Harrison Brooks

b. circa 31 October 1810, d. 23 June 1865
  • Harrison Brooks was born circa 31 October 1810 in Ohio.
  • He married Fanny Sharp.
  • Harrison Brooks and Fanny Sharp appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Sonora, Hancock County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Mary Jane Brooks. Also in the household were children William (age 12), Absalom (9), Elizabeth (7), Jacob (2) and Melvina (1 month).
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
  • Harrison Brooks and Fanny Sharp appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Burnet PO, Burnet County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary Jane Brooks. Also in the household were children William (age 22), Abslom (18), Fanny a. (8) and Samuel K. (6).
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
  • Harrison Brooks died on 23 June 1865 in Burnet County, Texas.
  • Fanny Sharp became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Old Burnet Cemetery, Burnet, Burnet County, Texas.
  • A photographic portrait was made about 1900 of Mary Jane Brooks and her siblings, children of Harrison and Fanny Sharp Brooks. Standing: Absolom Brooks and Samuel Rose Brooks; seated: Elizabeth Sarah Brooks Lawler, William Wayland Brooks and Mary Jane Brooks Bolt.
  • Last Edited: 22 Mar 2016

Family: Fanny Sharp b. circa 1813