Sandy Brooks, Jr.

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Birth: 1894 Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Death: Sep. 17, 1927 Pembroke Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Sandy, Jr. was the son of Sandy, Sr. and Effie Hunt Brooks.

He was beaten to death with a blunt object.

The following was taken from the Sep. 19, 1927 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

An inquest is being held at Pembroke this afternoon for Sandy Brooks, Indian, whose murdered body was found in Pembroke yesterday afternoon at 2:30 by James Chavis, Indian.

It appeared that Brooks had been murdered some time Saturday night...

Coroner D. W. Biggs was called to Pembroke yesterday afternoon and summoned a jury which viewed the body. The jury met again at 1 o'clock this afternoon to complete the inquest.

• **NOTE: His birth year was about 1894 according to the 1900 Federal Census.

Family links:

Parents:

• Sandy Brooks (1851 - 1943)
• Effie Hunt Brooks (1861 - 1934)

Children:

• Archie Brooks (1920 - 1953)*

Inscription:

AGE 33 YRS

Gone but not forgotten

Burial: Saint Annas Church Cemetery Pembroke Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Created by: melanie Record added: Jul 29, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 74128964

The following was taken from the Sep. 19, 1927 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

An inquest is being held at Pembroke this afternoon for Sandy Brooks, Indian, whose murdered body was found in Pembroke yesterday afternoon at 2:30 by James Chavis, Indian.

It appeared that Brooks had been murdered some time Saturday night...

Coroner D. W. Biggs was called to Pembroke yesterday afternoon and summoned a jury which viewed the body. The jury met again at 1 o'clock this afternoon to complete the inquest.

• **NOTE: His birth year was about 1894 according to the 1900 Federal Census. Inscription:

AGE 33 YRS

Gone but not forgotten

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 27 2017, 13:12:59 UTC