Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Leander C. Brooks
BirthOct 1856, Virginia
FatherJohn Erastus Brooks (1834-1912)
MotherDorcas Asbury French (1839-1907)
Other spousesMartha Banks
SpouseMalissa Spencer
BirthOct 1858, Wolfe Co., Kentucky
Death15 Dec 1911, Wolfe Co., Kentucky
FatherFrancis Marion Spencer (~1830-1865)
Notes for Malissa Spencer
Her death certificate records Malissie Brooks, age 53, birthdate blank, born in Wolfe Co., Ky, father Marion Spencer, mother’s maiden name Sallie Toalson (their birthplaces blank), cause of death cancer of uterus, informant A. B. Banks, Lee City, Ky, burial in Brooks P.C. (private cemetery).
Her marital status is entered as single.
Her marital status is entered as single.
Census Notes for William Leander C. & Malissa (Family)
1900 census of Wolfe Co., Ky, Hazel Green precinct, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 3B as family #49:
Brooks, Leander C., 42, b. Oct 1857, Va Va Va, farmer; Melissa, wife, 41, b. Oct 1858, Ky Ky Ky, married 25 years, mother of 8 children, 6 living; Manda E., dau, 22, b. June 1878; George M., son, 18, b. May 1882; Mary L., dau, 12, b. July 1887; Henry, son, 9, b. July 1890; Alva, dau, 3, b. July 1896. All children born Ky Va Ky. Bailey, Dora, dau, 16, b. Mar 1884, Ky Va Ky, married, number of years illegible blot, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Ponder, grandson, 8/12, b. Oct 1899, Ky Ky Ky.
Dora is the daughter of Leander Brooks and Martha Banks.
Brooks, Leander C., 42, b. Oct 1857, Va Va Va, farmer; Melissa, wife, 41, b. Oct 1858, Ky Ky Ky, married 25 years, mother of 8 children, 6 living; Manda E., dau, 22, b. June 1878; George M., son, 18, b. May 1882; Mary L., dau, 12, b. July 1887; Henry, son, 9, b. July 1890; Alva, dau, 3, b. July 1896. All children born Ky Va Ky. Bailey, Dora, dau, 16, b. Mar 1884, Ky Va Ky, married, number of years illegible blot, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Ponder, grandson, 8/12, b. Oct 1899, Ky Ky Ky.
Dora is the daughter of Leander Brooks and Martha Banks.
