Bassett Family Association Database
William Jackson Brooks
1814 - 1884 (70 years)1. William Jackson Brooks was born in 24 Feb 1814 in Georgia; died on 2 May 1884 in New Albany, Union County, Mississippi. William married Sarah unk after 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Sarah Bostick Bassett on 12 Aug 1838 in Troup County, Georgia. Sarah (daughter of John Bassett and Agatha Heard) was born on 7 Oct 1819 in Morgan County, Georgia; died on 28 Jun 1859 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi; was buried in 1859 in Zion Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William West Brooks
was born in 1839 in West Point, Troup County, Georgia; died on 1 Jul 1862 in Malvern Hill Battlefield, Virginia. - 3. Robert Manuel Brooks was born on 18 Dec 1841 in near West Point, Troup County, Georgia; died on 5 Feb 1924 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas.
- 4. Marthe E. Brooks was born on 1 Sep 1846 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi; died on 21 Jun 1931 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
- 5. John Silas Brooks was born in 1849 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi; died on 18 Mar 1917 in Coahoma, Mississippi.
- 6. Mary Letha Brooks was born in 1856 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
- 2. William West Brooks
Generation: 2
2. William West Brooks (1.William1) was born in 1839 in West Point, Troup County, Georgia; died on 1 Jul 1862 in Malvern Hill Battlefield, Virginia. 3. Robert Manuel Brooks (1.William1) was born on 18 Dec 1841 in near West Point, Troup County, Georgia; died on 5 Feb 1924 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas. Family/Spouse: Susanna Casey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Margaret Gray. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Margaret Langston. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Marthe E. Brooks (1.William1) was born on 1 Sep 1846 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi; died on 21 Jun 1931 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Marthe married Jasper M. Patterson on 10 Dec 1868 in Tippah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. John Silas Brooks (1.William1) was born in 1849 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi; died on 18 Mar 1917 in Coahoma, Mississippi. John married Lizzy A. Tillman on 4 Nov 1892 in Jackson, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Mary Letha Brooks (1.William1) was born in 1856 in New Albany, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Mary married William M. Hope on 12 Jan 1889 in New Albany, Union County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]