The information I have on the descendants of John Brooks is compiled from personal research on Isaac Haning Sr. and Mary Polly Brooks (my First Families of Athens County ancestors), "Matthew Haney/Haning and Descendants" by James Leslie Haning 1994, from the Welch Papers, and from Bible records at the OGS in Mansfield. This is by no means a complete list! This is provided for you as a guide to locating your own Brooks ancestor. Please check out the resources above for extant source records. If you have information you would like to add please feel free to email me. To quickly check this file for a name click on edit in your browser and then on find on this page, type in the word and then click on find.
Surnames found in this file are: Robinson, Haning, Reeves, Gibson, Bradfield, Tewksbury, Adams, Dixon, McKinney, Graham, Reeves, Bowers, McKinstry, Bodkin, Dusenberry and more.
Descendants of John Brooks
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN2 BROOKS (WILLIAM1) was born January 29, 1767 in New Jersey, and died Nov ember 26, 1837 in Athens County, Ohio. He was the son of William and Jerusha Brooks. He married (1) JANE GRAHAM Abt. 1789 in New Jersey. She was born 1768 in New Jersey, and died 1801 in Athens County, Ohio. He married (2) MARY-MAGDALENE HANING June 1801 in Alexander Twp. Athens County, Ohio, daughter of MATTHEW HANEY-HANING and PEGGY MCKINNEY. She was born February 20, 1784 in New Jersey, and died September 06, 1863 in Athens County, Ohio.
More About JOHN BROOKS and JANE GRAHAM:
Marriage: Abt. 1789, New Jersey, They had six children together and Jane died shortly after their arrival to Athens county, Ohio.
Children of JOHN BROOKS and first wife JANE GRAHAM are:
More About HENRY ROSS and REBECCA BROOKS:
Marriage: November 03, 1814, Athens County , Ohio
More About SAMUEL BROOKS:
Burial: Brooks Cemetery
More About CATHERINE BOWERS:
Burial: Brooks Cemetery
More About SAMUEL BROOKS and CATHERINE BOWERS:
Marriage: Bef. 1817, Athens County , Ohio
More About ELIZABETH BROOKS:
Burial: Pleasanton Cemetery
More About JOHN MCKINSTRY and ELIZABETH BROOKS:
Marriage: August 31, 1815, Athens County , Ohio
More About DUNHAM MARTIN and ELIZABETH BROOKS:
Marriage: October 05, 1842, Athens County , Ohio
More About HERMAN GIBSON and HANNAH BROOKS:
Marriage: May 03, 1821, Athens County , Ohio
More About JOHN BROOKS and second wife MARY-MAGD ALENE HANING:
Marriage: June 1801, Alexander Twp. Athens County, Ohio. They had 12 children together.
Children of JOHN BROOK S and MARY-MAGDALENE HANING are:
3. vii. MATTHEW3 BROOKS, b. June 05, 1802; d. Abt. 1850.
viii. MARGARET BROOKS, b. November 21, 18 03; m. WILLIAM WOOD, April 13, 1826, Athens County , Ohio.
More About WILLIAM WOOD and MARGARET BROOKS:
Marriage: April 13, 1826, Athens County , Ohio
4. ix. JERUSHA BROOKS, b. October 28, 1806, Athens County, Ohio; d. May 25, 1890.
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5. x. WILLIAM BROOKS, b. May 12, 1809, Athens County, Ohio; d. October 16, 1866, Athens County, Ohio.
6. xi. RACHEL BROOKS, b. November 24, 1811, Athens County, Ohio; d. February 15, 1887, Meigs county, Ohio.
7. xii. JOHN H. BROOKS, JR., b. December 25, 1812, Athens County, Ohio; d. June 04, 1848, Athens County, Ohio.
8. xiii. ISAAC BROOKS, b. June 01, 1814, Athens County, Ohio; d. July 20, 1903.
xiv. JANE B ROOKS, b. February 26, 1816; d. January 19, 1869, Athens County, Ohio; m. JOHN WILLIAMS, December 18, 1836, Athens County , Ohio; b. Virginia; d. Athens County, Ohio.
More About JANE BROOKS:
Burial: Pleasonton Cemetery
More About JOHN WILLIAMS:
Burial: Pleasonton Cemetery
More About JOHN WILLIAMS and JANE BROOKS:
Marriage: December 18, 1836, Athens County , Ohio
xv. JOSEPH BROOKS, b. May 03, 1818; d. Abt. 1845; m. LUCINDA BAKER, May 03, 1838, Athens County , Ohio.
