. Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. : 1638-[1909] .... 034. Henry Boylston Brooks,7 -f- 27035. Anna Howe Brooks,7 b. Jan. 24, 1839; d. May 13, 1842. 27036. Emily Brooks,7 -f- 27037. Mary Brooks,7 -f- 27038. John Brooks,7 b. Feb. 23, 1848; d. Dec. 22, 1902. DAVID W. Brooks7 (27031), b. in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 22,1828 ; m. Dec. 21, 1850, Anna Maria Simpkins, b. in Philadelphia,Pa., Dec. 10, 1828. They lived in Columbus, where she d. , 1866 ; he m. (2) Emma L.,8 dau. of Amos J. and Sarah (Fay)Brooks (12738), p. 309, b. in Worcester, Mass., Fe
. Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. : 1638-[1909] .... 034. Henry Boylston Brooks,7 -f- 27035. Anna Howe Brooks,7 b. Jan. 24, 1839; d. May 13, 1842. 27036. Emily Brooks,7 -f- 27037. Mary Brooks,7 -f- 27038. John Brooks,7 b. Feb. 23, 1848; d. Dec. 22, 1902. DAVID W. Brooks7 (27031), b. in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 22,1828 ; m. Dec. 21, 1850, Anna Maria Simpkins, b. in Philadelphia,Pa., Dec. 10, 1828. They lived in Columbus, where she d. , 1866 ; he m. (2) Emma L.,8 dau. of Amos J. and Sarah (Fay)Brooks (12738), p. 309, b. in Worcester, Mass., Feb. 1, d. Feb. 17, 1889; he d Feb. 5, 1890, and the Ohio StateJournal said of him editorially: In the death of David , Columbus has lost one of her representative and pro-gressive citizens. He learned the printing trade in this office withGeneral Comly and afterward made a success of life. He wasalso a valuable man in public affairs, notably in building the pres-ent city prison, when he was Police Commissioner, and in adopt-ing a business system at the Central Insane Asylum, when he. David W. Brooks, JOHN WHITE. 629 was its resident director. He was not only one who had donemuch for Columbus, but also for his State. Mr. Brooks wasborn in this city Feb. 22, 1828, at the site of the Odd FellowsTemple where his father kept the tavern with the sign of the White Horse. His mother was Keziah Hamlin and the firstwhite child born in Columbus. Mr. Brooks began at the bottomof the ladder and by energy and close attention to businessamassed quite a fortune. He was in turn a clerk in the post-office, Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court, clerk in the CountyAuditors office, held the office of County Clerk for a time by theappointment of the County Commissioners. For a great manyyears he was in the grocery business with Nathaniel Merion andoccupied the site at the southeast corner of High and ChapelStreet. He was at one time member of the Board of PoliceCommissioners by appointm
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