William H. Brooks
b. circa 1834
- Father: Samuel Clifford Brooks b. 1 January 1794, d. 17 October 1861
- Mother: Elizabeth J. Tatum b. circa 1824
- William H. Brooks was born circa 1834 in Tennessee.
- John C. Brooks and Emily Y. (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Texas, living with their sister Elizabeth Eddins.. Other members of the household included William H. Brooks, Sarah E. Brooks, Montgomery S. Brooks and Reding L. Brooks.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- He married Julia Helen Besser, daughter of John Slater Besser and Julia A. Hampton, on 5 November 1854 in Walker County, Texas, with James M. Follansbee, MG, officiating. Helen was the daughter of William's sister Elizabeth's husband J. s. Besser by an earlier marriage.
- Last Edited: 4 Dec 2008