Ancestors and Descendants
of
Francis Xavier Breux and Julia Etienne, Immigrants
and also related branches of
Rieff and Girod Families
First Generation

FRANCIS XAVIER1 BREUX (also known ans Fancis Xavier Brooks) was born at Pompierre-sur Doubs, Doubs department, France, on 12 June 1817 a son of Jeanne Francoise Breux.[1] He died at Landis Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, on 3 February 1898.[2] He married at Pompierre-sur-Doubs on 19 January 1840 JULIA ETIENNE.[3] She was born at France on 13 September 1822, a daughter of Nicolas Eitenne and his wife Claudine Gindre. She died at Millville, Cumberland County, on 1862.[4]

According to their marriage record, Julia was a laundress, her father had died on 29 January 1827, and her mother was forty-six years old, or born about 1793-4.[5]

Francis and Julia lived in Pompierre-sur-Doubs, where they had five children. According to the obituary of Eugene V. Brooks, he had been a resident of America for sixty-four years,[6] which would have placed his immigration to America about 1858-9. However, the 1860 Census indicated that daughter Mary, age three, was born in New Jersey,[7] and her grave marker indicates she was born in 1857,[8] which would place their immigration in 1857 or earlier. We know they were in France in December of 1851, when Eugene was born. If the family came to America together, they came some time between 1851 and 1857, probably closer to the latter date. In America they used the surname of Brooks, although occasionally they were still recorded as Breux.

The 1860 Census reported them at Millville (Port Elizabeth Post Office) as follows:[9]

Line Name Age Sex Occupation R.E. P.E. Birthplace
6. Francis Brooks 42 M wood cutter $150 $50 France
7. Julia Brooks 38 F France
8. Joseph Brooks 18 M wood cutter France
9. Alfred Brooks 13 M France
10. Eugene Brooks 9 M France
11. Sallie Brooks 15 F France
12. Mary Brooks 3 F NJ
13. William Brooks 3/12 M NJ

The following decade brought many changes. Julia died in 1862 at the age of forty. Alfred enlisted in the Union Army at the end of 1863. At some point in the war he was injured, and was discharged from the Army hospital in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, in 1865.[10] Joseph married in 1865, Alfred in 1867.

I have not found Francis Brooks in the 1870 Census. Alfred lived in Camden County, New Jersey, with his wife and two children.[11] Eugene, age twenty, was a farm laborer at the residence of Charles and Martha Lord, Landis Township.[12] I have not located the other childen in that census.

The 1880 Census reported Francis Brooks, 63, shoemaker, living alone in Landis Township.[13] Joseph Breux, 39, shoemaker, lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife Myra.[14] Alfred Brooks, 36, laborer, lived at Millville, with his wife and six children.[15] Eugene Breax, 28, servant, worked as a driver and lived in Philadelphia with his wife and three children.[16] Daughter Mary Christine, 23, lived in Philadelphia with her husband Tobias Panz and their three children; Tobias was a porter in a store; Mary could neither read nor write.[17]

Francis Xavier Brooks died in 1898 in Landis Township, age eighty-one years.[18]

The obituary of son Eugene Victor Brooks was reported in the Brooklyn Standard Union:[19]

EUGENE V. BROOKS

Eugene V. Brooks, born in France Dec. 19, 1851, died Wednesday at the home of his son, George Brooks, 119 Clinton Avenue. He had been a resident of the United States for the past sixty-four years, and for over thirty-five years was head steward of the Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. He had been a resident of Brooklyn for four years. He was a charter member of Philadelphia Lodge of Moose. He is survived by two sons, Eugene C., Jr., of Philadelphia, and George F., of Brooklyn and two daughters, Mrs. Lottie Breeden of Millville, N. J. and Mrs Gertrude Walters of Bradford, Pa. Funeral Services will be held in the chapel at Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, N. J.