More About JOSEPH BROOKS and LUCINDA BAKER:
Marriage: May 03, 1838, Athens County , Ohio
xvi. NANCY BROOKS, b. December 07, 1821, Athens County, Ohio; d. December 02, 1829, Athens County, Ohio.
xvii. JAMES BROOKS, b. February 10, 1824, Athens County, Ohio; d. February 12, 1824, Athens County, Ohio.
xviii. ELZAY
BROOKS, b. April 13, 1829,
Athens County, Ohio; d. 1894, Athens
County, Ohio; m. (1) LYDIA A
More About ELZAY BROOKS:
Burial: Haning cemetery
More About LYDIA A. SEWALL:
Burial: Haning cemetery
More About ELZAY BROOKS and MARY CRISS:
Marriage: June 23, 1857, Meigs county, Ohio
Generation No. 2
2. MARY POLLY3 BROOKS (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born April 24, 1798 in Ohio, and died January 09, 1873 in Meigs County, Ohio Pomeroy. She married ISAAC DILLON HANING, SR. November 18, 1817 in Alexander Twp. Athens County, Ohio, son of MATTHEW HANING and SARAH CUYLINGER. He was born 1796 in Alexander Twp. Athens County, Ohio, and died 1871 in Meigs County, Ohio Pomeroy.
More About ISAAC HANING and MARY BROOKS:
Marriage: November 18, 1817, Alexander Twp. Athens County, Ohio
Children of MARY BROOKS and ISAAC HANING are:
. ii. MATTHEW HANING, b. 1818.
iii. JOHN HANING, b. 1821.
iv. ISAAC HANING, JR., b. 1822.
v. JAMES HANING, b. 1823.
vi. ELI HANING, b. 1826.
vii. MAGDALENA HANING, b. October 11, 1826, Athens County, Ohio Alexander Twp.; d. December 10, 1854, Meigs County, Ohio.
Magdalena Haning married Thomas William Robinson and is the ancestor of the Webmaster.
viii. RACHEL HANING, b. 1828.
ix. SARAH JANE HANING, b. October 29, 1833.
x. MARY ANN HANING, b. 1838.
xi. ALEXANDER HANING, b. 1842.
3. MATTHEW3 BROOKS (J OHN2, WILLIAM1) was born June 05, 1802, and died Abt. 1850. He married LYDIA REEVES March 27, 1828 in Meigs county, Ohio. She was born May 23, 1812 in Athens County, Ohio, and died October 08, 1892 in Athens County, Ohio.
More About MATTHEW BROOKS:
Burial: Woodyard Cemetery
More About LYDIA REEVES:
Burial: Woodyard Cemetery
Marriage Notes for MATTHEW BROOKS and LYDIA REEVES:
may have divorced
More About MATTHEW BROOKS and LYDIA REEVES:
Marriage: March 27, 1828, Meigs county, Ohio
Child of MATTHEW BROOKS and LYDIA REEVES is:
i. JANE4 BROOKS, b. 1833, Athens County, Ohio; d. September 05, 1859, Athens County, Ohio.
More About JANE BROOKS:
Burial: Woodyard Cemetery
4. JERUSHA3 BROOKS (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born October 28, 1806 in Athens
County, Ohio, and died May 25, 1890. She married JOHN
More About JERUSHA BROOKS:
Burial: Cross Roads Cemetery
More About JOHN GIBSON:
Burial: Cross Roads Cemetery
More About JOHN GIBSON and JERUSHA BROOKS:
Marriage: 1832
Children of JERUSHA BROOKS and JOHN GIBSON are:
12. i. ARTHUR4 GIBSON, Stepchild.
ii. JAMES GIBSON.
iii. MARY GIBSON.
iv. MARGARET GIBSON.
v. JANE GIBSON.
5. WILLIAM3 BROOKS (JOHN2, WILLIAM1 ) was born May 12, 1809 in Athens County, Ohio, and died October 16, 1866 in Athens County, Ohio. He married LYDIA REEVES. She was born May 23, 1812 in Athens County, Ohio, and died October 08, 1892 in Athens County, Ohio.
More About WILLIAM BROOKS:
Burial: Woodyard Cemetery
More About LYDIA REEVES:
Burial: Woodyard Cemetery
Children of WILLIAM BROOKS and LYDIA REEVES are:
i. S. R.4 BROOKS, b. 1840, Athens County, Ohio; d. November 21, 1861, Civil War.
More About S. R. BROOKS:
Burial: Co. C 30th OVI
ii. ISAAC H. BROOKS, b. June 12, 1833, Athens County, Ohio; d. January 07, 1864.
