Major Edward Gantt Brooke and Elizabeth Wolverton

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Husband Major Edward Gantt Brooke

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           Born: 25 Sep 1819 - Deer Park, Garrett County, MD
       Baptized: 
           Died: 1 Dec 1907 - Whitehall, Jefferson County, MT
         Buried:  - Old Whitehall Cemetery, Whitehall, Jefferson County, MT

       Marriage: 10 May 1852 - St. Ferdinand, St. Louis County, MO

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   Other Spouse: Rachel Wolverton - 31 Dec 1857 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO

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Wife Elizabeth Wolverton

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            AKA: Elizabeth Woolverton
           Born: Mar 1822 - PA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 19 Apr 1855
         Buried: 

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         Father: Charles (Perry) Wolverton 1
         Mother: Mary Ann Brownfield {FGID: 37481628}

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Children

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1 M Charles Walter Brooke

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           Born: 13 Mar 1855
       Baptized: 
           Died: 9 Jan 1949
         Buried:  - Old Whitehall Cemetery, Whitehall, Jefferson County, MT

         Spouse: Mary Tinsley

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General Notes: Husband - Major Edward Gantt Brooke

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF9509

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sebastian/pafg09.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sebastian/pafg16.htm:
"Edward D. Brooke born on 12 Jan 1825 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. He died in 1900 in Whitehall, Jefferson, MT"

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27075331

Birth: Sep. 25, 1819
Deer Park
Garrett County
Maryland, USA
Death: Dec. 1, 1907
Whitehall
Jefferson County
Montana, USA

Major Brooke was a great admirer of Robert E. Lee. Major Brooke came to Montana and bought the stage stop the only wooden building between Helena and Virginia City. He named his stage stop Whitehall (which is the how the town of Whitehall got it's name) He was married three times, Eliza Kizar, Elizabeth Woolverton, (they had one son Walter) his first two wives died before he came to Montana. He married Rachel Woolverton December 31, 1857. They had four children, Walter C., Mrs Robert W (Mary) Noble, Mrs. E. J.(Lulu) Stanley, and E. Marvin. He was greatly thought of and was very generous. He never charged a man or woman who were members of the clergy, no matter what religion. He was a methodist by faith.

Family links:
Spouse:
Rachel Woolverton Brooke (1830 - 1897)

Children:
Charles Walter Brooke (1855 - 1949)*
Minnie Brooke King (1860 - 1945)*
Lulu Lee Brooke Stanley (1865 - 1940)*
Enoch Marvin Brooke (1869 - 1881)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Old Whitehall Cemetery
Whitehall
Jefferson County
Montana, USA

Created by: Jane Barkell
Record added: May 25, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 27075331

"Major Edward Gantt Brooke, 1819-1907, operated the Whitehall stage station and is often credited with establishing the name for the town of Whitehall. Rachel (Wolverton) Brooke, 1830-1897, wife of Edward, saw that stage patrons were properly fed and cared for."

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Wolverton

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF9508

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sebastian/pafg09.htm

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28341980

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Notes: Marriage

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FTM
MARR: RIN MH:FF2700

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sebastian/pafg09.htm

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27075331

Sources

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1. WikiTree Wolverton Family.

1 WikiTree Wolverton Family.

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