Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Brook, Adam 
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Author: History of Grundy County IL 1914

Brook, Adam - The various services rendered to his township and county by Adam 
Brook, who is now living somewhat retired at his home in Braceville, Ill., 
have made him recognized by his fellow-citizens as one of those who have 
contributed materially to the progress and prosperity of Grundy County.  He 
was born in Yorkshire, England, December 24, 1848, and is a son of Richard and 
Leah (France) Brook, natives of England, the former of whom was for sixty-six 
years a coal miner in England and the United States.

Adam Brook received but limited educational advantages, as at the age of eight 
years he began to work in the mines of England, at a salary of twenty cents 
per day.  In 1877 he joined the police force of his native locality, and was 
so employed until coming to the United States.  He was married in 1866 to 
Phoebe Ward, also a native of England, and in 1880 they emigrated to America 
with their two children, locating first in Braidwood, Ill., where they 
remained one year, and then coming to Braceville.  Here Mr. Brook secured 
employment in the coal mines, where he rose to the position of night boss, in 
which capacity he served for four years, and in 1887 was elected President of 
the Illinois Miners' Federation.  Later he entered the saloon business, but in 
1910 disposed of his interests therein, and since that time has lived 
practically retired, the greater part of his attention having been devoted to 
looking after his property interests.  For the past fifteen years he has 
served as a trustee of the Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, and in April, 1912, 
was elected assistant supervisor of Braceville Township, in which office he 
continues to serve his fellow citizens.  He has long been a popular member of 
the local lodge of the Foresters of America, and for fifteen years has been a 
trustee of that order.

Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Brook, namely:  Joseph, who died 
as a child in England; John Charles, who die din 1898 of injuries received 
while employed in the Braceville mines; and Gilly Spires.
 
pages 775-776

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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