Bio of Brooks, Dwight Frederick (b.1849) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Brooks, Dwight Frederick, (page 1289, listed as D. W.), physician at 
Minneiska, was ushered into this world June 10, 1849, at Redfield, New 
York. His parents, Sheldon and Jeanette Brooks, were natives of the same 
state. Both his father's father and mother's father were participants in 
the war of 1812. At the age of seven years our subject came to Beaver, 
Winona county, Minnesota, where he remained till 1862, at which time he 
took up his abode at Minneiska. Up to this time his education had been 
received at the common schools; but now he pursued the studies of Latin 
and Greek, under the tutorship of Mr. W. B. Bunnell, a noted educator at 
that time. Soon after this he placed himself in the medical department of 
Michigan University, at Ann Arbor, but graduated in medicine at Long 
Island College Hospital, in 1876. Since that time he has been not only 
following his profession, but is largely engaged in commercial pursuits. 
In 1876 Mr. Brooks was chosen as delegate to attend the American Medical 
Association at Philadelphia, and has remained a permanent member ever 
since. He is also a member of the Minnesota State Medical Society and of 
the Wabasha County Medical Society. In 1875 he was united in marriage to 
Anna G. Keyes, of Winona, and have two children, Harry K., born in 
September, 1876, and Dwight S., born in March, 1878. Mrs. Brooks is a 
member of the Congregational church. Dr. Brooks' parents, who were many 
years residents of Minneiska, removed to Winona, where the former died in 
the spring of 1883. He was well known there as one of the noble men of 
that county's early settlement.