Born September 27th, 1886
Died February 16th, 1972 at the age of 85
Buried in Patterson, MO
Married to Mabel (McCollom/Wilkinson) Brooks (1889 – 1979)
Father of two sons, Eugene and Winfred, and four little girls, Maymie, Wilma, Nelle, and Evelyn
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Stories & Documents
Brooks and Hovis Garage in Patterson About 1930
For a number of years, the ground floor of this building in Patterson was the home of a garage and blacksmith shop, owned and operated […] Read More
Historical Wayne County: Brooks and Hovis Garage in Patterson About 1930
For a number of years, the ground floor of this building in Patteron was the home of a garage and blacksmith shop, owned and operated […] Read More
The Long Trip to St. Louis, 1923 By Fred Brooks
Editor’s note: Few people today can remember what it was like to spend an entire day traveling from Wayne County to St. Louis. Wisking along […] Read More
My Ten Years on Upper Camp Creek by Fred Brooks
Any child who has the good fortune to have older sisters and brothers, some of them young adults, is in a most unique position. He […] Read More
Social and Family Life By Charles E. Brooks
In this sophisticated, mechanized age none but some who are classed as II senior citizens are likely to remember ever having attended pea hullings. Pea […] Read More