Jacob married Laura about 1873. Laura was born in Aug 1847 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BRANCH, John. John was born about 1869 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HIGGINS, Fred. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/16/1944

Charles Joseph Brooks. 70. of 774
Fifteenth street, retired employe of
the duPont company, died yesterday
In Memorial hospital, where he had
been a patient for six days. A native
of Schodack Landing. N. Y. he had
resided here many years and was
a member of Calvary Bapttst church.
He Is survived by a son. Harold C.
Brooks, of this city; three daughters.
Mrs. Marjorie Bowie, of this city:
Mrs. Myrna Hosfelt. of Pendleton.
N. Y.. and Mrs. Doothy Ashby. of
Lewiston. N Y : two brothers. Burton
J Brooks, of Fort Edward. N
Y. and Junius Brooks, of Schodack
Landing. N Y. and four sisters.
Mrs. James Hoskins. of Fort Edward.
N. Y : Miss Mae Brooks, of Castleton.
N. Y: Mrs. Fred Biggins, of
Chatham Center. N. Y.. and Mrs
Carrie Branch, of New York City
Five grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
the family home at 3 p m , Saturday,
with the Rev. George Bontekoe officiating.
Interment will be made!
In Oakwood cemetery

Charles married GALLIHER, Frances L about 1899. Frances was born in Oct 1878 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Apr 1936 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Troy NY Times Record - 11/9/1957

Burton J. Brooks, 80, of 6 Harrison
St., Fort Edward, died
Thursday at Glens Falls Hospital.
He was a member of Fort Ed-
ward Methodist Church. Mr.
Brooks is survived by three
daughters,, Mrs.. J. P. Stearns of
Bethpage L. I.; Mrs. Daniel J
NIchols and Mrs.. Guy Ropson,
both of Fort Edward; one broth-
er, Julius Brooks of Nassau;
two sisters,, Mrs. James Hoskins
of Fort Edward and Mrs. Fred-
erick Higgins of Chatham Center;
five grandchildren,, and seven
great grandchildren.. The fu-
neral will be hed tomorrow at
2 p.m. fro the Wright Funeral
Home, Fort Edward, where Rev.
Leonard C. Russell will officiate..
Burial will be n Union Ceme-
tery, Fort Edward.

Family/Spouse: Bertha M. Bertha was born about 1882 in New York; died on 13 Jan 1947 in Fort Edward, Washington County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Junius married VANQUIST, Anna Hedwig about 1916 in New York. Anna was born about 1889 in Sweden; died on 22 Jan 1931 in Cold Springs, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harold married KELLER, Mildred in Aug 1927 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Mildred (daughter of Margaret M) was born about 1901 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrna married HOSFELD, Marvin about Jun 1934 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Marvin was born on 31 Dec 1895 in New York; died in Jan 1982 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo Evening News - 11/28/1927

Funeral services for Kermit Brooks
18 y e a r-oold son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles J Brooks, 774 15th street, were
held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon
in the family home. The Rev. W. A.
Stackkhouse of the La Salle Methodist
Episcopal church conducted the serv-
ices, assisted by the Rev. W.. C Crofts
of Pierce Avenue Presbyterian church.
Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.
Members of the Niagara Falls high
school senior class, the Y.P.B. En-
worth league and the Hi-Y club of the
Falls Y. M.. C. A. in which organiza-
tions young Brooks was an active mem-
ber, attended the services The bear-
ers, who were selected from among the
membership of those were Howard
Channing, Harold Mort, Lionel Banks,
Raymond McIntosh,, Floyd Hall and
Reid Robinson.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 11/26/1927

T h e body of Kermit Brooks. 18
y e a r s old. 774 F i f t e e n t h street, who
w a s . k i l l e d In an a u t o m o b i l e c r a s h on
t h o Million Dollar Highway, two
m i l e s east of Albion, y e s t e r d a y after,
noon, w h e n the car in which he was
r i d i n g c r a s h e d Into a telephone pole,
w a s brought to this city today and
prepared for burial. The funeral will
bo held Monday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock from his former home, the
Her. Mr. S t a c k h o u s e . of La Salle M.
E. church, o f f i c i a t i n g . Burial will be
in Oakwood c e m e t e r y .
B r o o k s , who was a joy of student
at the Niagara Falls High School,
w a s popular with his associates. He
was w e l l - k n o w n for his activities at
t h e F a l l s Y. M C A andwas close-
ly c o n n e c t e d with the young people's
c l u b s of the M. E. c h u r c h in LaSalle.
Besides his parents. Mr and Mrs.
C h a r l e s J. Brooks, he is survived by
one brother, Harold C. and three
s i s t e r s . Myrna, Dorothy and Myrna.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/13/1949

