When Emily Brooks Williams was born on February 7, 1836, in Harris County, Georgia, her father, Uriah, was 27, and her mother, Martha Jane Storey, was 28. She married John Brooks on November 9, 1854 and they had three children together. John passed away on November 22, 1863, in Mobile, Alabama, at the age of 37. She then married in Chambers, Alabama, on March 25, 1866 to Sanford J. Hightower and they had one daughter together. She died on July 19, 1896, in Jefferson, Marion, Texas, at the age of 60.
Emily Brooks Williams lived in Bluff City, Arkansas, on April 5, 1874.
Her husband Sanford J. passed away on October 16, 1883, in Prairie, Arkansas, at the age of 49. They had been married 17 years.
Children by John Brooks:
1. Elias E Brooks husband of Janie Conerly
2. William David Brooks, never married
3. Verlula Jane Groom Brooks, died young
Children by Sanford J. Hightower:
1. Lou Anna Hightower wife of W. J. Fisher
Emily Brooks Williams lived in Bluff City, Arkansas, on April 5, 1874.
Her husband Sanford J. passed away on October 16, 1883, in Prairie, Arkansas, at the age of 49. They had been married 17 years.
Children by John Brooks:
1. Elias E Brooks husband of Janie Conerly
2. William David Brooks, never married
3. Verlula Jane Groom Brooks, died young
Children by Sanford J. Hightower:
1. Lou Anna Hightower wife of W. J. Fisher
When Emily Brooks Williams was born on February 7, 1836, in Harris County, Georgia, her father, Uriah, was 27, and her mother, Martha Jane Storey, was 28. She married John Brooks on November 9, 1854 and they had three children together. John passed away on November 22, 1863, in Mobile, Alabama, at the age of 37. She then married in Chambers, Alabama, on March 25, 1866 to Sanford J. Hightower and they had one daughter together. She died on July 19, 1896, in Jefferson, Marion, Texas, at the age of 60.
Emily Brooks Williams lived in Bluff City, Arkansas, on April 5, 1874.
Her husband Sanford J. passed away on October 16, 1883, in Prairie, Arkansas, at the age of 49. They had been married 17 years.
Children by John Brooks:
1. Elias E Brooks husband of Janie Conerly
2. William David Brooks, never married
3. Verlula Jane Groom Brooks, died young
Children by Sanford J. Hightower:
1. Lou Anna Hightower wife of W. J. Fisher
Emily Brooks Williams lived in Bluff City, Arkansas, on April 5, 1874.
Her husband Sanford J. passed away on October 16, 1883, in Prairie, Arkansas, at the age of 49. They had been married 17 years.
Children by John Brooks:
1. Elias E Brooks husband of Janie Conerly
2. William David Brooks, never married
3. Verlula Jane Groom Brooks, died young
Children by Sanford J. Hightower:
1. Lou Anna Hightower wife of W. J. Fisher
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