Caroline ‘Carrie’ Victoria (Brooks) Ryan     1864-1936

 

Born:   December 25, 1864 in Lansingburgh, New York

Died:   February 17, 1936. 

 

 

Spouse:          Clarence Henry Ryan on September 26, 1900 in Lansingburgh, NY                 

 

Father’s name:          Thomas Wallace Brooks                  Birth place:  London, England        

Mother’s name:         Ruth Ann (Walker) Brooks               Birth place:  Hoosick, New York

Siblings:         Frank John Brooks

                        Oscar Joslin Brooks

Anna Rebecca (Brooks) Palmer

Charles Howlett Brooks

                        Florence Augusta Brooks

                        Mary Ella Brooks

                        Myron Walker Brooks

                        Carrie Guild Brooks

                       

Ruth Ann Peake, Grand-daughter of Carrie’s brother Frank Brooks, shares this story, “I don't know if you knew or not, but my father [Thomas Wallace Brooks] and Aunt Helen were raised by Aunt Carrie and Uncle Clarence Ryan.  They never had children and Grandma Brooks had so many children to raise, and Aunt Helen was (as they said then) "sickly", so they sent the only boy and the little girl to live with their aunt and uncle in Troy, NY at a farm called "The Maples".  Daddy loved the life there, and I think they were spoiled.   Daddy and Aunt Helen always remained close.”

 

 

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