1.2.2a.1.1a.1 Chana (Anna) Brooks5,168,8,178,179,167,108,107,49
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(See duplicate branch below)
1.2.2a.1.1a.2 Mendel (Melvin) Brooks5,180
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Birth: 1887, Skobrovka, Belarus
Death: 1914, Kansas City MO
Mendel worked for a while peddling with his father. After his father, by one account, left for California, Mendel worked as a common laborer.
1.2.2a.1.1a.3 Zalman (Solomon/Samuel) Brooks5,181,170,182,8,167,183,184,185,108,49,81
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Birth: 1891, Skobrovka, Belarus
Death: Albany NY
Occupation: Tailor and pantsmaker, later worked in his father’s bar
Marriage: 14 Nov 1920
Zalman came to the U.S. with his mother, Michle Shimme (Celia) Levine, reportedly in1901. He married Esther Michelle Levine, granddaughter of Abraham Levine, (half?) brother of his grandmother, Rochel Hode.
Zalman reportedly was working as a tailor and pants maker in Kansas City when he visited New York where Esther, who had come to the U.S. at age 15, was living. Her brother, Mordecai Zev (Max) Levine introduced them, they married, and Esther moved to Kansas City with him. In the 1930s, after losing his business and his home as a result of the stock market crash, Zalman and Esther returned to New York, where Zalman ran his father’s bar. Zalman, Esther, and their three children lived above the bar. (The 1940 Federal Census indicates he was living in Coxsackie NY then, at age 49.)
Grandson Ken Polk has written, “Samuel [Zalman] was a jack-of-all-trades during his working days... bar manager, tailor, door-to-door salesman, even a cowboy in Kansas for a short period!! Unfortunately, my Mom knew all those specifics, and I have just those very broad memories, nothing else anymore... I was always fascinated as a small kid how he could hand roll a cigarette from scratch with one hand (which they had to do when on horseback!)”
Spouse: Esther Michelle Levine5,181,170,182,8,186,167,184,187,188,108,81,29
Birth: 20 Aug 1890, Puchowitz, Belarus
Death: 13 Feb 1995, Broward FL
Father: Moishe Levine (~1850-)
Mother: Mariasha Gorlin
Although Census records indicate that Esther came to the U.S. in 1908, family records report that she arrived at age 15, lived in New York.
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.1 Dorothy Brooks5,189,190,29,49,108,32
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Birth: 5 Nov 1921, Kansas City MO
Death: 6 Dec 2001, Grasonville MD
Occupation: Bookkeeper and tax acct
Dorothy, Arnold, and their sons got together with Sarah Sutin Horwitz and her family for holiday dinners and barbeques for many years when the children were growing up. Dorothy and Arnold played cards weekly with Sarah, and Al Horwitz.
Spouse: Arnold Irving Polk5,190,49
Birth: 1922, Brooklyn NY
Death: 2 Mar 2013, CA
Occupation: Accomplished airline pilot, sailor, ham radio operator, artist, and licensed scuba instructor
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.1.1 Michael Stuart Polk5,189,190,35
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Birth: 25 Dec 1950, Los Angeles CA
Occupation: President of Polk, Scheer, & Prober law firm 25 yrs, semi-retired; independent legal counsel and consultant
Education: University of Southern California (Phi Beta Kappa), University of California-Los Angeles Law (with honors)
Michael and his wife divorced.
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.1.1.1 Jessica Polk191
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1.2.2a.1.1a.3.1.1.2 Samantha Polk191
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1.2.2a.1.1a.3.1.2 Kenneth Sanford Polk5,189,190,192,35
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Birth: 20 Aug 1952, Los Angeles CA
Occupation: Recording engineer, sound designer for motion pictures & TV; music producer, engineer, & musician
Education: Attended University of California-Santa Barbara, graduated (with honors) University of California-Los Angeles School of Motion Picture-Television
Ken has won multiple awards including four Emmys, 17 Academy Award nominations, and eight Gold Reels. He owns and operates Sound Solutions, Inc. and MauiKat Music.
