George Murel 'Murel' Brooks
(April 11, 1923 ~ October 15, 1990)
[Estimated Age at Death: 67 years, 6 months, 4 days]
***
George M. Brooks
George Murel Brooks, 67, of Galena, died at 2:58 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 1990, at Oak Hill Hospital in Joplin, following an illness.
Mr. Brooks was born on April 11, 1923, at Galena, where he had lived most of his life.
He worked as a driller for an oil company in Oklahoma, last working in 1984.
He had served in the U.S. Navy during the 1930s and was a member of the Apostolic Faith Church at Galena.
He married Rachel Bailey on Aug. 11, 1947, at Bentonville, Ark.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Brooks of Baxter Springs and Randy Brooks of Claremore, Okla.; one daughter, Murlene Brookshire of Riverton; two sisters, June Hansbraugh and Anna "Ted" Pittman, both of Galena and four grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. today in Oak Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Tim Shamblin officiating.
Burial is under the direction of Derfelt's Funeral Home in Galena.
Columbus Daily Advocate
Columbus, Kansas
Wednesday, October 17, 1990
Page 5
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Note: He may have served during WWII, it wouldn't have been in the 30's.
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George Brooks (28040893)
Suggested edit: Hello. familysearch.org shows George's middle name as "Merrill" with the reason: Oldest son of Murel told me his father's real name.
Contributor: Janet
***
Janet,
I don't imagine Mike knew any more than anyone else. Original at the time birth certificates unless the writing is really good, can even cause problems. Those fixed later from Bible records or family memories can also be wrong.
His Social Security information does not help.
Social Security Death Index
Name: George M. Brooks
State of Issue: Kansas
Date of Birth: Wednesday April 11, 1923
Date of Death: Monday October 15, 1990
Est. Age at Death: 67 years, 6 months, 4 days
~*~
Samuel Pearce Brooks #22784325
1. George Merrill
Information passed from Olive Brooks Jones to June Brooks Hansbraugh to Peggy Pittman Ross to Cheryl Ross Sutton.
Note: The Merrill family in Galena is not pronounced the same. If he was named this, the name was at some point changed.
Harriet Catherine Lamb Brooks #22784336
2. No help.
Brooks Funeral Held.
Galena, Kan., Jan. 1.—Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Brooks, who died Sunday morning, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Pittman, East Sixteenth street, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Spring Grove Mission, with the Rev. Albert Miller officiating. Burial was in Hill Crest cemetery.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, January 2, 1929,
Page: 2; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
Angia 'Anna or Ted' Wallace Pittman #22766675
3. No help.
Claude Pearce Brooks #70497960
4. Murrell Brooks
June Maxine Brooks Hansbraugh #27017926
5. No help.
George Murel Brooks #28040893
6. It's Murel in Rachel's obit.
7. It's only George and Leah in son Mike's obit.
8. It's Murl and Rachel in daughter Murlene's obit.
9. It's George Murel Brooks on their marriage record. I've added the certificate to both their memorials. Rachels' obit has them married in the wrong place.
Merril Brooks
Brother-in-law
United States Census, 1930
Census records are often wrong.
I don't find him in the 1940 census.
I didn't find any military information on FamilySearch.org. He may be in newspaper draft listings of the time.
The FamilySearch.org site has changed and I've been unable to find what you've quoted.
I've known Murel, Rachel, Claude, Marie, and others of both families for as long as I can remember. I'll admit not well, and not ever being concerned about how names were spelled.
There are also more ways to spell it. Murle is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, and German Merle.
This still doesn't prove or disprove anything, because even family bible spellings can be changed. People added and changed names as they pleased, and without doing it legally. They also pronounced them wrong, often causing them to get spelled wrong.
There isn't a record of any kind that can't possibly have errors. It might help to know who gave the information, in each case, but even someone who should know, often didn't or they didn't remember correctly at the time.
If I was guessing, I'd choose Murrell from Claude's obit. However, since it's used more often, even though I don't know who actually wrote it, I'm going to stay with Murel.
Thank you for your information.
Orlena Marie.
