Lee Ancestry - Person Sheet
Lee Ancestry - Person Sheet
NameJohn C. BROOKS 
Birth11 Jun 1799, Harford Co., MD
Death7 Jun 1875, Jasper Co., IL
BurialBrooks Cemetery, Rural Newton, Jasper Co., IL
FatherThomas BROOKS (1770-1846)
MotherSarah BLAKE (1776-1835)
Spouses
Marriage1821
Birthabt 1799, NJ
Death4 May 1874, Jasper Co., IL
BurialBrooks Cemetery, Rural Newton, Jasper Co., IL
Marriage5 Nov 1861, Jasper Co., IL
Notes for John C. BROOKS
John C. Brooks is buried in the Brooks Cemetary northeast of Newton, Jasper Co., IL.
Referrence 1. Book: "Brooks 1750-1993", By John C. Moore, pg 1.
In his obituary, it mentions that John as a young boy drove a stage between Baltimore and Washington D.C. The Brooks family moved from Maryland to Clark Co., OH where they lived for 17 years before moving on to Rush Co., Indiana. John and his family came from Rush Co. to settle in Jasper Co., IL in about 1840 on land that is now part of the Sam Parr State Park.
Referrence 1. Book: "Brooks 1750-1993", By John C. Moore, pg 1.
In his obituary, it mentions that John as a young boy drove a stage between Baltimore and Washington D.C. The Brooks family moved from Maryland to Clark Co., OH where they lived for 17 years before moving on to Rush Co., Indiana. John and his family came from Rush Co. to settle in Jasper Co., IL in about 1840 on land that is now part of the Sam Parr State Park.