth Place: Illinois

Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Household Members in 1920

James H Brooks 50
Martha Brooks 37
Dewey L Brooks 21
Marjie E Brooks 17
Jeanette Brooks 12
Hazel Brooks 1
Edwin Dillingham 13

Suggested edit: After her marriage to Newton Townsend ended in divorce, she married Estil Hershman, also recently divorced. After some marital issues, he subsequently attempted to kill her by shooting her while she slept, before turning the gun on himself. (See news article)


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  • Created by: omikeo
  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76896841/margie_ethel-hershman: accessed ), memorial page for Margie Ethel Brooks Hershman (21 Mar 1903–30 Apr 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76896841, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by omikeo (contributor 47296124).