~*~
*~*
(April 11, 1923 ~ October 15, 1990)
[Estimated Age at Death: 67 years, 6 months, 4 days]
***
George M. Brooks
George Murel Brooks, 67, of Galena, died at 2:58 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 1990, at Oak Hill Hospital in Joplin, following an illness.
Mr. Brooks was born on April 11, 1923, at Galena, where he had lived most of his life.
He worked as a driller for an oil company in Oklahoma, last working in 1984.
He had served in the U.S. Navy during the 1930s and was a member of the Apostolic Faith Church at Galena.
He married Rachel Bailey on Aug. 11, 1947, at Bentonville, Ark.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Brooks of Baxter Springs and Randy Brooks of Claremore, Okla.; one daughter, Murlene Brookshire of Riverton; two sisters, June Hansbraugh and Anna "Ted" Pittman, both of Galena and four grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. today in Oak Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Tim Shamblin officiating.
Burial is under the direction of Derfelt's Funeral Home in Galena.
Columbus Daily Advocate
Columbus, Kansas
Wednesday, October 17, 1990
Page 5
~*~
Note: He may have served during WWII, it wouldn't have been in the 30's.
~*~
*~*
George Brooks (28040893)
Suggested edit: Hello. familysearch.org shows George's middle name as "Merrill" with the reason: Oldest son of Murel told me his father's real name.
Contributor: Janet
***
Janet,
I don't imagine Mike knew any more than anyone else. Original at the time birth certificates unless the writing is really good, can even cause problems. Those fixed later from Bible records or family memories can also be wrong.
His Social Security information does not help.
Social Security Death Index
Name: George M. Brooks
State of Issue: Kansas
Date of Birth: Wednesday April 11, 1923
Date of Death: Monday October 15, 1990
Est. Age at Death: 67 years, 6 months, 4 days
~*~
Samuel Pearce Brooks #22784325
1. George Merrill
Information passed from Olive Brooks Jones to June Brooks Hansbraugh to Peggy Pittman Ross to Cheryl Ross Sutton.
Note: The Merrill family in Galena is not pronounced the same. If he was named this, the name was at some point changed.
Harriet Catherine Lamb Brooks #22784336
2. No help.
Brooks Funeral Held.
Galena, Kan., Jan. 1.—Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Brooks, who died Sunday morning, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Pittman, East Sixteenth street, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Spring Grove Mission, with the Rev. Albert Miller officiating. Burial was in Hill Crest cemetery.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, January 2, 1929,
Page: 2; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
Angia 'Anna or Ted' Wallace Pittman #22766675
3. No help.
Claude Pearce Brooks #70497960
4. Murrell Brooks
June Maxine Brooks Hansbraugh #27017926
5. No help.
George Murel Brooks #28040893
6. It's Murel in Rachel's obit.
7. It's only George and Leah in son Mike's obit.
8. It's Murl and Rachel in daughter Murlene's obit.
9. It's George Murel Brooks on their marriage record. I've added the certificate to both their memorials. Rachels' obit has them married in the wrong place.
Merril Brooks
Brother-in-law
United States Census, 1930
Census records are often wrong.
I don't find him in the 1940 census.
I didn't find any military information on FamilySearch.org. He may be in newspaper draft listings of the time.
The FamilySearch.org site has changed and I've been unable to find what you've quoted.
I've known Murel, Rachel, Claude, Marie, and others of both families for as long as I can remember. I'll admit not well, and not ever being concerned about how names were spelled.
There are also more ways to spell it. Murle is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, and German Merle.
This still doesn't prove or disprove anything, because even family bible spellings can be changed. People added and changed names as they pleased, and without doing it legally. They also pronounced them wrong, often causing them to get spelled wrong.
There isn't a record of any kind that can't possibly have errors. It might help to know who gave the information, in each case, but even someone who should know, often didn't or they didn't remember correctly at the time.
If I was guessing, I'd choose Murrell from Claude's obit. However, since it's used more often, even though I don't know who actually wrote it, I'm going to stay with Murel.
Thank you for your information.
Orlena Marie.
