Norman Earl Brooks (1921 - 1993)

Born 24 Nov 1921 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Died 15 Nov 1993 at age 71 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Biography

Norman Brooks was born in Massachusetts.

Norman was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Norman was born in 1921.^[1][2][3] Norman was the son of Harry Brooks and Elsie May Potvin.^[1][4][5][3]

Norman volunteered at Watchtower's Kingdom Farm at Lansing, New York.^[6]

Norman died in 1993.^[3][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBH-H1S2 : 18 January 2021), Norman Earl Brooks, 1921. Name: Norman Earl Brooks Event Type: Birth Event Date: 24 Nov 1921 Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Event Place (Original): Leominster, Worcester Sex: Male Father's Name: Harry Brooks Mother's Name: Elsie May Potvin Certificate Number: 475
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 108
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #196111919 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Name: Norman Earl Brooks; Race: White; Age: 20; Birth Date: 24 Nov 1921; Birth Place: Leominster, Massachusetts; Residence Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Leominster, Massachusetts, USA; Employer: Mr Lloyd Maxim 43 Gmnite St, Leominster, Mass; Height: 5ft-11in; Weight: 135; Complexion: Light Brown; Hair Color: Brown Dark; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Mr Harry Brooks;
   Household Members Age:
   Norman Earl Brooks 21.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #33592682 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Name: Norman Earl Brooks [Norman Brooks]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 24 Nov 1921; Birth Place: Leominster, Massachusetts; Death Date: 15 Nov 1993; Father: Harry E Brooks; Mother: Elsie Potvin; Death Certificate Number: 15693062371; Notes: May 1938: Name listed as NORMAN EARL BROOKS; 22 May 1998: Name listed as NORMAN BROOKS.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQTQ-XL6 : accessed 16 October 2022), Norman E Brooks in household of Harry E Brooks, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 223, sheet 9A, line 14, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 964; FHL microfilm 2,340,699.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4J7-V1M : 10 January 2021), Norman Brooks in household of Harry Brooks, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-173, sheet 1A, line 37, family 11, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1651.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832954 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Norman E Brooks (28), single lodger, in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Massachusetts.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKDC-R62 : 7 January 2021), Norman Brooks, 15 Nov 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 October 2022, 14:18), entry for Norman Earl Brooks (FamilySearch Person: GNX9-8VW ); contributed by various users.