Harriette Elizabeth BROOKS

HAIRSTON.org ID#4197, b. 4 May 1837
Father*Thomas B. Brooks1 b. 5 May 1816, d. 12 Jan 1860
Mother*Harriett Elizabeth ERVIN b. 15 Sep 1817, d. 10 May 1837
Marriage*Harriette Elizabeth BROOKS married James T. Spann. 
Birth*Harriette Elizabeth BROOKS was born on 4 May 1837 in Mississippi.1,2 
She was the daughter of Thomas B. Brooks and Harriett Elizabeth ERVIN.1 
Census 1850Harriette Elizabeth BROOKS appeared on the 1850 census of Thomas B. Brooks on 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

 
WillIn Thomas B. Brooks's will dated 31 December 1859 in Lowndes, Mississippi, Harriette Elizabeth BROOKS was named as an heir; 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.

Family

James T. Spann

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [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.
  2. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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