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Rhoda <I>Hill</I> Brooks

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Rhoda Hill Brooks

Birth
Death
22 Dec 1882 (aged 36)
Burial
Wimberley, Hays County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
F24
Memorial ID
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RHODA HILL is the daughter of John W. Hill (aka Isaac Hill) and Mary Ann (Reed) Hill. Rhoda Hill was born on July 6, 1846 in Arkansas. On September 17, 1868, Rhoda Hill married Francis Asberry Brooks (4). Frank was born on August 22, 1837 in Talbot County, Georgia and is the son of Williamson Brooks (3) and Susanah (Olliff) Brooks. From 1870 to 1880, they lived in Hays County, Texas. Frank and Rhoda Brooks were the parents of seven children:

...Julia Elvira Brooks (4.1), b. June 27, 1869, Hays County, Texas
...James Maderson Brooks, b. September 29, 1870, Hays County, Texas
...Benjamin Williamson Brooks (4.3), b. August 22, 1872, Hays County, Texas
...Francis Martin Brooks (4.4), b. January 28, 1874, Hays County, Texas
...Robert Wesley Brooks (5), b. January 1, 1876, Hays County, Texas
...Ernest Brooks (4.6), b. March 28, 1878, Hays County, Texas
...Thomas A. Brooks, b. November 14, 1882, Hays County, Texas

On May 30, 1883, Rhoda (Hill) Brooks died of consumption and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery. On January 6, 1884, Francis Asberry Brooks married a second time to Victoria Alabama (Glover) Deck. Victoria was born on July
16, 1840 in Mobile, Alabama and is the daughter of G. N. Glover. Victoria (Glover) Deck had twelve children by her previous marriage. Frank and Victoria Brooks also were the parents of one son:

...Sylvester Wyatt Brooks (4.8), b. February 18, 1885, Hays County, Texas

Francis Asberry Brooks died on July 28, 1897 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas. Victoria (Deck) Brooks died on March 16, 1918 in San Antonio, Texas. Thomas A. Brooks died on December 20, 1882 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas. James Maderson Brooks died on October 13, 1895 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.

References: 1) 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Hays County, Texas; 2) Wimberley Cemetery, Wimberley, Texas; 3) Certificate of Death, Victoria A. Brooks, 1918; 4) Family Bible of Williamson Brooks, in possession of Gregg Blair, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 5) "Brooks Family History," by Susie (Brooks) Danforth, 1946; 6) Family Group Sheet of Francis A. Brooks, by Bernice Casey, 1976; 7) Letter, Austin Brooks to Bernice Casey, November 29, 1979; 8) Interview, Eunice Watson by Robert Casey, January, 1981
RHODA HILL is the daughter of John W. Hill (aka Isaac Hill) and Mary Ann (Reed) Hill. Rhoda Hill was born on July 6, 1846 in Arkansas. On September 17, 1868, Rhoda Hill married Francis Asberry Brooks (4). Frank was born on August 22, 1837 in Talbot County, Georgia and is the son of Williamson Brooks (3) and Susanah (Olliff) Brooks. From 1870 to 1880, they lived in Hays County, Texas. Frank and Rhoda Brooks were the parents of seven children:

...Julia Elvira Brooks (4.1), b. June 27, 1869, Hays County, Texas
...James Maderson Brooks, b. September 29, 1870, Hays County, Texas
...Benjamin Williamson Brooks (4.3), b. August 22, 1872, Hays County, Texas
...Francis Martin Brooks (4.4), b. January 28, 1874, Hays County, Texas
...Robert Wesley Brooks (5), b. January 1, 1876, Hays County, Texas
...Ernest Brooks (4.6), b. March 28, 1878, Hays County, Texas
...Thomas A. Brooks, b. November 14, 1882, Hays County, Texas

On May 30, 1883, Rhoda (Hill) Brooks died of consumption and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery. On January 6, 1884, Francis Asberry Brooks married a second time to Victoria Alabama (Glover) Deck. Victoria was born on July
16, 1840 in Mobile, Alabama and is the daughter of G. N. Glover. Victoria (Glover) Deck had twelve children by her previous marriage. Frank and Victoria Brooks also were the parents of one son:

...Sylvester Wyatt Brooks (4.8), b. February 18, 1885, Hays County, Texas

Francis Asberry Brooks died on July 28, 1897 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas. Victoria (Deck) Brooks died on March 16, 1918 in San Antonio, Texas. Thomas A. Brooks died on December 20, 1882 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas. James Maderson Brooks died on October 13, 1895 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.

References: 1) 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Hays County, Texas; 2) Wimberley Cemetery, Wimberley, Texas; 3) Certificate of Death, Victoria A. Brooks, 1918; 4) Family Bible of Williamson Brooks, in possession of Gregg Blair, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 5) "Brooks Family History," by Susie (Brooks) Danforth, 1946; 6) Family Group Sheet of Francis A. Brooks, by Bernice Casey, 1976; 7) Letter, Austin Brooks to Bernice Casey, November 29, 1979; 8) Interview, Eunice Watson by Robert Casey, January, 1981

Inscription

Rhoda and Thos. Brooks, wife and child of F. A. Brooks, dau of J. and M. Hill



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