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Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/15/2025)

Information from Texas Death Certificate:
Name: Clara Brooks
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Sep 1953
Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 05 May 1889
Age: 64 years, 4 months, 21 days
Birthplace: Texas
Father’s Name: George Washington
Mother’s Name: Katie Strong
Certificate Number: 47253
GS Film number: 2113983
Digital Folder Number: 005145358
Image Number: 01150
Citing this Record: “Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37B-5KN : accessed 16 July 2015), Clara Brooks, 27 Sep 1953; citing certificate number 47253, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,983.

Information from Thelma Dangerfield, msty@att.net, 1/25/2017: According to Federal Census Ed & Katy Strong Washington were parents. Siblings: Eddie Jr., Grant, Willie, Ada, Eda & Newton. Married to Walter Brooks, and had children: Walter Jr., Minnie, Alberta, Elmore, Nocore, Sidney, Joseph, Maggie, Elezada, Geneva & Richard.

Information from Darron Hemmas, 10/24/2020, darronhemmas@gmail.com: Maiden name is Jackson and birth year is 1878 (May 5, 1878) Name: Clara Jackson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Precinct 1, Red River, Texas, United States Event Place (Original): Red River, Texas, United States Gender: Female Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: Black Race (Original): B Occupation: At Home Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Birthplace: Texas, United States Father’s Birthplace: Georgia, United States Mother’s Birthplace: Texas, United States Relationship to Head of Household: Granddaughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): GDau Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 200 Person Number: 7 Volume: 2 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Morgan Ivins Self M 60 Virginia, United States Emily Ivins Wife F 60 Virginia, United States Katy Strong Daughter F 25 Texas, United States Hisikur Strong Son M 20 Texas, United States S J Strong Granddaughter F 8 Texas, United States Nina Nunnels Granddaughter F 6 Texas, United States Arch Brooms Grandson M 4 Texas, United States Clara Jackson Granddaughter F 2 Texas, United States Madison Jackson Grandson M 0 Texas, United States District: ED 99 Sheet Number and Letter: 200A Household ID: 12414583 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 1323 GS Film Number: 1255323 Digital Folder Number: 005162555 Image Number: 00638 Record Number: 44429810 Citing this Record “United States Census, 1880,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ4-VLZ : 15 July 2017), Clara Jackson in household of Morgan Ivins, Precinct 1, Red River, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 99, sheet 200A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,323.