There are two or three older marked stones that are half-hidden.
Son of Dorcas "Darky" Meeks
& Abram / Abraham Brooks of Pitt NC
Husband of
(1) Caroline Lord,
married 20 Dec 1838 Meriwether GA, three sons
(Henry Abram, John Marion, William G);
(2) Eliza J Bottoms,
married c 1847 Meriwether GA,
ten children (James A L, Archibald M, Martha A, Columbus F "C F", Henry H, Leroy T, Lenora Jane, Arthur T, George M, Young B) ;
(3) Ann Longshore,
married 30 Dec 1886 Troup GA
---
Occupation: Farmer
Military: believed enrolled MD #1069 GA Militia
Census:
1840 Meriwether GA
1850 Meriwether GA
1860 Africa District, Spalding GA
1870 Spalding GA
1880 District 682, Carroll GA
--
updated with new info 16 May, 14 Jun 2018
---
---
NB
Archibald M Brooks (below) was not born in 1839, and he is not the son of Caroline Lord; according to all records found so far he was born in 1852 and his mother is Eliza J Bottoms, the second wife of Jesse. Archibald M "A M" Brooks (1852 - 1936) was not a veteran of the Civil War, he has been confused and conflated with Albert Marion "A M" Brooks (1839 - 1921) of Limestone AL, Alabama 9th Regt Co F, Memorial # 44988061, son of Sandy W Brooks of Virginia, and unrelated to this Brooks family.
--
added 9 Jul 2018
Son of Dorcas "Darky" Meeks
& Abram / Abraham Brooks of Pitt NC
Husband of
(1) Caroline Lord,
married 20 Dec 1838 Meriwether GA, three sons
(Henry Abram, John Marion, William G);
(2) Eliza J Bottoms,
married c 1847 Meriwether GA,
ten children (James A L, Archibald M, Martha A, Columbus F "C F", Henry H, Leroy T, Lenora Jane, Arthur T, George M, Young B) ;
(3) Ann Longshore,
married 30 Dec 1886 Troup GA
---
Occupation: Farmer
Military: believed enrolled MD #1069 GA Militia
Census:
1840 Meriwether GA
1850 Meriwether GA
1860 Africa District, Spalding GA
1870 Spalding GA
1880 District 682, Carroll GA
--
updated with new info 16 May, 14 Jun 2018
---
---
NB
Archibald M Brooks (below) was not born in 1839, and he is not the son of Caroline Lord; according to all records found so far he was born in 1852 and his mother is Eliza J Bottoms, the second wife of Jesse. Archibald M "A M" Brooks (1852 - 1936) was not a veteran of the Civil War, he has been confused and conflated with Albert Marion "A M" Brooks (1839 - 1921) of Limestone AL, Alabama 9th Regt Co F, Memorial # 44988061, son of Sandy W Brooks of Virginia, and unrelated to this Brooks family.
--
added 9 Jul 2018
There are two or three older marked stones that are half-hidden.
Son of Dorcas "Darky" Meeks
& Abram / Abraham Brooks of Pitt NC
Husband of
(1) Caroline Lord,
married 20 Dec 1838 Meriwether GA, three sons
(Henry Abram, John Marion, William G);
(2) Eliza J Bottoms,
married c 1847 Meriwether GA,
ten children (James A L, Archibald M, Martha A, Columbus F "C F", Henry H, Leroy T, Lenora Jane, Arthur T, George M, Young B) ;
(3) Ann Longshore,
married 30 Dec 1886 Troup GA
---
Occupation: Farmer
Military: believed enrolled MD #1069 GA Militia
Census:
1840 Meriwether GA
1850 Meriwether GA
1860 Africa District, Spalding GA
1870 Spalding GA
1880 District 682, Carroll GA
--
updated with new info 16 May, 14 Jun 2018
---
---
NB
Archibald M Brooks (below) was not born in 1839, and he is not the son of Caroline Lord; according to all records found so far he was born in 1852 and his mother is Eliza J Bottoms, the second wife of Jesse. Archibald M "A M" Brooks (1852 - 1936) was not a veteran of the Civil War, he has been confused and conflated with Albert Marion "A M" Brooks (1839 - 1921) of Limestone AL, Alabama 9th Regt Co F, Memorial # 44988061, son of Sandy W Brooks of Virginia, and unrelated to this Brooks family.
--
added 9 Jul 2018
Son of Dorcas "Darky" Meeks
& Abram / Abraham Brooks of Pitt NC
Husband of
(1) Caroline Lord,
married 20 Dec 1838 Meriwether GA, three sons
(Henry Abram, John Marion, William G);
(2) Eliza J Bottoms,
married c 1847 Meriwether GA,
ten children (James A L, Archibald M, Martha A, Columbus F "C F", Henry H, Leroy T, Lenora Jane, Arthur T, George M, Young B) ;
(3) Ann Longshore,
married 30 Dec 1886 Troup GA
---
Occupation: Farmer
Military: believed enrolled MD #1069 GA Militia
Census:
1840 Meriwether GA
1850 Meriwether GA
1860 Africa District, Spalding GA
1870 Spalding GA
1880 District 682, Carroll GA
--
updated with new info 16 May, 14 Jun 2018
---
---
NB
Archibald M Brooks (below) was not born in 1839, and he is not the son of Caroline Lord; according to all records found so far he was born in 1852 and his mother is Eliza J Bottoms, the second wife of Jesse. Archibald M "A M" Brooks (1852 - 1936) was not a veteran of the Civil War, he has been confused and conflated with Albert Marion "A M" Brooks (1839 - 1921) of Limestone AL, Alabama 9th Regt Co F, Memorial # 44988061, son of Sandy W Brooks of Virginia, and unrelated to this Brooks family.
--
added 9 Jul 2018
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