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2 Mildred Brooks5,193,194,8,49,108,29
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Birth: 26 Oct 1927, Kansas City MO
Death: 25 Jul 1987, Kansas City MO
Marriage: Jan 1954
Spouse: David Mardiks5,194,195,8,196,108,29,49
Birth: 15 Nov 1924, Kansas City MO
Death: 16 Oct 1992, Kansas City MO195
Occupation: Electrical engineer
Education: Kansas State University, 1948
Father: Moische (Morris) Mardiks (1895-1978)
Mother: Rose Litvien (1899-1983)
David Mardiks grew up in the Armordale section of Kansas City KA before his parents moved to Roeland Park KA. He served in the U.S. Navy near the end of World War II, did not see action but visited Shanghai and Cuba during his tour.
David and Mildred were cousins. One of his sons wrote, “I believe they had met at a mutual relative’s or friend’s wedding in New York. They married in January of 1954 and within a year relocated to Kansas City. I was told they moved to be nearer my grandparents. My dad became employed by TWA, where he worked as an engineer, specializing in communications and autopilot systems until his retirement at age 65. He also liked tinkering on electric devices and watching movies. My mother was a homemaker. She had a number of valued friends with whom she socialized frequently. We lived in Gladstone MO until 1964, when we moved to Overland Park at the request of my mother. “
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.1 Lester Mardiks5,197,198,191
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Birth: 18 May 1957
Spouse: Kristine (Kris) Kathryn Schlaman197
Birth: 3 Mar 1955
Death: 20 Jan 2012, VA
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.1.1 Benjamin “Benny” Oscar Mardiks197
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Birth: 6 Sep 1997
Benny and Emily are twins.
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.1.2 Emily Rose Mardiks197,191
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Birth: 6 Sep 1997
Emily and Benny are twins.
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.2 Steven Mardiks5,198
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Birth: 4 Apr 1960
Spouse: Ellen Ryan198
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.2.1 Elizabeth Ryan Mardiks198
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Birth: 10 Oct 1990
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.2.2 Matthew Ryan Mardiks198
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Birth: 4 Aug 1992
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.3 Chuck Mardiks5,198,199
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Birth: 1965
Marriage: 1998
Spouse: Laura Solomon198
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.3.1 Madeline Mardiks198,199
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Birth: 1999
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.2.3.2 Zoe Mardiks198,200,199
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Birth: 2003
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.3 Eileen Brooks5,189,189,201,202,32
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Birth: 20 Dec 1929, Kansas City MO
Occupation: English and business teacher, Bardonia NY
Marriage: 1951, Albany NY
Eileen and her two sisters were born in Kansas City MO, moved to and grew up in Coxsackie NY, moved to Albany NY in 1945.
Spouse: Barnett Frumkin5,189,201,182,202,203,108,49
Birth: 7 Mar 1926, Schenectady NY
Barnett served in the Army Air Corp during WWII, enlisting 12 May 1944 at Fort Dix NJ.
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.3.1a Howard Brooks Frumkin*5,189,204,201
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Birth: 14 Oct 1955, Poughkeepsie NY
Occupation: Dean, School of Public Health, University of Washington (appointed 27 Sep 2010)
Education: AB, Brown University; MD, University of Penn School of Medicine; MPH and DrPH, Harvard University
Spouse: (Unknown)
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.3.1a.1 Gabriel Saul Frumkin189,201
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Birth: 15 Sep 1988, Boston MA
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.3.1a.2 Amara Faith Frumkin189,201
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Birth: 18 Mar 1991, Atlanta GA
Education: University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.3.1b Howard Brooks Frumkin* (See above)
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Marriage: 22 Jun 2012, Boca Raton FL
Spouse: Joanne Silberner205,202
Occupation: National Public Radio health policy correspondent, artist in residence University of Washington Department of Communications
Education: BA Johns Hopkins University, MS Columbia University (journalism)
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.3.2 Peter Frumkin5,189,201,159,182
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Birth: 29 Jun 1958, Poughkeepsie NY
Occupation: President, Frumkin Productions LLC--director, writer, and producer of documentary films
Spouse: Sharon Grimberg189,206
Birth: Singapore
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.3.2.1 Moses Grimberg Frumkin207,206
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Birth: 13 Sep 2004, Boston MA
1.2.2a.1.1a.3.3.2.2 Talia Rosa Frumkin207,206
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Birth: 20 Nov 2006, Boston MA
1.2.2a.1.1b Lazor Abrookyn Brooks* (See above)
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Marriage: 1894
Spouse: Malke (Molla) “Mollie” Geitlle Spector5,208,209,210,111,106,107,49
Birth: 15 Mar 1872, Odessa, Ukraine
Death: 14 Mar 1958, Oakland CA
Some sources indicate Mollie’s place of birth as Ahzarin, Russia.
