Willie Ruth (Williams) Brooks (1922 - 1985)

Born 22 Jun 1922 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Dec 1985 at age 63 in Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

Willie Ruth Williams was born on 22 June 1922 in Alabama, United States.^[1] Her parents were William Leonard Williams (~1895 - 1946) and Bessie A. (Hildreth) Harris (~1900 - ).

She was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1930 and 1940 United States Censuses. In 1930, Willie Ruth and her family were living in Geneva County, Alabama. After 1930 but before 1935, they moved to Andalusia, Covington, County, Alabama. After 1935, they moved to Brooklyn, Conecuh County, Alabama.^[2][3]

Willie Ruth Williams and John D. Dickens were married on 11 March 1943 in Alabama.^[4] They were the parents of at least one child, Ray Guinn Dickens, who died in 2010.^[5]

John D. Dickens died in an automobile accident in 1945.^[6]

She married Jacob Archie Brooks after 1945 but before 1950. They were the parents of at least three children. Three children were enumerated with them on the 1950 United States Census. One of them was Willie Ruth's child from her first marriage. In 1950 they were living in Harris County, Texas.^[7]

Willie Ruth (Williams) Brooks passed away on 09 December 1985, aged 63, in Harris County, Texas.^[1][8] She was buried in Calvary Hill Cemetery, Humble, Harris County, Texas.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1FJ-BPF : 10 January 2021), Ruth Brooks, Dec 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 7B, line 66, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 18; FHL microfilm 2,339,753.
   FamilySearch Record: 3FVK-CN2 (accessed 22 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R44-N3M Image number 00282
   Willie Ruth Williams (7), single daughter, in household of W L Williams (35) in Noblins, Geneva, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   W L Williams	M	35	Married	Head	Farmer	Alabama
   Bessie Williams	F	30	Married	Wife		Alabama
   Cecil Williams	M	10	Single	Son	Farm labor	Alabama
   Willie Ruth Williams	F	7	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   Auby Fay Williams	M	4	Single	Son		Alabama

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 7;
   FamilySearch Record: V1LP-QCN (accessed 22 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MR-1WYQ
   Willie R William (17), single daughter, in household of William L William (45) in Brooklyn, Conecuh, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   William L William	M	45	Married	Head	Laborer	Alabama
   Bessie A William	F	39	Married	Wife		Alabama
   Willie R William	F	17	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   Aubrey F William	M	14	Single	Son		Alabama
   Louise William	F	8	Single	Daughter		Alabama

4. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21X-QCHG : 19 February 2021), John D Dickens and Willie Ruth Williams, 11 Mar 1943; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,236. (Note: Location of marriage incorrectly indexed.)
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK45-SJ9 : 12 January 2021), Ray Guinn Dickens, 01 Dec 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGBD-T72 : 12 March 2022), Willie Ruth Dickens in entry for John D. Dickens, 1945.
7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 72; Line: 17;
   FamilySearch Record: 6XGY-9FFP (accessed 22 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-Q7MC
   Willie R Brooks (27), wife, in household of George L Myers (29 years) in Harris, Texas, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   J A Brooks	M	28	Married	Head	Packs Mech	Alabama
   Willie R Brooks	F	27	Married	Wife		Alabama
   Ray G Dickens	M	6	Never married	Son		Alabama
   (Possibly Living) Brooks	M	2	Never married	Son		Alabama
   (Possibly Living) Brooks	M	1	Never married	Son		Alabama

8. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZFQ-LBJ : 24 May 2014), Willie Brooks, 09 Dec 1985; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Harris, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163339017/ruth-brooks : accessed 18 June 2022), memorial page for Ruth Brooks (22 Jun 1922–9 Dec 1985), Find A Grave: Memorial #163339017, citing Calvary Hill Cemetery, Humble, Harris County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by dbc (contributor 47349823).