Preston Smith Brooks Sr.
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Born: August 5, 1819
Birthplace: Edgefield County, South Carolina
Father: Colonel Whitfield Butler Brooks 1790 – 1851
(Buried: Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, South Carolina)
Mother: Mary Parsons Carroll 1800 – 1870
(Buried: Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, South Carolina)
1st Wife: Caroline Harper Means 1820 – 1843
2nd Wife: Martha Caroline Means 1826 – 1901
Children:
Whitfield D. Brooks 1843 – 1843
Caroline Harper Brooks 1849 – 1924
Rosa Brooks 1849 – 1933
Preston Smith Brooks Jr. 1854 – 1928
Education:
1839: Graduated from South Carolina College
Occupation:
Attorney in Edgefield, South Carolina
Captain Company D Palmetto Regiment in Mexican – American War
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