More About ISAAC H. BROOKS:
Burial: Co. H 15 reg't Iowa Calvary buried in Woodyard cemetery
6. RACHEL3 BROOKS (JOHN2, WILLIAM
More About RACHEL BROOKS:
Burial: Shipman cemetery
More About JESSE BRADFIELD:
Burial: Shipman cemetery
More About JESSE BRADFIELD and RACHEL BROOKS:
Marriage: January 16, 1834, Athens County , Ohio
Children of RACHEL BROOKS and JESSE BRADFIELD are:
i. JANE4 BRADFIELD.
ii. ISAAC BRADFIELD.
iii. OLIVE BRADFIELD.
iv. CELINDA BRADFIELD.
v. JOSEPH BRADFIELD.
vi. SAMARIA BRADFIELD.
vii. MAGGIE BRADFIELD.
7. JOHN H.3 BROOKS, JR. (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born December 25, 1812 in Athens County, Ohio, and died June 04, 1848 in Athens County, Ohio. He married DELILAH GIBSON December 03, 1842 in Meigs county, Ohio.
More About JOHN H. BROOKS, JR.:
Burial: Woodyard Cemetery
More About JOHN BROOKS and DELILAH GIBSON:
Marriage: December 03, 1842, Meigs county, Ohio
Child of JOHN BROOKS and DELILAH GIBSON is:
i. ELZAY4 BROOKS, b. 1832, Athens County, Ohio; d. November 29, 1863, Civil War Co. C 30th Reg't OVI.
More About ELZAY BROOKS:
Burial: Woodyard Cemetery
8. ISAAC3 BROOKS (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born June 01, 1814 in Athens County, Ohio, and died July 20, 1903. He married NANCY REEVES February 24, 1834 in Mei gs county, Ohio. She was born August 16, 1814 in Athens County, Ohio, and died September 26, 1892.
More About ISAAC BROOKS and NANCY REEVES:
Marriage: February 24, 1834, Meigs county, Ohio
Children of ISAAC BROOKS and NANCY REEVES are:
i. EMILY4 BROOKS, b. Febr uary 26, 1836, Athens County, Ohio; d. November 26, 1889; m. WILLIAM YOUNKIN, May 12, 1869, Athens County , Ohio.
More About WILLIAM YOUNKIN and EMILY BROOKS:
Marriage: May 12, 1869, Athens County , Ohio
ii. ELIZABETH BROOKS, b. August 24, 1837.
. iii. AMANDA BROOKS, b. January 26, 1839, Athens County, Ohio.
iv. CALVARY M. BROOKS, b. September 24, 1840, Athens County, Ohio.
v. INFANT BROOKS, b. December 06, 1842.
vi. IVY BROOKS, b. April 17, 1844, Athens County, Ohio; d. May 01, 1874, Athens County, Ohio.
More About IVY BROOKS:
Burial: Haning cemetery
vii. CLARINDA BROOKS, b. December 31, 1847, Athens County, Ohio; m. WILLIAM R. BODKIN, September 21, 1871, Athens County , Ohio; d. Sept ember 19, 1892. \par \par
More About WILLIAM BODKIN and CLARINDA BROOKS:
Marriage: September 21, 1871, Athens County , Ohio
viii. JARUSHA BROOKS, b. January 08, 1850.
ix. MAGDALENA B
More About MAGDALENA BROOKS:
Burial: Haning cemetery
More About ELISHA A. DIXON:
Burial: Haning cemetery
More About ELISHA DIXON and MAGDALENA BROOKS:
Marriage: September 10, 1881, Athens County , Ohio
x. SELDON B. BROOKS, b. November 04, 1857.
Generation No. 3
9. MATTHEW4 HANING (MARY POLLY3 BROOKS, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 1818. He married ELIZABETH.
Child of MATTHEW HANING and ELIZABETH is:
i. EZRA5 HANING, b. 1847.
10. JAMES4 HANI NG (MARY POLLY3 BROOKS, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 1823.
Child of JAMES HANING is:
i. JAMES5 HANING, b. 1950; m. KATHLEEN PAULINE HANING.
11. MAGDALENA4 HANING (MARY POLLY3 BROOKS, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was b orn October 11, 1826 in
Athens County, Ohio Alexander Twp., and died December 10, 1854 in
Meigs County, Ohio. She married THOMAS WILLIAM ROBINSON
More About MAGDALENA HANING: Magdalena died shortly after the birth of her third child a son.
Burial: Wood Cemetery 29y 3m 29dys old
Census: February 10, 1854, Athens county tombstone inscription Woodyard cemetery.