T w o women, one a Niagara
Falls resident, and t h e other a
resident of Colonial Village,
are dead and another Niagara
F a l l s woman is in critical cond
i t i o n in DeGraff Memorial
h o s p i t a l , North Tonawanda,
today as the result of a coll
i s i on b e t w e e n a car and a
trailer truck on the Grand
I s l a n d Express h i g h w a y , near
W h i t e h a v e n road, last evening.
Fatally injured in the accident
were Mrs. Nora Snyder, 45, of 4415
Lewiston road, and Mrs. Dorothy
Ashby, 40, of Kline road, Colonial
Village.
In the North Tonawanda hospital
is Mrs. Naomi Donahue, 34, of 4411
Lewiston road, driver of the car involved
in the accident.
Falls Truck Driver Unhurt
The three women, all riding in the
Donahue car, were returning from
Buffalo, where Mrs. Donahue operates
the s u t l e r Slenderizing salon
in Hotel Statler, at the time of the
accident.
The truck Involved was driven by
Roy E. Chapman, 43, of 2946 Pierce
avenue, a driver for the Barrone
Trucking company, Fredonia. He was
uninjured.
Mrs. Ashby died in an ambulance,
en route to DeGraff hospital, of a
crushed chest and punctured lung
and Mrs. Snyder died, shortly after
being admitted to the hospital, of
shock, internal injuries and a compound
fracture of the leg.
Mrs. Donahue suffered multiple
contusions, possible internal injuries
and shock. It was reported at the
hospital that she had a "poor" night.
Describes Aecident
Chapman told Lt. Anselm B.
Carroll and Deputy Charles Wnsmund.
of the Erie county sheriff's
office, who investigated, that the
Donahue car, traveling north, attempted
to pass two other cars and
that apparently, when she saw him
and was unable to get back into the
driving lane, Mrs. Donahue swerved
her car sharply to the left and was
hit by the truck, traveling south
on the highway.
A native of Hamilton. N. B., Mrs.
Snyder had resided In Niagara Falls
for the last 30 years. For six years
before coming to this city she resided
In Niagara Falls. Ont.
Surviving are her husband. Paul,
a son, Paul, Jr.. and a' daughter,
Norlnne. this city; her mother, Mrs.
Anne Anderson, Ft. Bennlng, Oa ;
three brothers, Leonard Anderson,
St. Catharines, Ont.: Walter, Niagara
Falls, Ont., and Floyd. Alaska,
and three sisters. Mrs. Orace Cade.
Niagara Falls, Ont.. Mrs. Florence
Harris. Ft. Bennlng. and Mrs.
Oeorglanna 8tewart. Oil City, Pa.
Victim It.Falls Native
A native of this city. Mrs. Ash-
. by attended public schools here and
! graduated from Niagara Falls high
school.
She Is survived by her husband.
Burton J.; two . daughters. Jean
Carol and Judith Marion, ail of
Colonial Village; two sisters, Mrs.
Myrna Hosfeld. Pendleton, and Mrs
Marjorle Bowie, this city, and one
brother, Harold Brooks, this city.
Friends may call at the Bell Funeral
chapel. 039 Main street. Funeral
arrangements will be announced
later. "

Dorothy married ASHBY, Burton J about Nov 1929 in New York. Burton (son of ASHBY, Thomas J and SHORTON, Grace R) was born on 1 Jan 1909; died on 12 Jul 2006 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marjorie married BOWIE, Kenneth L on 25 Jun 1938 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Kenneth (son of BOWIE, Peter L and Florence N) was born on 3 Apr 1917 in IA; died in Jan 1987 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: STEARNS, J P. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: NICHOLS, Daniel J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maude married RAPSON, Guy H about 1929. Guy was born about 1895 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HRUSA, Emil. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lynn married HOFFMAN, Walter Stephen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CORBETT, Isabelle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GENTZKE, Ronald Duane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judith married SITGREAVES, Norman E on 30 Jun 1956 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]