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Louiza “Eliza” <I>Phelps</I> Brooks

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Louiza “Eliza” Phelps Brooks

Birth
Death
11 Aug 1895 (aged 51)
Burial
May, Brown County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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According to census records Louiza Phelps was born in Alabama. Her parents are unknown, but family legend has her as half Indian. The 1850 US Census of Leake County, Mississippi has her in the household of William and Ellen Bailey. She married Jacob Warren Brooks II, a Confederate soldier, on July 4, 1864. After the war they moved to Texas. They had 11 children.
According to census records Louiza Phelps was born in Alabama. Her parents are unknown, but family legend has her as half Indian. The 1850 US Census of Leake County, Mississippi has her in the household of William and Ellen Bailey. She married Jacob Warren Brooks II, a Confederate soldier, on July 4, 1864. After the war they moved to Texas. They had 11 children.


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