Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Webster County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Son of Wilie Brooks and Nancy Brooks. Married to Sara Brooks. Father of David T. Brooks, Cattie Brooks, and Jennie Brooks. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Webster County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 129A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky,

Webster County, p. 154.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Webster County, District 4, p. 224B-225A.

"Yancy W. Brooks (1833-1898)," Find A Grave, Memorial #52005340, accessed August 22, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52005340.

Citation

Brooks, Yancy W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208945 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
Hiram H. Smith et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-10-19
Petition
Z. W. Brooks et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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