After Mollie’s mother died, her father felt he could not take care of her so sent her to the U.S. She reportedly arrived in 1889 (although one source indicates she was age 13 upon arrival) with a note attached to a string around her neck, to join her older brothers, who were White Russians. Her brothers later selected Lazor as a suitable husband for her. Although Lewis Sutin (married to Anna Brooks, a descendant of Lazor and Michle’s marriage) indicated that Michle’s and Lazor’s descendants never knew Lazor’s second family or had any information about them, other reports indicate that she was considered by at least some of the children of Lazor’s first marriage to be their stepmother. Mollie, Rose, and Sadye visited Kansas City at some time after 1936 to attend Mollie’s brother’s 50th wedding anniversary and visited some of Michle’s descendants at that time.
Lazor, Mollie, and their four oldest children moved to San Francisco, where their fifth child, Sadye, was born. The family returned to Kansas City after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and Louis was born there. It is believed that the Spector brothers paid for their trip back to Kansas City and offered shelter and support.
The 1910 census shows Lazor, who at some point changed his name to Louis, living with the family. At some time after their return to Kansas City and Louis’ birth, Lazor abandoned Mollie and the six children. The older children had to work to support the family. Rose attended high school at night so that she could work days. According to the 1920 census Mollie and the children returned to California, where she operated a store that her brothers apparently set up for her. The 1920 census lists Mollie as a widow, although Lazor did not die until 1938.
1.2.2a.1.1b.1 Gabel (Gabriel) Brooks5,211,212,209,111,107,106,29,49,108
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Birth: 3 Nov 1895, Kansas City MO
Death: 28 Jun 1979, Oakland CA
Occupation: Operated janitorial service
At age 15 Gabel hit his head when he fell down two flights of outside stairs, after which he was said never to be the same. He operated a janitorial service with several employees, is remembered for enjoying a good meal followed by a big, thick cigar. At age 46 he registered for the draft, although no evidence indicates that he served in the military.
1.2.2a.1.1b.2 Rose Ellen Brooks170,211,212,209,108,107,29,106
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Birth: 7 Jun 1897, Kansas City MO
Death: 14 Oct 1982, Oakland CA
Occupation: Florist
Rose and Bill worked for an uncle in the florist business when first married, and in 1919 opened Seifert’s Floral Co. Rose campaigned for women’s right to vote. Her spiritual journey led her to the Methodist, Christian Scientist, and Unitarian churches, in that order. Rose’s grandchildren remember her as the family’s strong-willed matriarch. When they had serious romantic relationships, they had to earn Grandma Rose’s approval, which was not easy; she asked their plans for family support, educational goals, political affiliation, and other pressing questions.
Spouse: William Carl “Bill Sr.” Seifert212,209,213,29
Birth: 27 Mar 1895, San Francisco CA
Death: 6 Jan 1985, Oakland CA
Occupation: Florist
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.1 William Carl “Bill Jr.” Seifert209,29,108,214,35
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Birth: 5 Mar 1920, Oakland CA
Death: 11 Mar 2010, Walnut Creek CA
Occupation: Florist in parents’ business, Seifert’s Floral Company
Education: Animal husbandry, University of California-Davis
Marriage: 1947
Bill was active in his church, community, and profession, holding leadership positions in Floral Transworld Delivery. Dee was a master floral designer. Bill and Dee were introduced by his younger sister June’s husband, Richard McKenzie, who knew them from grammar school.