~*~
*~*
George Murel 'Murel' Brooks
(April 11, 1923 ~ October 15, 1990)
[Estimated Age at Death: 67 years, 6 months, 4 days]
***
George M. Brooks
George Murel Brooks, 67, of Galena, died at 2:58 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 1990, at Oak Hill Hospital in Joplin, following an illness.
Mr. Brooks was born on April 11, 1923, at Galena, where he had lived most of his life.
He worked as a driller for an oil company in Oklahoma, last working in 1984.
He had served in the U.S. Navy during the 1930s and was a member of the Apostolic Faith Church at Galena.
He married Rachel Bailey on Aug. 11, 1947, at Bentonville, Ark.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Brooks of Baxter Springs and Randy Brooks of Claremore, Okla.; one daughter, Murlene Brookshire of Riverton; two sisters, June Hansbraugh and Anna "Ted" Pittman, both of Galena and four grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. today in Oak Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Tim Shamblin officiating.
Burial is under the direction of Derfelt's Funeral Home in Galena.
Columbus Daily Advocate
Columbus, Kansas
Wednesday, October 17, 1990
Page 5
~*~
Note: He may have served during WWII, it wouldn't have been in the 30's.
~*~
*~*
George Brooks (28040893)
Suggested edit: Hello. familysearch.org shows George's middle name as "Merrill" with the reason: Oldest son of Murel told me his father's real name.
Contributor: Janet
***
Janet,
I don't imagine Mike knew any more than anyone else. Original at the time birth certificates unless the writing is really good, can even cause problems. Those fixed later from Bible records or family memories can also be wrong.
His Social Security information does not help.
Social Security Death Index
Name: George M. Brooks
State of Issue: Kansas
Date of Birth: Wednesday April 11, 1923
Date of Death: Monday October 15, 1990
Est. Age at Death: 67 years, 6 months, 4 days
~*~
Samuel Pearce Brooks #22784325
1. George Merrill
Information passed from Olive Brooks Jones to June Brooks Hansbraugh to Peggy Pittman Ross to Cheryl Ross Sutton.
Note: The Merrill family in Galena is not pronounced the same. If he was named this, the name was at some point changed.
Harriet Catherine Lamb Brooks #22784336
2. No help.
Brooks Funeral Held.
Galena, Kan., Jan. 1.—Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Brooks, who died Sunday morning, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Pittman, East Sixteenth street, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Spring Grove Mission, with the Rev. Albert Miller officiating. Burial was in Hill Crest cemetery.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, January 2, 1929,
Page: 2; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
Angia 'Anna or Ted' Wallace Pittman #22766675
3. No help.
Claude Pearce Brooks #70497960
4. Murrell Brooks
June Maxine Brooks Hansbraugh #27017926
5. No help.
George Murel Brooks #28040893
6. It's Murel in Rachel's obit.
7. It's only George and Leah in son Mike's obit.
8. It's Murl and Rachel in daughter Murlene's obit.
9. It's George Murel Brooks on their marriage record. I've added the certificate to both their memorials. Rachels' obit has them married in the wrong place.
Merril Brooks
Brother-in-law
United States Census, 1930
Census records are often wrong.
I don't find him in the 1940 census.
I didn't find any military information on FamilySearch.org. He may be in newspaper draft listings of the time.
The FamilySearch.org site has changed and I've been unable to find what you've quoted.
I've known Murel, Rachel, Claude, Marie, and others of both families for as long as I can remember. I'll admit not well, and not ever being concerned about how names were spelled.
There are also more ways to spell it. Murle is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, and German Merle.
This still doesn't prove or disprove anything, because even family bible spellings can be changed. People added and changed names as they pleased, and without doing it legally. They also pronounced them wrong, often causing them to get spelled wrong.
There isn't a record of any kind that can't possibly have errors. It might help to know who gave the information, in each case, but even someone who should know, often didn't or they didn't remember correctly at the time.
If I was guessing, I'd choose Murrell from Claude's obit. However, since it's used more often, even though I don't know who actually wrote it, I'm going to stay with Murel.
Thank you for your information.
Orlena Marie.
