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M. Olean Brooks

Female 1918 - 1992  (73 years)


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  • Name M. Olean Brooks  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 17 Aug 1918  Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Apr 1992  Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • On the SSDI, she is listed simply as Olean Brooks.

      M. Olean Brooks, 73, Kansas City, Kansas died April 2, 1992, at Bethany Medical Center. She was born in Dunklin County, Missouri and lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Brooks was a microfilm processor for Photo File Systems, retiring in 1983. She worked for the North American Aviation in World War II. She was a former member of the Quindaro Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Charles Brooks, Kansas City, Kansas; a daughter, Larry Jean Flint, Barling, Ark.; a brother Ivan Lester, Kansas City, Kansas; three sisters, Roberta Shows and Christine Dunnaway of Pasadena, Texas, and Eathel Hall, Tacoma, Washington; six grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Highland Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Highland Park Chapel. (Saturday, April 4, 1992 THE KANSAS CITY STAR).

      Art Peck indicates that Olean was married second to a Howard BROOKS, and their son Charles was adopted.
    Person ID I5007  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Newton "Knute" Brooks,   b. Mar 1886, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Annie Laura Hills,   b. 25 Jun 1892, Mathis, San Patricio County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1982, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 23 Feb 1915  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Annie and Knute lived on a farm near Hornersville, Arkansas given to them by his father. Their four daughters were born here. In the mid 1920's, Annie moved to Kansas City, Kansas and divorved Knute.
    Family ID F2663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Aug 1918 - Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Apr 1992 - Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    3. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Kansas, Wyandotte, Quindaro Twp Enumerated 9 Apr 1930 ED 105-71 SD 6 Sheet 8B 204-209 (Reliability: 3).