Ernest BROOKS b. 14 Jan 1865 Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 26 Jul 1943 Claremont, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

1865 - 1943 (78 years)

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Name	Ernest BROOKS [1]
Born	14 Jan 1865	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [2, 3]
Christened	13 Feb 1870	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [2]
	Ernest was baptized by James Burns at the same time as his sister, Frances Harriet. Parents: Thomas and Margaret BROOKS.
Gender	Male
Address	1930	Claremont, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. [4]
	Address at the time of his second marriage on 23 June 1930.
Address	1930 [5]
	Cucamonge Ave, San Jose Twp., California
Died	26 Jul 1943	Claremont, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. [3, 4]
	Cause: Coronary occlusion and chronic myocardosis
	Ernest BROOKS, born 14 January, 1864, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Died 26 July 1943, age 79 years, 6 months, 12 days. Died at home in Claremont; 545 Indian Hill Blvd. He had no social security number. Wife's name: Jessie Greyson BROOKS, age 67. He was a rancher on a citrus grove. Parents names as "Unknown BROOKS" and "Unknown SIMMONS". Informant was his wife, who lived at 545 Indian Hill Blvd, Claremont, California. He had lived in the United States for 63 years; 45 years in the state of California. His immediate cause of death was due to coronary occlusion and chronic myocardosis.^{(Vital statistics)}
Buried	Oak Park Cemetery, Claremont, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. [4]
	Address: 410 S. Sycamore Ave., Claremont, California 91711 U.S.A.
Notes	Ernest settled in California. After the death of his first wife, Helen, Ernest married Jessie M. GREYSON on 25 June 1930 at Capistrano Beach. Jessie BROOKS died 9 September 1968 at Los Angeles, California. [4, 6, 7, 8]
Person ID	I746	Nosworthy
Last Modified	13 Feb 2023

Father	Thomas Robert BROOKS, b. 29 Jun 1826, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 8 Apr 1904, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)
Mother	Margaret Hannah SIMMONS, b. 15 Oct 1838, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 2 Mar 1913, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)
Married	1 Sep 1858	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [1]
	Marriage license obtained 1 September 1858. Bondsman Charles BELL.^{(Master Index)} Married in Charlottetown 1 September, by the Rev. Ingham Sutcliffe; Mr. Thos. BROOKS of New London, to Miss Margaret H. SIMMONS of Charlottetown. Witnesses: Wm. H. YEO and George SIMMONS.^(Islander)[The marriage document records, in error, a marriage between James BROOKS, Bachelor, and Margaret SIMMONS, Spinster, 1 September 1858, by License. They were married by Ingham Sutcliffe, and witnesses were Wm. H. YEO, and George SIMMONS. Recorded 3 August 1860 by C. Goring.^(Archives)] [2, 9, 10]
Address	1901	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [11]
Address	1904 [12]
	14 Park Ave., Attelboro, Massachusetts
	Address at the time of Thomas' death.
Documents		Marriage: Brooks and Simmons Thomas Brooks and Margaret Simmons. Shows incorrect name for Thomas.
Family ID	F57	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Helen Elizabeth TUTTLE, b. 16 Jan 1867, Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, U.S.A. , d. 3 Nov 1925, Claremont, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (Age 58 years)

Married 19 Sep 1905 Claremont, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. [4, 13]

Marriage license obtained on 18 September 1905: Ernest BROOKS, native of Canada, age 41 years, resident of Claremont, Los Angeles, California, and Helen E. GARDNER, native of Michigan, aged 38 years, resident of Claremont. 18 September 1905.

This marriage license was listed as one of many in the Los Angeles Herald, Vol 32, No 353 on 19 September 1905. ^(Newspaper)

Married on 19 September 1905 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California by Daniel Herbert Colcord, Congregational Minister, Claremont, California. Witnesses: Jonathan B. TUTTLE, resident of Claremont; and Morilla S. CHAPMAN, resident of Los Angeles. [4, 9]

Address 1910 San Jose Twp., Claremont, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. [14]

Address 1920 [15]

Cucamonge Ave, Claremont, Los Angeles

Address 1924 [16]

Cucmonga Ave, Claremont, California

They appeared on a voter's list as Ernest BROOKS, orange grower, and Mrs. Helen T. BROOKS, his wife.

Children

	1. Ernest Arthur BROOKS, b. Abt 1907, California, U.S.A. , d. Bef 1990 (Age ~ 82 years)
	2. Kenneth Tuttle BROOKS, b. 21 Nov 1908, California, U.S.A. , d. 23 Apr 1976 (Age 67 years)

Last Modified 6 Feb 2023

Family ID F200 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Jessie M. GREYSON, b. Abt 1877, New York, New York, U.S.A. , d. Aft 26 Jul 1943 (Age ~ 66 years)
Married	25 Jun 1930	Capistrano Beach, Orange, California, U.S.A. [4]
	Marriage license obtained on 23 June 1930, between Ernest BROOKS, native of Canada, age 66, and Jessie M. GREYSON, native of New York, age 53, both residing in Claremont, California. Married on 25 June 1930 in Capistrano Beach, California. Witnesses: Phebe Estelle SPALDING, residing Claremont, and Herbert PATTEN, also residing Claremont. Married by A. D. Stauffacher, Minister of Congl. Church. Ernest BROOKS, residing Cucamonga Ave., Claremont, California, age 66, Widower, second marriage, Orange Grower, son of Thomas BROOKS, born Canada, and Margaret SIMMONS, born Canada; Jessie M. GREYSON, residing Yale Ave., Claremont, California, Single, born New York, Teacher, daughter of William GREYSON, born Scotland, and Mary DRIFFILL, born Canada. [4]
Address	1035 Cucamonga Ave., Claremont, California [16]
	They appeared on a voter's list at this address in 1936, 1938, 1940 and 1942.
Address	1932	Claremont, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. [4]
	Address at the time his son Ernest married on 20 July 1932. He appeared as a witness to their marriage.
Address	1934 [16]
	1253 Yale Ave., Claremont, California
	They appeared on a voter's list as Ernest BROOKS, Mrs. Jessie Greyson BROOKS, Kenneth T. BROOKS.
Address	1940	San Jose, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. [17]
Address	1943 [4]
	545 Indian Hill Blvd, Claremont, California
	Address at the time of Ernest's death.
Last Modified	5 Jan 2017
Family ID	F201	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

[S115] Descendants of John BROOKS, Anne Perry, nee Brooks, (2002. Received by email.).
[S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I.
[S162] Website.
[S281] Vital Statistics - California, U.S.A.
[S214] Census of U.S.A., 1930, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T626).
[S90] BROOKS Family History (original / unsourced), Mildred Winona Brooks; Janet Crowder; one anonymous contributor, (1963 and 1975).
[S676] Personal communication.
[S1084] Obituary.
[S217] Newspaper.
[S239] Archives: Provincial Archives and Records Office of P.E.I.
[S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901).
[S237] Vital Statistics - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
[S584] Book: History of Pomona Valley, California, with Biographical Sketches, (reprint, Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Company, 1920.).
[S204] Census of U.S.A., 1910, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T624).
[S213] Census of U.S.A., 1920, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T625).
[S474] Voters List.
[S901] Census of U.S.A., 1940.