~*~
*~*
(April 11, 1923 ~ October 15, 1990)
[Estimated Age at Death: 67 years, 6 months, 4 days]
***
George M. Brooks
George Murel Brooks, 67, of Galena, died at 2:58 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 1990, at Oak Hill Hospital in Joplin, following an illness.
Mr. Brooks was born on April 11, 1923, at Galena, where he had lived most of his life.
He worked as a driller for an oil company in Oklahoma, last working in 1984.
He had served in the U.S. Navy during the 1930s and was a member of the Apostolic Faith Church at Galena.
He married Rachel Bailey on Aug. 11, 1947, at Bentonville, Ark.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Brooks of Baxter Springs and Randy Brooks of Claremore, Okla.; one daughter, Murlene Brookshire of Riverton; two sisters, June Hansbraugh and Anna "Ted" Pittman, both of Galena and four grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. today in Oak Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Tim Shamblin officiating.
Burial is under the direction of Derfelt's Funeral Home in Galena.
Columbus Daily Advocate
Columbus, Kansas
Wednesday, October 17, 1990
Page 5
~*~
Note: He may have served during WWII, it wouldn't have been in the 30's.
~*~
*~*
George Brooks (28040893)
Suggested edit: Hello. familysearch.org shows George's middle name as "Merrill" with the reason: Oldest son of Murel told me his father's real name.
Contributor: Janet
***
Janet,
I don't imagine Mike knew any more than anyone else. Original at the time birth certificates unless the writing is really good, can even cause problems. Those fixed later from Bible records or family memories can also be wrong.
His Social Security information does not help.
Social Security Death Index
Name: George M. Brooks
State of Issue: Kansas
Date of Birth: Wednesday April 11, 1923
Date of Death: Monday October 15, 1990
Est. Age at Death: 67 years, 6 months, 4 days
~*~
Samuel Pearce Brooks #22784325
1. George Merrill
Information passed from Olive Brooks Jones to June Brooks Hansbraugh to Peggy Pittman Ross to Cheryl Ross Sutton.
Note: The Merrill family in Galena is not pronounced the same. If he was named this, the name was at some point changed.
Harriet Catherine Lamb Brooks #22784336
2. No help.
Brooks Funeral Held.
Galena, Kan., Jan. 1.—Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Brooks, who died Sunday morning, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Pittman, East Sixteenth street, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Spring Grove Mission, with the Rev. Albert Miller officiating. Burial was in Hill Crest cemetery.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, January 2, 1929,
Page: 2; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
Angia 'Anna or Ted' Wallace Pittman #22766675
3. No help.
Claude Pearce Brooks #70497960
4. Murrell Brooks
June Maxine Brooks Hansbraugh #27017926
5. No help.
George Murel Brooks #28040893
6. It's Murel in Rachel's obit.
7. It's only George and Leah in son Mike's obit.
8. It's Murl and Rachel in daughter Murlene's obit.
9. It's George Murel Brooks on their marriage record. I've added the certificate to both their memorials. Rachels' obit has them married in the wrong place.
Merril Brooks
Brother-in-law
United States Census, 1930
Census records are often wrong.
I don't find him in the 1940 census.
I didn't find any military information on FamilySearch.org. He may be in newspaper draft listings of the time.
The FamilySearch.org site has changed and I've been unable to find what you've quoted.
I've known Murel, Rachel, Claude, Marie, and others of both families for as long as I can remember. I'll admit not well, and not ever being concerned about how names were spelled.
There are also more ways to spell it. Murle is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, and German Merle.
This still doesn't prove or disprove anything, because even family bible spellings can be changed. People added and changed names as they pleased, and without doing it legally. They also pronounced them wrong, often causing them to get spelled wrong.
There isn't a record of any kind that can't possibly have errors. It might help to know who gave the information, in each case, but even someone who should know, often didn't or they didn't remember correctly at the time.
If I was guessing, I'd choose Murrell from Claude's obit. However, since it's used more often, even though I don't know who actually wrote it, I'm going to stay with Murel.
Thank you for your information.
Orlena Marie.
~*~
*~*
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