William Henry Brooks

1863 - 1936  (73 years)

• Name	William Henry Brooks
  Born	16 Jan 1863	Goldstone, Wellington, Canada West   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Apr 1891	Arran, Bruce, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 30 105 Wm Brooks Head 1863 Ontario 28 Male Married Ontario Ontario Methodist 31 105 Maggie P Brooks Wife 1867 Ontario 24 Female Married Ontario Ontario Methodist 32 105 Vanquilla Brooks Daughter 1888 Ontario 3 Female Single Ontario Ontario Methodist 33 105 Edward V Brooks Son 1890 Ontario 1 Male Single Ontario Ontario Methodist
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Argyle, Manitoba, Canada   [3]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 7 58 William Brooks Head 16 Jan 1863 Ontario 38 Male Canadian Farmer Methodist 8 58 Maggie Brooks Wife 19 Jun 1867 Ontario 34 Female Canadian Methodist 9 58 Quilla Brooks Daughter 16 Jun 1888 Ontario 12 Female Canadian Methodist 10 58 William Brooks Son 20 Nov 1890 Ontario 9 Male Canadian Methodist 11 58 Lennard Brooks Son 4 Dec 1892 Manitoba 8 Male Canadian Methodist 12 58 Edward Brooks Son 3 Sep 1895 Manitoba 5 Male Canadian Methodist 13 58 Eva Brooks Daughter 3 Apr 1896 Manitoba 4 Female Canadian Methodist 14 58 Edith Brooks Daughter 12 Oct 1898 Manitoba 2 Female Canadian Methodist 15 58 Clifford Brooks Son 13 Apr 1900 Manitoba 11/12 Male Canadian Methodist
  Census	24 Jun 1906	Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada   [4]
  Address: 36-6-13-W1
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 7 106 William H Brooks Head 1863 Ontario 43 Male Married 8 106 Maggie Brooks Wife 1867 Ontario 39 Female Married 9 106 Vanquilla Brooks Daughter 1888 Ontario 18 Female Single 10 106 William Brooks Son 1891 Ontario 15 Male Single 11 106 Lenord C Brooks Son 1894 Manitoba 12 Male Single 12 106 Edward Brooks Son 1895 Manitoba 11 Male Single 13 106 Eva E Brooks Daughter 1897 Manitoba 9 Female Single 14 106 Edith M Brooks Daughter 1899 Manitoba 7 Female Single 15 106 Myrtle S Brooks Daughter 1901 Manitoba 5 Female Single 16 106 Norman V Brooks Son 1903 Manitoba 3 Male Single 17 106 Henry E Brooks Son 1904 Manitoba 2 Male Single
  Census	1 Jun 1911	MacKenzie, Saskatchewan, Canada   [5]
  Address: NE6-36-10-W2
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 3 183 William Henry Brooks Head Jan 1863 Ontario 48 Male Married Canadian 4 183 Maggie Pricella Brooks Wife Jun 1867 Ontario 43 Female Married Canadian 5 183 William Glenmore Brooks Son Nov 1887 Ontario 23 Male Single Canadian 6 183 Lenard Brooks Son Dec 1893 Manitoba 17 Male Single Canadian 7 183 Eva Atla Brooks Daughter Apr 1897 Manitoba 14 Female Single Canadian 8 183 Edith Mary Brooks Daughter Oct 1898 Manitoba 12 Female Single Canadian 9 183 Myrtle Brooks Daughter Dec 1901 Manitoba 9 Female Single Canadian 10 183 Norman Brooks Son May 1903 Manitoba 8 Male Single Canadian 11 183 Elma Henry Brooks Son May 1905 Manitoba 6 Male Single Canadian 12 183 Robert Linford Brooks Son Sep 1906 Manitoba 4 Male Single Canadian 13 183 Chester Brooks Son Jan 1910 Saskatchewan 1 Male Single Canadian
  Census	1 Jun 1921	Sasman, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada   [6]
  Address: 6-36-10-W2
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 16 165 William Brooks Head 1863 Ontario 58 Male Married Ontario Ontario English Farmer 17 165 Maggie P Brooks Wife 1867 Ontario 54 Female Married Ontario Ontario Irish 18 165 Myrtle Brooks Daughter 1903 Manitoba 18 Female Single Ontario Ontario English 19 165 Norman Brooks Son 1909 Manitoba 12 Male Single Ontario Ontario English Farmer 20 165 Elmer Brooks Son 1906 Manitoba 15 Male Single Ontario Ontario English Farmer 21 165 Linford Brooks Son 1908 Manitoba 13 Male Single Ontario Ontario English 22 165 Chester Brooks Son 1910 Saskatchewan 11 Male Single Ontario Ontario English
  Census	1 Jun 1926	Sasman, Saskatchewan, Canada   [7]
  Address: 6-36-10-W2
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 33 43 William Brooks Head 1863 Ontario 63 Male Married 34 43 Maggie Brooks Wife 1868 Ontario 58 Female Married 35 43 Norman Brooks Son 1903 Manitoba 23 Male Single 36 43 Elmer Brooks Son 1905 Manitoba 21 Male Single 37 43 Lynford Brooks Son 1907 Manitoba 19 Male Single 38 43 Chester Brooks Son 1910 Saskatchewan 16 Male Single 39 43 Margaret Byers Granddaughter 1919 Saskatchewan 7 Female Single 40 43 Myrel Byers Grandson 1920 Saskatchewan 6 Male Single 41 43 Verel Byers Granddaughter 1922 Saskatchewan 4 Female Single
