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From: " W. Wilton" <>
Subject: [OHLICKIN] Brooks/Armstrong/Sherwood/Spores/
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:49:59 -0800



Hello Armstrong's. and any one who can help.

I have a HANNAH ARMSTRONG b abt 1822 living in Licking Co Oh when she mar the following etc.; May have been abt 20 yrs at time of marriage.

1. Marriage Registry: Licking County, Ohio, v1 p492 n228, Aft 14 Oct 1841, Licking County Court House, Register of Deeds, Newark, OH. "

**** Also need Alvah Brooks parents/ siblings ???? he was b abt 1820 in Oh.

GROOM: Alvah Brooks
BRIDE: Hannah Armstrong
MARRIAGE DATE: 14 Oct 1841
MARRIAGE PLACE: , Licking, OH
OFFICIANT: Seth P. Smith, J. P.
CERTIFICATE DATE: 27 Sep 1841
REGISTER OF DEEDS: , Licking, OH."

****** Below is what was in some census with her and family;
***. I am wanting to know what happened to her????
*** Where was she for the 1870 census as didn't find one.????
***Was she still living in 1870???? Where ????
*** Was it In Lodmillo, or Elk, Clayton Co Iowa???
***When and where did she die??? Where burried???
***Who were her Parents??? siblings etc.
*** Also need to verify the maiden name of the 2nd wife.
*** Ann(a) Spores or Sherwood????
***Was Spores her maiden name???
*** Was Sherwood her 1st married name???? or the maiden
name?*** age 25 at mar. to Alvah and could have been mar
before???
More census etc below.

"1850 U.S. Federal Census, Truro, Franklin, OH, Ancestry.com Image 6 of 37 LN13-19/DN139/FN160, 14 Nov 1850:

Alvah Brooks, 30, male, farmer, real estate value: 500, bp: OH
Hannah Brooks, 28, female, bp: OH
Franklin Brooks, 7, male, bp: OH, attended school
Sarah E. Brooks, 5, female, bp: OH
Wm H. Brooks, 1, male, bp: OH
Robt Armstrong, 24, male, laborer, bp: OH
Thos L. Armstrong, 18, male, laborer, bp: OH."

****** Were Robert and Thomas L, Armstrong above , siblings of
Hannah?????

"Brooks, Alvah State: Ohio Year: 1851 County: Franklin Roll: Township: Truro Twp Page: 0 Image: "

"1860 U.S. Federal Census, Lodomillo, Clayton, IA, Ancestry.com Image 35 of 539 Sheet 35 LN2-11/DN250/FN252, 15 Jun 1860, P.O Yankee Settlement:

Alvy Brooks, 40, male, farmer, pers. value $191, bp: OH
Hannah Brooks, 38, female, bp: OH
Franklin Brooks, 16, male, farming, bp: OH
Sarah E. Brooks, 14, female, bp: OH
Wm Henry Brooks, 11, male, bp: OH, attended school
James M. Brooks, 9, male, bp: OH, attended school
Robert E. Brooks, 6, male, bp: OH, attended school
Thomas M. Brooks, 4, male, bp: OH
Hannah E. Brooks, 2, female, bp: IA
John W. Brooks, 5/12 male, bp: IA. (8 living Ch by 1860)
were there more ch after John W b in 1859-1860????

****** Robert E . (Elmer) Brooks above b abt 1854 is in Fayette Co Ia,and
mar with family of abt 9 boys and last 1 a girl , 10 total ch.by 1900.
***** Also need copy of census for them 1900 in Fayette Co
Ia.??????
**** No 1870 census prob in Clayton Co Ia . Need it ???
****Can someone look this 1870 census up????
Hannah would have been abt 48 yrs by 1870.

1. Marriage Registry: Delaware County, Iowa, vB p347, 29 Nov 1873, Delaware County Court House, 301 East Main Street, Manchester, IA 52057. "

GROOM: Alvah Brooks
BRIDE: Ann Sherwood
MARRIAGE DATE: 22 Nov 1873
MARRIAGE PLACE: Milo Twp, Delaware, IA
OFFICIANT: C.W. Kenny, J. P.
CERTIFICATE DATE: 22 Nov 1873
REGISTER DATE: 29 Nov 1873
REGISTER OF DEEDS: G. B. Beveridge, Delaware, IA."

***** Need Ann(a) 's parents and siblings also.??????

"1880 U.S. Federal Census, Elk, Clayton, IA, Ancestry.com Image 5 of 27 ED# 131 Sheet 5 LN31-35/DN45/FN45, 5 Jun 1880:

Brooks, Alva, white, male, 60, head, married, farmer, bp: OH, fbp: MA, mbp: CT
Brooks, Ann, white, female, 33, wife, married, keeping house, bp: NY, fbp: NY, mbp: NY
Brooks, Sarah, white, female, 33, daughter, single, at home, cannot write, bp: OH, fbp: OH, mbp: OH
Sherwood, Albert, white, male, 20, boarder, single, farm laborer, can't read or write, bp: IL, fbp: NY, mbp: NY
Sherwood, Anna, white, female, 12, boarder, single, at home, can't read or write, bp: IA, fbp: NY, mbp: NY."

"1885 Iowa State Census, Elk, Clayton, IA, Sheet 35 LN1-6/DN198/FN207, 28 Apr 1885:

Brooks, Alva, T91R4S23, SE. SW., 63, male, married, farmer, bp: OH, parents native born, entitled to vote
Brooks, Anna, T91R4S23, SE. SW., 37, female, married, bp: NY, parents native born
Sherwood, Albert, T91R4S23, SE. SW., 26, male, married, laborer, bp: IL, parents native born, entitled to vote, cannot read or write
Sherwood, Julia, T91R4S23, SE. SW., 20, female, married, bp: OH, parents native born
Sherwood, Albert, T91R4S23, SE. SW., 0, male, single, bp: Clayton Co, IA, parents native born
Brooks, Sarah, T91R4S23, SE. SW., 38, female, single, bp: OH, parents native born, cannot read or write."
***** The Sherwood's above, Albert's and Julia must be siblings of Anna or if her married name was Sherwood then were in law's.
There is confusion here on Spores name and Sherwood name, as could been a Typo on the Sherwood name making it Spores?????

"Elkader Weekly Register, Elkader, IA (Thursday, 09 May 1889) Vol. 12 No. 21 Pg. 8:

Wood Center - Alvah Brooks is reported very low with some kind of fever."

"1895 Iowa State Census, Elk, Clayton, IA, Sheet 28 LN5-7/DN145/FN145, 25 May 1895:

***** Need Alva BROOKS Parents and siblings also?????
***Brooks, Alvey, 74, male, white, married, bp: OH, parents native born, farmer, protestant, entitled to vote

Brooks, Ann, 49, female, white, married, bp: PA, parents native born, protestant
Gill, Millie, 13, female, single, bp: WI, parents native born, protestant."

****** Who is Millie Gill with Brooks family here????

We'll have to compare our files to see if we have the same info.
No I don't have a web page at WCFT or anywhere else, do you?.

I will appreciate any help here on any of these Families above.
If you can answer any of my questions above, even just one , will be a big help.
THank you all so much.
Maxine Baldwin Brooks, Wilton Roy, Wa.
William





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