Spouse: Dorothy Jane “Dee” Ledgett209,215,29,35
Birth: 8 Jul 1924, Alameda CA
Death: 13 Mar 1999, Orinda CA
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.1.1 William Carl Seifert III209,215,35
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Birth: 10 Oct 1950, Oakland CA
Occupation: Motivational speaker, sales
Marriage: 1986 Ireland, divorced 2011
Always an entrepreneur, at 10 Bill started his own business as JoJo the clown, entertaining at children’s birthday parties.
Spouse: Eithne Dunne215
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.1.1.1 Kyle Seifert215,216
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Birth: 1994
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.1.1.2 Shauna Seifert215,216
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Birth: 1997
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.1.2 Dana Brooks Seifert209,215,217,35,218
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Birth: 5 Dec 1952, Oakland CA
Occupation: Taught 20 years, retired 2011
Education: Whitworth College Spokane WA, major in art/textile design; MA special education
Marriage: 18 May 1975 Orinda CA
After retirement Dana designed hand painted clothing and other products marketed through Dana Murphy Designs. She and Ed have traveled extensively, many of their trips for Rotary International conventions. Together they have been honored three times as Rotary Couple of the Year for Tigard Club.
Spouse: Edward J. Murphy215
Birth: 5 Nov 1949, Spokane WA
Occupation: City planner for several cities, opened his own business as a land use consultant
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.1.2.1 Terra Brooks Murphy215,216,219,32,218
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Birth: 21 Aug 1977, Portland OR
Occupation: Vancouver Foundation
Education: American University Washington DC, international service and Spanish; MA urban planning University of British Columbia
Marriage: 14 Aug 2004 Oregon
Terra was a Rotary exchange student in high school. She has worked for British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Use Commission, the City of Vancouver, and as of 2015 for the Vancouver Foundation.
Spouse: Norman Peter Kaethler215,218
Birth: Jan 1976, Ontario, Canada
Norman enjoys beekeeping.
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.1.2.2 Derek Seifert Murphy215,218
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Birth: 22 Dec 1979, Portland OR
Occupation: Author and book cover designer
Education: Malta’s national university, MA Cheng Kung University, PhD National University of Taiwan
Marriage: 4 Sep 2012
Derek is an Eagle Scout, was a Rotary exchange student in Argentina.
Spouse: Lanna Yj215
Birth: Tainan, Taiwan
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.1.3 John Seifert209,215
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Birth: 28 Apr 1957, Oakland CA
Occupation: Musical performer on cruise ships, etc.; sales and marketing
John never married.
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.2 June Seifert209,220,108,35
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Birth: Apr 1927, Oakland CA
June attended Anna Head School for girls, met Richard when he was a University of California-Berkeley football player. Although she did not attend the University, she is proud to be a lifetime alumna. She and Richard were married over 65 years, and they often hosted family holiday parties. Together they had a floral business, bed and breakfast, construction and contracting business, and a local bar.
Spouse: Richard Harding McKenzie209,220,221,29,34,32
Birth: 20 Mar 1924, Kansas City MO
Death: 1 Jan 2011, Nevada City CA
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.2.1a Rick McKenzie*209,220,221
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Birth: 1950, Oakland CA
Occupation: Has managed several restaurants and bars
Education: University of Oregon, political science
Spouse: Mary Lou220
Rick and Mary Lou divorced.
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.2.1a.1 Alex McKenzie220,221
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Birth: 1990
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.2.1b Rick McKenzie* (See above)
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Spouse: Unknown221
Rick and this spouse divorced.