  Died	13 Jul 1936	Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Buried	Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I1739	Apperly-Ball family
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

  Wife	Margaret Priscilla White,   b. 19 Jun 1867, King, York, Canada West ,   d. 7 Jan 1951, Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1886	Bolton, Peel, Ontario, Canada   [1, 8]
  Notes	Brooks, William and Maggie (White) From the family Bible excerpts and memories of Leonard, Norman, Elmer, and Chester Brooks - written by Elmer's daughter, Ruby. William Henry Brooks, born 1863 at Goldstone, Ont., married Maggie Priscilla White, born 1866 at Nobleton, Ont. United in marriage at Bolton, Ont. on the 20th day of Oct. 1886. Their first home was at Tara, Ont., where four of the fifteen children were born. The first child, a girl, died at birth. The second child, Vanquilla, arrived June 16, 1888. Edward Victor, born Jan. 2, 1889, died Dec., 1890. The fourth child, William Glensmore, was born Nov. 27, 1891. With two small children, Quill and Billy, Grandad and Granny first moved west to Cypress River, Manitoba, in 1892. Here they bought land. The homestead flourished, and more land was purchased and the family grew. Nine children were born to this couple while at Cypress River: Lenard, Eva, Edith, Clifford, Myrtle, Norman, Elmer and Lynford. Clifford died accidentally when fourteen months old. The little fellow fell into the washing machine and drowned. The year 1900 Grandad bought a threshing machine, and did custom harvesting. It was a profitable venture. Granny had the worry of keeping the money safe as the nearest bank was many miles away. She once hid several thousand dollars in the sheaf stacks and then after several days worried that it was not safe and moved it. That same night transients took lodging in the stacks and burned them to the ground. On another occasion, Gramma was knocked unconscious and the home thoroughly ransacked. The money was not in the house. In spite of the worry and fright, is still did not stop her from helping the hungry and weary travellers trekking west. Sometimes as many as twenty-two men, women and children were taken in and given food. Their animals were also fed and watered. In 1906 friends and neighbours of the Brooks were moving to points further west. Dick Humphrey brought news of good land in Sask., and that same year Grandad filed for homestead rights to NE-6-36-10. In 1907 Grandad and son Billy, then 16 years old, came by train to Invermay. They bought three horses, a wagon, a walking stubble plow and whatever else was a necessity. They picked a yard site with great care. A shanty was built for shelter and a few acres plowed. Plowing was not difficult as the land was grass land in that area. They returned to Cypress for the harvest. The horses were shipped home from Invermay by train. Grandad was impressed with the land, and decided that with his large family, he needed more land and they should move. In 1908, Billy and Grandad returned with more horses and equipment. Later in the summer, Granny arrived with four children: Elmer and Lynford, three years old and one year old, and Edward thirteen, and Edith ten. Quill and Lenard had stayed at Cypress to manage the farm and the three remaining children: Eva, Myrtle, and Norman. Grandad had begun to build a big Ontario style house, but it was not ready to live in when Granny arrived. It was to be a very sad year for Granny and a very busy one. When harvest time came, Grandad had to return to Cypress. An epidemic of typhoid was sweeping the country and that year, and while Grandad was away several of the children got typhoid. Before Grandad got back, Edward had died Oct. 18, 1908. He was thirteen years old. Friends and neighbours were helpful and kind. One such neighbour that Dad (Elmer) remembers was Lou McNamee. Baby Lynford was nursed through his illness by Mrs. Daniard Daynard. His bed was on the grand piano. The disease raged on and Granny became a victim. She was very ill and was taken to hospital in Winnipeg. Before the fever died, several of the family were hospitalized. Lenard remembers seeing two threshing machines as he pitched sheaves and ended up in St. Boniface hospital. In those two weeks he had been very ill and remembers very little. He did remember being very hungry when he became conscious. A