George Edwin Brooks

1900 - 1967  (66 years)

• Name	George Edwin Brooks
  Birth	10 Jul 1900	Finch, Ritchie County, West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Oil field worker   [2, 3]
  Death	8 Apr 1967	Allendale, Wabash, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  	Heart Attack
  Burial	12 Apr 1967	Woodmere Cem, Standish, Arenac County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I41149	Clan Montgomery Society
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Opal Clark,   b. 30 Aug 1907, Allendale, Wabash, Illinois, USA d. 7 Jun 1953, Bay County, Michigan (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1926	Allendale, Wabash, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Nancy Jo Brooks,   b. 18 Jan 1938, Omer, Arenac, Michigan, USA d. 2 Feb 2013 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F13445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 27 May 1926 - Allendale, Wabash, Illinois, USA Death - 8 Apr 1967 - Allendale, Wabash, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [Brooks.FTW] Born and raised in West Virginia. Quit school at fourth grade. Beganworking at that age in oil fields by driving wagon. Worked in oil fieldsmost of his life. Traveled around a great deal with his job. Lived inTexas, Illinois, Kentucky, and Michigan. Badly injured in automobileaccident in 1953 which took the life of wife, Opal. Kneecap removed whichcaused him to limp the rest of his life. Married #2 Olive Biehl, agirlhood friend of Opal's. Suffered from heart trouble and died of aheart attack while on the job drilling a water well. Obituary from Mt.Carmel Daily Republican-Register April 10, 1967 "George Brooks, 66,Allendale died suddenly Saturday morning. Surviving are his wife, Olive,two children, Nancy Jo Runta, Finley, Ohio; Bill R., Wayne, Michigan;four grandchildren, five brothers, Charles of Flat Rock, Ill, Earl of SanAngelo, Texas, Knoles of Ellenborough, West Virginia, Hobert ofBridgeport, West Virginia and Delbert of Montana. Funeral services willbe held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. from the King and Ingram Funeral Home inAllendale with the Rev. Grant Cummins officiating. Burial will be inStandish, Michigan. Friends may call at the funeral home." GEORGE BROOKS SSN 378-07-6927 Residence: 62410 Allendale, Wabash, IL Born 10 Jul 1900 Last Benefit: Died Apr 1967 Issued: MI (Before 1951) 1930 Wabash County, Illinois Census Brooks, George E Age: 29 Year: 1930 Birthplace: West Virginia Roll: T626_565 Race: White Page: 5A State: Illinois ED: 15 County: Wabash Image: 0536 Township: Allendale Relationship: Head Oak St. #112-113 George E. Brooks 29 25 when married W. Va W.Va W.Va Tool Dresserin Oil Fields Opal 22 18 " " Ill IllIll none Billie R. 1 6/12 IllIll Ill (note-Father's birth place listed as Illinoisnot West Virginia) Submitted by Nancy (Brooks) Runta via GEDCOM 5/26/03.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1789] Brooks.FTW. Date of Import: Aug 8, 1999 [S1789] Brooks.FTW. Date of Import: May 25, 2003 [S1790] Sgs.FTW. Date of Import: Feb 23, 2000