hmtl5 Laben "Labe" Brooks b. 21 Jan 1891 Kentucky d. 22 Jul 1979 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
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Laben "Labe" Brooks

Male 1891 - 1979  (88 years)

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  • Name Laben "Labe" Brooks  [1, 2] 
    Birth 21 Jan 1891  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 22 Jul 1979  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5] 
    Burial 25 Jul 1979  Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I4991  Hedges
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 

    Family Bertha Bell Cobb,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1979, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 21 Mar 1914  Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Belle Brooks,   b. 10 Apr 1916, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1977, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     2. Charles Leroy Brooks,   b. 11 Jan 1920, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 2004, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +3. Marian Elizabeth Brooks,   b. 17 Dec 1921, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1986, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     4. Delbert Olin Brooks,   b. 18 Dec 1923, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 2002, Sioux Falls, Lincoln County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Dorothy May Brooks,   b. 27 Jun 1926, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 2005, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     6. Bessie Laura Brooks,   b. 4 Feb 1928, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1978, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     7. Deloris Marie Brooks,   b. 14 Sep 1930, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 2010, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     8. Norma Jean Brooks,   b. 11 Feb 1933, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 2021 (Age 88 years)
     9. Phyllis Ann Brooks,   b. 6 May 1935, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1995, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     10. Bertha Louise Brooks,   b. 23 Sep 1937, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 2014 (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Jan 1891 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Mar 1914 - Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Jul 1979 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 25 Jul 1979 - Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Labe Brooks
      Labe Brooks, 88, Indianapolis, died yesterday in a nursing home. He was a fireman with the Indianapolis Fire Department 25 years, retiring in 1949. Services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Conkle Speedway Funeral Home, where friends may call tomorrow from 1 to 9 p.m. Survivors – wife, Bertha; sons, Charles, Delbert; daughters Marion Selke, Dorothy Hershberger, Deloris Cowger, Norma Jean Henderson, Bertha Conley, Judith Daughtery, Phyllis Bierthaus.
      The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Monday, 22 Jly 1979.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S86] Headstone.

    3. [S7] Death certificate.

    4. [S25] Census.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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