Union-Perry County IL Archives Biographies.....BROOKS, A.H. February 18, 1847 - 
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Tim Casey timcasey5@gmail.com and Andy Anderson oxdrover@mindspring.com June 7, 2008, 9:38 pm

Author: History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties Illinois


A. H. BROOKS, farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born in Union County, Ill., February
18, 1847, to Larkin F. and Martha R. (McCaul) Brooks. He was born in North
Carolina July 22, 1814; died August 14, 1878. She was born in Tennessee
June 15, 1820, and is still living. They were married September 22, 1836.

In the spring of 1842 they came to Illinois and settled in Perry County,
where they resided until 1845, when they moved to Union County. In 1846
they settled on the old homestead, on which he died. To them eight children
were born who reached maturity. Three sons, M. C., William T. and James T.,
were in the service during the war of the rebellion. James T. died in 1870.
He is the only one of the family of children deceased.

In politics, he was Democratic. In early life he was a member of the
Baptist Church, but after coming to this county he joined the Hillerites,
and to this church all his family belong. His occupation most of his life
was that of farmer, but had been variously engaged, building flat-boats and
working on the river in Tennessee, in saw mill and flouring mill on his old
homestead in this county, etc.

Our subject was educated in the schools of this county, and has resided here
all his life. His occupation is that of farmer, but for nine years he acted
as engineer, most of the time in the mill in which he was interested with
his father and brother. In 1877 he began farming, and in 1878 came to his
present farm of 80 acres. This he has improved till now he has good farm
buildings and about 112 acres cleared.

May 19, 1877, he was married to Margaret Johnson. She was born in this
county to Frederick and Darthula (Ledgerwood) Johnson. Her father died
previous to her birth. Her mother was afterward married to Abram Hankley,
who died at Jackson, Tenn., during the war. She is still living.

Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have two children dead and two living - Arthur and
Alfred Ernest. In politics Mr. Brooks is Democratic.


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