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.2.2 Kevil June McKenzie209,216,220,221,35,32,218
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Birth: 18 Mar 1952, CA
Occupation: Retired high school special education teacher
Education: Humboldt State University, speech path; MA special education
Marriage 19 May 1973 Nevada City CA
Spouse: Harry Pelton220,221
Birth: 1948
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.2.2.1 Mollie Pelton220
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Birth: 1977, CA
Occupation: High school economics and history teacher
Education: Dominican University
Marriage 10 Nov 2007
Mollie won the Golden Glove award for female boxing and runs 100-mile races.
Spouse: Jackson Starr220,221
Occupation: Manages the Sierra Starr Vineyard, their family business.
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.2.2.2 Jim Pelton220,221
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Birth: 1980, CA
Occupation: Recreational business manager for local water district campground
Education: Humboldt State University
Jim qualified for the 2013 Boston Marathon.
1.2.2a.1.1b.2.2.3 Jim McKenzie209,221
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Birth: Sep 1961, CA
Occupation: Sales, furniture restoration, farming, general contracting
Education: University of Washington in environmental studies
Jim was married and divorced three times; had no children.
1.2.2a.1.1b.3 Aleck (Alex) Brooks5,211,212,209,215,29,107,49,106
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Birth: 15 Aug 1899, Kansas City MO
Death: 29 Apr 2001, Oakland CA
Alex, who never married, was the family’s stable caregiver. At one time he, Mollie, Gabel, and Lena lived together in Oakland. He served in World War II, worked at Seifert’s Floral Co., and was the family handyman.
1.2.2a.1.1b.4 Lena Brooks211,171,212,111,107,106,29,49
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Birth: 7 Sep 1901, Kansas City MO
Death: 2 Nov 1991, Hayward CA
As a young woman Lena was a department store manager. She was married briefly, then divorced. She later had a mental breakdown and was institutionalized for the rest of her life.
1.2.2a.1.1b.5 Sadye Brooks5,211,212,209,107,106,111,29
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Birth: 10 Feb 1905, San Francisco CA
Death: 22 Nov 1996, Marin CA
Sadye met Albert in grammar school. They married secretly because Sadye would not join him for a romantic weekend unless they did. They later had a big family wedding, so were married twice. Sadye’s great nieces and nephews remember her as a bubbly person who loved a good time, did not want to disappoint others, and often held grudges for some time. Because of a history of mental illness in Alfred’s family, they did not want to risk having children.
Spouse: Alfred Emanuel Harlem209,215,29,173,107,180
Birth: 26 Nov 1904, CA
Death: 4 Nov 1992, Sausalito CA
1.2.2a.1.1b.6 Louis “Louie” A. Brooks5,211,212,209,29,111,107,106,49,174
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Birth: 26 Mar 1908, Kansas City MO
Death: 23 May 1986, Arnold CA
Occupation: Pharmacist
Louis wanted to be a doctor but lacking funds for medical school became a pharmacist. He and Barbara built a cabin (originally intended as a weekend retreat) in the Arnold Colorado mountains, where he managed a newly established pharmacy. (Some sources indicate that Louis also was married to Hodel Abrookin, daughter of Lazor’s brother Morf. However, living family members firmly believe this to be untrue.)
Spouse: Barbara Stewart209,49
Birth: 1917, ID
As of 2012, Barbara was living on her own in Calveras County CO at age 95.
1.2.2a.1.1b.7 Eric Brooks213
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Birth: 1912
Death: 1978
1.2.2a.1.1c Lazor Abrookyn Brooks* (See above)
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Spouse: Unknown third wife209, 660
Some information indicates that after leaving Mollie and their children, Lazor either married or took as a companion a third woman, whose identity has not been determined, and they had a daughter, Helen Brooks. Family photographs have been found that include Lazor and a woman who could be his wife/companion, Helen, and what appear to be her son Leon, an unknown daughter, and her husband. However, this information has not been appropriately documented, and is based largely on the photographs found.
1.2.2a.1.1c.1 Helen Brooks660
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Birth: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown660
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