Born June 14th, 1894
Died June 11th, 1967 at the age of 72
Buried in Des Arc, MO
U.S. Army Aviation
Married to Gladys Emily (Jones) Brooks (1903 – 1998)
Father of Charles Paul Brooks
Photos
Stories & Documents
The First Train By Charles E. Brooks
Photo above: Des Arc Street & Church After we moved to Upper Camp Creek, Des Arc was our “town”, It was a big day when I […] Read More
We say “Good Bye” to the Farm and Move to Brunot by Fred Brooks
To leave this environment [Camp Creek] when only eleven years old was a heart breaking experience. I had not been aware that such a move […] 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
Prepare For 1906 By Charles E. Brooks
In the early summer of 1905 word got around our neighborhood that a man near Taskee had captured a large rattlesnake, which had the words, […] Read More