young nurse softened by the "Please" of Uncle Len and his roommate gave them something to eat. For two more weeks the young men were back on the critical list. By spring most of the family had become ill. My dad thinks he was the only one not to get typhoid. It was months before they were all well again. Granny and the children who had been in the hospital returned to Cypress River, and Aunt Quill had come to the homestead in Saskatchewan to look after the home. In the spring of 1909 Granny and son Lenard brought the rest of the family back to Saskatchewan. The house was ready to live in. In the fall of 1909, Lenard and Quill went back to Cypress River for the harvest. Aunt Quill married the boy back home, Joe Ruston, and Cypress River was their home. Aunt Quill still lives there. Uncle Joe passed away. Lenard took care of the farm and stock, and in the spring of 1910 the land at Cypress was sold and the remaining stock and equipment shipped to Kuroki. The Brooks were finally settled and the family gathered again. A new baby, Chester, had arrived in January. The mailing address was Bond. One more child was born at Bond, but it did not survive. The large house and big barn that now stand in the centre of N.E. of 6-36-10 became home to more than just the Brooks Family. It was a half-way house to many a traveller. The doctor, the vet, the R.C.M.P. and many others. It was open house to the weary, sick and hungry. Granny's big heart and busy hand could always accommodate one more. Grandad's concern for people and the future made him an interesting host. Many homes and many neighbours were to know Maggie and William Brooks. Many babies uttered their first cry in Gramm's able hands. Fevered brows felt her cold touch. In times of sickness, death and sorrow many a friend was aware of her presence, and her quiet strength and compassion. Grandad did get more land, and he brought one of the first threshing machines and steam engines into the area. He custom threshed from his Wadena home. He was not only a pioneer at heart but also a crusader. He had one of the first cars, and he was everywhere until it seemed to his family he was never home. Bond School, later named Glengariff, was one of his projects. He was there for the first sod turning on a rainy Sunday morning. Wadena Union Hospital came about from his efforts and more crusaders like him. Building roads took much of his time. He was school trustee, a municipal councilor, a hospital board member, and a politician. He lived a busy productive life. He died on July 13, 1936. Granny's activities kept her closer to her home, and she was always busy. Partial deafness from a childhood disease had accustomed her to hours of silence, and she did not mind the solitude in her later years. Her busy hand turned out mitts and socks by the dozen for her family and many grandchildren. Quilts by the dozen were also her passion. She kept busy until only a few weeks before her death on Jan. 7, 1951. She was 85. My cousins and I remember Grandma as a very special person. She could read and knit at the same time, and we used to be amazed that her eyes seemed to cover the page of her book as fast as her fingers flew at her knitting. Her life was so full and her heart so generous. It always seemed so safe at Grandma's house, she was a quiet stable person. I would like to write a book about "My Grandma Brooks". The old house and barn still stand in the landscape yard. I believe it is the only one of the original homes in the Nut Mountain area that still stands. I stood alone in what Granny called the parlour where the grand piano once stood and Grandad's violin hung on the wall and could hear the sound of music when a happy, busy family got together with friends for a time of music and social times. An old friend once told me that Grandad's favourite tune was "When You and I were Young Maggie" and it was the last song he played. Seven of Maggie and William's children still live. William (Billy) served in World War I in the Navy and in the Army in World War II. He married Margaret Wicker from Webb, Sask. Billy and Margaret retired from farming and moved to Preeceville, Sask. Billy died on Feb. 24, 1967. Margaret still resides in Preeceville. Lenard married Lena Ruston. They lived and farmed at Cypress River until 1924, then moved to Nut Mountain and eventually to the original family farm where Len farmed until five years ago. Len and Lena live in Nut