Francis Xavier Breux/Brooks and his wife Julia Etienne had the following children:

  1. JOSEPH ALEXIS BREUX b. at France about 1841-2;[20] d. at Millville on 5 March 1889;[21] m. at Fislerville, Gloucester County, New Jersey, on 7 August 1865 MYRA A. WOODBURY, b. at Vermont about 1838-9, child of Enoch and Sally Woodbury.[22] Both living, without children, in 1880 Census at Philadelphia.
  2. JEAN BAPTISTE ALFRED BREUX/BROOKS b. at Pompierre-sur Doubs on 15 January 1843.
  3. FRANCOISE ISALINE BREUX/BROOKS b. at Pompierre-sur Doubs on 22 November 1844.[23] Living in 1860 Census.
  4. JUSTINE HONORINE BREUX b. at Pompierre-sur Doubs on 22 September 1847;[24] d. there on 10 December 1850.[25]
  5. EUGENE VICTOR BREUX/BROOKS b. at Pompierre-sur Doubs on 19 December 1851;[26] d. at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 28 November 1923;[27] m. before 1875 KATE _______, b. at Ireland about 1852-3.[28] Children of Eugene and Kate:
    1. Harry Brooks b. at New Jersey about 1874-5.[29]
    2. Eugene V. Brooks, Jr. b. at Philadelphia on 28 April 1876.[30]
    3. George F. Brooks b. at Pennsylvania about 1877;[31] m. Ada Tombleson b. at New Jersey about 1877.[32] Child of George and Ada:
      1. George F. Brooks, Jr. b. at Maryland about 1907.[33]
    4. Gertrude Brooks b. at Philadelphia on 2 March 1884, d. at Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1947; m. John W. Walter.[34]
    5. Lottie Brooks m. ________ Breeden.[35]
  6. MARY CHRISTINE BROOKS b. at New Jersey on 1857; d. on 1933;[36] m. at Clayton, Gloucester County, on 11 March 1875 TOBIAS N. PANZ,[37] b. at New Jersey on 1856, d. on 1934.[38] Mary and Tobias had the following children:
    1. Catherine E. Panz b. at Pennsylvania on January 1877, d. at New Jersey on 1947; m. William T. Hightb. on 1872, d. on 1959.[39] Child of Catherine and William:
      1. Helen M. Hight b. at New Jersey on January 1899, d. on 1983.[40]
    2. Julia G. Panz b. at Pennsylvania on 1878, d. on 19 December 1928;[41] m. James H. Rice b. on 1871, d. on 1945.[42] Child of Celia and James:
      1. Gladys Rice b. on 1904, d. on 1944; m. ________ Haines.[43]
    3. Celia M. Panz b. at Pennsylvania on March 1880, d. at New Jersey on 1935; m. ________ Fitzner.[44] Child of Celia and her husband:
      1. George Alfred Fitzner b. at Manasquan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, on 10 February 1917, d. at York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 1 January 1957.[45]
    4. George A. Panz b. at New Jersey on October 1880, d. on 1960.[46]
    5. Walter T. Panz b. on 5 February 1889, d. on 20 May 1962;[47] m. Mary Agnes ________ b. on 19 August 1890, d. on 4 August 1959.[48] Child of Walter and Mary Agnes:
      1. W. Frederick Panz b. on 21 May 1916, d. on 9 November 1960.[49]
    6. William Henry Panz b. at Sea Girt, Monmouth County, on 16 February 1891, d. there on 8 December 1952; m. Florence L. Newman b. at Wall, Monmouth County, on 7 May 1896, d. at Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey, on 20 December 1972.[50]
  7. WILLIAM BROOKS b. at New Jersey about February 1860.[51]
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NOTES

