Families of Brooks Community
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- Tom Woods & Chester Crawford
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods
- Of the two sitting on top, the man on the right is James Lonnie Woods, fraternal twin brother of Thomas Monnie Woods. The two standing below are Chester Craword and Thomas Monnie Woods. In the 1920's men from the area went to West Texas to pick cotton. I expect this picture was taken during one of those times.
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods
- Monnie Bess Woods and Nelwyn Brown in sunbonnets and bare feet with a bucket of peas from the garden.
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods
- Johnnie Brown (Uncle of Roy Brown), Arthur Chapman, and Alva Brooks at an old syrup mill.
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods
- The Possum Hunters
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods and Diana Herring
- Effie Woods Gentry, Nelwyn Brown, and Amanda Sears Woods with Bonnie Gentry Brown standing.
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods
- Joe Nelson, Jeanette Nelson, Margaret Brooks, Floyd Tompkins, June Nelson and Nelwyn Brown
[Webmaster's note: I lightened this photo so the faces in the dark areas can be seen.
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods
- A very young Travis Gentry
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods and Diana Herring
- Dr. Mitchell Williams
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods and The Panola County History Book
- Jess Brooks
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods and Joyce Wedgeworth
- The Obie & Bessie Pellham family
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods and Peggie Snow
- Mary and Will Gentry's Home in Brooks Community
Photo courtesy of Bo Woods and Diana Herring