Mountain, Sask. Since brother Elmer had been farming Len's land, Len has been able to keep in close touch with the land he loves. Eva married Jim Cunningham. Eva is a widow and lives in an apartment at Melville. She enjoys visiting, sewing, and quilting. Myrtle married George MacKinley. They farmed for many years south of Kelvington. Myrtle, now a widow, lives at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Myrtle keeps very busy with family and friends. Her hands are always busy knitting, sewing, and she reads a lot. Norman and his wife live at Wynyard. They enjoy people and visiting. Their hobby is flowers. Elmer and his wife Francis live on the S.W. 1/4 6-36-10. The farm keeps them busy in summer. They enjoy their motor home and their family. Chester and Betty live at Wadena. Chester enjoys building, boating, fishing, and travelling. Betty is a nurse at Wadena Union Hospital. Chester also served in the World War II. Edith lived in Winnipeg for many years, then moved to B.C. where she lived at the time of her death on Feb. 13, 1968. Robert Lynford lost a leg with cancer, and spent many years in a wheel chair. He lived in B.C. until the time of his death in Dec. 1977. [9]
  Children	14 children
  1. Vanquilla Brooks,   b. 1887, Tara, Bruce, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1887, Tara, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years) + 2. Vanquilla Annetta Brooks,   b. 16 Jun 1888, Tara, Bruce, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989, Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 100 years)   3. Edward Victor Brooks,   b. 3 Jan 1890, Tara, Bruce, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 1892, Tara, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years) + 4. William Glenmore Brooks,   b. 24 Nov 1891, Arran, Bruce, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1967, Preeceville, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 75 years) + 5. Leonard Clement Brooks,   b. 4 Dec 1892, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1982, Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 89 years)   6. Edward Austin Brooks,   b. 3 Sep 1895, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1908, Kuroki, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 13 years) + 7. Eva Ottila Brooks,   b. 3 Apr 1897, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 1980, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 83 years) + 8. Edith May Brooks,   b. 31 Oct 1898, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1968, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 69 years)   9. Robert Clifford Brooks,   b. 13 Apr 1900, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1901, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 1 years) + 10. Myrtle Jane Sylvia Brooks,   b. 14 Dec 1901, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1995, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada  (Age 93 years) + 11. Norman Victor Brooks,   b. 20 May 1903, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 19 Oct 1993, Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 90 years) + 12. Henry Elmer Brooks,   b. 21 May 1905, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1999  (Age 93 years) + 13. Robert Lynnford Brooks,   b. 13 Sep 1906, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1977, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 71 years) + 14. Chester Wellington Brooks,   b. 19 Jan 1910, Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1993  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Jan 1863 - Goldstone, Wellington, Canada West Married - 20 Oct 1886 - Bolton, Peel, Ontario, Canada Census - 6 Apr 1891 - Arran, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Census - 31 Mar 1901 - Argyle, Manitoba, Canada Census - Address: 36-6-13-W1 - 24 Jun 1906 - Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada Census - Address: NE6-36-10-W2 - 1 Jun 1911 - MacKenzie, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Address: 6-36-10-W2 - 1 Jun 1921 - Sasman, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Address: 6-36-10-W2 - 1 Jun 1926 - Sasman, Saskatchewan, Canada Died - 13 Jul 1936 - Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada Buried - - Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  "William Henry Brooks" The Annals of a Humble Race <October 28, 2021>, (URL: https://apperley.ca/getperson.php?personID=I1739&tree=T0001).