More About THOMAS WILLIAM ROBINSON:
Burial: Bur. Jerusalem Church Cemetery in Deavertown, Morgan county, Ohio R- G Stone 25
Census: 1850, 1860, Athens Co. Census Record Lodi Twp.
More About THOMAS ROBINSON and MAGDALENA HANING:
Marriage: August 06, 1849, Athens County, Ohio
Children of MAGDALENA HANING and THOMAS ROBINSON are:
i. GEORGE B. 5
ROBINSON, b. August 04, 1850, Athens
County, Ohio Alexander Twp.; d. January
15, 1927, Perry County, Ohio; m. (1)
CENIA ( CELIA) DUSENBERRY, September 05,
1871, Perry County; b. 1849, Perry
County; d. 1874, Perry County; m. (2)
HELLEN D
More About GEORGE B. ROBINSON:
Burial: McLuney, Ileff cemetery
Census: 1850, 1860, 1870 Athens county census; 1880, Perry County Census
More About GEORGE ROBINSON and CENIA DUSENBERRY: granddaughter of Civil War Soldier Benjamin Dusenberry and great granddaughter of Revolutionary War Soldier William Dusenberry who died in Sego Ohio and a mural of him was painted in the Perry county, New Lexington Post Office. Cenia died in 1874 after the birth of her daughter.
Marriage: September 05, 1871, Perry County
More About HELLEN DUSENBERRY: sister of Cenia Dusenberry, also a granddaughter of Civil War Soldier Benjamin Dusenberry and great granddaughter of Revolutionary War Soldier William Dusenberry who died in Sego Ohio and a mural of him was paintedon the wall in the Perry county, New Lexington Post Office. She died after the death of several children, in 1904.
Burial: McLuney, Ileff cemetery
More About GEORGE ROBINSON and HELLEN DUSENBERRY:
Marriage: October 20, 1877, Perry County, Ohio
More About GEORGE ROBINSON and JEMIMA DUNKLE:
Marriage: December 19, 1905, Perry County, W. L. Hickey, Castor ME Church
More About GEORGE ROBINSON and ALLIE LEAR:
Marriage: December 27, 1915, Perry County
ii. JOHN WILLIAM ROBINSON, b. September 16, 1851, Athens County, Ohio Albany; d. June 03, 1942, Athens County, Ohio, Trimble twp. Maplewood Cem e tery; m. MARY ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) TYSINGER, June 07, 1877, Morgan County, Ohio By Rev. George D eaver; b. October 02, 1858, Morgan County, Ohio; d. March 16, 1937, Athens County, Ohio Trimble twp. Maplewood Cemetery.
More About JOHN ROBINSON and MARY TYSINGER:
Marriage: June 07, 1877, Morgan County, Ohio By Rev. George Deaver
iii. CHARLES HARVEY ROBINSON, b. July 06, 1853, Athens County, Lodi Twp. Athens Ohio; d. July 24, 1936, Perry County, Ohio Buried in Deavertown Methodist Church Cem.; m. LYDIA S TONEBURNER, Abt. 1868; b. May 15, 1849, Morgan County, Ohio; d. February 15, 1914, Perry County Buried in Deavertown Methodist Church Cem..
More About CHARLES HARVEY ROBINSON:
Census: 1860 Athens county census; 1880, Perry County Census
More About CHARLES ROBINSON and LYDIA STONEBURNER:
Marriage: Abt. 1868
12. ARTHUR4 GIBSON (JERUSHA3 BROOKS, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) He married ELIZABETH TEWKSBURY.
Child of ARTHUR GIBSON and ELIZABETH TEWKSBURY is:
i. ALVERDA5 GIBSON, m. ELI ADAMS.
13. AMANDA4 BROOKS (ISAAC3, JOHN2, WILLIAM 1) was born January 26, 1839 in Athens County, Ohio. She married ANDREW JACKSON ROBINSON October 23, 1 8 61 in Athens County , Ohio, son of JESSE ROBINSON and SARAH BOLIN. He was born 1838 in Athens County, Ohio, and died December 18, 1902 in Athens County, Ohio Greenlawn Cemetery Co. I, 4th Ohio Inf ?..
More About ANDREW ROBINSON and AMANDA BROOKS:
Marriage: October 23, 1861, Athens County , Ohio
Children of AMANDA BROOKS and ANDREW ROBINSON are:
i. NANCY5 ROBINSON, b. 1863.
ii. EMERY O. ROBINSON, b. October 15, 1864, Athens County, Ohio; d. 1921; m. ELIZABETH M.; b. September 02, 1861; d. September 15, 1899.
ii. ISAAC ROBINSON, b. 1870.
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