1"Register de l'Etat Civil: Pompier-sur-Doubs," Birth Record of Francois Breux, 1817; Town Hall, Pompierre-sur-Doubs, Doubs, France.
2New Jersey Department of State, Division of Archives and Record Management, Trenton, New Jersey "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1670-1988," index, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 29 May 2018), Francis Brooks, 1898.
3"Register de l'Etat Civil: Pompier-sur-Doubs," Marriage Record: Breux-Etienne.
4Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2014), Julia Anne Etienne Brooks; Created by: L Winslow.
5"Register de l'Etat Civil: Pompier-sur-Doubs," Marriage Record: Breux-Etienne.
6"Eugene V. Brooks," obituary, Brooklyn (NY) Standard Union, 30 November 1923; Newspapers (newspapers.com : accessed 22 November 2019). p. 4.
7Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, roll 687, p. 745, household 607, Francis Brooks family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 September 2014); NARA microfilm publication M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
8Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2014), Mary-Tobias Panz; Created by: Anne Mount West, Photo added by Kat.
91860 Census, Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, roll 687, p. 745, household 607, Francis Brooks family.
10William S. Stryker, Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861 - 1865 (Trenton, N. J.: John L. Murphy, 1876, New Jersey State Library, http://slic.njstatelib.org), v. 2, p. 1349.
11Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, Waterford, Camden County, New Jersey, roll 855, p. 92A, household 137, Alford Brooks family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 September 2014); NARA microfilm publication M593, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
121870 Census, Landis, Cumberland County, New Jersey, roll 859, p. 339A, household 1, Charles Lord family.
13Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, Landis, Cumberland County, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 83, roll 776, p. 336B, household 385, Francis Brook; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 September 2014); NARA microfilm publication T9; Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
141880 Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, ED 105, roll 1169, p. 392A, household 48, Joseph Breux family.
151880 Census, Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, ED 88, roll 776, p. 467B, household 183, Alfred J. Brooks family.
161880 Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, ED 143, roll 1171, p. 398A, E. Breux family.
171880 Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, ED 161, roll 1171, p. 84D, household 131, Tobias Panz family.
18"New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1670-1988," Francis Brooks, 1898.
19"Eugene V. Brooks."
201860 Census, Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, roll 687, p. 745, household 607, Francis Brooks family.
21Find a Grave, Joseph Alexis Brooks. Created by: L Winslow (findagrave.com accessed : 22 November 2019).
22"New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985," index, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 9 December 2014), Brooks-Woodbury, 1865.
23"Register de l'Etat Civil: Pompier-sur-Doubs," Birth Record of Francoise Isaline Breux.
24"Register de l'Etat Civil: Pompier-sur-Doubs," Birth Record of Justine Honorine Breux.
25"Register de l'Etat Civil: Pompier-sur-Doubs," Death Record of Justine Honorine Breux.
26"Register de l'Etat Civil: Pompier-sur-Doubs," Birth Record of Eugene Victor Breux.
27"Eugene V. Brooks."
281880 Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, ED 143, roll 1171, p. 398A, , E. Breux family.
29Ibid.
30Philadelphia, City of, Department of Records, Pennsylvania., "Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 22 November 2019), Eugene Brooks, 1876, folder 004198960.
311880 Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, ED 143, roll 1171, p. 398A, , E. Breux family.
32Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, enumeration district (ED) 224, roll 1150, p. 15B, household 336, George Brooks family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 22 November 2019); NARA microfilm record group T625, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
33Ibid.
34Pennsylvania Department of Health, Death Certificates, 1906–1967, certificate 80970, Gertrude Brooks Walter, 1947; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 22 November 2019); Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11, Series 11.90. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
35"Eugene V. Brooks."
36Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Mary-Tobias Panz; Created by: Anne Mount West, Photo added by Kat.
37"New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985," Panz-Brooks, 1875.
38Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Mary-Tobias Panz; Created by: Anne Mount West, Photo added by Kat.
39Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Catherine-William Hight; Created by: Anne Mount West, Photo added by Kat.
40Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Helen M. Hight; Created by: Anne Mount West, Photo added by Kat.
41Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Julia G. Rice; Created by: Anne Mount West, Photo added by Kat. Day and month of death provided by informant.
42Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Kames H. Rice; Created by: Anne Mount West, Photo added by Kat.
43Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Gladys R. Haines; Created by: Anne Mount West, Photo added by Kat.
44Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, Celia M. Fitzner; Created by: Anne Mount West.
45Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, George A. Fitzner; Created by: Anne Mount West. Place provided by informant.
46Greenwood Cemetery, Brielle, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : database 22 November 2019), George A Panz; Created by: RobMinteer57.
47Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 22 November 2019), Walter T Panz; Created by: Mary Jo Andrade Burkhard.
48Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, Mary Agnes Panz; Created by: Mary Jo Andrade Burkhard.
49Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, W. Frederick Panz; Created by: Mary Jo Andrade Burkhard.
50Wall Church Cemetery, Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 22 November 2019), Florence-William Panz; Created by: RobMinteer57, Photo added by JBPIS. Day month and place provided by informant.
511860 Census, Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, roll 687, p. 745, household 607, Francis Brooks family.

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