Thomas B. Brooks

HAIRSTON.org ID#116, b. 5 May 1816, d. 12 January 1860
Father*Micajah BROOKS
Mother*Georgia C. POOL
Birth*Thomas B. Brooks was born on 5 May 1816 in Georgia.1,2,3 
He was the son of Micajah BROOKS and Georgia C. POOL. 
MarriageThomas B. Brooks married Harriett Elizabeth ERVIN, daughter of Col. William Ethelbert ERVIN and Elizabeth DICK, on 22 March 1836.4 
Death Spouse*His wife, Harriett E. Ervin Brooks, died on 10 May 1837. 
Census 1840* 1840 Federal Census for Mississippi was lost.5 
Residence*Thomas B. Brooks lived between 1842 and 1860 in Mooreland Plantation, Lowndes, Mississippi, about 80,000 acres.6 
Marriage*He married Sarah Alsey HAIRSTON, daughter of Hardin Hairston and Sarah "Sally" Stovall STAPLES, on 11 August 1842 in Patrick, Virginia; Minister Joshua Adams.7,8,9,2 
Census 1850*Thomas B. Brooks appeared on the census of 1 June 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi, Thomas B Brooks 34 GA, Sarah A Brooks 32 VA, Harriet E Brooks 15 MS, Mary T Brooks 4 MS, Hardin H Brooks 3 MS, James T W Hairston 15 VA (see Note), Samuel Thomas 45 was an overseer. - Note: James Thomas Watt Hairston was staying with Thomas Brooks and his wife Sarah A. Hairston.2

 
Will*He left a will on 31 December 1859 in Lowndes, Mississippi. Mentions his daughters Mrs. Harriett E. Spann, Mary T. Brooks, Sally Allice B. Brooks, his wife Sarah A. Brooks and his son Hardin H. Brooks. He appointed George Hairston and Sarah A. Brooks as executors. Witnessed by Edmond G. Sanders, F. O. Dailey and Peter C. Hairston. Recorded 8 December 1860. - Lowndes County Probate Wills 1847-1889, page 55. FSL #5835939, image 122.
Death*He died on 12 January 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 43, Federal Census Mortality Schedule lists February as month of death.1,3 
Burial*He was buried in Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.1

 
ProbateHis estate was probated on 13 February 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi; On 13 February 1860, the will of Thomas B. Brooks, deceased, was admitted and George Hairston was granted executor. - Lowndes County Executor Records 1858-1938, page 11. FSL #5835960, image 12. 
ProbateHis estate was probated on 7 December 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi; On 7 December 1860, P. C. Hairston, Edmond G. Sanders and F. O. Dailey presented the will of Thomas B. Brooks, deceased, to the court. - Lowndes Court Minutes 1859-1866, page 84, Case 1074. FSL #5835956, image 72. 

Family 1

Harriett Elizabeth ERVIN b. 15 Sep 1817, d. 10 May 1837
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Family 2

Sarah Alsey HAIRSTON b. 12 Jun 1817, d. 13 Jun 1883
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S17] Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Information and photographs gathered from personal visits.
  2. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S269] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880.
  4. [S284] Ervin Family Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1780 to 1857 estimated to have been written in 1857 and is in very poor, but readable condition. Passed down by my great grandmother Virginia Antionette Ervin's family after she died in 1890., Personal Collection - original documents.
  5. [S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S270] Noxubee County Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin.
  7. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia.
  8. [S70] Marriages of Patrick County, Virginia 1791-1850, Lela C. Adams, (Bassett, VA 1972).
  9. [S3044] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
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